Sprint Nextel launches first netbook

Sprint Nextel joined rivals AT&T Mobility and Verizon Wireless by launching its first netbook.

Sprint will offer the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook (a version of which AT&T also offers). The device has an EV-DO Rev. A connection, a 10.1-inch LED screen, a built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam and a 160 GB hard drive.

AT&T was the first to jump in the netbook craze in the spring and introduced the devices nationwide in the summer. Verizon Wireless launched its first netbook earlier this spring as well, and recently announced the launch of another.

Sprint said the Dell netbook is now available at select Sprint stores in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, and will cost $200 with a two-year mobile broadband contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. Sprint is pushing a mobile broadband plan with the netbook, giving users 5 GB of data for $60 per month.

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