Dell 1000 Inspiron
Review
A Great First Laptop
Dell 1000 Inspiron Laptop
Our
Personal Review
Affordable Laptop
One
day, we went to a Cogen Computer Show here in Connecticut, and we saw this Dell
1000 Inspiron Laptop in front of a Laptop Vendor from New Jersey. It seemed to
be the most affordable to us at $675.00, and it's size is "just the right
size." We didn't want to get an expensive one as our first laptop because
we weren't really sure we would enjoy it.
The Benefits
1. Since
the Dell 1000 Inspiron Laptop is so compact, I have all this space now in my room
where my huge computer and monitor was, along with a computer table. Now, I have
my laptop sitting on a small standing oval TV dinner tray instead. See the picture.
2. Another benefit of this Dell 1000 Laptop would be the WI FI Internet access. The laptop vendor we bought it from, also threw in an access card for free. So now, if we are traveling, we can have Internet access.
3. After we bought the Dell 1000 Inspiron Laptop (which we also wrote off on our business taxes) We went to Staples and got some laptop accessories, a laptop case, an adapter for the car, a little light that lights the keyboard, and we bought Microsoft Streets and Trips with a GPS included at Comp USA.
The Dell 1000 laptop was already
loaded with everything I needed to do my computer work. It has XP on it, Word
Perfect, a DVD player, a CD burner, and more. It also had a trial version of Jas
Paint Shop Pro, but I have always used Photoshop, so I didn't need it. I installed
Photoshop 7 and Dreamweaver 3, and I was all set. Another thing I like, is that
in the back of the laptop there are 4 USB ports instead of 3 (like on our friend's
laptop)
So here's a good tip for you, make sure your new laptop has
4 USB ports. One for your mouse, one for a light, one for your camera, and one
for your GPS.
Things that Concern Me
1. One thing that concerns
me is how "hot" this little laptop gets. The little cooling fan
underneath is doing it's job, but I have to always be aware of where the laptop
is sitting. There has to be airflow. So sitting it on your bed is not a good idea.
2.The
monitor screen is darker than an expensive laptop. You can adjust the brightness
in your settings to make it brighter, but it will never be as bright as the more
expensive laptops.
3. It does not have loud volume. It has "bedroom"
volume. The volume is low especially for DVD's They make little speakers to amplify
the sound.
New Pages
Prepare for a Recession?
- I'm starting a list here of some things we are going to do to try to prepare
for this... somehow.
We Put Solar Lights in our
House - We've had a set of outdoor solar lights outside our house for 3 years,
and thought, "Why not put outdoor solar lights "inside" the house?
Wind
Turbine Test - We started thinking about how we could build a wind turbine
to generate our own electricity.
Magazines
for Toddlers - I wanted to send some magazines to the grandbaby for something
to do during winter.
