Saturday, November 13, 2010

Battle of the Netbooks: Dell Inspiron iM1018 VS HP Mini 110


One of the more popular versions of a laptop over the past few years has been the netbook.  These light weight devices are great for casual use, and for people who do not need to carry a heavier laptop from place to place.  Email, web browsing, and light computing are perfect for this platform, but this is not a good choice if you want to do something more powerful (ie. gaming, multimedia, or development).

Today I will be comparing two different netbooks:  the Dell Inspiron iM1018 and the HP Mini 110.

Both PCs have similar technical specs:

1.66 GHz Intel Atom N455 Processor (Fast processor for the size machine you are getting)
1 GB of RAM (Gives your applications plenty of stretching room on a computer of this size)
250 GB Harddrives  (Excellent space to store photos, videos, work)
Plenty of USB ports (Allows you to connect other devices to you PC including cameras and external hard drives for extra space)
Wireless and Wired Networking (Allows you to be able to connect to the Internet where ever it is available to connect to)
Memory card reader (You can connect camera memory cards easily to transfer photos)
Built in Webcams and Microphones (For use with Skype or other webcam applications that allow you to talk over the internet)
Microsoft Windows 7 Starter (Windows 7 specifically for a netbook, runs great and is quite fast for what it does.)
Bother weight about 3 pounds!
Both companies have similar support structures that start you out with basic support and you can purchase to expand the amount of time of your contract.

They also have some differences:


Dell Inspiron iM1018



10.1 inch HD LCD screen with 1366 x 768 resolution
Stereo Speakers
Up to 6 Hours of battery life.
Microsoft Office Starter installed.  (Word and Excel, but does have ads displayed)

HP Mini 110



10.1 inch LCD anti-glare with 1024 x 600 resolution
Up to 9 Hours of battery life


Conclusion


Very similar laptops with only a couple differences, so which one to buy?  Well this depends on you.  Do you need more battery life, and do not care for HD content, then the HP Mini is what you may want to buy.  Does the battery life not concern you but you want HD content (videos, movies, etc) then buy the Dell Inspiron.

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