Dell Inspiron Mini 1012

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Reviews for the Dell Inspiron Mini 1012

40% Dell Mini 1012 10.1-inch Netbook PC
Source: Comp Reviews Archive.org version
Dell's Mini 1012 is essentially a laptop that is stuck in design and features from over a year ago. This wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't priced near $400 which is well above many similarly equipped netbooks. It does have a few improvements such as Windows 7 Home Premium and an HDMI port but it just doesn't make up for the various shortcomings.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/28/2011
Rating: Total score: 40%

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012)
Source: PC World Archive.org version
The Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012) netbook sells for a price of Rs. 17,900 on Dell's website. We think it's an attractive price to pay for a stylish, good-looking 10-inch netbook with standard performance, very good keyboard and excellent battery life. The netbook's online data backup service is an added bonus. Between the Acer Aspire One 532h and the Dell Inspiron Mini 10, we wholeheartedly recommend the Inspiron Mini 10 for its better looks, design, and battery life. You should consider the Lenovo Ideapad S10-3 for its slightly better keyboard and useful bundled proprietary software, but it doesn't match up to the Dell Inspiron Mini 10's battery life and great price. Overall, the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook is the best 10-inch netbook to buy right now.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/07/2010
Rating: price: 80% mobility: 90% workmanship: 90%

Dell Mini 10 (1012) review
Source: CNet Archive.org version
Dell has expanded its Inspiron Mini range of netbooks with a re-invention of the Mini 10, also known as the 1012. The Dell Mini 1012 has some well-implemented features that make it stand out above the sea of competing netbooks. We like the great display, big keyboard and fantastic build quality. It's a little on the pricey side, but if you're in the market for a good quality netbook, the 1012 is unlikely to disappoint.
80
Single Review, online available, Length Unknown, Date: 05/25/2010

80% Dell Inspiron Mini 10 New (1012)
Source: Techtree.com Archive.org version
The price of the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 starts from Rs. 15,900 (delivery charges extra) on the Dell India website. This comes with 1GB RAM and 160GB hard drive with XP pre-installed. The pricing is pretty fair. The high-end version, with a higher-resolution (HD) display, 2GB RAM, 320GB hard disk and Windows 7 Home Basic also carries a value for money tag of Rs. 20,000.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 05/19/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

80% Dell Inspiron Mini 1012
Source: Tech2.in.com Archive.org version
At a price of Rs. 16,800 this model has some very clear advantages besides a nice low price point; as can be seen from the results. It's got nice battery life, considering it's a 3 cell model. It lasted more than 3 and half hours in our Battery Eater Pro Classic test, and for normal usage we got about 5 hours 20 minutes. The Graphics are better with the 3150. We could watch upto 720p video quite easily, with very little issues of stutter and frame coughing.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/03/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Foreign Reviews

87% Starke Leistung
Source: Stiftung Warentest - 8/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 07/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 78% display: 86% mobility: 98% ergonomy: 85% emissions: 97%

60% Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 im Test
Source: PC Welt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 06/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 80% performance: 57% display: 77% mobility: 76%

Test Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 - Netbook mit Intel Atom N450
Source: Tecchannel - 7/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2010
Rating: features: 40% display: 80% mobility: 80%

Taschenrechner
Source: iX Magazin - 6/10
Comparison, , Long, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: display: 50%

80% Preiswert mobil
Source: Mobile News - 3/10
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 05/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

96% Preiswerter Einstieg
Source: SFT - 4/10
Comparison, , Length Unknown, Date: 03/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 96%

80% Dell Inspiron Mini 1012
Source: Notebookjournal DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 70% features: 10% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 90% ergonomy: 70%

60% Dell Inspiron Mini 1012
Source: PCM NL→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 60%

80% Dell Inspiron Mini 1012
Source: 01Net FR→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 03/04/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 3150: Integrated (shared memory) graphics card in the intel Atom N4xx CPUs. Minimally faster than an old GMA 950 and therefore not suited for 3D games or HD videos (only MPEG2 acceleration).

These graphics cards are not suited for Windows 3D games. Office and Internet surfing however is possible.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Atom: The Intel Atom series is a 64-Bit (not every model supports 64bit) microprocessor for cheap and small notebooks (so called netbooks), MIDs, or UMPCs. The speciality of the new architecture is the "in order" execution (instead of the usual and faster "out of order" execution). Therefore, the transistor count of the Atom series is much lower and, thus, cheaper to produce. Furthermore, the power consumption is very low. The performance per Megahertz is therfore worse than the old Pentium 3M (1,2 GHz on par with a 1.6 GHz Atom).

N450:

Intel Atom CPU for Netbooks with integrated memory controller and GMA 3150 GPU. The performance of the system should be only minimally faster than the previous Atom N280 / GMA 950 combination.

10.10":

This is a standard display format for tablet computers or small convertibles. You see more on the screen than on a smartphone but you can't use big resolutions well. On the other hand, mobility is not a problem.

Dell: Dell is a U.S. manufacturer (based in Texas) of computer hardware founded in 1984 and is one of the largest international manufacturers in terms of both market share and notebook models. Its product line includes desktops, notebooks, storage systems, monitors, servers, printers, consumer electronics and peripherals. Dell offers laptops that are suitable for various applications, such as business laptops, gaming laptops, ultra portables and workstations. Dell's business laptops from the Latitude and Precision series are an option for professional users and businesses.

In 2023, Dell had an approximate 17% market share of global PC sales, ranking #3 after Lenovo and HP.

For gaming enthusiasts, Dell's Alienware brand is for gaming notebooks.

74.3%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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