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Dell's Mini 9 Product Manager chatted up, promises more where this came from

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/laptops/" rel="tag">Laptops</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://blog.laptopmag.com/dell-inspiron-mini-9-product-manager-goes-unplugged"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/09/dell-inspiron-mini-9picture-top.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div> As if you needed any confirmation that Dell wasn't just going to abandon the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/InspironMini9/">Inspiron Mini 9</a> all by its lonesome in the marketplace, Laptop Mag spoke with Dell's Senior Product Line Manager John New, who had some comforting words for the multi-SKU crowd. John confirmed that built-in 3G is in the works, a dedication to cramped SSD drives and a potential six-cell battery. He also said that "As we get into the category, we reserve the right to do more," which could mean a 10-inch version, though we're also getting wind of a 12-incher in the wings.<h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blog.laptopmag.com/dell-inspiron-mini-9-product-manager-goes-unplugged>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/dells-mini-9-product-manager-chatted-up-promises-more-where-th/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1305434/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/dells-mini-9-product-manager-chatted-up-promises-more-where-th/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a> <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=xeUUjS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=xeUUjS" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=7UAFl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=7UAFl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=MKVTl"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=MKVTl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/384177014" height="1" width="1"/>

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