Dell Inc is poised to announce a new mini-laptop computer later this week, a source familiar with the company's plan said on Tuesday, confirming a Wall Street Journal story.
The source said the Dell "mini" would be a low-priced computer that is two-thirds the size of full-featured laptops, which will put it into competition with the Eee PC from Asustek Computer and other rivals in Taiwan and Japan.
The Journal cited "people familiar with the device" as saying the Dell mini notebook is likely to sell for under 400 dollars, have a screen size under nine inches, and run either Microsoft Windows or Linux operating system software.