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The Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2868 comes with an integrated web cam and an Intel Atom processor.

Weight
Weighing 2.72 pounds, it’s perfect for those looking to travel light.

Storage
It has an 80 GB hard drive. When you break that down, you’re looking at over 25,000 songs with extra room for movies and games. It has a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive, which means it has the file-transfer swiftness of a USB or Firewire drive.

Memory
1 GB of RAM (maximum)

Processor
The Intel Atom has 47 million transistors in a single 22mm chip. It uses only 2 watts of power. Put that next to the 35 watts used by a Core 2 Duo found in most regular sized notebooks, and that’s what we call fantastic battery management. The 1.3 GHz Atom Z520 has a front side bus of 533 MHz for much faster data transfer on those hard-driving mobile applications and a 512 KB L2 cache that can store data temporarily.

DVD/CD Drive
There isn’t one, but it has 3 USB ports for external drive usage.

Connectivity
It comes with:

• An integrated 54g wireless LAN that’s compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks
• 3 USB 2.0 ports
• A multi-card reader (SD, MMC, SDHC)
• 1 VGA monitor port
• Headphone jack, Microphone jack
• Ethernet port

Screen, AV
A 12.1 inch screen has 1280 x 800 pixel high definition.

Battery
The battery can last up to 3 hours. That’s a bit low for netbooks.

Warranty
It’s backed by a 1-year limited warranty for parts and labor.

Pros
The weight. 2.72 lbs. is light.
Though it’s expensive, Dell is known for their many customizing options and great customer support.
The screen/weight. 12.1 is very large for a mini notebook. It’s not going to fit in your jacket pocket like the Sony VAIO, but nevertheless it is light (2.72 lbs.) for such a large screen.
Cons
The storage. 80 GB isn’t a lot when you consider the standard mini notebook storage is 160 GB.
The battery. 3 hours is extremely low, but it is a 12.1 inch screen, so you get what you pay for.

Price: $475

Rating: 4.5/5.0