I just received our Dell Mini 9 on Friday morning.  I’m going to carry it with me for the next couple weeks (considering even taking it to a competitor of Dell’s headquarters when I go for a briefing – their leadership decided we’re ineligible to have access to their “consumer” class line of products).

My first impressions are somewhat mixed.  I like the idea of the netbook but I already have a MacBook Pro which isn’t hard to carry or travel with to begin with.  When I don’t have my MacBook Pro, I always have my iPhone which I have somewhat already started taking notes at meetings on rather than lugging the laptop.  In some instances, I still prefer a pad of paper and a trusty pen.

I’m starting to get the hang of where the keys are located since it’s not a full sized keyboard.  The most troublesome key I had locating so far was the apostrophe.  I’ve also hit escape a couple of times when I’ve intended to hit the [1] key.

At any rate, check back soon for my updated review.