My Dell Mini Forum

My brand spanking new Dell Mini 1018 arrived today to take away any chance of productivity!

I've had quite a bit of a play with it and I can say it's shaping up to be a very nice looking netbook. The hardware is mostly the same as the previous Dell Mini 1012 released earlier this year, but with the introduction of the N455 CPU means we now have DDR3 RAM support for a nice performance boost. Additionally, Dell have addressed some design issues with this new model; the trackpad now has separate buttons, no more awkward integrated ones! Also the uniform colour design makes the netbook seem a lot more smarter and professional.

The unit I purchased cost £279 and took 7 days to arrive from ordering on the Dell UK site. No word on a US release yet.

Here is my unboxing video:

Check out the Mini 1018 pictures thread in our fresh Dell Mini 1018 forum for a photo-shoot.

What could possibly be more bad-ass then cruising down the highway on a Harley Road King? You guessed it, cruising down the highway on a Harley Road King with a Dell Streak professionally integrated into your handlebars! Not only that, the Dell Streak is seated insides it's familiar home dock and is hooked up to an external battery and massive speakers so he can hear his tunes as drives along! Youtube user Codywnorris has just this customisation on his Harley and has kindly made a video with his new bragging rights:


Check out Cody's Youtube channel for more Dell Streak customisations in his 2009 Dodge Ram! Where is Xzibit when you need him?

A new Dell Mini has landed! Today, a new Dell Mini 10, by the model name of Dell Inspiron 1018 cropped up on the European Dell sites today.

The new Dell Mini 1018 appears to be a refresh of the current Dell Mini 1012 model. The body of the new Mini 1018 appears to be the exact same as the aforementioned 1012, with the overhang at back behind the screen hinge. Colourwise, the whole unit is now one colour and that's black, whereas previously the base was white and just the lid changed colour. Additionally I noticed in the featured photos, the track pad appears to have separate buttons as opposed to them being integrated; this was something that many people complained about when reviewing the 1012 and Dell themselves stated they would rectify in some way, maybe the 1018 is that.

On the inside, things are looking pretty much the same. Sadly the CPU is still a single core, but its now an Intel Atom N455 instead of an Intel Atom N450, with the updated processor we now have DDR3 RAM support. Still the usual 1GB of RAM however, Windows 7 Starter and all the normal connectivity options. Also as with all Dell products in their infancy, there are very few configurations to purchase at the minute, with only the hard drive being upgraded. No HD screen option either but I am sure that will change.

As with all previous Dell Mini 10s the 1018 is very good value for money, on the Dell UK site the Inspiron 1018 costs £279 or £299, depending on if you want that bigger hard drive.

For now you can check out the Dell Mini 1018 at Dell UK and Dell Italy. No sign of this on the US site or anywhere else just yet!

Update: Official Direct2Dell Release

[via Notebook Italia]

The US Dell Streak product page is now open to the public.

You can purchase the Dell Streak from from Dell US for $549 here.

Once you've ordered your Dell Streak, be sure to check in at our US Dell Streakers thread and introduce yourself to the community!

Currently, there are 12k users listed to be using the Dell Streak native Facebook app, I think this could be a good indication of how many Streak users there are out there at the minute. Lets sit back and watch this number grow

Although not officially released yet, the Dell Streak 2.1 update has surfaced on Dells mobile staging servers, where many of the other unofficially released Streak updates have surfaced.

These long-await firmware updates weren't supposed to be released until September at least, so to have them early is an absolute god send. Whether this means an official OTA update is on the way or not we don't know, and like the previous builds we've gotten hold of, chances are there'll be little/no official word from Dell.

According to discussion at MoDaCo, if you've flashed your Streak with a new ROM at any point you will need to revert to stock before applying the update. This update will also wipe your device, so be sure you've backed everything up before taking the plunge.

Links and everything you need to know, including download links and how to, is in this thread. Please note, this update is only available for O2 branded Dell Streaks - from the UK, check the aforementioned thread for full details.

Almost 10 weeks after the UK release, Dell have finally revealed all (except from the reason behind the delay) on the US version of the Dell Streak. So here it is:

• The Dell Streak Will go on sale to the US public on the August 13th
• If you signed up to the Dell Streak presale(and you still can) you will be able to purchase August 12th
• As leaked earlier, it will cost $549 without a contract, and $299 on a 2 year plan with AT&T
• All versions will be locked to AT&T
• Will be released with Android 1.6
• Currently only available in Carbon Black
• As with O2 in the UK, AT&T have an exclusive deal on the Streak - But it will only be available through the Dell website at launch.

Better late than never I'm sure you'll all agree. For those looking for it the Dell Streak product page is here and you can read the full announcement on the Direct2Dell blog.

Those lucky buggers at Engadget have been sent an early build of the Dell Streak Android 2.1 update, and done us all a service by giving us a video tour of the updates and features.

It has been revealed that the plan now for the Dell Streaks Android release is actually going to be an Android 2.1 release a early as September by O2 UK, with the possibility of unlocked customers getting it a bit earlier. Here is a list of the positive features highlighted by Engadget, hit the via link below for the full post and a nice video tour.

• Updated Keyboard - No numpad
• 720p video recording w/updated camera app
• Pinch-to-Zoom in Google Maps
• Live wallpapers
• Stock Android photo viewer
• Revamped Dialler App

It's great to finally get some solid info on the Dell Streak, these new features will really do something for the Dell Streaks currently hampered street credibility, and I believe people will start taking it seriously once it has a more current version of it's software running it's already up to date hardware.

[via Engadget]