Netbook good for students
I have a laptop that I use primary home, but needed something that was lighter to carry the school, make Internet browsing and basic word processing. After searching for months, despite the mediocre reviews on Amazon I decided to settle for the Dell Mini 1018. Note, I paid much less in the Microsoft store (new and not refurbished) when it was on sale for less than $ 220 (taxes included).Pros:
-Light
-Battery life is approximately 6 to 6.5-hour lighting in lower screen (although some others have a netbook battery life is enough for me). Even the lighting lower screen is usually good enough for me to see.
-The keyboard is nice and I can use it comfortably.
-The build quality looks great.
-I can browse YouTube, videos from CNN and other videos usually without the image being agitated or distorted (unless I’m running several programs).
-Considering the small size, the speakers are surprisingly large. Even better than my Gateway T-6836 laptop but I’m not going to increase the volume above 80 in the fear of sucking.
-This netbook is not very hot as my laptop only after several hours of use. So do not have an internal fan does not seem to be a problem.
-The built-in camera and microphone will allow me to use Skype and AOL Instant Messenger video chat without any problems.
Cons:
The netbook is slow, but sufficient. It’s not like an idiot as a result of the performance all the netbooks.
-Comes with Windows 7 starter (if I upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise and I am happy).
-The mouse pad is a little wider than necessary, but a little shorter than I would).
No plug-in external microphone if it was not a function that I cared. However, it has a built-in computer.
-No HDMI. However, it was not a killer deal for me.
Two USB ports. Again, not a killer deal for me.
-You also have to disassemble the laptop (or almost everything, but the screen) if you choose to upgrade the RAM 2GB DDR3, which can be a daunting task for many.
Other comments:
This is a netbook with 1024×600 resolution and you may be able to play videos in 480p, but can be choppy. If you expect to play 720P you’ll want to look elsewhere because the screen resolution / video card will not allow you to watch it without the video / audio being agitated to the point where you will not be able to bear it.
I have read in other reviews that the laptop goes into sleep mode when you plug the charging adapter. This is true, however, you can change the settings to resolve the problem. I found the solution to be as follows: Go to Start, Control Panel, System and Security, System, Advanced system settings, Hardware, Device Manager, Network Cards, Wireless LAN, power management and uncheck the “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power” and finally click “OK”. Since I am that my netbook does not cut when the charging adapter is connected to the netbook.
As the netbook does not come with the recovery disk to restore your netbook should be crashing. I would recommend that to avoid paying for the software from Dell should be planted, the owners should connect an external CD burner and a CD copy program (Nero) and then they can create a recovery disk (in my case it took two cds).
I installed Avast anti-virus, Adobe Reader, Microsoft Office, CCleaner, Nero, Microsoft words, Instant Messenger and various other programs and so far they all work as expected.
Conclusion:
Bottom line this netbook is important to bring to school. He met my needs for portability, accessibility and delivery of basic computer and Web browsing needs. I bought this knowing it would not replace my laptop, however, I found myself using it more than I had originally intended it. I recommend that family and friends.
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