New Toy on the way - Dell Vostro 1200

I've been mesmerised by the number of netbooks that are on the market at the moment. Every now and then, one will pop up on Catch Of The Day (like Woot) and I'll spaz out for 24 hours going "I want one", then "I don't need one", then "I want one", then "I don't need one". I already have my trusty Nokia N800 Internet Tablet and my Nokia N82 with wi-fi and 3g capabilities, so I really didn't need a netbook!

Prior to the netbook fascination, I had been thinking that it was time to upgrade my notebook. It's around 3 years old now and is starting to show its age. Also, Tarn's started school and needs to use it often for assignments and research, which is important and I completely understand, but I'm not so good at sharing.

I finally talked myself out of netbooks because it'd be a step backwards... slower CPU, less RAM, smaller hard drive (or none at all) and screensize, no optical drives, etc.

I found the Dell Vostro 1200 with the Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T7250. And I found it at the perfect time. 12.1" screen so it's still portable if I need it to be, 2.0 megapixel webcam, fingerprint reader (who *doesn't* need one of those!), and the usual bells and whistles. Not only were they offering $200 off, a free bluetooth mouse, and upgrading the 4-cell battery to 6-cell, but on Friday afternoon they also took another 15% off the price. Saved nearly $400 off the already low price! *claps*

Here's a picture of it... lines and numbers not included.



So now the wait... 6-10 business days. But it is on its way!!! Here's a shot of the delivery progress.