I just bought my wife an Averatec N1130 netbook. That one's somewhat larger than your Dell Mini, having a 10.1 inch display, but it's still smaller than most notebooks. I think it's designed to fill a niche between the notebook and netbook. It's basically a rebranded MSI Wind. It's small enough that she can take it with her in her purse yet it has everything she might need except a CD/DVD drive She's active in charity work, being on the finance committee of our local animal rescue organization (and playing the role of general secretary at the meetings as often as not) and loves it: it's perfect for her needs. (Incidentally, this is Shamus9999 from LJ, posting before the morning coffee has taken effect.)