Dell Ends Sales of Mini 12 Netbook

Dell will no longer sell the Mini 12 netbook. In a blog post, Dell states that the decision to end sales of the MIni 12 is due to customer demand.

Dell will continue to sell the Mini 10 and Mini 9 netbooks for the time being.
Lionel Menchaca, Dell’s chief blogger, explained the decision in a blog post:

It really boils down to this: for a lot of customers, 10-inch displays are the sweet spot for netbooks. That’s why we offer two different 10-inch Inspiron netbooks for Mini 10 and the Mini 10v. And on the Latitude side, the Latitude 2100 netbook is finding a home in schools all over the place.

The Mini 12 has very similar specs to the Mini 10, except it has a 12-inch display. In some instances, PC manufacturers are required to limit features if they want to utilize Windows XP and Intel Atom chips as to avoid cannibalizing sales of full-powered notebooks.

Those looking for a low-cost netbook with a display that measures more than 10-inches may want to consider Lenovo’s IdeaPad S12 ($449) or the ASUS Eee PC 1101HA ($429).

While 12-inch netbooks definitely stretch the definition of “netbook,” many users are willing to give up portability for a larger display and keyboard.

Comments

Mark

It will be available in their Outlet store for a long time. That said the value of a netbook is ultra-portability and I already have a 12 inch notebook. I grab my little 10 inch HP 2140 because of the size, it weighs nothing and is never an option.
XP is dead get over it, if you really want it you can still get it but 7 isn't that much slower and runs better on the newer chipsets and processors.

CC

Yeah, fu%king netbook. We want Windows XP on laptop now!!!!

Shame on Microsoft!

Kill Windows Vista then replace to XP to save our headaches! What problems with Microsoft!!!!! Fu@k Vista off! I want buy Windows XP on laptop for gaming now!!!!

Shouting at Microsoft! BLAH. BLAH! I am Angry on Microsoft!

Windows XP stay forever!!!

Bcc

Wow. Settle down Beavis.

AC

The Dell 12 netbook had two problems - one insurmountable, one annoying.
1 - Battery life was just unacceptable. Anything under 8 hours of actual use just isn't going to cut it.
2 - PATA ZIF interface for the 1.8-inch hard drive. This is all FAIL. At some point, I'm going to swap the drive - and if the netbook doesn't accept a SATA 2.5-inch drive, I'm not going to buy it.