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Sprint Launches First Netbook With EVDO Rev. A Built In

Chance Stevens 2 November 2009 82 views View Comments

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon have all released their netbooks but Sprint was waiting for…something.  All of that waiting has finally ended with the release of the Dell Mini 10 netbook with Sprint EVDO Rev. A built into it.

It will cost $199 with a two year agreement but will only be made available in select stores in the Bay Area of San Francisco.
According to a recent press release:

Sprint’s EV-DO Rev. A provides customers with expected average upload speeds of 350-500 kbps and download speeds of between 600 kbps and 1.4 mbps. Peak download data rates increase to 3.1 Mbps (from 2.4 Mbps), and peak upload data rates increase to 1.8 Mbps (from 153 kbps).

“Dell Inspiron Mini 10 is a fun way to easily access the speeds of Sprint’s network to catch-up on email, surf the Web and more,” said Kevin Packingham, senior vice president – Product Development, Sprint. “We are excited to add this great Dell product to our industry-leading portfolio of devices available from Sprint that work on America’s most dependable 3G network. It offers an affordable way to stay in touch and stay connected.”

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 weighs just 2.6 pounds and measures 10.3 inches (L) x 7.2 (W) inches x 1.1 inches (D). Its 10.1-inch LED, 1024 x 600 WSGVA screen is perfect for managing email or Web surfing. It offers an Intel® Atom Processor® Z520, Microsoft Windows® Home XP SP3 Edition, a built-in 1.3MP webcam, 160 GB Hard Drive, Integrated Intel® 500 Media Accelerator Graphics, 5-in-1 media reader, Bluetooth® technology and Wi-Fi 802.11g.

To learn more, feel free to check out Sprint’s website.

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