Dell discontinues Mini 12 inch. Progress setback?

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As netbooks are in favour with so many because of their portability, according to chief blogger Lionel Menchaca Dell decided to discontinue its Mini 12 inch series.

I own a 10 inch EEE PC and I have to say it's large enough to read from and small enough to actually carry around. In that sense I think focusing on the less sizable displays is a good thing. But at the same time I do feel that manufacturers need to continue to improve display quality, whether it be working on OLED displays or readable high resolution screens.

Some have criticized netbooks for limiting the advance of technology by being low budget. People supposedly now long for cheap netbooks and no longer desire high tech computer parts, thus innovation would suffer.

I personally don't believe this to be true. As a netbook user I don't want to see innovation drop, I want manufacturers to make more out of little and to keep the price as low as possible. As low as possible doesn't mean for free, but it means that manufacturers will be forced to work more efficiently while keeping up quality work.

Sure I replaced my 15,4 inch notebook with my EEE PC, but that doesn't mean that I don't need my netbook to operate faster, have a better screen etc.

Let's hope Dell's decision to discontinue the 12 inch Mini means shifting focus to the progression of netbooks, and not degradation.

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