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Great service
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
The product from DELL has come a long way with price and looks. Many users prefer DELL now that the price is competitive for the mini’s. The main driver is the 1 year warranty.
Dell Inspiron iM1012-687IBU Mini 1012 10.1 in Ice Blue Netbook
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
Dell Inspiron iM1012-687IBU Mini 1012 10.1-Inch Ice Blue Netbook – Up to 8 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
Works great, love the keyboard size. Gives long use on the battery.
Dell Inspiron 1012
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I was very happy with the delivery. I like the laptop but had to add 2GB of RAM and install Windows XP instead of the Windows 7 starter edition. It took 5 minutes to shut down. It seemed to run much quicker with Windows XP SP3. It also runs very warm. I gave Dell a support call just to give Windows 7 a chance but didn’t have any luck with support.
Mini-Laptop
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
Overall, very satisfied.
Batteries last a long time.
Venting is on the underside, which makes me wonder about placing the lap top computer in my lap!!
Not real happy with the touch pad, but do not know whether any worse than other computers.
The most unsatisfactory feature is the screen; no mater what one does, there is always a LOT of reflection.
A wireless mouse is an absolute necesity.
good computer, echy touchpad
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I agree with the reviewer who complained about the touchpad. It’s the one thing I dislike about this computer. It’s a great piece of hardware for the money. It’s small and light (obviously); the keyboard is very nice (even for a guy who’s 6’2″ with moderately large hands); the small screen is quite workable (and I’m a heavy user of both of the large screens on my office desktop); it’s thoughtfully laid out (eg USB ports on both sides).
I bought it to travel with, take notes with at meetings, do email, run itunes, maybe a little skyping (it has a built in camera) – that kind of thing, and it seems like it will do all those well. Would not want to have sit in front of it for 8 hours, but that’s not what it was designed for. If the ipad with 3G was out, I might have bought that instead. My only reservation is the touchpad. Hopefully, there’s a trick to it and I’ll adjust.