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more about #mini12 strider_mt2k: The Mini 12 appeals to both the wealthy AND the ignorant. more » scarbrtj: All these netbook CEOs better be thanking their lucky stars for Windows 7. more » impliedsurprise: does any think there's a conspiracy and that windows 7 is really a rollback of vista back to xp with bells and whistles? that's why it runs so fast, e... more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: Running Vista on a Netbook would turn me into Turrets Man... The endless stream of curse words, references to my dick, and the occasional exclamation... more » Spoony: Now i'm curious you're putting the blame on the atom processing chip? Is there a reasoning for that? Like i would think the biggest problem first wo... more » Rodime: The problem with the video playback isn't windows 7, its WMP12 and the microsoft codecs. For some reason (at least for me), manually deleting the MS ... more » jesu789: Hi everyone i have a dual boot on my new hp mini 1020la xp and 7, when i start xp it last about 2 min i think its because the slow HD, but with window... more » discounteggroll: got windows 7 on my Eee 1000HD and it's buttah. I've got one asus ACPI error message on startup, but that was my fault and it's not enough of a bother... more » AmandaElectra: So what is it faster !! So what is has dirrent cosmatic changes or a new taskbar. Why would you pay for an UPGRADE as a new OS rather than taking thi... more » Jason Brown: its windows....windows is latin for dumb operating system. LONG LIVE SNOW!!! more » General Halfshaftery: Don't ask me how i made it, but i survived twenty months of Vista on my lowly Toshiba A100 1.7 Celeron with 1GB RAM. Some days i would literally yell ... more » Thats Dr Bear to You: So Mark, as a future netbook (with Windows 7) purchaser what specs whould you suggest to get Windows 7 running full steam with the fancy aero and the ... more » Hello Mister Walrus: You've got the wrong Gizmodo page in the picture. You should load this article and create an endless recursion. more » -
#unconfirmed
Lenovo Releasing a 12-Inch IdeaPad S20 Netbook?
While it was tough to know just who Dell's Mini 12 appealed to, apparently the idea of a 12-inch netbook wasn't so crazy. Because rumor has it that Lenovo will be releasing one, too. More » -
#impressions
Windows 7 Runs So Much Better Than Vista On a Netbook
I've tested Vista on two netbooks, and it's never been good (not counting the Vaio P). In fact, Vista has been unusable in both circumstances. Then I loaded Windows 7 onto the Mini 12. More » -
#review
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Review
The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is a bit confused. It packs an Intel Atom processor, which makes it a netbook. But it also has a 12-inch screen, which exceeds our definition of what a netbook can be. On one hand it's a natural evolution of the genre in an ever growing screen size arms race, topping the 10-inchers like a razor company adding another blade. On the other, the Inspiron Mini 12 reaches a size and pricepoint that makes it comparable to far more capable systems from Dell in the same pricerange.
