Dell has launched a couple of new notebooks at CES 2009, and we're actually excited about both.

First off, Dell is augmenting its Mini 9 and Mini 12, released late last year, with the Mini 10, but there's more than just a difference in screen size this time around.

The Mini 10 uses an Intel Atom Z530 (Silverthorne) CPU instead of the higher-power, widely-used N270 (Diamondville) found in most netbooks.

Mini 10 betters the Mini 9 in a number of ways, from what we can tell. A higher-resolution screen, capable of 720p, built-in TV tuner, built-in 3G/WWAN, GPS, 802.11n, and multi-touch pad, for starters.

It will be available in eight colours and should be out to buy by March, we believe.

Dell will have three netbooks in its portfolio soon enough, then, with the Mini 10 ensconsced between the Mini 9 and Mini 12.

The second, soon-to-be-available notebook is the Adamo, which is a put forward as an Apple MacBook Air-killer, sporting a wonderfully thin LCD and sleek chassis.

We'll have pictures for both soon, but it looks like Dell has some tasty kit coming out in Q1 2009.


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