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5.0 stars
"The best choice when size matters"
Pros: Small, lightweight, powerful, nice screen, sleek design
Cons: Keyboard takes some getting used to, Dell preinstalls a bunch of junk
Summary: I just got my custom XPS m1210 after ordering it June 1st. Dell totally blew away their estimated shipping time and I'm very impressed with only a week from order placed to on doorstep.
The out of the box experience on this notebook is stunning. This is by far the best looking dell I have ever seen with its sleek black and silver exterior and shiny blue media control buttons.
I would recommend this notebook to anybody like me in at least one of a few ways, so what does that mean? I will be brining the laptop daily to and from work and I travel semifrequently (once every month or so). I looked at ultraportables such as the Vaio TX but I was reluctant because they are not actually very fast. Since I'm not an executive, I do have some "real work" to do beyond "email and the occassional powerpoint" and I really didn't want a sluggish laptop. The Dell XPS M1210 packs a serious punch (I got the 2.16ghz dual core configuration) into a tiny (11.7" by 8.7" package). I see it as being the best of both worlds in terms of computing power and mobility.
As a Toshiba user through and through, the Dell keyboard is taking some getting used to. There's a windows key between function and alt which I keep pressing when I'm trying to alt-tab. I also don't like the arrow keys that are set below the rest of the keys to allow for (it seems) a second ctrl key. This is more of a personal issue and I'm sure I will get used to it.
Also, as some reviews have said the bottom right of the keyboard is indeed a little mushy that'd only be noticeable in normal use by a very firm typist.
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Dude! if size matter, why buy this 1.2" thick and 4.4lbs heavy-weight machine?
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Hi Makutu,
I was thinking of purchasing this model but I wanted to see the bottom of this laptop. Is there a fan which sucks in air on the bottom of this machine which cools the processor down? I have used one of the old toshiba's laptop and it has a fan at the bottom and if i put it on my bed it would heat up and the machine would turn off. If possible can u send me a picture of the bottom view of the machine, I would really appreciate that.
Thanks
