Just a quick follow-up to the post on setting up my Dell Mini 9 hackintosh. It’s a great little machine. Yes the keyboard is small and some of the keys are in odd places, but not odd enough to keep me from using it.

Stats: Dell Mini 9, OS X 10.5.7, Safari 4

Having found right away that I needed, wanted, Copy and Paste function keys, I sorted that out. So Command and Control keys work just fine.

I’ve experienced a couple of crashes, but no more frequent than when I was running Ubuntu. Shutting down and restarting is only a minor inconvenience since 1) boot time is quick, and 2) most of what I do is either on the Web, or because I habitually save often, is not at risk.

The most noticeable improvement over Ubuntu is scrolling in the Web browser. Safari is much smoother and offers more control.

I’ve also found the Dell to be pretty rugged. Dropped and kicked on a concrete sidewalk resulted in just a few minor scratches.

Verdict on the Dell Mini 9 Netbook? It makes me happy.