Dell breaks the $200 mark today with the Mini 9 netbook for just $199. The deal’s good until 6am CT tomorrow morning. The machine itself is about as stripped down as you can get but should be just fine for some basic tasks like surfing the web and… well, surfing the web.

Specs:

• Intel Atom CPU (1.6GHz)
• 8.9-inch screen at 1024×600
• Four-cell battery
• Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1
• 512MB DDR2 at 533MHz
• 8GB Solid State Drive
• No Camera Option

You can add stuff if you like. An extra $100 gets you XP, 1GB of RAM, and a webcam.

Inspiron Mini 9 [Dell.com]