I never really saw the need for this whole Netbook craze, most phones do everything you need to on the go, and tiny 8.9 inch screens won’t do much in way of productivity. I’ve always liked 12 inch notebooks however, such as the Dell D420 and PowerBook G4. Unfortunately, most companies stopped making notebooks of this size and they went the way of the Dodo. Dell has now announced that sometime in November the US will get a 12 inch version of the popular Mini 9 with basically the same internals and a slightly larger footprint. Overall, the netbook manages to stay very attractive with a 2.7lb weight and a $600 starting price. [via CNet]