Dell rounds out their netbook product lineup by announcing the new 10 inch Inspiron Mini 10. The system is available for pre-order now over at QVC and will be available for purchase directly from Dell in the U.S. and other countries starting on Feb. 26th. Hitting up QVC makes a great deal of sense for Dell because it allows them to go after the stay-at-home population which is arguably hot for netbooks these days.

So without further ado, here’s what you need to know about the new 10 inch netbook system:

• Starting weight of 2.86 lbs
• Intel Atom Z520 at 1.33 GHz or Intel Atom Z530 at 1.6 GHz
• Intel Poulsbo US15Wgraphics chipset
• Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 500
• 92 percent keyboard size
• Multi-touch gestures touchpad – navigate the screen using simple movements to rotate, scroll, and zoom
• 10.1 inch WSVGA edge to edge 16:9 aspect ratio display (1024×576)
• HDMI output
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Built-in webcam
• Windows XP OS
• 1GB RAM standard
• 160GB HDD
• Stereo speakers
• 3 cell 24WHr Li-Ion battery
• Available in Obsidian Black, Alpine White, Cherry Red, Promise Pink, Ice Blue and Jade Green.
• Dell online storage options – free plan comes with 2GB of space to paid plans with up to 100GB of space
• Measures 10.28 x 7.19 x 1.12~1.25 inches

Optional features and accessories coming to the Mini 10 include:

• Internal digital TV tuner
• External USB DVD player
• Ubuntu and Windows Vista options
• Bluetooth
• WWAN support
• Internal GPS
• 2GB RAM
• 250GB HDD
• Solid State Drives
• Design Studio images

It’s important to note that the Inspiron Mini 10 is indeed a late-comer to the 10 inch netbook market. In it’s current configuration, it’s actually hard to recommend the netbook – especially when you consider there are many other 10 inch  netbooks that offer similar if not better configurations. There are two “cool” features of the Mini 10 – one is the HDMI output and the other is the Menlow platform which should offer slightly better video performance.

However, the Mini 10 COULD be an interesting platform down the road once Dell unveils the planned enhancements and accessories. The two to watch out for is the planned panel upgrade (1366 x 768 is planned) and the larger 2GB memory footprint. The current 1GB is not expandable (a.k.a. that stinks..).

Nevertheless if you’re fine with the current panel’s resolution and the 1GB of memory, then perhaps the Mini 10 will be a good option for you. We’ll try and give it a spin one of these few months but in the meantime, we’re still fans of the Samsung NC10 (and it’s awesome 93% keyboard).

[Check it out via NetbookTech]

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