Dell Inspiron Mini 12 Makes Unannounced Appearance

Although not confirmed in concrete, the Dell support pages recently started displaying the Inspiron Mini 12 (1210) – loosely hinting that a 12-inch netbook is on the way from Dell.

The Inspiron 1210 support page contains all the material found on current shipping products. Things such as the User Manual, Setup Guide, Troubleshooting documents, the list goes on. Within the setup guide you can find a list of basic system specifications.

Apparently you get your choice between the Intel Atom Z520 and the Z530 CPU coupled with a stock amount of 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 10/100 ethernet, Bluetooth & WiFi, optional WWAN, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA output, audio in/out, 1.3-megapixel camera, and a 12.1-inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800. 3- or 6-cell batteries appears to be options as well, which is a real big bonus over other netbook offerings – many of which still ship with a 3-cell.

The unit weight comes in at 2.73-pounds – which is quite impressive based on the fact that it’s a 12.1-inch unit. We assume the posted weight is based on the use of a 3-cell battery, you can expect slightly more weight with a 6-cell, naturally. There also appears to be no indication if the unit will ship with standard mechanical hard drives or solid state drives. Knowing Dell, the option for either will be present if/when the system goes live for order on their site.

It also looks as though Ubuntu may be an optional operating system as well, for those Linux people out there – there is no word on pricing, and no indication that the unit will cost less if available/purchased with Ubuntu.

You can link directly to the findings on the Dell site here. In the event the link goes down, here are some shots of what can be found there currently. Have a look around !