Well, there will be no more hardware for Jolicloud users here on the JoliOnMini page… Dell has officially killed off the Inspiron Min line of netbooks… probably in favor of more tablets.
Dell has released the starting price for the Inspiron Duo. You may remember, that the Inspiron Duo is Dell’s netbook that turns into a tablet via a pivoting screen.
Specs include:
Dell’s price…. $549.99
Dell has released a new Mini 10 to the lineup in the U.S. – the Dell Mini 1018.
This new Dell features:
This new Dell will not feature the Broadcom Accelerator card
Prices start at $299.99. Find more at MyDellMini.
Dell has made official a new Inspiron will be added to it’s lineup. It’s called the Dell Inspiron Duo. This new model will have netbook like specs (Dual Core Atom N550, 10″ screen), will be running Windows 7 Premium (not Starter), and will have a reversible screen that will transform from a netbook to a tablet in a way not like any other tablet PC before. Take a look:
More info & videos can be found from the good people at Engadget.
Two pieces of Dell news in the past few days:
The removal of the 10v is troublesome for those who wanted to make a hackintosh out of the 10v, but with the 1012 out there (especially with Broadcom’s HD accellerator) there doesn’t seem to be a huge demand for the 10v anymore. RIP 10v.
The 7 & 10 inch tablets might be because of the recent success of ipad, but who knows, maybe Jolicloud could revolutionized the touch screen linux area just as they are trying with netbooks.
As of now, no official word from Jolicloud on any touchscreen support in the near future.
Dell has added a new option to the Mini 10. Only available on the newest 10, the 1012 (with the latest Atom Pinetrail), the Broadcom Crystal HD Accelerator card is now available.
Broadcom’s Crystal HD Accelerator card will allow for HD playback with the latest version of Flash – 10.1 Beta 3.
The folks over at Engadget have a nice review from a preview of this new machine.
Complete Dell specs are available on the Dell Order pages.
More news from Jolicloud’s twitter account:
“New kernel & firmware are available. Fixes for WiFi on Asus 1001P/1005P(E), Dell Mini 10v, Samsung N130/N140. Please update and reboot!”
They are still trying to get that 99% compatibility for all netbooks. More updates should be available soon 
Is your new Netbook compatible with Jolicloud? Check out their new list of Pinetrail Support – those newest Netbooks with Intel Atom N450 processors.
I think Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 should make the list too
Brad at Liliputing has put together his review of the new Mini 10 – with 1.6GHz Intel Atom N450.
He likes
He dislikes:
Check out the full Dell Mini 10 Review over at Liliputing.
Our good friends over at Liliputing have put together their first thoughts on the newest member of the Dell Inspiron Mini line – the Dell Mini 10.
But they Mini 10 has been out for over a year now, right? Yes, by name, but this is the newest version with a Atom N450 series processor, and GMA 3150 graphics.
Check more out and watch the video: Unboxing the new Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Pine Trail Netbook.
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