So as an incentive for this that and the other at work, I had the privledge of receiving a work notebook to replace my desktop and to make it easier to work from home, which I’m very OK with. While carousing the Dell site, I decided it would be worth the couple extra pounds to go crazy and get a 17 inch widescreen Inspiron (the E1705 which changed product names to the 9400 or something within the last week). I figured it would be worth it to have a similar-sized screen next to my standard LCD at work, plus I have a thing about watching media on small screens and I simply didn’t want to travel and watch movies on a 15 inch screen. What can I say? It all made sense at the time. So, in spite of some doubtful comments from coworkers, I went big.

Well, now I’m seeing some of the reasoning behind their comments. The thing is something of a beast. One issue I had not considered - finding a case. It was quite the hunt trying to find something I liked that would carry a 17 inch. That’s not to say there aren’t bags out there for 17″ screens, but they must not have had this one in mind since it never fit a “17 inch” bag. I was seriously beginning to doubt my decision and wondering what Dell’s trade-in policy was (or if such a thing exists). Finally I came upon a Samsonite bag which looked and felt good and, lo and behold, my laptop FIT. I was downright giddy to see it only cost $35, too. Thank you, Sam’s Club. So, now that I got the bag, I’m feeling pretty good about the 9400 again.

I better wrap this up though, my lap’s going numb.