Remember the Dell Inspiron 910 we previously told you about? The Inspiron Mini which we hoped to see announced last week never happened. Further details emerged that Dell would be naming it the 910 instead. We now have the web documentation for the Dell Inspiron 910, detailing the specifications of the notebook. Along with the documentation comes photos of the Inspiron 910.
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The excitement and anticipation over Dell’s netbook which we learned might already be called the Dell 910 from the previously rumored name Inspiron Mini, continous to haunt us netbook loving internet community. Latest words on the streets say that Dell has already ordered 1 million UMPC for manufacturing to a local Taiwanese contractor. Said UMPC would boasts of either 4GB or 8GB Solid State Drives.

Of course, if you would consider such specs, that would normally lead you to believe that this UMPC might be what we’ve been waiting for Dell to unveil. The problem is some are also saying that Dell is set to launch the Inspiron 910 on August 22, and if we are to take this rumors as true, then comes this more reliable source from a Taiwanese site saying that Dell has enter its order for 1 million UMPC, we might not be seeing the Dell netbook most probably not yet this month.

If Dell is really on the brink of releasing its own netbook, I think the right timing to release it officially is now. The anticipation is building up, the hype is already ripe. Marketing-wise, Dell would certainly gain a lot of traction if they will release their netbook anytime soon as the excitement over the Eee PC is currently at rest.

So, Dell. When are we going to see the light of day of your netbook?

It seems that the Dell Inspiron Mini will be not named as such. Instead it is to be called the Inspiron 910. That is, if what a Brazilain blog is claiming is true. They claim that they have the official specifications on the upcoming Mini Dell Inspiron, however there are no sources listed and it’s the only website reporting it as news rather than a rumour. So take this information with a pinch of salt.

As well as the different name, the website is also reporting that the Inspiron 910 will be released on 22nd of August. It will also support 802.11n and have bluetooth connectivity. That is, if the reports are correct. Again, take this information with a pinch of salt until further details emerge.

Via: Liliputing

Dell were expected to launch the Inspiron Mini at their event held on the 12th of August but instead, released several business focused laptops. However,there are still many of us waiting eagerly, hoping that the next few days will bring an announcement from Dell regarding the Inspiron Mini.

Why are so many hopeful of an announcement? Well, even though there are many other ultraportables around, there is a least two very good reasons why many are after the Inspirion Mini. If you’ve looked at Dell computers before, you’ll know that dell let you customize your order. This could potentially mean that Dell could be the first company to offer mini laptops with the customizations you want. The other reason being that the preconfigured model could be retailing for as low as $299 which makes the Inspirion Mini even more desirable.

With the back to school/college shopping rush looming, Dell should be working towards releasing the netbook as soon as they can to cater for this market although, they are running out of time if that is their goal. It could mean that an announcement is due any day though, so fingers crossed.

Via: Liliputing

Dell is organizing a big event later today that will showcase the company’s new generation of fresh and innovative designs, extreme power-efficiency and connectivity that will allows users to work anytime, anywhere.

I guess we don’t have to think deep just to get the gist of this event, and we are all hoping that one of the new products that will be officially launched by Dell is its much anticipated netbook, the Dell Inspiron Mini. In fact all clues are pointing to the announcement about this netbook. Even our favorite digital IT-related news source in Asia, Digitimes is reporting about Compal Electronics getting a boost on its sales due to the shipment of Dell netbooks.

According to the report, Compal is projecting around 32 million units of Dell netbooks in before the end of the year, courtesy of two Dell Inspiron Mini notebooks - the 8.9-inch netbook coming out next month and the 10-inch netbook which is scheduled for release sometime in October.

The wait will be over in a few hours from now. And we will give you the latest update about this announcement as soon as it comes out. Stay tuned.

Although we’ve been hearing about rumors and seeing leaks about Dell’s Inspiron Mini netbook for quite some time now, nothing much has been coming officially from Dell about it. Then out of the blue a reader left a comment on one of our Dell Inspiron Mini coverage tipping us that Dell might announce it officially on August 12.

I would have discounted that tip as plain rumor but Brad over at Liliputing wrote that the Dell will be launching a press event next week, and this could might well be the official launch of the Dell Inspiron Mini. Actually we think that next week would be the right time to launch Dell’s netbook if Dell still wants to capture some share of the exploding netbook market. Other competitors are coming out and announcing about their netbooks one after the other and Dell should have maintained the hype over their machines since it was first reported.

We should remember that the Dell Inspiron Mini would have an 8.9-inch LCD display, so Dell might be a bit late in entering this niche market since consumer interest is starting to shift to the bigger 10-inch netbook niche. But with the Dell Inspiron Mini’s expected price tag starting at around $299, it might actually spark great interest from the netbook consumers.

The key here if Dell wants to make big headway when it enters the netbook market is to come up with something different, bigger and better. And the only way we see which Dell could do this is to release the Dell Inspiron Mini at a highly competitive price than its competitors. Otherwise, it could just be considered as on of ‘em netbooks falling second only to the Eee PC.

So, what’s it gonna be Dell?

After some official specs of the Dell E came out not so long ago, nothing has been heard about Dell’s own entry into the netbook/low-cost PC market, until now. Digitimes is reporting on Dell’s plan of releasing a low-cost notebook which will be manufactured by Compal Electronics, sometime in August.

Of course, we don’t have to guess what this netbook is, unless Dell has changed its mind and decided to come up with another laptop product different from what we’ve heard before.

But the Digitimes report also mentioned about the price of this so called Dell low-cost notebook, which is $299. This clearly points to the rumored price of the “Dell E” netbook.

The report didn’t mention any new specs or details about the Dell E but it was said Dell is planning on releasing 2-3 million units of this netbook.

With the successive releases of the Eee PC 901, MSI Wind and Acer Aspire One, Dell should better hurry up to get a piece of the pie. If it wants to have a good market in the netbook market, the better time to release the Dell is NOW.