Dell Discontinues Production of 12-Inch Netbooks

Boston (DbTechNo) – Dell have reported their intent to discontinue their 12-inch netbook, effectively immediately.

The company has been noted for making the netwooks in a variety of sizes, but even they themselves would admit that a 12-inch netbook is too big.

The majority of companies making mini computers are focusing on the 10-inch screen for size, one that has proven very satisfactory for consumers.

On their company blog, Dell give a sort of explanation for their decision:

“So, should you read anything into this as far as Dell’s commitment to the netbook space? Nope. It really boils down to this: for a lot of customers, 10-inch displays are the sweet spot for netbooks. That’s why we offer two different 10-inch Inspiron netbooks for Mini 10 and the Mini 10v. And on the Latitude side, the Latitude 2100 netbook is finding a home in schools all over the place. Portability is one of the key points for netbook customers. Larger notebooks require a little more horsepower to be really useful. More to come from Dell on that later.”

For those of you still interested in a 12-inch Dell netbook, you can purchase them at certain outlets, but Dell is no longer making them.

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