<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Inspiron	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
Series	I-Application
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
subnotebook/netbook	O
computers	O
designed	O
by	O
Dell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
amidst	O
the	O
growing	O
popularity	O
of	O
low-cost	O
netbook	B-Device
computers	I-Device
introduced	O
by	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Inspiron	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
9	O
(	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
Inspiron	B-Device
910	I-Device
)	O
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
netbook	B-Device
set	O
to	O
contend	O
with	O
other	O
low-cost	O
ultra-portables	B-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
ASUS	B-Device
Eee	I-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Acer	B-Application
Aspire	I-Application
One	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
built	O
by	O
Compal	O
Electronics	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
makes	O
the	O
MSI	B-Application
Wind	I-Application
Netbook	I-Application
and	O
the	O
HP	B-Application
Mini-Note	I-Application
2133	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
Dell	O
's	O
first	O
netbook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
initially	O
shipped	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
with	O
only	O
partially	O
usable	O
storage	O
,	O
after	O
models	O
were	O
built	O
using	O
a	O
software	O
image	O
that	O
fit	O
just	O
the	O
basic	O
4GB	O
SSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
9	O
uses	O
a	O
very	O
special	O
SSD	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processor	B-Device
:	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
N270	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	B-General_Concept
:	O
512	O
MB	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
or	O
2	O
GB	O
of	O
shared	O
dual	O
channel	O
DDR2	O
SDRAM	O
@	O
533MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chipset	B-Device
:	O
Intel	O
US15W	O
Express	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LCD	B-Device
Display	I-Device
:	O
8.9	O
"	O
LED-backlit	O
widescreen	O
with	O
1024	O
×	O
600	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Storage	O
:	O
8	O
or	O
16	O
GB	O
SSD	B-Device
(	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
Edition	O
SP3	O
32-bit	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
32	O
GB	O
(	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Linux	I-Operating_System
version	O
8.04.1	O
)	O
SSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camera	O
:	O
0.3	O
MP	O
webcam	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
:	O
Dell	O
Wireless	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Internal	O
350	O
(	O
2.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I/O	O
ports	O
:	O
3	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
1	O
Fast	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
1	O
3-in-1	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
reader	O
,	O
1	O
VGA	B-Protocol
output	O
,	O
1	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
1	O
microphone	B-Application
jack	O
,	O
and	O
1	O
power	O
adapter	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
10	O
(	O
1010	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
netbook	B-Device
with	O
a	O
10.1	O
"	O
screen	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
and	O
Mini	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Z520	O
and	O
Z530	O
processor	B-Device
configurations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
Mini	O
10	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
16:9	O
widescreen	O
display	O
with	O
a	O
1024x600	O
(	O
originally	O
1024x576	O
)	O
or	O
1366x768	O
(	O
described	O
as	O
720p	O
)	O
HD	O
resolution	O
and	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
Poulsbo	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
multi-touch	B-Application
touchpad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fill	O
the	O
gap	O
left	O
when	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
Dell	O
introduced	O
a	O
'	O
value	O
 '	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
Inspiron	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
10v	O
,	O
which	O
ships	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
VGA	B-Protocol
connector	O
,	O
1024x600	O
resolution	O
display	O
(	O
1024x576	O
on	O
early	O
models	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
same	O
Atom	B-Device
N270	O
processor	B-Device
that	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
used	O
(	O
an	O
optional	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
N280	O
was	O
briefly	O
later	O
available	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fact	O
,	O
the	O
10v	O
has	O
nearly	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
as	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
10v	I-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
,	O
if	O
not	O
the	O
most	O
,	O
popular	O
or	O
'	O
compatible	O
 '	O
netbook	B-Device
and/or	O
laptop	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
Hackintoshed	B-Operating_System
"	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Inspiron	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
10	O
Nickelodeon	O
Slime	O
Edition	O
was	O
created	O
from	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
Dell	O
and	O
Nickelodeon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	O
had	O
a	O
white	O
lid	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
slime	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
ran	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
had	O
a	O
custom	O
"	O
slime	O
"	O
-themed	O
GUI	O
made	O
using	O
StarDock	O
's	O
MyColors	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
10	O
(	O
1012	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
similar	O
form	O
factor	O
to	O
the	O
older	O
Mini	O
10	O
(	O
1010	O
)	O
and	O
10v	O
(	O
1011	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
distinguished	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Atom	B-Device
n450	O
processor	B-Device
,	O
and	O
its	O
supporting	O
chipset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
port	O
is	O
also	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
VGA	B-Protocol
connector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
10n	O
and	O
the	O
10	O
(	O
1012	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
installed	O
OS	O
has	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
Moblin	B-Language
Remix	O
Developer	O
Edition	O
,	O
bridging	O
Canonical	O
's	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
and	O
Intel	O
's	O
Moblin	B-Language
graphical	O
environment	O
and	O
Atom	B-Device
optimizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dell	O
no	O
longer	O
preinstalls	O
full	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
releases	O
on	O
the	O
Mini	O
10n	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
this	O
model	O
uses	O
a	O
standard	O
Intel	O
platform	O
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
(	O
or	O
almost	O
any	O
other	O
up-to-date	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	O
)	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
by	O
an	O
end	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini	O
10n	O
hardware	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Mini	O
10	O
with	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
N450	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
160G	O
disk	O
and	O
NM10	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
an	O
available	O
option	O
to	O
add	O
the	O
"	O
media	O
processor	B-Device
"	O
upgrade	O
as	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
1012	O
which	O
can	O
allow	O
better	O
performance	O
for	O
full-motion	O
video	O
,	O
particularly	O
from	O
HD	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Dell	O
Europe	O
announced	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Dell	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
1018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
Dell	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
features	O
the	O
Atom	B-Device
N455	O
CPU	B-Device
which	O
supports	O
DDR3	O
memory	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
the	O
N455	O
is	O
actually	O
64-bit	O
and	O
Hyper	B-Operating_System
Threading	I-Operating_System
capable	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
is	O
actually	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
64-bit	O
variants	O
of	O
Windows	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Inspiron	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
12	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Dell	B-Device
Inspiron	I-Device
1210	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
larger	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
Mini	O
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
mainly	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
netbook	B-Device
market	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
secondary	O
goal	O
of	O
competing	O
with	O
subnotebooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
netbook	B-Device
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
Windows	O
Vista	O
Home	O
Basic	O
SP1	O
32-bit	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
XP	B-Application
Home	O
SP3	O
32-bit	O
was	O
added	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
a	O
12.1inch	O
(	O
1280x800	O
)	O
WXGA	O
Truelife	B-General_Concept
widescreen	O
display	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
1.33GHz	O
or	O
1.6GHz	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Silverthorne	O
CPU	B-Device
,	O
and	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Home	O
or	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
8.04	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
1GB	O
of	O
RAM	O
(	O
the	O
maximum	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
40/60/80GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
small	O
speaker	O
located	O
above	O
the	O
keyboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
connectivity	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
carries	O
WiFi	O
and	O
3	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1.3	O
MP	O
webcam	B-Protocol
and	O
internal	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
are	O
available	O
as	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dell	B-Application
Inspiron	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
12	O
is	O
1.1inches	O
thick	O
and	O
weighs	O
3.2	O
pounds	O
(	O
with	O
six-cell	O
battery	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
2.8	O
pounds	O
(	O
with	O
three-cell	O
battery	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Processor	B-Device
:	O
Intel	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
Z520	O
or	O
Z530	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memory	B-General_Concept
:	O
512	O
MB	O
or	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
shared	O
dual	O
channel	O
DDR2	O
SDRAM	O
@	O
533MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chipset	B-Device
:	O
Intel	O
US15W	O
Express	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camera	O
:	O
1.3	O
MP	O
webcam	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
:	O
DelI	O
Wireless	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
Internal	O
350	O
(	O
2.0	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I/O	O
ports	O
:	O
3	O
USB	B-Protocol
2.0	I-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
1	O
Fast	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
,	O
1	O
3-in-1	O
memory	B-General_Concept
card	O
reader	O
,	O
1	O
VGA	B-Protocol
output	O
,	O
1	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
1	O
microphone	B-Application
jack	O
,	O
and	O
1	O
power	O
adapter	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
labelled	O
an	O
"	O
Inspiron	B-Application
Mini	I-Application
"	O
or	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
netbook	B-Device
,	O
the	O
Inspiron	B-Device
11z	O
has	O
replaced	O
the	O
Mini	O
12	O
in	O
most	O
markets	O
and	O
occupies	O
a	O
similar	O
position	O
in	O
the	O
model	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
