The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 laptop is now available for order in the US, with prices ranging from around $549 to $649.
The base model comes with a 1.33GHz Intel Atom Z520 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 40GB HDD, and a 3 cell, 24Whr battery. For $599, you get a faster 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 CPU, a 60GB HDD, and a 6 cell, 48Whr battery. The $649 version has an 80GB hard drive and a 2 year warranty (the cheaper models come with a 1 year warranty).
All three models have 12.1 inch displays, which makes the Mini 12 small for a laptop, but a bit large for a netbook. They also all run Windows Vista Home Basic, although they’re certainly capable of running Windows XP, or pretty much any flavor of Linux that you’d care to install.
XP and Ubuntu options will be available in December.