Vodafone announces laptop package with in-built mobile broadband

Vodafone is the latest network to announce a laptop package with mobile broadband. The company has made a deal with Dell to sell its mini-notebook, the Inspiron Mini 9 in some countries in Europe.

Vodafone has said that the new laptop deal will become available in “key European Markets”, although it is unclear yet which countries these will be. Neither has Vodafone given an exact idea of pricing or a release date, but has said the deal will kick off sometime in “late September” this year.

Vodafone is by no means the first operator to offer a combined notebook and mobile broadband deal. Currently 3 has a package with the HP 2133 Mini-note, while Orange customers are entitled to an Asus eee 900 with its laptop-plus-mobile-broadband package. However, both packages include a separate laptop and dongle, whereas the Vodafone package will have mobile broadband integrated into the notebook.

The Inspiron Mini 9 has comes with an 8.9 inch LED display, and has a built in webcam. It is extremely light at just 1.035kg. The notebook is also sold directly through Dell’s website priced at £299.

A spokesman for Vodafone said: “The recent acceleration in the take up of mobile broadband has demonstrated just how hungry consumers are for Internet access. Building on our long relationship with Dell, the availability of the Inspiron Mini 9 will further enhance what a customer can achieve with mobile broadband whilst on the move”.

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