My 700m arrived yesterday and overall I am happy with it. I had some buyer's remorse after I placed my order. A trip to the local Dell kiosk to see the notebook in peson helped calm me down, but I still felt uneasy until I had mine in my hands.
I was worried about the screen being too small or too glossy but I love it. It is so clear and sharp. I am quite pleased. I've got a touch of light leakage along the bottom. I noticed this during the initial Windows setup. Once Windows was loaded it seemed like a non-issue because of the start menu and bar along the bottom.
My biggest gripe with the 700m has to do with the touchpad buttons. The buttons feel cheap and they rattle if you just barely touch them. I wish there was a way to change them out for something nicer.
Stupid moment of the day- I was browsing the web and kept hearing a click whenever I followed a link to a different page. I was convinced something was wrong with the computer, until I realized the clicking sound was part of the default sound configuration. Had to get rid of that!
So far I am happy with my purchase. I called Dell this afternoon and a Windows CD is on the way so I can reformat with a clean install. I bought this with the $750 off coupon so my total came to $790 with shipping and tax. Whenever I star to obsess about the cheap buttons I will remind myself that I got a good notebook computer at a great price.
I was worried about the screen being too small or too glossy but I love it. It is so clear and sharp. I am quite pleased. I've got a touch of light leakage along the bottom. I noticed this during the initial Windows setup. Once Windows was loaded it seemed like a non-issue because of the start menu and bar along the bottom.
My biggest gripe with the 700m has to do with the touchpad buttons. The buttons feel cheap and they rattle if you just barely touch them. I wish there was a way to change them out for something nicer.
Stupid moment of the day- I was browsing the web and kept hearing a click whenever I followed a link to a different page. I was convinced something was wrong with the computer, until I realized the clicking sound was part of the default sound configuration. Had to get rid of that!
So far I am happy with my purchase. I called Dell this afternoon and a Windows CD is on the way so I can reformat with a clean install. I bought this with the $750 off coupon so my total came to $790 with shipping and tax. Whenever I star to obsess about the cheap buttons I will remind myself that I got a good notebook computer at a great price.
