One of the stories appearing last week that deserves a little bit of attention is the news via Engadget (unknown source) that the Dell E will come in both 8.9 and 12" configurations. The 8.9" device is marked up as as a Mobile Internet Device due to it fitting into Dell’s 30-minute Web experience pigeonhole.
We love multiple definitions of the same term here. It really helps the customers…not!
It will be Atom Diamondville based, come with a fairly standard-set of netbook features (multiple SSD options, colors, Linux and XP options, BT on high-end model) but will have two interesting features. Firstly, Dell will aim to make a V1.5 with 3G or Wimax for some markets. Secondly, they will build it around a 35wh battery which is nearly 50% more than the one you’ll find on a Wind and could return over 4 hours. A real ASUS EeePC 901 competitor in terms of battery life. Target weight is 1KG with dimensions around the 230x170x30mm mark. About the same size as the Eee PC 901. Maybe a tad thinner.
Target launch date is August at a starting price of $299 with the V1.5 models coming along in Oct. Penciled in for Q2 2009 is V2.0 but there’s no information about that yet.
No doubt there’s a heavy element of marketing included in this product so expect to see it advertised everywhere in the run up to Christmas!
Source: Engadget.
July 8th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
US$299? I disbelieve. The trend since the orginal eeePC came out has been seriously upward in price. Now most of these new models are in the US$500-800 range.
Granted, if anyone can afford a loss leader and/or establish a market price point, it’s Dell.
Am looking forward to this because of Dell’s generous return and warranty policies. Perfect time to play with a device like this with virtually no downside…
Timing is good for a big marketing push geared towards students returning to school in late August/early September.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
How/why would the text be underlined in this fashion if the info is from an online site? Maybe I am just missing something?
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/06/dell-mini-002.jpg
July 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
It is just “spellcheck” rearing it’s ugly head.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I would get this lappy if there were not for one thing: the keyboard. On a Swedish keyboard, we use the keys between ‘P’, ‘L’ and ENTER for alphabetical letters, making it very cumbersome should those keys be removed or relocated.
Otherwise, this is a real gem…
July 8th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
The next logical step for Dell is a Windows Mobile 7 qwerty smartphone.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:49 am
Travis,
Yes I know but why/how would a screenshot be made so as to having spellcheck working!? Usually things of this nature would be either a screenshot OR a scan, out of which neither would do spellcheck, this is my point!
Gabriel,
Det ser nog ut som om det vore lite trångt för Ä!
July 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I want an actual release date and an actual pricing.
July 9th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
One correction, this article was from mid-June and from previous Dell leaks on Engadget should be pretty credible.