Dell Inspiron Mini 12 - “Almost” MacBook Air for $ 500?

The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 netbook, which went on sale a month ago, clearly stands out among the many other models on the market. The number 12 in the title is the diagonal of its screen, thanks to which the netbook has a pretty decent resolution: 1280x800. In fact, this is almost a full-fledged laptop, however, it retains the advantages of its “younger brothers” - low weight, size and cost.

A few days ago, the list of available operating systems has expanded: instead of Vista, you can order a netbook with Windows XP or Ubuntu, and the latter costs $ 50 cheaper without losing its characteristics.

In addition to the standard models, on the Dell website, you can choose the parameters that are suitable for you and place an order for the resulting version (delivery, unfortunately, only in the USA):
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• Glossy screen 12.1 ", 1280x800
• Intel Atom 1.33 or 1.66 GHz processor
• 1 GB DDR2 memory
• Colors: Obsidian Black, Alpine White, Cherry Red, Pretty Pink or with a pattern on the cover
• 40, 60 or 80 GB hard drive (4200 RPM)
• 1.3 MP webcam
• Wifi 802.11g
• Built-in Bluetooth (!)
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500
• Battery for 3 or 6 (!) Cells
• Weight from 1.3 kg
• Price from $ 499

Gallery on the Dell website.

Netbook review in Russian .

Comparison with the size of the MacBook Air from the English review :





PS On Habré, relatively much was written about netbooks, but all discussions mostly went around the Eee PC and MSI Wind. How do you rate this model? But I really liked it, and I am thinking of purchasing a Ubunt version with a 6-cell battery, a 1.6 GHz processor and a 60 GB disk — it costs 549 dollars.

PPS By the way, share which laptops / netbooks do you have and how do you rate them?