I took delivery of my newest “educational tool” this morning. I bought myself a new
HP Mini 1000 laptop. I tracked it through FedEx from the manufacturing plant in China, through Alaska, to Tennessee, and then to Texas. I was promised delivery “before 10:30am” today so I stayed at home from work until it arrived. It came at 10:29am … exactly. How’s that for timing?
My initial impression is that this little thing will be very good for writing school papers. The keyboard is outstanding for a small laptop. The screen is a 10.2” wonder that is clear as a bell. This is a great upgrade from the HP Mini 2133 that I purchased a while back. That little laptop was great. It still works, too! My daughter will be happy to get it. At 4-years old, she will love it.
The computer comes with a decent hard drive. I installed MS Word, Firefox, and all the tools I will need for various productivity tasks related to school. The only drawback was that it shipped with 512k or RAM. Luckily HP made it very easy to upgrade. I got a 2 gig stick of RAM from Crucial.com for a mere $30.00. The laptop itself was only $499.00. I am quite happy with my investment.
My two-week break from school started today. I will be soaking in the free time. One thing I have noticed thus far compared to other terms --- In the past, I have always been ready to jump right back into class whenever I would have a break. This time is completely different. I am very happy to have this break and actually wish it were longer. But when school does start back, I will only have two
online classes left. It’s all downhill from here.