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Old 8th May, 2009, 08:15 PM
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Dell Inspiron Mini 12 – 12.1in netbook
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Old 8th May, 2009, 09:07 PM
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Yet another product to make me feel "good" about paying $750 for a Dell that's now pretty lame a couple of years ago.
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A powerhouse the Mini's are not!
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12.1 is not a netbook ....
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I think it is mainly the lack of a CD/DVD drive which makes it a netbook.

The spirit of the concept being that you use online apps, and storage.
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The size is nice but I'll still fancy the Eeepc's
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