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I have recently get to experiment a Dell Mini 9 netbook which has a 3G HSPA internet slot.

For those of you who are new to this,  mini-notebooks or netbooks are using the latest technology in 3G to connect to the internet. It is a sim card based (similar to the mobile phones sim card) as a channel for you connecting to the net.

Some came with USB adapter for you to place the Sim card inside it while others are pretty much placed in a sim card (similar) slot called the HSPA slot.

Some might call have the HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) version while others the HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access).

2 different names - what’s the difference?

The easiest explanation I can give you is that HSDPA is the enhanced version of HSPA, though both these protocols can have a transfer download speed up 14.4Mbps (that’s fast for a moile broadband).

So far about 200 telecommunication operators from around the world have deployed HSPA protocols for mobile laptop and netbook users; a sign that mobile broadband is the way to go.

With this new subscription technology, users need need be bonded to hotspots for Wi-fi though subscribing cost might be one of the factors before users started to adapt mobile broadband.

Some of the notable netbooks which are HSPA ready includes the Dell Mini-9, LG X110, HP Mini 1001TU and Lenovo Ideapad S10-2 3G netbook to name a few.

Recently in the news as well, mobile giants NOKIA has released their first netbook called the Booklet 3G and it is also HSPA ready.

From the way I see it, I’m not surprised if more mobile companies starting to release netbooks as they will leveraging on the future of boadband technology in 3G.

Can you do that? Do you want to try?

Well this is possible …… it is not as easy as it seems like installing a new WIndows operating system on a new laptop ( not so direct though). But if you are up for the challenge then note down these steps below.

First let’s get the stuffs prepared for this operation (it ain’t going to be a medical room ).

1. A Dell mini-note notebook with at least 16 GB of SSD of hard disk space
2. A retail copy of Mac OSX - don’t use the oem version that comes with the MacBook
3. An  external USB drive
4. The “Type11 BootLoader” at this link here
5. A blank CD to burn your bootloader

After all of the requirements are satisfied, let’s begin the installation process …..

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You can get a new laptop during this coming IT Show (which begins tomorrow) by simply trading in your old one.

PC Dreams - The One Stop Laptop Solutions will be having trade-in deals with Acer, Compaq, Lenovo and Dell (more brands might be available according to PC Dreams).

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The mini notebook or mini laptop is the biggest buzz recently and it is quite interesting to see almost majority of the laptop manufacturers out there leveraging on this market.

Asus has started out with the Eee PC series and soon you see a bunch out there …. that include laptops heavyweights HP, Acer and Dell who released the Netbook, Aspire One and Mini9 respectively.

However China’s own HiVision ain’t far behind either.

Recently they released a series of mini notebook series at an extremely shocking price ($98) !

How do I know about this?

Just check out the video below.

Talk about being affordable ….. THIS IS DEFINITELY THE ONE !

Comments welcome .

Hi guys, I’m back after a few days of undesired happenings on this site; having some problems with my hosting and stuffs.

But I’m back and ready to kicked some news for you.

First things first ….. there will be some changes going on for these sites and some of them are in progress right now. I will announce it once it’s completed the changes that is happening on this site.

First some news ….

HP has been announced “TOP Laptop Vendor Of The Year” for 2 years in a row.

The announcement is being made by market research firm “Display Search“.

HP is tops in market share globally, while Dell is only the main deal back in the US. Acer is joint with HP on the biggest share in the European market and because of that Dell was pushed further behind to third position in the overall global standings.

And because of the powerful powerhouse that is HP, no wonder they are also the Number 1 in the Laptop Budget Series (a post which I’ve longed delayed to cover )

That review will be cover sometime very soon and as HP always say … “Let’s Make It Personal Again”.

Dell has come in with their version of the Eee version of mini laptops by releasing the Mini 9 Inspirion.

Under the $500 figure (around $349 till $499 to be exact), the Mini 9 offers users the affordability of a laptop be it a Windows XP based or Ubuntu Linux based.

Dell is one of the companies benefited by the Intel Atom Processors but unlike Asus Eee Pcs, Dell’s Mini 9 Inspirion display is only available at 8.9 inch as compared to the latter which came in in 3 sizes 7 inch, 8.9 inch and 10.2 inches display.

The specs are as of below:-

1. Intel Atom Processor N270 - 1.6Ghz
2. Motherboard 533 Mhz FSb/512K cache
3. RAM upgradable up to 1 GB
4. Solid State Disk Up to 16GB (Mini notebook version of the Hard Disk)
5. Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
6. 802.11 Wireless G
7. Base LCD Sound
8. 4 Cell (32WHr) Battery

By the way, this is laptop is actually called the Dell Mini 9 Netbook.

What do you think of this laptop ….. Luv to hear from you.

I am now following up my previous post on the top 5 laptops that are value under $1K.

Next at Number 3, we have the indispensable Dell Inspiron 1525.

Dell is one of the major brands in the laptop market and it would be very surprising if they are not ranked on the the top 5 list even.

Lets check out the specs of this cool gadget:-

1. CPU:-  2 GHz Core 2 Duo T7250
2. Display Size (inches):-  15.4
3. Wide Screen:-  Yes
4. Total HD Size (GB):- 120
5. Min. Weight (lbs.):- 6
6. Price When Reviewed:- $999

My conclusion - The customization options of this ultra cool notebook will allow shoppers to choose what type of hardware they need for this laptop via their website.

Rating (out of ten):- 8.2

As we move closely to Number 1, I’ll be adding a couple of other posts which might interest you all.

So stay tuned.