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Thursday, 04 September 2008 After weeks of speculations on the Internet, Dell has finally launched today the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 low-cost netbook, featuring a 8.9-inch glossy LED display with 1024x600 resolution and the Intel Atom 1.6GHz N270 processor.

Starting at 2.28 pounds, the Inspiron Mini 9 comes with 512MB or 1GB of 533MHz DDR2 memory, 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of solid state drive storage, Intel GMA 950 graphics, a 4-cell battery, and optional 1.3-megapixel web camera. The netbook has one speaker, three USB ports, 802.11g wireless connection, optional Bluetooth, an Ethernet LAN port, 3-in-1 media card reader, and VGA output.

Dell ships the 910 with Ubuntu 8.04 or Microsoft Windows XP Home. Two color options are available for now, Obsidian Black that's included in the price or Alpine White for an additional $25. At last, all Dell Inspiron 910 netbooks come with 1 year warranty. You can purchase one right now directly from Dell. The starting price is $349 with Ubuntu, and $399 if you want Windows XP Home.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is now available to order on Dell's website

Asus has announced the launch of four new N series notebooks featuring Super Hybrid Engine (SHE) for smart power management, SmartLogin facial recognition system and built-in ExpressGate operating system to allow access to most commonly used program in just 8 seconds.

The new N series lineup comprises of laptops from 10.2" size to regular 15.4" ones.

Asus N10: Designed for optimized mobility, the Asus N10 is perfect for individuals constantly on the move. Sporting a 10.2" monitor, the N10 delivers a multi-sensory experience with a Nvidia GeForce 9300M graphics card and Intel Atom processor.

Asus N20: Built for heavy usage, the Asus N20 comes with a 12.1" monitor and up to 12 hours of battery life. Equipped with an Altec Lansing sound system that provides excellent sound clarity, plus a highly efficient eSATA hard disk drive housed in a dust and moisture-resistant enclosure, the N20 is a versatile road performer for business and personal entertainment.

Asus N80: Designed specifically for business executives and professionals in mind, the Asus N80 comes with a 14.1" display powered by a standalone Nvidia GeForce 9 Series graphics card with up to 1 GB of VRAM, complemented by Dolby Surround decoding to deliver impressive sound quality that is sure to impress in any business or personal situation.

Asus N50: The Asus N50 is truly the pinnacle of mobile computing, designed for intuitive control and user-friendliness. A multimedia touchpad serves as a responsive point of control as well as an intuitive and convenient multimedia control unit, complete with backlit buttons, for instantaneous multimedia enjoyment. Another unique feature of the N50 is its built-in Air Ionizer that not only helps clean the air around the user of allergens and germs, but also promotes air-flow and circulation. More Info and Specifications.

Corporate-style notebooks tend to pack a big punch underneath professional, slick but plain chassis. Sounds actually like a lot of corporate folks in their black and gray suits. The Acer TravelMate 6292 has all these bases covered for a business computer. It starts at about $1,800, and with add-ons hovers around that $2,000-plus range, which is just low-cost enough to help a middle-management type to convince IT to allocate the money on it.

For the price, Acer knows how to add value with a brainy interior in an otherwise staid exterior. Its processor is the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 variety with 2.0GHz, 800MHz frontside bus, and 4MB of cache. That's fired up with 2GB of memory. For long-term parking, there's ample room in the Acer with its 160GB hard drive.

This TravelMate also offers all the wireless capabilities that businesspeople could use in a hotel lobby or in a meeting with the next greatest prospective client. The wireless is 802.11 a/b/g/Draft-N. Communication with PDAs and other handhelds can be managed through Bluethooth or infrared. Old-fashioned Internet connection can be had through Ethernet or even 56k modem. A PC Card slot could provide accommodation for most other types of accessibility, such as High-Speed Downlink Packet Access, or HSDPA.

Perhaps another prerequisite for a business notebook should be toughness. Of course, not all corporate laptops need to be able to withstand a plummet of epic proportions, but they should be able to hand a ding or a donk here and there. The Acer folks made sure that the TravelMate can do just that with its scratch-proof surface and hard-drive shock protection. Security is key too, so hoorah for the fingerprint scanner.

Some users could gripe about the 6298's OK 12.1 inch screen, or its awkward keyboard, or its stiff black design. Others might have aching shoulders from the extra few ounces on this oversized ultraportable. (It weighs in at about 4.5 pounds.)

But those people might not understand corporate IT, and the need to squeeze as much computer out of them as possible. A reasonably priced TravelMate laptop geared with all that a businessperson could need does the trick.