Early last month, Dell went and launched the highly-awaited Inspiron Mini 9, a small laptop with a 9-inch screen designed for browsing the net and doing things that netbooks do. Now Dell has announced the Inspiron Mini 12, a bigger, beefier version for those who need more power.

Inside, you’ll find 1GB of RAM, 80GB of storage and even Linux on some configurations. Unfortunately, the Mini 12 will feature Windows Vista Home Basic instead of Windows XP, so you’d better be ready to upgrade to Vista Premium or downgrade to XP. At 2.7 pounds, it’s very light, just like it’s price. Under $600 and due out late next month.

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We’ve been slowly bringing you news on Dell’s mini laptop that’s been all over the ‘net. There just wasn’t that much to talk about - until now. Dell is flipping the netbook market on its head with the Inspiron Mini 9, a $399 laptop with a 1024×600 LED-backlit screen. SSD storage will be standard with 4, 8 and 16GB options. Battery life is around three hours and you even get Windows XP. Want Linux? Shed $50 off the price tag for Ubuntu.

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