Michael Dell does not like netbooks

Looks like Dell netbooks are hurting sales of Dell notebooks. Perhaps that is why Michael Dell hates netbooks.

“Take a user who’s used to a 15-inch notebook and then give him a 10-inch netbook. He’ll say ‘Oh, this is so cool, it’s so lightweight.’ Then 36 hours later he’ll say the screen’s not big enough, give me my 15-inch back.”

He says that the smaller machines are no replacement for the bigger machines. We feel acutely that it differs from person to person. If somebody is a graphic artist, he would hate netbooks and UMPCs like anything. On the other hand, if one uses his notebook for web-surfing, office editing and/or basic photoshop-like stuff, he will immediately fall in love with a netbook. Carrying a 1kg netbook which is smaller in size is much more easier to carry around than a notebook that weighs 2.5kg and is bigger in size too.

Dell teams up with OPI – brings fancy colors to the Dell Minis

Dell has teamed up with a company called OPI to bring colorful and funky design to the various Dell notebooks and netbooks. The colors have pretty funny name likes “I’m Not Really a Waitress,” “Big Apple Red,” “Strawberry Margarita,” “Rosy Future” and “Kyoto Pearl. The Dell will be offering even more colors and will also revise the colors based on the colors that are most popular.

“Dell and OPI’s offerings are a fresh collision of style and power, color and technology,” said Rachna Bhasin, general manager, partnerships and personalization or global consumer. “OPI’s high style and Dell’s award-winning technology combine to offer people stylish options that deliver the ultimate combination of color and connectivity on the go.”