Dell finally adds 720p LCD option to Inspiron Mini 10
By Darren Murph 
posted March 30th 2009 5:55PM
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This looks VERY tempting.
Ill take two!
I have TWO eyes, DUH!
Not available yet in Canada.
I had soo been looking forward to this, until they had to go and make the memory all integrated.
yeah i am with you, until they make the ram upgradeable i will be holding out myself.
The little things in life just keep getting better
Apparently at the expense of the "big things in life"
Nice! At that price, I'd want one of those things...
Good price point. Now make the RAM upgradable and I'm sold.
Uh, sir, the Ram IS user upgradable.
No, it's not. Do your research, Bro.
Dont tase me, Bro!
Indeed Bro.
Still waiting for:
Built-in TV Tuner - for Windows Media Center on the go!
Built-in GPS - the future is in location-aware services
2GB RAM - I'd really want 4GB of RAM, but 2GB is fine (and yes, I realize that 4GB is overkill for a netbook, but RAM is cheap, so why not?)
nVidia Geforce 9400M - Windows Vista/7 really sucks without it. Windows XP is showing it's age. Sticking with gimp Intel integrated graphics just doesn't appeal to me.
All for $500-$600
Then I'll take the plunge. Until then, I'll be content with what I have (realizing, it could be years before all of those are fulfilled)
The 2GB issue is Microsoft's fault re: licencing of XP for netbooks.
You can get 2GB preinstalled on the Ubuntu Mini 9 models, but not on the Windows ones.
That said, a 2GB stick is like $20 from Newegg, and it's not that difficult of an upgrade.
You can't upgrade the ram in mini 10.
ION. Dual-core Atom. 2GB. Sold. I don't even give a shit about the screen resolution, I prefer it lower on these tiny screens so I can see what the hell I'm doing.
Dell is feeling the heat from the HP 2140 which is also soon getting its higher res screen.
Yea i wish that would frickin come out soon, that's the one i've been waiting for since they announced it!
i am not sure that this the correct reasoning. I think it is more to do with a supply factor affecting all on the 720p screen. If you said t hat you would expect that HP will soon have a 720p screen, I would agree.
only add $35? that's pretty good.
1366x768 isn't 720p, it's 768p
idiot.
look at any 720P LCD HDTV, they use 1366x768, I'm not certain of the reason but it's not Dell's choosing, but hey more pixels, don't complain
for $35 they should take off the other option
wow, made yourself look like a douchebag. 768p lol.
just so you guys know...he's right...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/720p
"720p has a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, a vertical resolution of 720 pixels and a horizontal resolution of 1280 pixels"
the use of 768 is because its a value that scales to 720 and 1080 easily. a true 720 monitor will be exactly 720 pixels tall.
@v3xx, iBalla
idiot/wow, made yourself look like a douchebag
LOL
While technically it is 768p, when most people refer to a screen as having a resolution of 720p they mean it can do at *least* 720p. 720p is the minimum, and as long as you meet/exceed this then you've got a high definition screen.
I personally don't think it's incorrect to call it 768p or 720p, but the latter works for simplicity.
Once the better video cards come out (nVidia, etc), that's going to be a sweet little machine.
What's with all the Dell posts? I mean, every time I come here, it's Dell this, Dell that. Come on, Engadget, how much is Dell paying you to just promote their ware?
I'd just like to say in advance, don't feed the troll.
Dell's dominant market share of computer sales at least partly warrants the coverage.
The same can't be said of the manufacturer you fap to. A manufacturer who only really dominates the DAP industry but gets covered disproportionately in other forays where they're not even close.
Hmmm, Dell is worth 18 billion and Apple is worth 93 billion. So why again, are we covering Dell so much?
Obvious troll is obvious.
And stupid as cowdung.
It's Engadget.com... go to TUAW to fap to Apple.
Last time I checked, market share != market value.
He was talking about market SHARE.
Please, that's not 720p. What a headline.
That's right! It's better than 720p!
Umm... 768 > 720, so i'm not quite sure what you could mean...
OK, then. Go ahead & get a "real" 720p screen that has that exact native res & enjoy your lost 48 pixels in horizontal resolution, dummy.
Its 720 VERTICAL. 1280 x 720 is 1280 HORIZONTAL and 720 VERTICAL. Which should be obvious from the fact that it is wider than it is high. C'mon. If you're going to insult somebody, get your shit right.
What guy?
About bloody time too!
Kudos to Dell for keepin' it matte and affordable. And being the first (not counting the m912, since it was too sucky).
BS. Their focus is on these toys noone wants, yet this 10" laptop now has the res of my 13.3 XPS M1330. I want higher res on my 1330, bring it DELL!!!
Perhaps you don't want it, but the netbook segment is the fastest growing segment in laptop sales. I was actually waiting for this announcement and I'm also waiting on the hp 2140 as well.
Engadget, please no more Dell posts. We'd rather know more about the Macbook netbook.
You mean the Air?
And by "we", you mean just you right?
I just hate how it only has a 3 cell battery.
6 cell option is coming.
my macbook res feels woefully inadequate