Dell Mini 11 quietly leaks out

We've been expecting a Dell Mini 11 to hit eventually, and it looks like the company is gearing up to make it reality: eagle-eyed tipster Bryce just noticed the Dell Mini 10 configuration tool now lists an extra battery for the "Dell Mini 10 and Mini 11." Sadly that's all we have to go on at the moment, but we'd bet whatever's coming down the pike is closely related to that Alienware m11x we just saw at CES -- a similar case minus the NVIDIA graphics, perhaps? We'll have to wait and find out.

Update: This could be just a typo'd reference to the Inspiron 11z, we suppose -- curiouser and curiouser.

Update 2: Dell just pinged us to say that it is indeed a mistake, and it was supposed to read Inspiron 11z. Solves that for now!

[techlord Posted Jan 12th 2010 7:48PM]

Will it have TV Tuner?

[Jeff Posted Jan 12th 2010 7:49PM]

Who the hell found this?

[jon Posted Jan 12th 2010 7:56PM]

Maybe not, if you click product details on that battery it mentions the 11z, linked below


http://www.dell.com/home/laptops#subcats=inspnnb&navla=&a=

[DougieBear Posted Jan 12th 2010 9:38PM]

@Special Agent Steve

Really? I have a Quad 3Ghz and haven't noticed any speed gains from Vista to 7. Was Vista really that bad?

[Elranzer Posted Jan 13th 2010 2:09PM]

That's because the 11z basically is the Mini 11. The model# for the 11z is Inspiron 1110, like the model # for the Mini 10 is Inspiron 1010. They use the same AC adapter and battery.

[Bryce Posted Jan 12th 2010 8:25PM]

what? i did no such tipping

[jon Posted Jan 12th 2010 8:28PM]

@Bryce

Of course not, they meant the other Bryce, the good Bryce.

/jk

[zomg0t Posted Jan 12th 2010 8:29PM]

Yeah, plenty of kids are named Bort.

[DJPalesto Posted Jan 25th 2010 3:15PM]

@zomg0t

i can't believe the eagle eyed commentors of engadget missed this gem! hilarious!!

[Comment Posted Jan 12th 2010 8:39PM]

LOL, Dell. Enough said.

[iroq d mullet Posted Jan 12th 2010 8:40PM]

"quietly leaks out" like a fart in an elevator.

[afischer15 Posted Jan 12th 2010 9:52PM]

I have to ask the question.

CAN YOU HACKINTOSH THIS MR. ENGADGET?

[balwheeler Posted Jan 12th 2010 10:27PM]

An Alice in Wonderland reference!! Well done, Nilay!

[rchives Posted Jan 12th 2010 11:02PM]

@balwheeler

Yep, "Mini 10 configuration tool now lists an extra battery for". That's an epic line from the tea pot.

[balwheeler Posted Jan 13th 2010 9:53AM]

@(Unverified) Haha, yeah, that's one my favorites, too, but I was referring to the "curiouser and curiouser" part in "Update: This could be just a typo'd reference to the Inspiron 11z, we suppose -- curiouser and curiouser."...you know, in case you missed that.

[scjgreen Posted Jan 13th 2010 3:26AM]

These machines have been available in the UK for about 5 months now.

It has a Celeron ULV CPU, 11" 1366 x 768 LED Backlit Screen, 2GB RAM and a 250GB Hard Drive

£299

[scjgreen Posted Jan 13th 2010 3:27AM]

Oh yeah and it run's Windows 7 not Vista!

http://www.carphonewarehouse.com/broadband/laptops-and-netbooks/buy/DELL_INSPIRON_11Z

[Elranzer Posted Jan 13th 2010 2:07PM]

The Dell "Mini 11" already exists and is the same as the Inspiron 11z. The model number for the 11z is 1110, where as all of the Mini series model numbers are 1010, 910,1210, etc.

They just decided to call it the 11z instead of Mini 11. The 11z even has the same casing and trackpad as the Mini 10v.

The main difference is the Celeron ULV instead of a Atom CPU.