Sunday, April 19, 2009

Delivered, so let's unpack it!

Ok guys, the courier finally came good and I signed over for a white plastic satchel bag obviously containing a carton inside. Opened the bag and was surprised to see a plain white carton with no markings whatsoever front or back! Anyway opened the carton up and found the netbook, power pack and bluetooth dongle and.....................well actually that is IT. Nothing else, no check-list, no info, no warranty, no manual, no power warnings etc etc as in what one could expect with any electronic purchase.
Now I know Kogan is a "Paperless Office" but this is a tad ridiculous at least one page with a few details would be nice upon receipt of our new toy! They have just put up a pdf file on the site.You can get it here

So we now have a netbook, battery, power pack and dongle and need to work out what to do. Not too difficult getting the battery at the back as there is really only one way it can go in, just make sure the little locks each side click in to secure it to the machine.
Turn it back up the right way plug the power cord in and you are ready to fire it up. ( there is a plastic sheet of film to peel off the screen and the top of the case , to reveal a quite nice shiny textured lid!)







I videoed the set-up procedure and will upload to youtube so you can see in real time how long it takes etc.



Pretty simple though choosing your location, time, user name etc. Here is a screen shot of the desktop once you are signed in.
I have read comments that the touch screen is very "Touchy" But for me it seems about normal and I will check, but they can usually be calibrated one way or another. They are a bit weird and touchy if you have only ever used a mouse before and it doesn't not take long to get used to them.For those who love the mouse of course just plug in your mouse into a usb port and away you go like normal.






Here a few other pics for now will upload youtube videos and get back to you soon

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

when will you have your comparison to MSI Wind?
thinking of getting either one of them...

Kia said...

Hi Rob,
I check your blog several times everyday to get your opinions and thoughts on the new Kogan netbook. I have bought one 4 days ago still hasn't been delivered.
I have 7 days to send it back, I want to make sure I have bought the right thing.

It would be great if you can write something about the performance and the comparison with the other MSI netbook you've got, etc...

Thanks man,
Kia

Rob said...

Sorry guys I have been tied up outside the house but will do one today and get it up this afternoon, promise!