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Go to Dell web site and use ecode: 6V620-DYDEHF3
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Dell Mini 9 = Garbage. Its a failed product.
onion said:Dell Mini 9 = Garbage. Its a failed product.
care to elaborate as to why you think that?
He craps on every netbook deal and beyond that is a general all-purpose TC'er. If there were rep on fatwallet, he'd be at about -1,000,000 at least (note that's a minus sign, not a squiggle).
In terms of the Dell mini, it has a small keyboard, but it's also fanless and spillproof keyboard. If you're getting the XP version, it comes compressed on there so you need to reinstall promptly (or else it'll be ungodly slow). Get the upgrade to the 16gb SSD so you can fit a full XP install on it. Ram is easily swappable so buy that on your own. It'll take up to 2GB in the form of 1 SO-DIMM 677mhz (pc2-5300).
If you aren't already getting an XPS though, this isn't a particularly great deal.
i got my M1530 when it was on sale @BB for $550...It's cheaply built. It's definitely worth less than $500.
This seems like a luke warm deal.
Select the 16GB Drive on the Mini, it's an STEC 16GB SSD & is much faster than the 4GB or 8GB Intel SSDs.
16GB STEC SSD is 85MBs Read & 25MBs Write. I just finished installing Vista Ultimate last night on a Mini 9, it's way faster on a clean install. XP is faster than Vista, but Dell pre-installs a bloated compressed XP on these. I doubt they would do that with Linux though, Linux Ubunto is way steamlined & faster than any blubbery FAT Microsoft OS, however any clean installation of Microsoft OS will run circles around any MFG. pre-installed bloat, especially true when the OS is compressed YIKES!!
After removing a lot of crap from Vista, with all drivers loaded, 2GB of ram, completely disabled swap file, Vista Ultimate is only taking up 7GB of space on the 16GB SSD. I still need to install all my programs, then I'll start in on hacking & streamlining even more, working on speeding up the Registry mess & removing all that unessesary Microsoft crap which nobody needs.
Why did you install Vista Ultimate on a Mini 9? Try Ubuntu on it first.
IPMD said:Select the 16GB Drive on the Mini, it's an STEC SSD & is much faster than the 4GB or 8GB Intel SSDs.
The 16GB STEC SSD is 85MBs Read & 25MBs Write. I just finished installing Vista Ultimate last night on a Mini 9, it's way faster. Dell compresses the OS on these when they ship with XP. I doubt they would do that with Linux, also Linux Ubunto is way faster & slim than any fat arse Microsoft OS. A clean install of any Microsoft OS will run circles around any MFG. pre-installed bloat, but especially true when the OS is compressed YIKES!!
After I removed a lot of crap from Vista, with all drivers loaded, 2GB of ram, completely disabled swap file, Vista Ultimate is only taking up 7GB of space on the 16GB SSD. I still need to install all my programs, then I'll start in on hacking & streamlining even more, working on speeding up the Registry mess & removing all that unessesary Microsoft crap which nobody needs.
We had a much loved Dell 710m that we picked up on a fw deal for around $800. It served its purpose well but it started falling apart after five years or so, which I think is reasonable. In the meantime, my company had given me a thinkpad X60 which, over the course of the year, I came to realize was a beautifully engineered machine and IMO much superior to our Dell.
When I priced a replacement for our Dell, the small xps notebooks were around $1500 and the thinkpad could be had for $1k...pretty easy choice.
So where am I going with this...I think its impressive that you re-installed the os and are mucking with vista to get the machine to perform well. But certainly our time is worth something. Why not buy the x200 for about the same price (off a recent fw deal). yes, the Dell specs are better but I think for most users, the x200 will be sufficient.
darkmeridian said:Why did you install Vista Ultimate on a Mini 9? Try Ubuntu on it first.
Because it was there.
I think Ubuntu is a much better OS, it's faster & streamlined. Vista is a fat bloated pig as everyone knows, but XP is NO BETTER! Microsoft is a fat bloated PIG OS Selling company.
However, XP OR Vista can be hacked and put on a diet to work much faster. Tweaking & hacking & installing a clean OS will improve performance more than any hardware upgrade can ever hope too (except if you don't have enough RAM, but RAM is so cheap now it's almost free so that's hardly even an issue.
vinouspleasure said:...I think its impressive that you re-installed the os and are mucking with vista to get the machine to perform well. But certainly our time is worth something. Why not buy the x200 for about the same price (off a recent fw deal). yes, the Dell specs are better but I think for most users, the x200 will be sufficient.
It's NOT really impressive, everyone should be able to install an OS from scratch, not any big deal. Mucking around & hacking registry with ANY Microsoft OS is absolutely a given for anyone who hopes to run MICROBLOAT slim fast & lean. Vista is the most bloated OS they've come up with to date, but it can easily be tweaked to perform great with Knowledge
Parts is parts. IBM is nice, but in the end no matter WHAT computer OEM Hardware you ultimately choose, be it IBM, Dell, HP, Toshiba, ASUS whoever, if you plan to run a Microsoft OS, all of them can be made way faster with a clean tweaked Windows OS which has been clean installed from scratch & put on a massive diet.
It's all in the Registry.
I also own a 6yr old Dell 710M, those had great LCD's. Mine still looks like the day it came out of the box.
One thing I think is great about Dell, Hate em or Love em, ... I love one thing about Dell which can not be said about others, it's the fact that for many many years only Dell offers FULL SERVICE MANUALS to everything they sell FREE right on their web site!! Who else does that?
It's great to be able to go research the internals of what your shopping for before you buy it. Having a Service manual available for free download anytime anywhere on every computer they sell is a great PLUS for us.
Maybe not for the average novice though who would never even consider opening up anything, but it's a great thing I think many would agree.
And drivers - don't forget that fancy 'type in the six digit code on the bottom of your machine and go directly to downloading all the drivers for it' part of the Dell website. I have to admit that I'm biased, but this is one of the reasons I am biased - ease of self-support via their web site.
Allright, need some advice, I may pick this up. They have a 12 month interest free deal with DPA on XPS too, so I like that aspect.
General feedback looks mixed - my laptop died this morning after 5 years of faithful service. No real complaints, decent Toshiba. Any other experiences with the M1530? Also, is this Mini 9 useful at all?
IPMD said:
Parts is parts. IBM is nice, but in the end no matter WHAT computer OEM Hardware you ultimately choose, be it IBM, Dell, HP, Toshiba, ASUS whoever, if you plan to run a Microsoft OS, all of them can be made way faster with a clean tweaked Windows OS which has been clean installed from scratch & put on a massive diet.
One thing I think is great about Dell, Hate em or Love em, ... I love one thing about Dell which can not be said about others, it's the fact that for many many years only Dell offers FULL SERVICE MANUALS to everything they sell FREE right on their web site!! Who else does that?
well, there are some interesting ideas here (forgive me for clipping your post in the interest of readability), most of which make sense to me. Having worked as a software engineer at large hardware and software companies, I've come to the conclusion that an OS install is well beyond what most people can (or want) to do.
Probably what I most disagree with is the notion that "parts is parts" and it doesn't matter which brand you buy. IMO there are clear differences in quality, ergonomics and design. Before I used a thinkpad, I though Dell was the best value for the dollar. Now I'm willing to pay more for the thnkpad.
I'm not sure the service manuals are a big differentiator for most people. I have enjoyed excellent support from both companies.
In the end, I suppose both of my replies don't really belong in this thread...apologies to op.
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