Dell Promise Pink Laptops to Fight Breast Cancer

Now when you purchase a pink laptop from Dell, not only you are getting yourself a pretty, and stylish laptop, you are doing a good deed at the same time.

Dell recently announced a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest breast cancer organization, to raise money through the company's new Promise Pink laptops for breast cancer research and community-based programs for breast health education and screening -- For every promise pink laptop or Minis it sells, Dell will donate $5 to the foundation.


Most of Dell's laptop lines are available in the new Promise Pink, including Inspiron Mini 9 & Mini 12, Inspiron 1525, Studio 15 & Studio 17, Studio Hybrid, XPS M1330, XPS M1530 and the Latitude E4200. Every unit of these product lines sold from now until January 31, 2010 will contribute $5 for fighting against breast cancer.

Dell also promise a minimum guaranteed donation of $250,000 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Apparently pink laptop is a hot selling product in Dell!

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Dell Vostro A90 after Japan Available Now in USA

Dell Vostro A90 is actually another 9-in netbook from Dell for American and Japanese market. Starting from $349, Vostro A90 targets only business users. The Vostro A90 with basic configuration is similar to Dell Inspiron Mini 9 with the price tag of $299.

The newly-arrived netbook is equipped with typical feature set: 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA (1024 x 600 screen resolution) TrueLife, 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor, 512MB(DDR2,533MHZ,1 DIMM) RAM, 8GB Solid State Drive, Intel GMA 950 graphics, Wireless 802.11g Mini Card, Battery (4 cell), Integrated 0.3M Pixel Webcam, and Windows XP Home Edition.

The netbook sports 10/100 RJ 45 Ethernet, 3 USB 2.0 ports,15-pin VGA, 3-in-1 media memory card reader SD/SDIO/MMC, Microphone-in and Headphone-output jacks, Security cable slot, 1 internal mini-card slots (WLAN mini card), and One USB based card slot for optional Bluetooth.

As you see you can hardy find differences between these two netbooks. I should mention that Vostro A90 is some lighter than Mini 9 and looks more classic which is fit to business users more. Also, 1 GB of RAM is a standard feature even for the basic model, but A90 offers smaller 512MB of Ram for its basic model. Dell has used another sort of screen for A90 as well.

I am somehow confused that why Dell did not try to make its new netbook some more different that what it had launched before! At least Dell could use faster atom processor or offer better Wi-Fi like Wireless n with this higher starting price than Mini 9.

Anyhow, welcome to Vostro A90!

Dell Mini 10 Available for Purchase Only Sub-$400; & First Mini 10 hands-on:

Dell has launched the same Mini 10 in its website with cheaper price tag of $399.
The Mini 10 available at Dell comes with the following feature set:

Color: Obsidian Black
Processor: Intel Atom Processor Z520 (1.33GHz/533MHz FSB/512K Cache)
Memory: 1GB of RAM
Hard Drive: 160G, 2.5inch, 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Wireless: Wireless 802.11g (1397) Mini Card
Webcam: Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
Battery: 24WHr Lithium-Ion Battery (3-cell)
OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3


There is no option for 802.11n Wi-Fi for this laptop I am afraid. also there is no Bluetooth. However, you can purchase the External optical drive with this netbook with up to $80.

The striking features of Mini 10 consisting of :
- Multi-touch trackpad
- edge-to-edge display with 16:9 ratio which is suitable to watch HD movies!
- HDMI out port rather than typical VGA out
- Polished design in different 6 color options
-Dell offers plenty of upgrade options, none of which I have tested, including the choice of Ubuntu and Vista operating systems, an internal TV tuner and HD resolution, Bluetooth, Wireless WAN, internal GPS, larger storage and memory capacity plus the option for solid state over hard disk drives ( now you can not findany of them to customize the current Mini 10 available at Dell website).




Rundown of Mini 10 hands-on :

Krisabel.ctv.ca thinks that:
Pros:
Dell Mini 10 gets the same keyboard style of Mini 12 ( with flat keys) The keyboard is nice and comfortable. However, it offers more glossy diplay. Also, it looks more fashionable and expensive because of its more polished finish.
the netbook with 1.6GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM could easily handle several applications including Google Earth, Picasa, and iTunes simultaniously. The boottime is fast.
Dell offers plenty of upgrade options, including the choice of Ubuntu and Vista operating systems, an internal TV tuner and HD resolution, Bluetooth, Wireless WAN, internal GPS, larger storage and memory capacity plus the option for solid state over hard disk drives that will be available later.

Cons:
Unfortunately, the battery run time is short compared to many netbooks. The battery lasted only two hours while turning off the power management settings,Wi-Fi on, and running a music track on an endless loop.another big complain is the lack of Bluetooth. The third problem was the HDMI. The writer tried to play HD video and watch it on its TV through HDMI but he was not able to. He only could stream some simple YouTube videos.Additionally, "The Mini 10 makes for a poor media centre PC." Price is not aggrasive compared to the current 10-inch mini notebook in the market.

Dell Unveils Mini 10 Officially: A netbook with HDMI port! Pre-order at QVC

Dell Mini 10 first was shown off at CES show last month. Dell Inspiron Mini netbook Line up is getting matured by Mini 10. Dell has put together all experiences learned from the designing of Mini 9 and Mini 12 and is releasing its new netbook Mini 10 with impressive striking features. This Mini laptop is available for pre-order now at QVC for $560 (featuring processor Z530, 1GB DDR2 SDRAM, 60GB HDD, 802.11 wireless-G and 1.3MP webcam and no bluetooth).

Here are the highlighted features:

- Customizable netbook, there are options available for color design, processor, hard drive Wireless and external optical drive

- A bright 10.1", seamless widescreen display with a16:9 aspect ratio and 1024x576 resolution

- HDMI out for watching HD movies on external TV or bigger display rather than typical VGA out

- Wireless– n and Bluetooth

- 2 USB and 1 Power USB

- The netbook is available in 6 color options including Red, pink, blue, white, black and green and 5 artist designs that will be available later.

- Multi-touch track pad and the keyboard at 92% the size of a standard laptop

- Partnership with Box.net to provide 2GB of free Internet storage for every Inspiron Mini 10 customer

- Spill resistant

- Online backup service offers data protection

- Optional 720p Hi-def 10.1¨ seamless display, optional 2GB memory and optional 250GB2 hard drive, optional GPS with optional internal WWAN support , internal digital TV tuner and 6-cell battery with 6 hours runtime that Dell will release all these options for Mini 10 some later.

Well, from now, I should say the first and big complaint against Mini 10 is its short battery life. The 3-cell battery will only last maximum 3 hour unlike Samsung NC10 can easily run up to 6-7 hours with its battery. The second complaint must be over its some expensive price. If you look at the price of fashionable Asus Eee 1000HE or Acer Aspire on AOD 150, you will have more interest to these netbooks because of their aggressive prices and even their battery life. However, Mini 10 comes with HDMI which none of these netbooks are able to provide it.

Here is the full Specs of Inspiron Mini 10:

CPU: Intel Atom Z520 (1.33GHz/533MHz FSB/512K L2Cache)/ Intel Atom Z530 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB/512K L2Cache)

Memory: 1GB of RAM

Hard drive: 120GB/160GB HDD (5400 epm)

Display: Glossy 10.1 inch LED display (1024x576) WSVGA

Graphics: Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500

Network: WiFi802.11g or a/g/n Mini Cards; Bluetooth Internal (2.1+EDR) mini-card

Ports/slot: HDMI connector; 2 USB and 1 Power USB; HDMI port, Audio jacks (1 line-out, 1 Mic-in); 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS)

Weight: 1.3kg / 2. 86 lbs

OS: XP Home Edition SP3

Others: Standard 1.3MP webcams, Kensington lock

Battery: 3-cell 24WHr Li-Ion Battery

you can see a video about Mini 10 and its specs after the break.

10 Cool Pink Laptops and 5 Laptop Bags for Valentine’s Day

It is very important to make the Valentine’s Day Special for her. One way is giving a very special gift to bring the jollification. Here I have tried to collect 10 smart chic pink netbooks and laptops and 5 nice sassy pink laptop bags to bring the high pleasure for her (ladies).

1- MSI Wind U100 Valentine’s Edition:

MSI Wind U100-001US Romantic Pink with the price tag of $430 is a nice gift for her.

This new model of pink comes with 10-inch Wide Screen Display; 1.60GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 120GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a 6-cell battery, Built-in 1.3 Mega Pixels Webcam; Ergonomic Big-Size Keyboard and Touch Pad and of course a lovely pink color.

2-Samsung NC10 pink:

Samsung NC10 is one of the best netbook in today's netbook market in terms of sturdy fashionable design and very comfortable Ergonomic keyboard, and very long battery up to 12 hours.

Samsung NC10 pink features 10.2-in display (1024 X 600), 1.6GHz Atom CPu, 1GB of RAM, 120GB HDD (5400 rpm)/ or 160GB HDD, Wireless 802.11b/g, Bluetooth and LAN, 3USB ports VGA and SD Card slot.

It is available at dabs.com pricing at £319.96 and at overclockers.co.uk with price tag of at £327.74 Inc VAT.

3- HI-GRADE Notino W5800-2330 laptop:

Notino W5800-2330 Pink Leopard Laptop with the price tag of £458.85 is looks very stylish but surely everybody doesn’t like this particular design. If you belovbed is fan of leaopard design it should be really a great gift for her.

The laptop features15.4" widescreen display, Intel Core Duo T2330 (1.6Ghz 533Mhz 1Mb cache) processor, 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard disk drive; 2048Mb DDR2 667MHz memory; DVD burner drive, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g WLAN and Black Carrying Bag .

4- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 and Dell Mini 12 netbooks:

The Mini 9 design with pink is another nice choice for Valentine’s Day. The Mini 9 with the price tag of $300 (available with ubuntu too) comes with 1.6Ghz Atom CPU, 512MB DDR2 at 533MHz and 8GB Solid State Drive. It delivers 4 hours battery life & is just 2.28 lbs

Mini 12 with Pink is bigger than Mini 9 but it is also a lightweight netbook (under 3 pounds) and with slender of 1.1-inch thickness. The netbook with the price tag of $479 features 12.1" display, Atom Processor Z530 (1.6GHz/533MHz FSB/512K Cache), 40GB PATA Hard Drive (4200 RPM), 3-cell battery, and Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1 OS.

5-Sony Vaio Pink (VGN-CR405E/P):

This luxury Pink portable Notebook by Sony comes with affordable price of $1000 and a nice feature set including:

14.1" WXGA X-black LCD display (1280 x 800) with super sharp and bright pictures/ Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.10GHz processor/ 2GB DDR2 memory/ 200GB HDD (5400RPM)/ DVDRW optical drive/ Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 graphics/ 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN/ 3USB ports/ Integrated Webcam, and Vista Home Premium OS.

6- Sony VAIO CS laptops:

Sony VAIO VGN-CS290JEP cosmopolitan glossy pink with the price tag of $1070 is a nice stylish laptop ideal for you beloved.

It features Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6400 (2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache), 14.1-inch WXGA display with XBRITE-ECO LCD technology, Blu-ray Disc playback, 4GB RAM, 250GB hard drive and 2.5-6.0 hours of Battery runtime.

7- Toshiba Portege A600:

Toshiba Portege A600 soft Pink with the price tag of $1,399.00 is a very portable laptop for your beloved. It comes with striking features such as Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU9300, 3GB DDR2 800MHz memory, 160GB HDD (5400rpm), DVD burner, Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN (802.11a/g/n) and 12-inch WXGA, WXGA LED Backlit display.

8- Dell Inspiron 1525 Flamingo pink:

Walmart is offering this laptop featuring Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2370 CPU and 3GB of RAM and 250 GB HDD and Integrated 2 MP Webcam with the price tag of $698.

9- Dell Studio 15 & Studio 17:

Dell Studio 15 pink with the price tag of $630 features Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache) ; 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz; 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); Dual Layer DVD burner; Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics; 15.4 WLED Bright, glossy widescreen display (1280x800); Wireless 1397 802.11g and webcam.

Dell Studio 17 pink with the price tag of $800 is a nice desktop replacement laptop that features Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) processor, Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900), 3GB DDR2 at 800MHz memory, 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM), Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics, DVD burner, WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn, and integrated 2.0MP Webcam.

10- Dell XPS M1330 and XPS M1530 laptops:

Dell XPS M1330 business pink with the price tag of $830 features

Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache); 13.3-inch Standard Display with 2.0 Megapixel Webcam; 3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz memory; 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive); built-in Intel GMA X3100 graphics, and Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card.

XPS M1330 is a portable thin laptop that became very popular since it was released.

Dell XPS M1530 is a bigger brother of XPS M1330 that is nice for gaming and entertainment. XPS M1530 pink with the price tag of $980 features Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 (2.0 GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache); 3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz memory; 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive); Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera; 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics and Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card.

Dell Vostro A840… Beyond expectations!

Dell Vostro A840 is light, quiet, the screen display is great, and it has been incredibly reliable. I use this laptop for hours every day, doing a ton of typing. I run websites from my home. Any time I travel, it accompanies me. The screen display is great. I do a fair amount of graphics work, including judging photo entries for a literary magazine. The Dell's screen lets me accurately view colors and see images with sharp clarity.

It comes with a DVD burner to burn all your DVDs. The video card offer is good enough to handle the new Vista features. The 80GB SATA HDD (up gradable to 250GB SATA) offers plenty of space and the speed of the SATA is extremely fast. The 14.1 inch A840 has WXGA display. It also incorporates HD widescreen LCD with anti-glare coating and offers reliability with mobile business computing. Each system is engineered with reliable, industry standard components and goes through hours of rigorous testing to ensure it’s worthy to be called a Dell An exterior coating helps protect the system from scratches during normal use and a sealed keyboard helps guard against dust and spills. And the Dell experience goes beyond the purchase of your laptop—the Vostro A840 comes with excellent services designed for your growing business, including over-the-phone technical and diagnostic support, and a standard limited hardware warranty covering equipment repair or replacement, plus all parts and labor for 1 year.

Technical Features of Dell Vostro A840

Operating Systems

1. Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
2. Ubuntu Linux 8.04

Processor Type

1. Intel CoreTM2 Duo Processor T5670
2.Intel Celeron Dual-Core T1400
3. Intel Celeron 560

Memory

1. Dual-Channel DDR2 Memory 512MB, 1GB, or 2GB
2. Two memory slots offering up to 4GB3
3. Memory Bandwidth: 667 MHz
4. 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive: 80GB, 120GB

Connectivity Options

1. 802.11b/g Wifi standard
2. Integrated 10/100 RJ 45 Ethernet network interface
3. 56K v92 Internal Data/Fax Modem
4. Optional Bluetooth Module (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)

Expansion Slots

1. 3-in-1 media memory card reader SD/SDIO/MMC
2. Security cable slot
3. AC adapter connector



Pros

1. Ready for business with features optimized for everyday office computing
2. Keeps you connected and in sync for on-the-go collaboration
3. Compact, light weight 14.1” design travels easily
4. Worry-free services and support for your business

Cons

1. Shows bugs at times
2. Icons on the laptop get reset automatically

Conclusion:

The Vostro A840 laptop is an affordable, mobile solution that empowers you with the technology necessary to meet the needs of everyday business computing - no matter where you are. Discover the advantages of the Vostro A840 laptop.

Price: Approx. $500

Upcoming Dell Inspiron Mini 10

After the Inspiron Mini 9 and 12, Dell is coming up with another netbook with 10-inch screen, called the Mini 10. As usual, Dell makes their new netbook available in several beautiful striking colors, including pink.


Here are the specs and features highlight for the new Mini 10 netbook:

• Glossy 10.1 inch LED display (1024x576) WSVGA
• Up to Intel Atom Z530 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB/512K L2Cache)
• Up to 160GB SATA HDD 2.5 inch 5400RPM
• 1GB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM
• Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
• WiFi802.11g or a/g/n Mini Cards; Bluetooth Internal (2.1+EDR) mini-card
• 3-cell 24WHr Li-Ion Battery
• HDMI out for watching HD movies on external TV or bigger display rather than typical VGA out
• Multi-touch track pad and the keyboard at 92% the size of a standard laptop
• Spill resistant
• Besides pink, other colors available include Red, blue, white, black and green
• Weight: 1.3kg / 2. 86 lbs with 3 Cell battery
  

There are some pretty great features on the Mini 10 compared to the previous series of the Mini 9 and 12. By calling it the perfect 10, looks like Dell has put together all experiences learned from the designing of Mini 9 and Mini 12 and applying them on the Mini 10. Dell has not officially reveal the price for the Mini 10 yet, but according to QVC which has already listed the Mini 10 for pre-order, the price for the 10-inch netbook will be $559.

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