Dell Inspiron Mini 9 ready for lift off

Dell will announce a mini notebook on Thursday dubbed the Inspiron Mini 9.

The launch was detailed in an email from Box.net touting how it will be bundled with Dell's "highly anticipated Inspiron Mini 9." The Wall Street Journal confirmed Dell would launch a mini notebook following up on the Box.net leak. The Journal also noted that Dell's Mini will cost less than $400.

The leak isn't all that new as Gizmodo reported on the Dell Inspiron Mini last month and Engadget noted that the Mini was coming in April.

Box.net had been shopping around its role in Dell's "highly anticipated entrance into the ultra mobile computing category and Web 2.0" under embargo. Box.net didn't confirm much other than the name and the date and the fact that it will be bundled with the Mini.