Dell Inspiron iM1012-687PPK Mini 1012 10.1-Inch Promise Pink Netbook – Up to 8 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
Posted by admin | Posted in Computer | Posted on 11-05-2010
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- 1.66 GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor
- 1 GB SDRAM
- 160 GB Hard Drive (5400RPM); 802.11 a/b/g Wireless Connectivity
- 10.1-inch Display; Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150
- Windows 7 Starter; Integrated 1.3mp Webcam; 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery
Product Description
The Inspiron Mini 10 has best in class industrial design with integrated battery design in an adorable drift design. The combination of processor and battery technology delivers long battery life to keep the computer running from dawn to dusk. The netbook also has options that could keep you entertained with smooth watching of high definition video on a high definition screen.Amazon.com Product Description
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I bought this product together with another one. It took quite a long time for this particular one to be delivered, almost one week after the other arrived and that delayed sending them to me.
Otherwise, the product is good and I like it very much.
Rating: 3 / 5
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.
Rating: 3 / 5
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.
Rating: 4 / 5
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.
Rating: 4 / 5
I just got the Dell Mini 1012 Netbook… and choose this over ASUS 1005, HP 210 and Samsung mainly because of three reasons:
One, its feels solid…feel more like a laptop.. not any cheap old plastic netbook,
but feels like a real-keyboard. I am typing a little over 80 WPM on it (thats what I get on my regular laptop).. 
Second, the keyboard rocks, simply amazing to type… its not a chiclet keyboard
Finally, the screen is amazing, very clear and bright, better than ASUS or HP or MSI .. go to a store like BestBuy and see them in action and compare. YouTube picture quality has been amazing.
I have used the Atom N270 Netbook before, but the Atom N450 is cool.. I can run Powerpoint, Word Doc and Internet Explorer at the same time… and switching between the Apps without any delay.. almost like a regular notebook — with N270 it literally used to hang
Also, I am getting more than 8 hours of battery life with thoese Applications, which is cool.
Rating: 5 / 5