After a long travel day to Las Vegas, I get to catch up on the news I missed yesterday. There’s plenty that happened; it usually does the day before a big mobile technology convention like CTIA. But what struck me outside of the mobile handset news floating around is Engadget’s bit on the rather inexpensive option Dell added to the Mini 10 netbook. For $35, you can move from a 1024×576 display to one with 1366×768 resolution. That’s a wee bit better than what you need for high definition 720p video and one heck of a good value for the price.
The higher resolution should also help when web browsing, which is the big value here in my opinion. While many sites fit nicely in 1,024 horizonal pixels, a little extra elbow room is nice when you need it. Plus, you’ll see over 25 percent more from a vertical perspective, too; that means 25 percent less scrolling up or down. To me, that’s huge and something that clearly sets the Dell Mini 10 apart from nearly all other 10-inch netbooks out there today.
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