Dell's Latitude 2100 reviewed: smart, but a bit heavy for afterschool use

We won't deny it -- a stroke of envy took us by storm when Dell introduced its durable, colorful new line of Latitude netbooks for the education market. Not only were we stuck with aged textbooks and school machines that were chained to a desk, but we never even had the chance to read up on the latest tech news while glossing over a summary of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea. Reminiscing aside, Laptop Mag has evidently found the 2100 to be a solid rig for the segment for which it is intended, though its bulk may turn some GED-toting consumers off. 'Course, the thin layer of armor is perfect for those who tend to bump and bang their machines around, and with internals much the same as in the Inspiron Mini, well -- you can pretty much imagine the performance. Hit up the read link for the full writeup and a bevy of hands-on shots; just keep Junior far, far away unless you're fine with nagging and pleading.

[brdystyls Posted May 20th 2009 12:05PM]

Unless they catch on fire.

[magallanes Posted May 20th 2009 12:16PM]

psss... don't feed the troll.

[Snake Robot Podium Posted May 20th 2009 12:44PM]

i was intrigued until I read it was a netbook. They should make that clearer in the name.

[PhoenixFox Posted May 20th 2009 1:22PM]

He is totally hitting her.

[pika2000 Posted May 20th 2009 2:19PM]

The starting price with Ubuntu is $369. I wish it's cheaper though. Unlike the mini 10, it has an option for 512MB/1GB integrated RAM, and an open slot for another 1GB. Dell should sell this to regular customers too. Maybe I'll just wait till they show up on Dell Outlet.

[gerrrg Posted May 20th 2009 4:44PM]

So....why not spend less on a mini inspiron for less? Based on the same base configuration, the mini 10v is priced $140 less than the base configuration of the 2100.

Does that make sense?

[va jj Posted May 20th 2009 9:18PM]

well dell probably will charge $79.99 for that notebook strap as an accessory.

[hardluckstories Posted May 21st 2009 12:35AM]

fat arse on the pic!