Dell’s fantastic looking Mini 10 has a few features that distinguish it from the normal netbook crowd, and one that means you probably shouldn’t buy it. The machine, which could be pre-ordered from last week, is supplied with 1GB RAM, a pretty usual configuration. The problem? It cannot be upgraded. Normally you can drop an extra gig into a netbook in a matter of minutes, but according to Lionel Menchaca, Dell’s Chief Blogger, "all Mini 10s will come with 1GB fixed RAM (which means it will not be upgradable)."
That double-sucks, because the $400 Mini 10 comes not only with a choice of processors (the Atoms Z520 and Z530) but it has an HDMI port, and future models will contain TV tuners and 720p screens. In short, possibly the best netbook so far arrives stillborn. Hopefully this will be fixed in the future. Until then, thanks, Dell.
UPDATE: Several readers have mailed to point out that Dell will be selling 2GB version of the Mini 10 in the future. That’s true, but it doesn’t stop the current model from being crippled.
Dell’s Mini 10 Packs a Punch [Dell via BBG]
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