The Dell Mini 10v’s label is seemingly in attendance to indicate significance for thrifty Netbook shoppers. The system is in many ways challenging to distinguish from its other expensive cousin and is one of the better less than $300 laptop computers.

It does, however, lack the high-end specification options of the regular Mini 10, together with a higher-resolution screen and mobile broadband antenna.

Our $334 review unit adds a better 6-cell battery, and there are also CPU and hard-drive upgrade options, but no way to get the higher-resolution 1,366×768 screen, HDMI output, or mobile broadband options available in the Mini 10. But if you’re fan of the large flat keys and somewhat slim design of the Mini 10, the less expensive Mini 10v version offers the same necessary look and feel for a smaller amount.

Like the Dell Mini 10, the Mini 10v is not equally updated as Asus’ newest Netbooks or the minimalist HP Mini 5101. Instead Dell’s Mini line takes its design cues from the better laptops in the Inspiron family, with similar rounded edges and shiny surfaces.

Unlike Dell’s older 9-inch Netbook keyboards, there are no missing keys or main area compromises, and valuable keys, such as the shift, tab, and control keys, are relatively full-size. The wide, flat keys go nearly edge-to-edge, but the lengthy, letterbox-style touchpad has to squeeze its mouse buttons directly into the lower left and right corners of the pad. It’s far from our favorite Netbook touchpad, but better than the similar long touchpad with buttons on the far sides found on HP’s Mini 110.

The 10.1-inch display on the Mini 10v is a standard 1,024×600 one, so if you aspire a extra HD experience, you’ll need to trade up to the Mini 10, which offers an option for a 1,366×768 screen (which we liked a lot). The inset display on the Mini 10v kept glare down, but this is still a very glossy screen.

While the Mini 10 has an HDMI port, with the cheap 10v you’re stuck with a basic VGA output, plus SD and 3 USB ports. Trading up to 802.11n Wi-Fi is a $30 upgrade, and adding up Bluetooth is $25.

Dell’s reputation in lieu of offering highly configurable systems is well-earned, and even though the 10v doesn’t offer as many options as the regular Mini 10, you can still swap in a better 160GB hard drive for $25 or a somewhat quicker Intel Atom N280 CPU, also for $25.

Like largely the laptops we’ve reviewed, the Dell Mini 10v uses the 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor (although one attractive exception is the non-v version of the Mini 10, which uses the Atom’s Z530 alternative). Its performance was exactly in line with classic Netbooks, and it works well for fundamental Netbook tasks, including Web surfing, fundamental media viewing, and working on office docs, which is what these low-cost, low-power systems are primarily intended for.

We ran battery drain test for Dell Inspiron Mini 10v and it ran for almost 6 hours, which is pretty impressive.

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