Dell Vostro A90 now available in US with much more reasonable $349 base price

Dell's 8.9-inch Vostro A90, the Mini 9 with an identity crisis, has now hit stateside with a starting price of $349, about one-third the price of its Japanese counterpart. As you can probably guess, it sports a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270, up to 1GB RAM and 16GB SSD, Intel GMA950 graphics, 802.11g, 0.3 megapixel webcam, 4-cell battery, and Windows XP Home Edition -- sorry, no option for Linux here, but you can still order the Mini 9 if you want that option, a brighter color scheme, or a smaller bill.

[Thanks, Erik]

[JoeJoeJoeJoeJoe Posted Apr 16th 2009 12:29AM]

You're not planning on taking photos with a laptop are you?

[stridermt2k Posted Apr 16th 2009 9:39AM]

People who read Engadget aren't already aware?

LOL X3

[cray Posted Apr 16th 2009 12:33AM]

I'm tired of seeing Netbooks with the same spec sheets.

[Lundmark Posted Apr 16th 2009 4:07AM]

What is this computer? What is it good for?

[stridermt2k Posted Apr 16th 2009 9:40AM]

Pissing you off. Nothing more.

[beyondthetech Posted Apr 16th 2009 8:49AM]

Meh. Specs to purchase are limited to XP, 1GB, 16GB SSD, and 0.3 MP. I'm glad I got my Mini 9 that was fully customizable to 2GB, 64GB SSD, and 1.3MP.

[Yogi Posted Apr 16th 2009 11:24AM]

Does the Vostro version have a matte screen option?

[Nist Posted Apr 16th 2009 12:59PM]

Did they botch the right shift key like the Asus 1000HA?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 16th 2009 2:48PM]

You mention an identity crisis and I agree. What's the difference between the far cheaper and more attractive Mini 9 and this thing? I have the Mini 9 with the lowest config and Ubuntu. I paid $229 (white) and it does everything a netbook should do. Why should I pay $349 for XP?

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 8:11PM]

I'm a little confused at this article and many of the comments. On the Dell website you can get the Vostro in a Linux version (the Vostro 90n model) with an 8gb SSD and bluetooth and a 0.3mp webcam for $200 new! It's like the cheapest thing on the website now! All the other specs and internal components are identical to the Mini 9 (except the color, obviously). It's so tasty I want to get one to keep my Mini 9 company.