AbsolutKev

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Light, lovely and at times laggy

Feb 25, 2009

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Size(Duh!), Bluetooth, boot time(<1min)
Cons: 1GB max RAM, 8gbSSD, "Shift" key position
Opinion:
Im using the mini9 to type this review.

As I love gadgets, electronic devices and things that are featured on this site (hint hint*), I was pretty pleased when i recieved this netbook for free when i signed up for my broadband. Hot out the box it looks stunning and iconic, something i don't mind carrying out everyday. Mine is white with a glossy finish. Thoungh the glossy finish opens to problems like fingerprints all over it but atleast u the detectives can figure out who stole your laptop.
the size, to me is an advantage, but people above 40 with declining eyesight, best look for something bigger as the font size is very small, size 12 is almost equivalent to size 2 on Microsoft Word using my 32" full HD displsy on my desktop.
the boot time is pretty good. this does not come originally as i disabled many startup applications, only leaving the free McAfee A/V and bluetooh applications to load. blurtooth is pretty handy cos i got a bluetooth mouse and headset, freeing up my usb port whitch will come in handy as it only has 8GBSDD.
wanting to improve its performance I called up Dell to inquire bout upgrading the RAM to 2 GB, sorry guys, it stays with 1GB(But if any of u guys have any lobang, let me know orite). nevertheless, it plays normal videos and music with bliss on my headphones. it acts as a portable media player. have yet to fully utilise the battery, so cant comment on that.

verdict,
handles media and pop cap games well
great for surfin e net and chatting (mis & cam includ)
ok for work and documents(MS Office not included)
8GB thumbdrive, bluetooth mouse & bluetooth headset will probably be your best friend
cant multitask middle to heavy applications(never do it! you ll waste your life away)
great outdoor companion
it will never be good enough to be your 2nd wife but it ll be a good fling.