There are a few post here already reviewing the Dell 6000 and some great photos. I'll address most of the concerns raised and my impressions.
Dell? Not my first choice of a PC Mfg. I'd say Dell was at the bottom of a short list. I came around because I could get the notebook with the features I wanted plus using a Dell 35%off coupon, the price was right. Ordered the 6000 on April 1st and received it on April 6th.
Build Quality? Excellent from what I can tell. Looks good and the white plastic that I've read a compliant about reminds me of the IPod type white plastic. Doesn't bother me. My concern is how long will it stay bright white?
Software? Too little of the good stuff, too many of the titles I have no use for. I've cleaned up the sys tray and desktop. Housekeeping is necessary. I'd like it better if they gave me the disks and let me install what I wanted. I have to give Dell a D- for the lack of disks for their software. Even Windows XP disk wasn't included. We are given a restore function which should, in theory bring the system back if there should be a disaster. Windows updates needed "18 of them". All went smooth.
The LCD Screen? I picked the WUXGA before reading all of the negative feedback about the screen fonts being too small to read or of poor quality when the font size is adjusted. I also read that screen was too bright and has a disturbing sparkle effect. Ok, 1920x1200 isn't comfortable reading using a screen font at 96DPI but boy what crisp characters. I could easily read the text when I got close enough too the screen. I did adjust to 120 DPI and find that acceptable in most conditions. No sparkles at all. The screen brightness is just right out of the box. If I was going to adjust anything I would make it brighter. The screen can be viewed from most angles however brightness does drop off. There is an anti-glare feature - no glare with two windows directly behind my back. Graphics are glorious! My 17" LCD on my desktop computer looks like crap after looking at the Dell screen.
Heat, Noise - Warm but not hot. I could hear the fan until I turned on my desktop. The Dell is quiet, not silent. He ain't heavy, he's my dell computer. I wouldn't want to lug this puppy around during rush hour. That's where the PDA wins
Preformance? - Too soon to tell but it took forever to boot the first couple of times because of all the Dell Software that had to be registered or responded to in some way or another. I chose the 1.86 Pentium M Sonoma. The hard drive does appear to be on the slower side. 5400 RPM 80 Gig but again this is just a first impression.
If the Dell 6000d holds up as well as it looks, I'm going to be happy with my choice.
The Dell 6000D is betten than expected - Dude I got a Dell (what a surprise that was to me) and am glad I did
Dell? Not my first choice of a PC Mfg. I'd say Dell was at the bottom of a short list. I came around because I could get the notebook with the features I wanted plus using a Dell 35%off coupon, the price was right. Ordered the 6000 on April 1st and received it on April 6th.
Build Quality? Excellent from what I can tell. Looks good and the white plastic that I've read a compliant about reminds me of the IPod type white plastic. Doesn't bother me. My concern is how long will it stay bright white?
Software? Too little of the good stuff, too many of the titles I have no use for. I've cleaned up the sys tray and desktop. Housekeeping is necessary. I'd like it better if they gave me the disks and let me install what I wanted. I have to give Dell a D- for the lack of disks for their software. Even Windows XP disk wasn't included. We are given a restore function which should, in theory bring the system back if there should be a disaster. Windows updates needed "18 of them". All went smooth.
The LCD Screen? I picked the WUXGA before reading all of the negative feedback about the screen fonts being too small to read or of poor quality when the font size is adjusted. I also read that screen was too bright and has a disturbing sparkle effect. Ok, 1920x1200 isn't comfortable reading using a screen font at 96DPI but boy what crisp characters. I could easily read the text when I got close enough too the screen. I did adjust to 120 DPI and find that acceptable in most conditions. No sparkles at all. The screen brightness is just right out of the box. If I was going to adjust anything I would make it brighter. The screen can be viewed from most angles however brightness does drop off. There is an anti-glare feature - no glare with two windows directly behind my back. Graphics are glorious! My 17" LCD on my desktop computer looks like crap after looking at the Dell screen.
Heat, Noise - Warm but not hot. I could hear the fan until I turned on my desktop. The Dell is quiet, not silent. He ain't heavy, he's my dell computer. I wouldn't want to lug this puppy around during rush hour. That's where the PDA wins
Preformance? - Too soon to tell but it took forever to boot the first couple of times because of all the Dell Software that had to be registered or responded to in some way or another. I chose the 1.86 Pentium M Sonoma. The hard drive does appear to be on the slower side. 5400 RPM 80 Gig but again this is just a first impression.
If the Dell 6000d holds up as well as it looks, I'm going to be happy with my choice.
The Dell 6000D is betten than expected - Dude I got a Dell (what a surprise that was to me) and am glad I did
I struggled with returning the unit but for what?. I don't know what I would do different but I'm pretty sure I will now want an ultra portable for tavel and will want a desktop replacement for home use. 
