# Geeky: I really, really like my new Dell Inspiron Mini
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 24, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939 "2008-09-24T04:01:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/1 "2008-09-24T04:01:11Z")
In part because it’s just [so cute](http://flickr.com/photos/ellbeecee/sets/72157607457931496/). But also, it’s way light - and I haul a laptop to a lot of conferences. Yes, the keyboard is small, but I think Dell did better than ASUS did with the EEE PC as far as keyboard size- just slightly bigger keys work better for me (MPOW has some EEE’s that I’ve used). Yes, it’s still small, but adapting’s not going to be as hard as I was wondering about.
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### Author:  [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/2 "2008-09-24T14:51:51Z")
Aww! So cute, yes. Almost “squeeee!”-worthy.
I’m curious about that keyboard - any possibility of taking a photo of your fingers on the keys?
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### Author:  [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/3 "2008-09-24T15:08:09Z")
Daymn! I’ve been looking for an ultra-portable PC for a while and that one looks pretty nice. It’s got a decent keyboard and the hardware is supported by Ubuntu Linux…
_runs off to do some hardware shopping_
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### Author:  [@Typo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/4 "2008-09-24T15:14:41Z")
Oh, now that is just adorable!!!
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### Author:  [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/5 "2008-09-24T15:38:34Z")
Do you have a picture of it opened?
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### Author:  [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2008, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geeky-i-really-really-like-my-new-dell-inspiron-mini/464939/6 "2008-09-24T16:10:40Z")
> [@Bear\_Nenno](#):
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> Do you have a picture of it opened?
The Dell [website](http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9) seems to have plenty. Looks pretty slick and much less toy-like than the comparable stuff from ASUS or Acer.
The small SSD drive is a definite minus though.
In other news, I just found out that the machine isn’t available yet in my country. :mad: