Dell announces a subsidized Inspiron Mini 9 for $99
Following in the footsteps of Acer and its $99 Radioshack Aspire One, Dell announced on Friday that it will be selling its Inspiron Mini 9 netbook with integrated mobile broadband for a mere $99 with a two-year AT&T LaptopConnect agreement ($60/month). Unfortunately, the $99 price tag comes after a $350 Dell Mail-in-Rebate which may scare away more than a few prospective buyers. The $99 price ends January 31st, 2009 so you have only three weeks to jump on this offer. As with the Acer deal, it really only makes sense if a LaptopConnect contract was already in your future as a $99 Mini 9 is hardly worth $720/year otherwise.
it’s just a rip-off after all
got an Acer Aspire One for $380, and tether TM506 to access 3G for $20 a month
isn’t it better?
Rebate? Never.
Up until that point I was diggin it.
<<< Saw this coming…
Sorry, charlie, but these are EVDO plans which have 2G caps.
You are better getting a netbook yourself and running it with a mobile Clear account with real Wifi and no bandwidth caps.
ATT has a 3 GB cap. This is only a good deal if u were already planning on getting a netbook.