Dell confirms Inspiron 910 netbook arriving this week

by Nilay Patel, posted Sep 2nd 2008 at 6:11PM

Dell's Inspiron 910 / Mini Inspiron hasn't exactly been a secret since we first heard about it back in April, but it sounds like this baby bump is about to go from open secret to bouncing bundle of joy -- Dell just confirmed to InformationWeek that the netbook is scheduled to arrive later this week. That's all we know right now -- Dell reps called those earlier specs we'd heard "pretty much rumor and speculation" -- but we'll go out on a limb and say we wouldn't expect anything less than an 8.9-inch screen and 1.6GHz Atom in there. Sorry if we killed the surprise, guys -- but remember, you can still wow us with the price tag.

[Thanks, AC]

Filed under: Laptops

Tags: 910, dell, inspiron, inspiron 910, Inspiron910, mini inspiron, MiniInspiron, netbook

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

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Anthony Mazel @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:17PM

YES!!!!!!

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krisjan76 @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:17PM

about time

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krisjan76 @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:18PM

about freakin time. can't wait to see what the "real" specs are.

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TIB @ Sep 3rd 2008 1:44AM

I heard it from a Dell dude that it's gonna come it at $349 with !UBUNTU. Let's see how reliable he is...

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momoney @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:22PM

Wow, FINALLY! Now let's see if my patience in waiting around for this bad boy will pay off. *crosses fingers*

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Jon Doe. @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:22PM

Queue up the porn music when this thing is debuted. * Baw chicka bow wow, chicka bow wow*

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Sam Zebian @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:23PM

Well if they release something like this in the future with an atom dual-core and 32gb of SSd, maybe more, then I will replace my eee 1000 in a year or 2.

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Sam Zebian @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:23PM

Well if they release something like this in the future with an atom dual-core and 32gb of SSd, maybe more, then I will replace my eee 1000 in a year or 2.

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Serial 8-Ball Mouse @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:29PM

Let us know how that turns out for you.

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phanbouy @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:29PM

sam zebian. now in the stereophonic.

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rock99rock @ Sep 2nd 2008 10:15PM

Even if it was a single post, still low-rank-worthy.

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grull27 @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:24PM

What a beautiful pic! I wish I had that Grade-A, perfect #2 pencil great enough to make me an A-student!

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DarkLight @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:26PM

I hate to be the one who writes this but... "hasn't a a secret"?

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mutagen @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:29PM

I'm assuming that they meant it "hasn't been a secret..." somebody was excited =) The 5th couldn't have could any sooner.

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SOOPERGOOMAN @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:26PM

Baby Bump? Really you're gonna use that, Baby Bump. Have you been hangin with the Black Eyed Peas as of late? This is a nice little netbook, might have to replace this aging first gen asus craptop of mine.

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phanbouy @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:30PM

you're not Flashpoint's understudy are you? stay outta gangs.

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Ritalin @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:29PM

As i stated in a comment i left in the engadget's "Tip us on news" , I am a dell technician in the newly created "Your Tech Team" devision.
Last Thursday we had a gentleman from Dell's corporate office come in and talk to us about the new Inspiron 910 that we would be supporting. He stated that it would be coming out in the coming weeks and would have a price of $299.

So there you go, you now have a release date and price coming straight from the horses mouth.

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phanbouy @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:33PM

i was thinking about a different region of the horse

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Brian @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:45PM

Praise the internet! I found it!

Undeniable Turth!

Oh wait, no... it's just another fat kid stuck in the internet.

Two more things:
1) Since when is "the coming weeks" a release date?
2) Are there really THAT many grown men (and women) that like the itty bitty keyboards on 8.9" netbooks? I might was well type with the stylus on my WinMo phone. 10.1" is the only netbook I could imagine using for more then thirty minutes at a time.

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Wormbolt @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:02PM

I wouldn't be surprised if it was closer to $992 than $299.

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happy_penguin @ Sep 2nd 2008 9:01PM

OMG Phanbouy please knock it off!! You are fucking killing me here! :D :D

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Ritalin @ Sep 3rd 2008 8:04AM

Ok fine, be children about it. Im just passing news from a trust worthy source along to you.

"Two more things:
1) Since when is "the coming weeks" a release date?"

I was refering to the release date that Engadget just gave you, but you had to get your snide little comment in didn't you.

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happy_penguin @ Sep 3rd 2008 12:04PM

Oh lighten up! It was funny. :D

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chop @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:34PM

now lets see if they can actually provide the product. i ordered my lenovo s10 8/19? and its expected ship date is 9/9, yet speculation says they wont be shipping until early november at the earliest. hopefully theres a 10" netbook coming from dell...could make me cancel my s10 order.

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j.d.ripper @ Sep 3rd 2008 3:27AM

@gw812
I'm with you on this. I just ordered an Aspire One yesterday.
I thought about cancelling to order, but not until I see some solid from Dell. Specs. and of course, pricing ?

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N @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:37PM

I was incredibly excited about this machine, and then I saw the compromises they made on the keyboard. The grid layout of the first two rows of letters aren't so bad. And I can live without the ~ key.

But removing the bracket keys? I have to do some annoying key combination to type "[","]","{", or "}"? Unacceptable for anyone who does any programming. And yes, on a netbook, I'd still want to, as would many other people.

I was behind you on this one, Dell, and you blew it. Guess I'll get a Lenovo S10 instead.

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sinjinn @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:25PM

why not just use keytweak .. or whatever its called, and then remove the key and take it to your local garage and get a paint job on it thus changing it to a bracket and then sticking it back in the keyboard and then doing it again on another day for the other bracket .

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DB @ Sep 2nd 2008 9:52PM

Very good point, but I can't see myself using this for programming. Plus I plan on getting one with Linux. Linux would boot faster and will be cheaper than XP.

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gw812 @ Sep 2nd 2008 10:54PM

Meh...
They missed the boat. IF this had debuted maybe 3 weeks ago at the price that was rumored, they would have killed in the back-to-school rush. IF. Instead, I type this message on my 4-day old Aspire One.
Y'know, at some corporations, the heads of supply and marketing actually have meetings, talk about things, bond over coffee...

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suprstrpj @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:39PM

wow, if it's awesome i'll send back the acer aspire one i just bought and get the mini dell :)

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ccaazz @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:40PM

could someone enlighten me about whats happening with the E-slim, i really wouldn't mind picking one of those up when they are released, when abouts do you suppose / speculate the release date for that could be? thanks

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WiiFTW @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:43PM

The only thing that's truly of importance here is the price. There's about 1,000,000 netbooks out there with 99% the same specs and the only other difference is price.

Basically:

If this netbook hits at $300 with the expected specs, it'll be a success, not an Eee killer, but it'll start the growth of Dell's success in the netbook market.

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Pumping_Iron @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:45PM

Looks ugly.......too cheap of a plastic....dell, must see in real life, to change my view hopefully....

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sinjinn @ Sep 2nd 2008 8:28PM

.. multiple bullet wounds ...cannot type properly.. help me.. he..

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Josh @ Sep 2nd 2008 6:47PM

If I were a betting man - I'd say it was coming out on thursday. If you haven't noticed - all Dell promotions (and most releases) happen on thursdays. That's because their promos start on Thursday and end at close of business wednesday (occasionally they let them go overnight until 6am however) - So, I say look for it on Thursday.

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