Dell Discontinues the Mini 12
Dell has announced that the company will be discontinuing one member of its Mini line, the Dell Mini 12.
We've always been of the opinion that if the display is over 10-inches in size, it isn't a netbook. Apparently the vast majority of would-be netbook owners agree. Early on Saturday morning, Dell's Chief Blogger, Lionel Menchaca, published a post on the company's corporate blog detailing its decision to discontinue the Dell Mini 12 and reiterating that the Mini 9, which was dragged out of retirement in late July, is still available.
"Dell recently decided that it’s time for the Mini 12 to ride off into the sunset," wrote Menchaca, going on to say that customers should not read anything into this as far as Dell's commitment to the netbook space is concerned. "It really boils down to this: for a lot of customers, 10-inch displays are the sweet spot for netbooks," explained Dell's Chief Blogger. "That’s why we offer two different 10-inch Inspiron netbooks for Mini 10 and the Mini 10v," Menchaca added.
So for those of you looking to bag a Mini 12 you'll have to go through the Dell Outlet, which specializes in refurbished Dell computers and electronics.
Read the full blog post here.

Pretty much everything that isn't Dell is better by a long shot.
10" is a great size, but I (as well as many others) prefer the much more portable 9" devices like the EeePc900 series.
The keyboard is good enough for the basics (like the rest of the internals), the price is cheaper than the 10".
The 10"may have a slightly better keyboard, but at the expense of a larger, heavier laptop.
Also 10" screens need more backlight to get the same amount of knits, so the battery will most likely last less.
they suck
* Great Customer Service (it means they're friendly, useful)
* Customizable
* Outstanding warranty, RMA
I can't list any bad things about dell. They serve me well
HP
* Good lookin' products (its sleek look)
* Somewhat mostly cheaper than Dell (in similar configurations)
and hp's bad ways
* Horrible, horrible customer service (I think most of you know what I mean)
In a world were people spend a lot of time TEXTing & browsing on 2" screen cellphones - a 10" netbook is HUGE!
Netbooks are selling very because they are very small and cheap. For years, SONY has made a tiny notebook with a 6~7" screen for $2000+. Didn't sell very well.
These things are slicker, functional, portable and don't weigh much... about 2~3lbs. I can fit 4 netbooks into the area of my 15" Thinkpad.
For what I need in a portable computer, a netbook would have done just about as good... sure a little slower. But a heck of a lot smaller.
For $300, they are a good value. Sure there are $350~500 notebooks out there that have optical drives, bigger screens and easily more powerful CPUs... but a netbook makes about the same or a bit more profit and they SELL.
Netbooks are NOT desktop or notebook replacements... they are a 2nd /3rd computer.
A friend went from a single huge 17" HP computer to a much faster and cheaper Desktop with a 26" display. For portable use, a $300 netbook... 3lbs vs 10lbs becomes more USABLE out in the field than a 17" giant.
Yes, HP has horrid customer service...
But damn, they make some sexy systems. =D
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