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Monday 1 June 2009, 2:57 PM
Dell cans its Mini 9 netbook
Dell has stopped selling 8.9-inch netbooks, focusing instead on netbooks with screen sizes of 12 inches and above.
Visitors to Dell's UK website on Monday found the 'Mini' netbook page displaying the phrase 'Available in 8.9"', but no actual options for buying the Mini 9 model. The site focused instead on Dell's Mini 10 and 10v netbooks.
The US technology site Engadget noted that a customer service representative in the States had confirmed the "end of life" of the Mini 9.
Dell is the latest netbook manufacturer to move away from 8.9-inch-screened devices. It appears that most consumers prefer screen sizes measuring 10 inches and above, despite the fact that such devices have the same screen resolution as their smaller kin.
Dell's Mini 9 can still be bought through Vodafone, which bundles the netbook with a monthly mobile broadband subscription over a two-year contract.
Visitors to Dell's UK website on Monday found the 'Mini' netbook page displaying the phrase 'Available in 8.9"', but no actual options for buying the Mini 9 model. The site focused instead on Dell's Mini 10 and 10v netbooks.
The US technology site Engadget noted that a customer service representative in the States had confirmed the "end of life" of the Mini 9.
Dell is the latest netbook manufacturer to move away from 8.9-inch-screened devices. It appears that most consumers prefer screen sizes measuring 10 inches and above, despite the fact that such devices have the same screen resolution as their smaller kin.
Dell's Mini 9 can still be bought through Vodafone, which bundles the netbook with a monthly mobile broadband subscription over a two-year contract.
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The Vostro A90, which is basically the same thing, is available on Dell's website here:
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-vostro-a90?c=us&cs=04&l=en&ref=lthp&s=bsd
