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Leaked documents describing Dell’s upcoming Inspiron 910 netbook have found their way to Gizmodo, together with further confirmation of the rumored August 22nd launch date. According to the spec sheets, which document the budget ultraportable from multiple angles, the Atom-powered 910 will have a choice of 4, 8 or 16GB SSDs and WWAN option.
Since netbooks have become the Latest Big Thing to mod, hackers will be pleased to find the internal layout looks relatively amenable to changing. Expect to see that SSD swapped out for something bigger.
Other details include, as predicted, a choice between Ubuntu and Windows XP, as well as 512MB or 1GB of RAM and a choice of VGA or 1.3-megapixel cameras. The base price of $299 is still unconfirmed.
The MSI wind is the product to beat, but Dell is too afraid of cannibalizing high-end sales. That is why the device has a hard-to-use keyboard. The other market is the music-storage and media-player that young people use the device for and that is why it does not have a 2.5″ HDD.
2 quick ideas:
The AC adapter is not the standard 19.5 volt Dell. It would be nice if Dell would either use the same adapter, or they would use a 12 volt adapter.
The left side has a blank area between the SD slot and the dual USB slots. This could either used for another SD slot (like the Acer Aspire One), or an express card slot.