I ordered a Dell mini 10 netbook a few weeks ago and I hate it. I've had it for about 2 weeks and I've only used it twice. I'm on DH's MacBook right now because the netbook is a snail. Even just scrolling takes forever (i.e. hit scroll down... count to 6... then it scrolls). I want to return it and get a Sony netbook (we need a PC to have in addition to the Mac). Has anyone tried to return an item to Dell?
Tech Hate my Dell Netbook
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No... but my sister returned her Sony netbook after about 30 minutes of use. She said it was extremely slow. This is the model she ordered:
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/sony-sony-vaio-10-1-intel-atom-n280-1-66ghz-netbook-vpcw121adp-pink-select-stores-only-vpcw121adp/10134505.aspx?path=fa06962c69b5f6f0df64e4d18d0adf65en02
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/sony-sony-vaio-10-1-intel-atom-n280-1-66ghz-netbook-vpcw121adp-pink-select-stores-only-vpcw121adp/10134505.aspx?path=fa06962c69b5f6f0df64e4d18d0adf65en02
Netbooks are slow, have a small screen, a tiny processor, limited accessibility options, bootup times are astronomical, and most come with crap battery life... Return it and get the new Sony Vaio (forgot the model number, but it's made of carbon fibre and is flexible! 
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Yeah, they have smaller, slower processors, and most come with only 1gb of RAM, so if you have a few programs running and hit a webpage with lots of graphics, it's going to bog down. Just the nature of the machine.
Either look into a netbook with more memory and a faster processor (brand really won't matter) or step up to one of the smaller notebooks.
Either look into a netbook with more memory and a faster processor (brand really won't matter) or step up to one of the smaller notebooks.
you could try to sell it on craigslist or something and then buy something else (if you can't return it)
i've had my asus aspire one for 2 years now, and it's holding up pretty well-strictly web surfing. There is still a difference between netbook and notebook 
Netbooks are only really good for surfing the net only. For other activities I recommend getting a laptop.
UPDATE: Dell is letting me return the netbook! I'm not sure what I'm going to get now... maybe just another regular laptop. A lot of people recommended the Asus netbook, but I'm not a fan of the mousepad or the shiny-ish material that it's made of (I'm a fingerprint, dirt nazi).
Try Dell Adamo 13 inch laptop. 
With SSD and Win7 it runs pretty fast! Not to mention it's light weight and very well constructed.
With SSD and Win7 it runs pretty fast! Not to mention it's light weight and very well constructed.
Netbooks are slow, have a small screen, a tiny processor, limited accessibility options, bootup times are astronomical, and most come with crap battery life... Return it and get the new Sony Vaio (forgot the model number, but it's made of carbon fibre and is flexible!
yes, do this! i have the little sony vaio- it's the size of a netbook but is a regular computer. it was expensive but worth it if you want something portable as your main computer.