First look: Dell Inspiron Mini 12

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

At a Dell event last night, I managed to get my hands on a Dell Inspiron Mini 12 for the first time. And I rapidly discovered that in some ways it’s excellent, and some ways… not so excellent.

The excellent bits include, thankfully, both the 12in screen and the keyboard. The screen is sharp and glossy, much like that of the Inspiron Mini 9, but on this occasion Dell can squeeze in 1,280 x 800 pixels. That makes a huge difference when browsing websites, compared to the more cramped 1,024 x 600 resolution of typical netbooks. (more…)