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Well, Dell might have been super cagey about pricing and release dates for the new Mini 10 during its CES Adamo non-event, but you can’t keep the kids locked up forever, and Dell’s netbook middle child seems to have shacked up at Tesco for £349 ($480). Basic specs are generic netbook — 1.6GHz Atom Z530 (it lists a Z520, but we know it’s a Z530), 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, Windows XP, and a sesame seed bun — but we were actually quite taken with Dell’s “perfect 10” when we played with it at CES, and the addition of a multitouch trackpad, built-in GPS and optional WWAN certainly make the Mini 10 a little more interesting than the competition. We’ll see how pricing looks when Dell sees fit to bring this guy Stateside — let’s hope this mix of features doesn’t end up costing $900 like a certain not-a-netbook competitor with a similar spec sheet.

[Thanks, Fry]

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Dell Mini 10 shows up at Tesco for £349 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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While the Viviene Tam Edition Mini 1000 sure was pretty, it’s hardly what you’d call “new.” According to undisclosed sources cited by the always questionable DigiTimes, Hewlett-Packard is toying with the idea of bringing a few new infants to market in the Mini-note line. If all goes to plan, a WWAN-enabled Mini-note 2150 (13.3-inch, presumably) will hit the scene in early June. For what it’s worth, a new 11.6-inch model is also mentioned, and as expected, the whole crew (however large) is apt to arrive with Intel Atom’s within. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see, folks.

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HP rumored to have new Mini-notes on the way, father still unknown originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The new Mini Cooper convertible burst out of a block of ice Sunday at the Detroit auto show at its unveiling, top down, even though it was barely 20 degrees outside. This was one of the neater introductions at the 2009 North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center, which was well heated, perhaps even overheated. The blocks of ice were actually thin plastic boxes not unlike what you use to store out-of-season clothes. The Mini convertible arrives two years after Mini updated its sibling hardtop. Look for it in March starting at $24,550. Each will be equipped with an Openmeter, a readout that displays how many hours the car has been driven with the top down. The cloth top can be retracted at up to 20 mph and the rollover hoops are now pop-ups rather than fixed in place, for an even more open feel. Since Mini is part of the tech-conscious BMW Group, you’ll be able to order one with navigation, Bluetooth, satellite radio, HD radio, and of course an iPod adapter. Mini was the biggest sales success story of 2008 with a U.S. volume increase of 29%, mostly thanks for the Mini Clubman, the one with a real back seat.