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At this year’s CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dell announced that its version of the low-end internet mini-surfer netbooks, would take the next step towards cell phones and cell phone marketing.

The Inspiron Mini 9 has the standard 9-inch screen, slightly smaller keyboard and the truly mobile weight of right around 2 lbs. This member of the Dell family has a miniscule 8-Gig solid-state hard drive and only 512 MB of DDR RAM, but this little fella has something that will soon become as common among laptops as built-in web cams. The Mini 9 takes built-in wifi to the next level, and boasts a built-in AT&T cellular mobile broadband internet card, but there's more.

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The Inspiron Mini 9 was the subject of Dell’s final announcement during a press conference today in which they gave a sneak peak at their ultra-sleek, ultra-slim high-end Adamo laptop. They also showcased the Mini 10 with its multi-touch capabilities, built-in broadband technology and built-in GPS among other strong features that make it a computer light enough for the weakest arms but at the same time a strong take-anywhere internet companion. But what sets the Inspiron Mini 9 apart from the rest of the pack? Dell announced that you can now purchase the Mini 9 for just $99 (After $350 rebate) if you sign a 2-year agreement for mobile internet service with AT&T.

This will change and simplify how we interact with our computers and providers on a daily and even hourly basis. No phone lines, no cables, no modems, no routers, and no confining range limits. Just one internet connection anywhere in the United States that cell phones currently reach. As long as you’ve got juice, you’ve got Google and Wikipedia, and You Tube, and of course fz2878.

William S. James, Weak Signal, Strong Will