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Did a quick scan and didnt see this posted. Looks like a pretty good deal for a notebook.
http://www.dell.com/content/to...&cid=40989&lid=1054771
http://www.dell.com/content/to...&cid=40989&lid=1054771
Originally posted by: ObscureCaucasian
What ssd did you get and how much was it? 8 gigs is getting tight.
Originally posted by: boomhower
this with a 16gb HD and BT or a used 1000H? Decisions decisions.
Originally posted by: BladeVenom
For those who aren't Dell employees. Mini 9 for $199.99
Interestingly enough, the Mini 9 is the most OS X compatible. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/...-netbook-compatib.html
Originally posted by: Raider1284
Originally posted by: BladeVenom
For those who aren't Dell employees. Mini 9 for $199.99
Interestingly enough, the Mini 9 is the most OS X compatible. http://gadgets.boingboing.net/...-netbook-compatib.html
I'm not a dell employee and I can see the 186 price. When it asks for you ID just choose one of the options on the dropdown menu, small business, student, etc. then close and click on the link again and the 186 price will show up.
I got the Runcore version off ebay...But the good thing is that the runcore's read/write speeds are better than the default ssd that Dell ships out.
Originally posted by: boomhower
I just dropped BB to try one and they screwed that puppy up. It was dog slow. I wanted to compare the sound between it, the HP mini, and the 1000H using a DVD rip and VLC portable. The Dell took about three minutes to load it up. The other two were fairly snappy. I don't know what they did to it but it was slow as all get out. Unless it had an increbly slow SSD it must be a software screwup some idiot did to it being the hardware is the same on all of them except the hard drive. I will say this, the keyboard is horrible. Small, and just a pain to use. The Asus was decent and the HP very good. The screen was nice though.
Originally posted by: hmsrolst
I got the Runcore version off ebay...But the good thing is that the runcore's read/write speeds are better than the default ssd that Dell ships out.
I have the stock 8GB and it boots very quickly and is generally snappy with XP Home. In everyday use are you finding the Runcore quicker, or is it just in benchmarks of read/write?