New Ultraportable Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 12.1-Inch Promise Pink Netbook Review
May 18, 2009 by Han Dingchao
Filed under Computer, Dell
Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 is a very latest Dell netbook released in early this month, now more and more people become fall in love with it, and it has become the fastest rising netbook on Amazon. So let’s find out why it is so attractive.
This New Ultraportable Dell Mini 12 comes with four colors: promise pink, obsidian black, cherry red and alpine white. Here we are going to talk about the most popular one, promise pink.
Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 netbook sports a 1.3 megapixel webcam and a 12.1-inch glossy LED display. It runs on Windows XP Home and is powered by an Intel Atom Z520 processor, features an 80GB hard drive, 1GB of DDR2 RAM and a lithium ion battery with a 3 hour life. Such configuration is good enough to deal with our daily task.
As a 12.1-inch netbook, Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 is best for teens, travelers and web lover to surf the Web, chat with friends (both via text and using the integrated 1.3-megapixel webcam), stream video and audiocontent, and upload on-the-go photos to blogs or social networking sites.
What’s better, with its standard built-in Wi-Fi, you can quickly and easily access to internet’s hotspots in the home, on campus, in a local coffee shop, in the office or at a conference. This is the most exciting part for most people, and it is the main reason why so many people choose it.
The Inspiron Mini 12 comes with a lot of fantastic features, let’s take a look.
Features:
- The Inspiron Mini 12 features an intuitive Dell-developed custom home screen interface that is designed to make it easy to find what you’re looking for.
- A bright 12.1-inch glossy display is designed to be able to present web sites without a lot of left-right scrolling, and the keyboard is large and easy to navigate.
- It comes preinstalled with the Microsoft Windows XP Home operating system, which offers more experienced users an enhanced and innovative experience that incorporates Windows Live features like Windows Live Messenger for instant messaging and Windows Live Mail for consolidated email accounts on your desktop.
- Even More Storage and Access to Your Files: Dell has teamed up with Box.net to offer exclusive web-based file storage, access and sharing to Inspiron Mini users, including a free Basic plan with 2 GB of remote storage space that’s expandable to 25 GB.
- With Dell Remote Access you can find, use and share your digital world, even while away from home. Whether you use a mobile phone with a web browser, a computer outside your home, or share files and folders with a friend; you will have the ability to access files and devices in your home from anywhere with Internet access.
- Power-Sipping Processor: Newly designed from the ground up, the Intel Atom Z520 uses a brand new 45nm (nanometer) design structure with new hafnium-infused circuitry–which reduces electrical current leakage in transistors–to conserve even more energy and give you more time away from the wall outlet.
Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 still has many other wonderful features, you can find them out by yourself.
Specs:
- 1.33 GHz Intel Atom Z520 Processor
- 1GB DDR2 RAM
- 80GB Hard Drive
- Windows XP Home, 3 Hour Lithium Ion Battery
- 12.1-Inch Glossy LED Display (1280×800), 1.3mp Web Cam
Price: $499.99 (on Amazon)
Four colors come with the same price, that is, only $499.99! This is an amazing price for such an Ultraportable Dell mini netbook, any people are glad to afford it. I guess they will cut it down a little in the near month, so it will be super popular in the world. It seems Amazon is preparing to spend much time on promoting this new mini netbook.
The Good: Big, vivid screen; nearly full-sized keyboard AND trackpad; very slim and light despite the 12.1″ screen; works great with XP
The Bad: Glossy case is print-prone; some shrunken buttons on keyboard; 3-cell battery life is low, need the 6-cell; RAM not upgradeable
Although Dell Inspiron Mini 12 some drawbacks, they are not big problem, most of us even don’t care about them.
Now let’s take a look at what others said about Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871.
User Comments:
I just got this mini 12 and must say is very good looking.
I purchased my cherry red Dell mini 12 a few weeks back directly from Dell. (it was a “scratch and dent” model) I was looking for a inexpensive, small, light and quiet laptop to surf the web/ watch some online videos and on occasion travel with. I also wanted to try out the Linux OS. The Dell Mini 12 fit those requirements. It is easy to set up and I have had no issues with the Linux OS or the software that came with it.
Oh, My God! I love it more than my BF!
So what do you think about Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871 netbook?
If you want to learn more about Dell Inspiron Mini IM12-2871, you can find it on Amazon and eBay.
Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Notebook Reviews – Top Secrets Revealed
October 27, 2008 by Han Dingchao
Filed under Business, Computer
Dell Inspiron Mini 12
I am always a big fan of Dell notebooks, because they often surprise me. Now, I mean today, Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is what we are paying close attention on, especially me. So what on earth is Dell Inspiron Mini 12? What kind of of attraction does it have? Now let’s take a closer took at Dell Inspiron Mini 12, Dell’s new laptop.
The big news from Dell is their new notebook Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is officially announced in Japan today! Rather than use the same 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU as its smaller Inspiron Mini 9 sibling, the Mini 12 has a choice of either a 1.3GHz Atom Z520 or 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor, together with 1GB of RAM and up to 80GB hard-drive. The even better thing is It weighs around 1.2Kg, is under 1in thick and comes with Windows Vista Home Basic, built-in webcam.
The Inspiron Mini 9 — it’s pretty much the same as almost every other Netbook out there, but Dell offers more configuration options than most. The new 12-inch version has a few notable differences — the hard drives are traditional 60GB and 80GB platter drives, not the SSD drives found in the Mini 9, and the OS choices have been expanded from XP and Ubuntu Linux to also include Windows Vista Basic. At first, the Mini 12 is only going to be available at select retail outlets in Japan, but it should show up stateside by late November, for under $600. Although a global launch is set to follow later this November with prices starting from a shade under $600 upwards, depending on the configuration you choose.
So what’s the top secret of Dell inspiron mini 12 notebook? Here it is, their system is designed for young users or those who want a system with more traditional notebook dimensions but only need the performance of a netbook. This is why so many young people like it so much. What’s more, you know, the larger screen size pushes the system outside of Microsoft’s official netbook category and so currently pushes Dell to outfit the system with Windows Vista Home Basic rather than the less demanding XP Home. Bluetooth and a webcam are also standard on this system rather than optional, as they are with the Mini 9.
For your convenience to check, again, here are some features Dell inspiron mini notebook includes:
- 1GB RAM
- 60GB/80GB hard drive
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
- Integrated webcam
- 12.1″ WXGA display
Want to learn more about Dell Inspiron Mini 12? You can find it on Amazon and eBay.
So what do you think about Dell Inspiron Mini 12 laptop? Do you really want to own one? Me too, I believe I will try it when it first available in our city.








