Conclusion: Sure, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is expensive relative to other netbooks, but it's the only one with a 12-inch screen.
Pros: Big 12-inch screen. Good resolution. Very thin. As light as its 10-inch netbook peers. Ubuntu is a top-notch Linux operating system. Intel Atom platform is solid. Mult...
Cons: Slow, 4,200-rpm hard drive. Pricey relative to other netbooks.
Conclusion: The Dell Mini 12 is a 12 inch netbook so when compared to 95% of the other netbooks on the market you're going to have more screen real estate to use on it's 1280 x 800
Pros: 1.1 inch thick and under 3 pounds for a 12 inch netbook
Cons: Weak battery life, Only 92% size keyboard, Sluggish Intel Atom Z520 1.33 GHz processor, small hard drive, Weak Intel GMA 500 graphics
Conclusion: Dell could have certainly hit the bull's eye with the 12-inch "netbook" design. The present growth of the traditional netbooks shows a clear trend toward the models with
Excerpt: Filling a niche within a niche, the Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is for netbook buyers who want a larger screen but not the cost—or performance—of a full-fledged ultraportable.
Pros: Excellent screen, Decent keyboard, Very good battery life, Thin and light
Cons: Pricier than other netbooks, but not faster, Small hard drive, Weak audio
Summary: The first 12-inch mini-notebook packs a spacious screen and keyboard in a very slim design, and it offers very good battery life, but the Mini 12’s performance could be
Pros: Glossy 12.1-inch screen; Slim design; Excellent battery life with six-cell battery; Nearly full-size keyboard
Cons: Sluggish performance under Vista; Slow hard drive; Quiet speakers;
Excerpt: For some time Dell stayed out of the burgeoning mini notebook market, but at the end of 2008 the company unveiled its first model, the Inspiron Mini 9.
Excerpt: Dell's latest netbook is the Mini 12, which was previously called the Inspiron 1210. It's the biggest netbook yet, with a 12.1in screen, the same size as those used on...
Excerpt: Dell’s new Dell Inspiron Mini-12 laptop is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Ultra Low Voltage ATOM Z530 with 512-KB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB on Intel US15W Chipset Motherboard, and