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   #15. Posted at 10:51 AM on Sep 4th 2008 Edit   Reply
Hattig
£299 in the UK including Windows XP, 16GB SSD, 1GB RAM and shipping.

Apparently the Ubuntu equivalent will be £269.

Wonder how much it will be reduced if they use an 8 or 4 GB SSD.
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   #14. Posted at 09:06 AM on Sep 4th 2008 Edit   Reply
eitje
launched today - looks like it starts @ $349.

and the only OS choice - Ubuntu - lists as "may delay your Inspiron 9 ship date". prelim ship date on a white one comes up as 10/9. wowzers!

finally, max of 2 year warranty, with a cost of 1/3rd the price of the system.
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   #2. Posted at 08:31 AM on Sep 3rd 2008 Edit   Reply
FroBozz_Inc
Bigger image of the keyboard found here:

http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/d...ment?c=us&dl=false&l=en&s=gen&docid=5560589F5105...[om]
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#2, Fn-alt-F is all you'll need to know if you run Windows on it...  :  Hattig  (#3)  «
#2, I didn't even notice the F1-F12 keys. Eww. Now there's absol...  :  Usacomp2k3  (#4)  «
#4, Yeah but for $300, if all you do is type class notes and ...  :  ChrisDTC  (#7)  «
#7, I use F5 all the time for refresh, F6/F8 to go to the ...  :  Usacomp2k3  (#8)  «
#8, Seconded on f2 in Excel all the time (or renaming f...  :  Spotpuff  (#13)  «
#2, If this really does launch at $100 under the Aspire One XP, ...  :  ludi  (#5)  «
#2, Almost looks like the tab key and caps lock were afterthough...  :  Valhalla926  (#9)  «

   #10. Posted at 01:16 PM on Sep 3rd 2008 Edit   Reply
UberGerbil
Aside from the function and right shift keys, and the already-mentioned single/double quote key, what is up with the braces and square brackets (should make posting at TR fun) and plus/minus/equals etc keys. Ugh. There are so many ways this keyboard would frustrate me I don't think I'd use it even if it was free.
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#10, It does have the advantage that it meant they made the alpha...  :  Hattig  (#11)  «
#11, But even for regular typing I use the hyphen key a lot. I...  :  UberGerbil  (#12)  «

   #6. Posted at 10:22 AM on Sep 3rd 2008 Edit   Reply
Forge
I don't use right shift much. Actually, might not use it ever. That functionality happens by my left ring finger sliding down to left shift, so I wouldn't miss it.

The function key thing is kind of upsetting, though. I guess I'm the exception that proves the rule, but adding YET ANOTHER key to VT switching is possibly too much.
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   #1. Posted at 08:11 AM on Sep 3rd 2008 Edit   Reply
etilena
At $299 for an atom, I'd bite.
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