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post #21 of 50
12/9/05 at 2:01am
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
ah! you lucky SOB!! Enjoy!!
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post #22 of 50
12/9/05 at 2:10am
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Originally Posted by MitchellO

i personally like the black keyboards better...i think that 710 is an ugly machine.
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post #23 of 50
12/9/05 at 2:17am
Guess its personal opinion. I think the 710m looks much better.
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post #24 of 50
12/9/05 at 2:19am
I think they both look great!!
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post #25 of 50
12/9/05 at 5:07am
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Originally Posted by FearNo1
Dell should have made the 710 thinner. They should have removed the "stands" on the bottom of the laptop.
The stands raise the bottom of the notebook slightly off the desk or table, which makes it possible for the *single* cooling fan to draw air up from under the notebook and exhaust it out the left side.
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post #26 of 50
12/9/05 at 6:09am
did they end up fixing the clunky mouse buttons?
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post #27 of 50
12/9/05 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by chevyrulz099
i personally like the black keyboards better...i think that 710 is an ugly machine.
I'm not a fan of the white keyboard either, but I do like the dark silver trim better than the 700m's white trim.
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post #28 of 50
12/9/05 at 4:22pm
I tell you what. Find out if you can swipe that keyboard for the black one and you have got yourself a killer looking laptop.
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post #29 of 50
12/9/05 at 9:01pm
Yeah, who knows??? The white keyboard might even make a better fit in terms of color coordination with the 700m's white trim!!! I can't wait for Dell to finally have the white keyboard for the 710m but... do you think Dell will be willingly to sell it to someone with a 700m???
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post #30 of 50
12/9/05 at 9:51pm
I plan on calling dell spare parts when the 710 comes out in the states.
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post #31 of 50
12/9/05 at 10:11pm
You may be right. But I wonder how do apple, sony, asus, ibm/lenovo, etc make 1" thin laptops? My work laptop, IBM thinkpad, is thinner than 700m.

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Originally Posted by Faceless Rebel
The stands raise the bottom of the notebook slightly off the desk or table, which makes it possible for the *single* cooling fan to draw air up from under the notebook and exhaust it out the left side.
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post #32 of 50
12/9/05 at 10:56pm
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well guys, thanks for all the advice and all the pics, i'm gonna purchase it right now... i like white keyboards too... i'm actually in Mexico and it's dell's mexican website so, lets spend some $$$
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post #33 of 50
12/10/05 at 1:43am
I'm still loving it. The keyboard is great. Its size hasn't been a problem for me at all.
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post #34 of 50
12/10/05 at 7:05am
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Originally Posted by FearNo1
You may be right. But I wonder how do apple, sony, asus, ibm/lenovo, etc make 1" thin laptops? My work laptop, IBM thinkpad, is thinner than 700m.
You would probably pay a lot more for a thinkpad too. Generally ultra thins and special features like lit keypads are going to be found on high end/premium laptops. I would highly doubt something like the 700m/710m, which is a small but cheap laptop designed for the masses would ever include something like that - not without a price increase that is.

If you want thin, the X1 is. I'm using one - it also has no fan so it's silent. The only thing is, it uses an ULV processor. In fact, most 1" thin ones do too (IBM i think uses LV, Sony TX, Toshiba R, etc.).
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post #35 of 50
12/10/05 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by SPEEDwithJJ
Yeah, who knows??? The white keyboard might even make a better fit in terms of color coordination with the 700m's white trim!!! I can't wait for Dell to finally have the white keyboard for the 710m but... do you think Dell will be willingly to sell it to someone with a 700m???
I don't see why they wouldn't sell you one. More money for them
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post #36 of 50
12/10/05 at 7:08am
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Originally Posted by noesis
I tell you what. Find out if you can swipe that keyboard for the black one and you have got yourself a killer looking laptop.
I love the white one. The machine looks perfect just as it is. I am really happy with it. The current keyboard has a really nice feel to it, so much better than my 8600 was, and than normal desktop keyboards. Its great!!!

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post #37 of 50
12/10/05 at 7:10am
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Originally Posted by Necrosis
You would probably pay a lot more for a thinkpad too. Generally ultra thins and special features like lit keypads are going to be found on high end/premium laptops. I would highly doubt something like the 700m/710m, which is a small but cheap laptop designed for the masses would ever include something like that - not without a price increase that is.

If you want thin, the X1 is. I'm using one - it also has no fan so it's silent. The only thing is, it uses an ULV processor. In fact, most 1" thin ones do too (IBM i think uses LV, Sony TX, Toshiba R, etc.).
I am quite happy with the thickness of the 710m. Its such a small laptop, that 3-6mm difference in thickness really isn't a bother. Its about as thick as my i8600 was, but it is so much smaller in the other dimensions that it is great!!! So much nicer to carry around than the 8600. I can just slip it under my arm without a problem. I could with the i8600, but it was a lot bigger and heavier.
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post #38 of 50
12/10/05 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by MitchellO
I love the white one. The machine looks perfect just as it is. I am really happy with it. The current keyboard has a really nice feel to it, so much better than my 8600 was, and than normal desktop keyboards. Its great!!!
All around, you have got yourself a nice lappy. Dell makes excellent laptops alot better than the mainstream: HP, Toshiba, and Sony.
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post #39 of 50
12/10/05 at 4:42pm
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post #40 of 50
12/11/05 at 8:09am
sorry to say this...but I think 700m looks better...the grey keyboard doesn't appeal to me

but great to see that you like your laptop!
welcome to the inspirion family!
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