May 31 2003
Got my computer!
OK, so the Dell 8500 arrived on Friday. I’ve been getting it setup over Friday afternoon and today. Very nice machine. It’s not my Mac, but since I need a fast Windows machine, it has turned out to be a great choice. I love the high-res screen. At 15.5″ this means very small pixels (I’m wearing my glasses to use it), but on a pixel basis I have more screen real estate than I did on the 17″ Mac notebook. I also like the notebook design – this model is one of Dell’s new case designs, nicely done. It is lighter than I expected, and feels very solid.