The way Dell introduced the Inspiron Mini 9 was pretty inspired, so it’s almost been depressing watching the steady stream of leaks deflate it into a now familiar device, even though it’s only being released today. As leaked, inside is an Intel Atom Diamondville processor and it has a 1024×600 LED-backlit screen with 4, 8 and 16GB SSD options (plus you get 2GB free online storage at Box.Net) and about three hours of battery life. Only the Windows XP version is available now for $399, in black or white—the $349 Ubuntu flavor, along with the rest of the six-color rainbow are a few weeks away.

Product Features

* Black , Intel® Atom Processor® N270 1.6 Ghz
* 1 GB DDR2 at 533MHz, 8GB Solid State Drive, EXTERNAL Portable CD/DVD-RW
* Glossy 8.9 inch LED display (1024X600), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
* Wireless 802.11g Mini Card, Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

* Hardware Platform: PC
* Processor: 1.6 Intel Pentium M
* Number of Processors: 1
* RAM: 1 GB
* RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM

Hard Drive

* Size: 8 GB
* Type: Serial ATA

Cases and Expandability

* Size (LWH): 9.13 inches, 6.77 inches, 1.06 inches
* Weight: 2.42 pounds