Dell Mini 9 - Mini but full of power? (Dell Inspiron Mini 9)

Member Name: NicoleFury

Product:	Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Date:	30/05/09 (23 review reads)
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Advantages: Good looking, perfect for commuting

Disadvantages: Struggles to keep up when writing documents

After my sister got an Acer netbook with the 3 networks deal, I decided to get a Dell Mini 9 with Vodafone built in broadband.

For £25 a month, you get both the 8.9 inch netbook and 3gb of useage per month. Over the 24 month contract if you take away the Dell price of £300 for the machine, the net connection costs around £12 per month which is very fair.

The machine itself is small and nice looking with its shiny black lid and silver keys on the keyboard. Being a netbook, the keyboard is small but not uncomfortably small that your fingers simply do not fit on the keys. Unlike the Acer from free, the Dell has its mouse pad buttons underneath the track pad which is comfortable, unlike the Acers left and right configuration.

In terms of perfomance, don't expect some mega machine which is going to handle heavy and large applications. This machine is perfect for internet surfing and small word processing documents - I wouldn't recommend it for writing essays on.

Overall, the netbook is a smart machine which is perfect for Facebook and the like, but don't expect miracles from it.

Summary: Perfect for travelling

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