Vodafone Offering Dell Mini 9 With Built-In HSDPA

Author	Hugo Jobling
Published	18th Sep 2008

Vodafone Offering Dell Mini 9 With Built-In HSDPA

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As we've hinted before a netbook with integrated HSDPA is near-enough the holy grail of portable connectivity. With that said, take a look at the Dell Inspiron Mini 9 spec list below and see if you can tell what's special about it.

1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU
1GB DDR2 (533MHz) RAM
16GB solid state drive
8.9in, 1,024 x 600 display
Ethernet, Bluetooth, 801.11b/g WiFi
Integrated Vodafone HSDPA
Three USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, 3-in-1 card reader
4-cell, 32Whr battery
~1Kg (with battery installed)

That's right; Dell and Vodafone have teamed up to add HSDPA to Dell's Mini 9 netbook. Better still, the Mini 9 will be subsidised by Vodafone, meaning that on some tariffs (specifically 24-month ones) you'll be getting a free netbook with your mobile broadband.

The only downside of such a deal is that only the Dell netbook will be ale to use the HSDPA connectivity provided with it, whereas buying a USB dongle affords easy web access to any device. Still, no pain no gain, right?

If you're interested Vodafone has set up a page where you can register yourself as such and be informed when systems are available.