Dell Inspiron laptops and desktops serve a wide-ranging need for personal computers. The Dell Latitude design series clearly meets the needs of the business industry well. Inspiron introduced the newest in its series the Mini 9 sub-notebook. At 2.28 in pounds and only 1.22 inches in thickness, it is lightweight and easily transported. The keyboard features a space saving reconfiguration. This removes the separate function keys. Now, F1 to F10 are a secondary function of the middle line keys that include the characters (A) through (;). These are now accessible by clicking one of the Fn keys.

The system details for the Mini 9 are slightly different for American and European purchasers, specifically differences in the RAM size available in different options, and connectivity options differ. In the American version, for instance, Bluetooth is optional, in the European version, it is standard. Both versions come with the option of either Windows XP or Ubuntu Linux operating system.

The Intel Santa Rosa platform supports longer running Inspiron models, the largest of these are the 1720 and 1721 models. These models are very similar with the same kind of case, which offers a variation of processing features. An Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with up to 2.5 GHz and an integrated Intel X3100 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS/8600M GT are included in the 1720. An AMD Turion with up to 2.2 GHz along side an ATI Radeon Xpress 1270 are included in the 1721. A 17-inch display with resolution up to 1920×1200, as well as support for dual SATA hard drives of up to 640GB – 2 x 320GB drives, and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM with up to 4 GB is included on both the1720 and 1721. There are optional hard drive configurations available on the 1721 however; it is not available on the 1720. Both models feature a choice option of eight popular colors.

Inspiron offers a medium size version in the 1535 model, recently introduced to the public in June of 2008. The 1535 is a version upgraded from the 1525. This in turn is an upgraded 1520 and 1521. You may know the 1535 by the Dell Studio Laptop. It is similar to the 1525 in its size and weight of 5.9 pounds. Its dimensions are 14.05″ x 10.08″ x 1.00″. The 1420 and1420 N were the smallest models available before the Mini 9 the most recent release. The 1420 and1420 N both feature a 14.1 inch display with a resolution of up to 1440×900 with an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor with up to 2.4 GHz. They also feature the inclusion of an NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS with 128 MB and 128 MiB dedication and either a SATA hard drive that will hold up to 320 GB. Top that off with a 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM that will hold up to 4 GB and 4 GiB as well as an integrated Intel X3100.

The less expensive of the two is the 1420 N since it features the Ubuntu operating system rather than the Windows XP operating system. These two also feature the option of choosing from eight trendy colors. The Dell Inspiron series is quite impressive in general and now it features it own full line of notebooks. These are suitable for a wide-ranging set of uses and needs. The Mini 9 Inspiron is a wonder addition to any notebook category.