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Dell Mini 10v with Chrome OS Support

For such a large company, Dell is being unusually quick about support for Google’s new operating system, Chrome OS, announced just last week.

Dell’s Doug Anson has led an effort to develop driver support for all necessary hardware – and provide a custom download so you can try it out.  Before you download, be aware that it’s a 8gb download, so make sure you’re on your broadband connection and that you have a large USB drive to handle the files.

Dell Mini 10V Chrome OS Download

Once downloaded, you’ll need put the image  on flash drive. If you’re using linux, you can use this command, “dd if=ChromiumOS_Mini10v_Nov25.img of=/dev/sdb” (assuming your drive mounts as /dev/sdb/).

Once it’s on the drive, simply plug it in to your Mini 10V and you can check out Google Chrome OS!

Doug notes that wifi might be a little funky for now, and you may have to wait five to ten minutes for Chrome OS to start seeing access points. Boot time, however, is as fast as you’ve seen in preview videos (about 12 seconds).

The Dell Mini 10v is available at Dell UK for £229.

via Liliputing