My New Dell Netbook

I received my Dell netbook few days ago as I will be leaving my hometown and heading to Putrajaya tomorrow. I purchased this online from Dell website. It arrived my house roughly after 10 days after confirmation.

The packages arrived in sturdy boxes and perfectly sealed to avoid any tampering. The boxes are made of recyclable material.

I quickly opened the main box which contained the netbook. Neat packaging and almost everything used on the packaging are made from sustainable resources for example this cardboard is actually made from bamboo.

The netbook is well protected and covered with a layer of organic protective layer (not plastic) to avoid its surface from being scratched.

At the bottom of the box are the instruction manual, AC adapter and essential disc drivers which include the OS (Windows 7 Starter). Even the manuals are printed on recycled papers. Dell is really committed to environmental protection.

The other 2 packages includes the Notebook Essential Pack by Targus (additional RM189). The net total of the purchase is RM1388.

The Essential Pack consists of Targus soft hug top load case, Targus Travellers Choice Ultra Compact Stereo Speaker and Targus Optical Stow and Go Mouse

I am not a fan of netbook or laptop due to its poor thermal management coupled with speed and reliability issue. The reason I choose netbook over laptop is due to its size and portability. Without the optical drive, the netbook appear lighter and smaller.

I still in the process of getting used with the new OS, speed and size.

I also subscribe Celcom Broadband so I can go online in my new place. I got the Advance Broadband package but it is still inferior compare to the fixed line Streamyx which I used at home.

This Dell Inspiron Mini 10v will be my new tool to keep this blog alive (as well as maintaining communication with my wife and family). It is not ideal but I have to live with it for now. I going to miss using my rock solid desktop.

Special thanks to my friend, lifesignx for helping me to configure the netbook remotely via Teamviewer and encouraging me to get a netbook in the first place.