Comments on: Dell netbook with MID CPU gets a first look: Mini 12

By: Amit

Amit — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 10:36:01 +0000

Hi
Thanks for the post.
But, what else can you tell us about this Laptop?
Since I’m traveling a lot, I’d like to ask you about the Warranty,
Is it valid for over seas?
For how long?
Can you put a note on that?

Thanks,
Amit

By: Levente Littvay

Levente Littvay — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:03:45 +0000

Somebody correct me. Didn’t Intel place restrictions on what OEMs can put the N270 in? I seem to remember a 10″ restriction. Isn’t this why Dell decided to use the Z series chips?

Same issue with the XP licenses but this has been established above. (Though I seem to remember that M$ changed their minds and extended the limitations to a 14″ screen, larger hard drive, etc. Resolution could still be an issue.) I do also wonder why they didn’t go with Linux. 1GB RAM, Z530 is more than enough to run Firefox, thunderbird, skype, im, and OpenOffice.org. They seem to have a usable interface on the Mini 9 using Ubuntu. I am sure it runs better than Vista.

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By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:54:52 +0000

So its a bigger chassis and doesn’t have ULCPC XP, but it doesn’t have a 2.5″ hard drive, 2GB of RAM or a faster/dual-core processor.

Wow. Dell is just full of fail recently.

By: anotherOS

anotherOS — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:32:43 +0000

Even with the 4200 RPM drive and the 1GB RAM limit, I’m guessing the Ubuntu version will be much faster.

I agree that the design decisions seem somewhat idiotic, but the idea of a fanless, silent notebook with a 12 inch display, good keyboard, and < 3 lbs is very appealing and I'll be seriously considering this one (the Ubuntu version anyway).

Was also thinking about the HP 1000, but I don’t think that it’s fanless + smaller screen.

By: bluemonq

bluemonq — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:28:21 +0000

If my memory serves correctly, all Silverthorne CPUs are paired with the Poulsbo chipset. While there is a 1GB RAM limit (which, having a Fujitsu U2010 I find that not so bad as being reported once you shut down Windows Indexing [something I never really benefitted from anyways, being OCD about file organization]), one plus to the Poulsbo chipset is… hardware video decoding. The U2010 didn’t come with codecs that used it, but I installed PowerDVD on it, and let me tell you: 720p h.264 videos that used to choke on my P1620? The U2010 (even with a 1280×800 screen) barely breaks a sweat.

Now, if Dell didn’t install working codecs, you might have a legitimate complaint here.

By: Brusto

Brusto — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:52:56 +0000

by using Vista instead of XP they lift the self-imposed resolution & RAM bans, but by using the weaker Silverthorne (instead of Diamondville in most netbooks) they cripple the machines capabilities. Silverthorne has a 1GB RAM limit & 13×7 resolution limit (no external monitors for you!).

this product is so ass backwards its funny. i cant believe intelligent people actually designed it.

By: Rodrigo

Rodrigo — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:36:34 +0000

This sounds like a good potential 2nd gen model, with more RAM, faster HDD and dual core Atom.

By: Brian Goodwin

Brian Goodwin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:33:19 +0000

Disappointed. After playing with 10 inch netbooks and rubbing my neck after 20 minutes of use…I have been waiting for a 12 inch netbook just like this one. But the start up time is not acceptable. Dell needs to add an SSD option and their new “Latitude On” instant-on software.

By: vance

vance — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:09:24 +0000

4 minutes to a usable system? Wow. Just wow.

If Dell wasn’t such a whore for Microsoft, it might actually be a great product.