Also coming soon, is my review of the Lenovo Ipad S10 — another netbook, only this one is a 10.2″ one (to compete with the asus eeepc 1000h and the like). Just got the shipping confirmation yesterday, so look for the review in the upcoming days!

(as always, have something you want to know? Tell me about it in the comments!)

Ah, the sweet new trend of netbooks! Just received my Dell Inspiron Mini 9 the other night, and am in the process of writing up the review. My initial thoughts? It’s about on par with the other mini laptops I’ve used (Acer Aspire One, EEE PC, Fujitsu P7120, etc). When compared with the Aspire One specifically (at least so far), the battery life is a bit better, the keyboard layout is awful, the webcam is much better in low light, and ssd performance is a bit better (basically the same) than the aao’s hard drive.

Here’s the specs of the Mini 9 I am reviewing:

• Inspiron 910 Intel Atom processor N270, 1.6GHz, 533Mhz512K L2 Cache
• Obsidian Black Color with Gloss Finish
• 512MB,DDR2,533MHZ,1 DIMM
• 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA TLLCD
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
• 16GB Solid State Drive (mini-card Module/PATA)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
• Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
• Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
• 32WHr 4-cell Battery
• Bluetooth 2.1 module via USB I/F (Option)

Stay tuned for the complete review to be finished in the next couple days. Have anything specific you want to see in the review? game play footage, performance tests, etc? Let me know in the comments!

(The full review will be linked here, or just check back at the homepage)

update 9/24/08: Here is the full review! http://www.jrin.net/2008_09_25/dell-inspiron-mini-9-actual-usage-review

I just got my shipping confirmation for the new Lenovo U330 13.3″ laptop! It’s should arrive on Thursday, but depending on if they leave it at my door, I probably won’t be able to pick it up till Friday, so stay tuned this weekend! (I will post a link on this post to the review once it’s up, or of course simply check back at the home page)

Update 9/25/08 11:22p:

Initial hands on review posted!! http://www.jrin.net/2008_09_26/lenovo-ideapad-u330-initial-hands-on-review

Update 9/26/08 4:30p:

I pick it up on the way home from work today. Keep a lookout tonight for an initial hands on review!

Update 9/25/08 7:20p:

UPS tried to deliver today, but I wasn’t home. I called them up, and they told me I could drive to the UPS center and pick it up tonight! I drove there, and was told that the truck from my area won’t be there until 8:00p…. They closed at 7:00p…… Ugh. Well, I will be posting my initial review tomorrow night!

The Lenovo U330 I ordered will have the following specifications:

• Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P7350 ( 2GHz 1GHz 3MB )
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• 13.3 WXGA LED Backlight TFT 1280×800
• ATI Radeon HD 3450 256MB (ATI M82SCE 256MB)
• 3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
• 320GB 9mm 5400RPM
• DVD Recordable w/ X6 Ultrabase
• HDMI, WiFi (802.11a/g/n), Bluetooth, 10/100 Ethernet (boo, no gigabit)
• 0.9″ Thick

One thing I’m really looking forward to checking out is that it’s supposed to be able to switch from the dedicated video card, to the integrated (x3100?) video, to save battery life. If this ends up being light enough, I may end up getting rid of my Acer Aspire One!

Have anything in particular you want to see reviewed? Game play? Specific performance tests? Let me know in the comments!