We recently heard from a user who had bought a new laptop and they had a rather common set of experiences right out of the box. Sometimes it does not take much to surprise you when you find that a certain laptop is super easy to setup. Take basically any new fast cheap laptops and part of the fun is setting them up. This may not be so much fun for the non technical folks out there, but the reality is this is most of the people anyway. In reality most of the time the setup process is easy just follow the on screen directions and you should be fine.
One recent example of a not so good experience was with a new Acer netbook, fairly fast for the class that it is in and nice and cheap as well. Out of the box was an install of Windows 7 which, as any other operating system, is going to walk you through the basic setup process. Most people are not going to need to delve too far beyond this part, but there are definitely exceptions to all this.
Next comes the obligatory update process and there will need to be an active Internet connection in order for this to complete. Keep in mind that this can definitely take a while and if you are not careful, can really bog everything down as the Windows operating system tries to do everything at once. Do not be surprised to find that all the trial-ware that is usually packed onto the hard drive begins to bog things down even further. This is not to say that this happens all of the time, but the reality is that it has been known to cause far more frustration for the new laptop owner than anything else at this point.
Often there will actually be the need for some assistance. Oh well, not everything is easy so it is a good idea to not let Windows check for all the necessary updates until you are comfortably setup with your new laptop as well as the Internet connection. This can save you a great deal of hassle and there will be plenty of time for that once you get going on your computer. Anyway, once these issues were resolved our customer was happy to have the setup process behind them.