Electronista reports that you can now snag a 12″ Dell Mini netbook from their US site.  To get all of the weight savings you’ll have to pay at least $550 for it which is pretty disappoints when you can get a 10″ netbook for around $400.  The biggest difference aside from the screen real estate is the operating system.
Instead of getting Windows XP Home which runs well on a slower processor and less memory you get Windows Vista.  If you add an SD card and enable Ready Boost performance shouldn’t …

In many circles, bigger is better (insert your own joke here).  Dell joined the netbook party late in the game but they’re making up for it in a big way with their recent announcement of the Dell Mini 12.  With it’s 12-inch screen it bring a lot of focus on what makes netbooks a great value.