We dont want to point fingers, but at the same time Dells Studio XPS 16 red option suddenly returns -- now a "Merlot" instead of once-axed "Crimson" -- the Mini 9 conspicuously goes missing from the companys website. Coincidence? We think not. Its a regular murder mystery, and it looks like we have our prime suspect here, caught... erm, red-lidded. Catching the killer, though, wont bring it back, but at least its younger brother, the Vostro A90, still seems to alive and kicking.Update: We just got off the phone with a Dell customer service rep who told us the same thing a handful of our tipsters heard: the Mini 9s being phased out, with its official "End of Life" possibly as soon as Monday. Shed a tear for our 2008 netbook of the year.
Merlot red Studio XPS 16
Dell.com search for "Mini 9"
Refurbished Laptop stockroom
