Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is another contender for the netbook market in Malaysia from Dell Malaysia. Dell Mini 9 will be competing head on with Asus Eee PC, Acer Aspire One and Lenovo IdeaPad S10 for the market grab.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in black

The design of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is kept simple by Dell, with the businesslike image that Dell are famous with. The Dell Inspiron Mini 9 build is similar to the netbook competitor, slightly bigger in dimension than Asus Eee PC and slightly smaller than Acer Aspire One.

Let us look at the specifications of the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in Malaysia:

Intel Atom N 270 (1.6Ghz)
1024MB DDR2 Ram
8.9″ Glossy LCD Display
8GB SSD storage
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
Integrated 1.3Megapixel Webcam
Integrated Bluetooth Adapter
Integrated 4 in 1 Media Card Reader
4 Cell Lithium Ion battery
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

Price of Dell Inspiron Mini 9 in Malaysia at the time of writing: RM1199.00

The 8.9″ display on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 maybe quite small to some. But the 1024px X 600px glossy screen are bright and nice to look at. The keyboard on this Dell netbook is smaller than its competitor, thus making it a bit harder to use. It will not be a problem when you get to use to the keyboard layout though.

Dell Mini Inspiron 9 offer the same feature set as it competitor in the market. It has three USB ports, 4 in 1 Media Card Reader which support SD, MS, MS Pro, and MMC, a VGA out, and an ethernet port.

The processing power of the Intel Atom N270 and the equipped 1024MB DDR2 memory in this Dell Inspiron Mini 9 netbook is adequate enough for daily general purpose task. Some might find the storage to be a bit small after filled with Windows XP Home Edition installation, but you can always opt for external storage device.

Dell Inspiron Mini 9 is another contender in the ever growing netbook market in Malaysia, and it is a good thing that keep the customer with more choices and reduced prices.

Popularity: 63% [?]

This has to be one the best model that came out from Acer Stable. Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 radiates power that can capture a potential buyer interest immediately.

Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 in its full glory

At least that what happen to me when my dealer show the Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 to me. The Acer 6920 model that being sold in Malaysia has a slightly different specifications than Acer Apire 6920G-812G32 that is being sold worldwide.

Let us take a look at Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 specifications:

Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1Ghz)
15″ WXGA Widescreen LCD Display
320GB Hard Disk Drive
2048MB DDR2 Ram
Blu-Ray Disk Drive
Nvidia 9500G 512MB Graphic Processing Unit
802.11b/g Wireless Adapter
Bluetooth Adapter
5 in 1 Card Reader
Integrated WebCam
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Acer Carrying Bag

Price at the time of writing: RM4499.00

From the specification of Acer Aspire 6920-812G32, one can tell that this laptop is made for high end multimedia experience. Watching HD video and playing the latest game on this Acer laptop model for Malaysia will be a breeze. The Nvidia 9500G with 512MB of memory is more than enough to play the latest game releases. Coupled it with 2048MB of DDR2 Ram, doing multitasking job won’t be a problem on this Acer Aspire model.

Acer scored a full mark on the new design of this Acer Aspire Laptop.The new multimedia control centre is easy to use, and the button feels good. I would say that no other notebook offer the same style and substance as the Acer Aspire 6920-812G32.

I can’t help but to compare this Acer laptop model with HP Pavillion DV6842TX when I look at the Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 price. Looking at high end specifications of the laptop, and the asking, I would say Acer Aspire 6920-812G32 is a bargain.

Popularity: 66% [?]

It was a happy day for the owner of a Mac laptop when the laptop she left behind in a toilet was found by an Airport cleaner.

Sirammah hands in the laptop to Raghbir Singh Ball

The owner of the left behind Mac, only want to be know as J. Tan told the media that she have left the laptop in the toilet due to fatique upon arriving from Singapore. The cleaner who found the laptop, Sirammah Ramasamy, 30 said that she found the laptop while cleaning the toilet in The Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in Sepang.

After she found the laptop, Sirammah immediately informed the airport authority to report the find.The day after the laptop was found, Malaysia Airports Sepang manager, Raghbir Singh Bhall handed the laptop back to the owner, J. Tan.

According to Raghbir Singh Bhall, averagely six laptop were reported missing each month at the airport.

Popularity: 8% [?]

Today Lenovo has introduced the Lenovo “e” Ideapad S10e netbook for educational purpose. The Lenovo “e” Ideapad S10e netbook was designed for student in classrooms and campus.

Lenovo Ideapad S10e

Scott Divalerio was quoted saying that following the popularity of recently introduced Lenovo consumer netbooks, Lenovo are expanding the IdeaPad netbook line with models customized to the unique needs of students, teachers and education customers.

The “e” Ideapad S10e netbook from Lenovo provides basic functionality for word processing and light multimedia capabilities.

The “e” Ideapad S10e netbook for education came with a 10.1 inch display with a built in webcam. Also included with Lenovo “e” Ideapad S10e is the Quick Start(1) feature allows students to quickly check email, browse the Internet, conduct video conferencing, view photos or listen to music without having to fully boot the operating system.

Student can choose Microsoft Windows XP Home or Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop from Novell as the Operating system for Lenovo “e” Ideapad S10e.

The Lenovo “e” IdeaPad S10e netbook will be available through Lenovo education sales and business partners starting at the end of November.

Popularity: 10% [?]