Dell - Inspiron Mini Netbook with Intel® Atom™ Processor - Obsidian Black
Model: IM1012-687OBK
SKU: 9693525
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Customers praise the Inspiron Mini Netbook for its portability, allowing them to carry it around without the burden of a traditional laptop. They also appreciate its extended battery life of almost 8 hours. The compact size and weight of the netbook are also well-received. However, some customers have expressed dissatisfaction with the trackpad.
I use my netbook primarily for novel writing. I love the portability- no laptop to drag around anymore. I can take it just about anywhere and have HOURS of typing without having to find a wall plug. I found if you set it on the best level of energy conservation that you can get over 10 hours of battery life in just one charge. It's alarmingly light, but no complaints here! You can pick it up with 3 fingers! And I bought a Case Logic "purse" as I call it so I can slide it in and off I go. If I'm going to be gone less than 8 hours, I don't even pack the charge cord. The only dislikes was Windows 7 starter- can't do a darn thing with that. I immediately upgraded to W7 Home Premium and installed Office 2007 on it. And the outer case is shiny and smooth and shows every finger print (no biggie really). I could care less about it being white on the bottom, that wasn't a factor for me. And I can't figure out how to turn off Windows Messenger from the start up menu. Just annoying, that's all. Overall, I love my little toy. And since we have all the other computers at home on W7, I can homegroup and transfer data back and forth between all of them. I was using a thumb drive until I got my laptop on W7. This was a excellent early birthday present from my hubby! Love it!
Posted by sturgeon3736
i needed a computer for class to run quickbooks 2009 pro and that was inexpensive, portable, and from a brand name i could trust. this little dynamo fit the bill perfectly. now i take it to class and run quickbooks, do my homework in the library, surf the web, all in one charge - with some left over. plug in an external monitor and would never guess so much power comes from such a small computer. can't wait to upgrade the memory.
Posted by Martin68
So I bought this netbook because my previous laptop crashed and I can't be without a system due to school. I was planning on this tiding me over until I ordered a full size notebook from Dell, but I'm in LOVE! This system is made to be carried. It's so light weight and just the right size to go in a bag without it being a bulky computer bag. I take this everywhere. It's also a lot faster than I was expecting. This system is almost as fast as my previous laptop that had 4gb memory. I am going to upgrade to 2gb and I am sure I'll be faster than I will ever need. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it isn't a full size keyboard, but no netbook is. It took some time to get used to because I don't type the conventional way. LOVE LOVE LOVE it though.
Posted by mobileguy1981
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