VR World » mini 9 http://www.vrworld.com Fri, 10 Apr 2015 07:54:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 Dell first with a $199 notebook http://www.vrworld.com/2009/02/27/dell-first-with-a-199-notebook/ http://www.vrworld.com/2009/02/27/dell-first-with-a-199-notebook/#comments Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:41:43 +0000 http://theovalich.wordpress.com/?p=1132 Dell just launched a 24-hour sale of its netbook, the Mini 9. You can buy this product for paltry $199, making this model first netbook ...

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]]> Dell just launched a 24-hour sale of its netbook, the Mini 9. You can buy this product for paltry $199, making this model first netbook to crack the $200 barrier. Caveat of course, comes in the form of operating system, none other than Ubuntu Linux, enabling Dell to shave off 50 greenbacks.

Netebook with Ubuntu linux for 199 greenbacks - is this impressive or not?

Netebook with Ubuntu linux for 199 greenbacks - is this impressive or not?

After seeing this, there is nothing else to say but – computers just became an everyday thing even for non-tech savvy consumers.

There is no reason why grandpa or grandma should not have something as cheap as this, and staying in touch could be much cheaper than it used to… kudos to Dell.

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