Dell Mini 10 Unboxed, Compared to HP Mini 1000
Is there a better way to end the week than by watching a netbook unboxing? No, I didn’t think so either. 
That’s why I’m passing along a video look at Dell’s Mini 10 netbook from Digital Home Thoughts. The nearly 10-minute vid is mostly an unbox and walkthrough of the device, which I didn’t get to see at CES when it was briefly announced. Most interesting to me is a short bit at the end of the video: the Mini 10 is compared to the HP Mini 1000. Both offer a nearly identically sized keyboard and there wasn’t much else different in the side-by-side dimension comparison.
I’m still not entirely sold on the Dell from a financial perspective, though. Based on the price, there are just-as-capable netbooks available for less or about the same price. They aren’t restricted to the 1GB of RAM and 1024×576 display resolution on the Mini 10, either.
Why is the bezel so big?
It looks like they have slapped a small screen into a larger computer.
Sam, that’s just the windows boot up screen running at 4:3 unstretched. The side bezel isn’t as thick as it looks!
What works in Dell’s favor on this…
Financing.
I have no cash. but nearly $2,500 on my dell card.
So as long as they are comparable I might as well use the card. If it weren’t for the fact that I HATE credit hanging over me… But they tease me every day…
I have to say I don’t put much stock in the “1 Gig Max” claim. I had two gigs in my Mini 9 which made the same claims and it worked perfectly. I’m thinking they just can’t sell it with 2 because of MS’s limitations, but it should work with 2. I may buy one just to find out.
Vinny, there’s a key difference in terms of the hardware between the Mini 9 and Mini 10. You were able to put 2GB of RAM in your Mini 9 because it has a slot for the memory module. The memory on the Mini 10 is “on board”, meaning it’s soldered on, i.e.: no slot to pull or replace a RAM module.
Soldered on?!?!?!?
Oh yuck. Thanks for the warning!