I ordered this Dell laptop with high hopes. I was looking for a nice 13" laptop to take to school with me and after some previous positive experiences with both a Latitude and Dimension models from Dell, I decided to go with them for my graduate school experience. So far, I have been very diappointed. So, for now, I'll list my issues with the computer.
Technical Issues:
- Computer does not boot properly and hangs in the Windows loading screen; it needs to be rebooted 2-3 times before it will work again.
- While plugged in, the CPU operates at full capacity (100%) for no reason, then quickly drops to 5% (around idle) when unplugged.
- The media pad/buttons will not work approximately 25% of the time and the computer needs to be rebooted before they will work again.
- Installing the infrared port drivers causes the computer to continually cycle the drivers on and off until the computer is rebooted.
Personal Issues:
- For a 13" laptop, this is a heavy computer. My 14.1" ThinkPad was lighter than this.
- The plastic cover on the screen gathers alot of finger prints.
- I'm not impressed by the leather accent on the outer cover.
- The glossy cover also gets alot of finger prints on it.
- The CPU gets hot very quickly and cannot be held for any length of time.
So far Dell Support has given me the standard run around, telling me to run the OS repair utility on Vista disc. Because I wanted to get rid of the Dell bloatware, I did this long before they told me to. And even then, I was experiencing some of the issues before hand. When I get home from school, I high priority will be to find a better laptop than this. I'm not impressed at all by this Dell. I'd like to go back to a ThinkPad if I find the right deal.
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