Dell Inspiron Mini 10 for €166.41

Tony

Lidl have a wireless notebook mouse today

eamon234 wrote: »

Those yokes have the worst trackpads I've ever used! Buy a mouse as well.

positron

No sign of my mini yet.., despite the dispatched status from early morning. Darn, I hate waiting..!

paidi_ed

Anyone know how to get the interlink code so you can track your delivery? got the dell order confirmation email and in my dell account it says that package was dispatched last thursday, seems to be taking a bit long...

Tony

Cant help with the code sorry but Interlink is now DPD so you can get your local depots info on www.dpd.ie . It should have been with you Friday as its a 24 hr service, mine was dispatched yesterday and arrived this morning.

paidi_ed wrote: »

Anyone know how to get the interlink code so you can track your delivery? got the dell order confirmation email and in my dell account it says that package was dispatched last thursday, seems to be taking a bit long...

positron

Mine was dispatched yesterday and I am right here in city center and there's no sign of any delivery yet..! I will try and stay calm for rest of the day before I call everyone and start giving out..!

feylya

Mine was supposedly dispatched yesterday with no sign of a tracking number

positron

Not sure if it's actually dispatched when Dell says status '5. Dispatched'. My order has been on 'Dispatched' status since yesterday morning, but only today the weight and boxes details came in (3kg, and 1 box). It was 0 and 0 all yesterday.

paidi_ed

Ok, jumped the gun, it arrived about 10 mins after I rang dell :rolleyes:

Now to get rid of the crap dell puts on it..

parsi

Arrived about an hour ago.

Looks well. Nice compact transformer as well - a wall-wart.

Tony

Mine still has no tracking details even though it was delivered this morning so guess its hard to tell what the real status is.

unklerosco

Got mine today, downloading Win 7 RTM at the mo to stick on it... Nice little B'day pressent!

feylya

Got mine too. Windows 7 is on it and I have Ubuntu Netbook Remix ready to install too.

hairyleprechaun

Where are you getting Win 7? It says on the Dell website that the refurbs currently aren't eligible for the free upgrade to Win 7

positron

Got mine an hour ago - darn work is too busy I haven't had a chance to open it yet..!

feylya

hairyleprechaun wrote: »

Where are you getting Win 7? It says on the Dell website that the refurbs currently aren't eligible for the free upgrade to Win 7

I'm a member of the Microsoft Technet website so I got a limited copy of Windows 7.

positron

Quick thoughts:
I like the look of this thing - small and looks great is red.
Task manager shows to CPU graphs - didn't know this is dual core? Or is it?
Slow! Just IE seems to keep both cpu graphs right up to full. Its getting faster now that I am not using IE anymore - I love Chrome!
The amount of cr*p installed. Is this because this is a refurb? MS SQLServer? MS Visual C++ redist? MSXML Parser 6.0? On a mini?
Usual antivirus rubbish - uninstalling it at the moment!

SoldierForce

positron wrote: »

The amount of cr*p installed. Is this because this is a refurb? MS SQLServer? MS Visual C++ redist? MSXML Parser 6.0?

MS SQLServer!?!?! :eek: Someone put the Mini through its paces! Actually well over the top!

Ghost Train

SoldierForce wrote: »

MS SQLServer!?!?! :eek: Someone put the Mini through its paces! Actually well over the top!

you mean this dell mini I ordered won't be good enough to use as an enterprise class server?

SoldierForce

Ghost Train wrote: »

you mean this dell mini I ordered won't be good enough to use as an enterprise class server?

I better not underestimate the mini!

As the noise from most dells are so loud I won't be surprised if it can actually run an enterprise class server well within its means!

Tony

SoldierForce wrote: »

MS SQLServer!?!?! :eek: Someone put the Mini through its paces! Actually well over the top!

Yep found sql server on mine too albeit compact edition

feylya

I didn't even boot mine into Windows - nuked it straight away. No crap on it that way.

SoldierForce

Btw I ordered my Mini the same day you all did with the following specs:

Inspiron 1010 Atom Z520 (1.33GHz,533MHz)
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
1024MB
160gb 5400 rpm HD
Display 10.1in Widescreen WSVGA with Truelife
LCD Back Cover Black
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b/g) Mini Card European
Wireless Europe Dell Bluetooth Card
Battery Primary 3-cell 24W/HR

Strange thing is, I have still not received any email from Dell! Not even the order acknowledgement. Dell are none the wiser where it went! At least I printed my Internet Receipt No. but that is no help!

boredatwork82

Ordered one of these yesterday. Thanks Boards!

Going off topic a bit:

Is there much stuff that needs to come off these (dell s/w spamware etc.) and is it just as handy to reformat the comp and start fresh?
Following on from that how would you go about loading up windows without the disk drive (does it come on a little usb drive, or on a memory card?).

positron

The one I got had McAfee, Windows Live and Windows Desktop Search etc pre installed. Uninstalling McAfee and Windows Live made the system much faster and almost usable.

I don't know if it's worth formating straight away if you are only planning to put XP back on it. I am hoping to load Windows 7 on it someday, and I might do that from a clean format.

feylya

I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu Netbook Remix running on mine now. W7 is surprisingly nippy with WAMP and Aptana running on it. Ubuntu needs a new Synaptic driver to get the trackpad to a usable state. You need to disable the lower part of it so that the buttons work properly.

djtechnics1210

Thinking about getting one of these....
Are they any good, just looking for something for typing, and bit of internet.

djtechnics1210

Thinking about getting one of these....
Are they any good, just looking for something for typing, and bit of internet.

68 lost souls

I tried to buy one today but they only accept visa or mastercard and I only have laser. Will try and get someone else to buy one for me during the week.

Which would you think is better the 1010 or the 1011. I cant tell.

ShoulderChip

is there much of a difference between a 3-cell and a 6-cell battery?

I am looking at the ubuntu one for 150 euro.

If I had another operating system on a flash drive or something could I install this over ubuntu if I wanted yeah?

bazwaldo

68 lost souls wrote: »

Which would you think is better the 1010 or the 1011. I cant tell.

Read the first post of this thread. Its a very good explanation of the difference. If installing Win7 yourself or want HDMI output, then 1010. If not, theres not much difference. All if doing a hackintosh you need a 1011.

ShoulderChip wrote: »

is there much of a difference between a 3-cell and a 6-cell battery?

I am looking at the ubuntu one for 150 euro.

If I had another operating system on a flash drive or something could I install this over ubuntu if I wanted yeah?

I'm sure I read on the dell site that the 6-cell has more than twice the actual capacity of the 3-cell. No idea on how long you'd get on a single charge though.

The ubuntu one hasn't much space for a different OS. You'd probably need to upgrade the solid state drive if you wanted XP/Win7.

68 lost souls

Thanks Baz, thats what I thought but wasnt sure. I will probably be putting Windows 7 on it alright. Right, time to apply for a credit card...

madmoe

Hi lads, I have Windows 7 but on DVD. How does one go about getting it onto a USB drive to install from there?

Cheers,
M

unklerosco

madmoe wrote: »

Hi lads, I have Windows 7 but on DVD. How does one go about getting it onto a USB drive to install from there?

Cheers,
M

Using google will get u an answer quicker than posting here...

http://gizmodo.com/5257386/how-to-install-windows-7-on-almost-any-netbook

unklerosco

feylya wrote: »

Ubuntu needs a new Synaptic driver to get the trackpad to a usable state. You need to disable the lower part of it so that the buttons work properly.

THANK YOU!!! That was driving me mad, been messing about with different OS's... Trackpad is grand in windows but a disaster in Ubuntu, sorted now

KeRbDoG

madmoe wrote: »

Hi lads, I have Windows 7 but on DVD. How does one go about getting it onto a USB drive to install from there?

Cheers,
M

Try this: http://rickatnight11.com/?p=181
You will need to adjust it a bit but it should be a good base to start with

Might pick up one of these must keep on refreshing the search

eamon234

There's a few Mini 1011 8gb SSD Ubuntus up there at the moment for €182 delivered - I just cancelled mine so it should be back in there in a few minutes

KeRbDoG

eamon234 wrote: »

There's a few Mini 1011 8gb SSD Ubuntus up there at the moment for €182 delivered - I just cancelled mine so it should be back in there in a few minutes

Thats cool, I did think hard about it but would rather a 1010 if possible, or even a 1011 with a non-SSD drive would be great

Tester46

There are more 1010s and 1011 up on the outlet now. I just got this one for €212 delivered. No matter how you look at it, it's very very good value - getting a fully functioning, decent spec, portable laptop/netbook for just over €200

INSPIRON 1011

• Inspiron 1011 Atom N270(1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)
• Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition;Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition

System Price:€175.13
Operating System
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
Genuine Windows® XP Home EditionMemory
1024MHard Disk Drive
160gb 5400 rpm HDCertified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedNoteBook Screen
Display 10.1in Widescreen WSVGA with TruelifeProcessor
Atom N270 (1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)System Color
LCD Back Cover BlackMISC
Battery Primary 3-cell 24W/HR
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
1.3 megapixel Fixed bezel-mounted cameraBase
Inspiron 1011 Atom N270(1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)

abbey2000

Bugger...I can get this spec but its €299 now including vat and shipping. Is this still a good price to pay for this spec???

Tester46 wrote: »

There are more 1010s and 1011 up on the outlet now. I just got this one for €212 delivered. No matter how you look at it, it's very very good value - getting a fully functioning, decent spec, portable laptop/netbook for just over €200

INSPIRON 1011

• Inspiron 1011 Atom N270(1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)
• Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition;Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition

System Price:€175.13
Operating System
Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition
Genuine Windows® XP Home EditionMemory
1024MHard Disk Drive
160gb 5400 rpm HDCertified Refurbished
Certified RefurbishedNoteBook Screen
Display 10.1in Widescreen WSVGA with TruelifeProcessor
Atom N270 (1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)System Color
LCD Back Cover BlackMISC
Battery Primary 3-cell 24W/HR
Dell Wireless 1397 (802.11 b g)
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
1.3 megapixel Fixed bezel-mounted cameraBase
Inspiron 1011 Atom N270(1.6GHz,533MHz,512KB)

bazwaldo

abbey2000 wrote: »

Bugger...I can get this spec but its €299 now including vat and shipping. Is this still a good price to pay for this spec???

If you keep refreshing, eventually you'll find one at the cheaper price (175+VAT=212).

It can take a while though.

Tester46

To be honest, I've just been checking occasionally over the last few days. There was no sign of the good value packages ahowing up, so I reckoned it was a once off and I had missed out.

This morning the Dell 1011 for €175 + VAT showed up so I bought it.

Moral of the story: keep checking (and keep listing by lowest price first) and you'll probably get the one you are looking for after a while

madmoe

Me is holding out for a 1010. Does the 1011 have a HDMI out as well or just the 1010?

Cheers,
M

jamesd

madmoe wrote: »

Me is holding out for a 1010. Does the 1011 have a HDMI out as well or just the 1010?

Cheers,
M

Just the 1010 has the hdmi port

Fergster

Awesome Deal Is this still on

madmoe

A bunch of 1011's have just gone up! Can see a 1010 as well but expensive compared to what lads paid for these a few days back....

SoldierForce

1010 for 170.64 + Vat = 207.33!!! Quick!

madmoe

Feck, missed it!!

SoldierForce

Someone seems to have loaded the whole lot of systems in thier cart!

I was looking at a 1011 for 175 which had an N wireless card as well as a 6-cell! For 212 that was a steal! But I wasn't quick enough! Still waiting to see if its back in 15 minutes! The Service Tag for the system starts with a "Z"

Ghost Train

its only if your inactive that the cart gets emptied so could be more than 15 minutes

madmoe

SoldierForce wrote: »

Someone seems to have loaded the whole lot of systems in thier cart!

I was looking at a 1011 for 175 which had an N wireless card as well as a 6-cell! For 212 that was a steal! But I wasn't quick enough! Still waiting to see if its back in 15 minutes! The Service Tag for the system starts with a "Z"

The buggers!!