More Toys Come!

We just got our Dell Inspiron 530S, and what a cheap piece of crap it is! People talk about the Apple Tax, the extra you have to pay to get that formally six color now monochrome logo. Well, there's definitely a reason for it. This is suppose to be a small compact version of the computer, yet, I don't think anyone will mistake this for a Mac Mini. The DVD tray sits about four inches behind the front door in the faux panel. The front door blocks the eject/close button.

Turning on the Inspiron sounded like a wind tunnel. After a minute, though, it did quiet down to a whisper.  There's a lower panel on the faux front that is push-to-open/push-to-close that has nothing behind it. The mouse and keyboard scream cheap-piece-of-junk. Oh well, it is still Intel Inside as the front sticker tells me. I did remove the Windows Vista/Basic sticker though. I am downloading and burning MythBuntu right now as we speak. We'll get it all loaded up.

Too bad we don't have a TV Tuner card. Oh well, maybe tomorrow.