Dell has decided that 12-inch netbooks are too… well, too something, and has decided to retire the Dell Mini 12, Dell said in a blog post on Saturday. Good news, however, as the Mini 9 is back, after Dell originally retired it in early June.
“So, should you read anything into this as far as Dell’s commitment to
the netbook space?” Dell blogger Lionel Menchaca wrote in a blog post. “Nope. It really boils down to this: for a lot of
customers, 10-inch displays are the sweet spot for netbooks.”
Dell is offering the Mini 9 for $299, and the Dell Mini 12 is still being offered at Dell’s factory outlet for what appears to be $569 or less.
So, we can draw one interesting conclusion from all this: at Dell, at least, the netbook stops and the notebook starts at 12-inch screens.
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