Dell 710m Review:
***The specs to this machine are listed in my signature***
I purchased this laptop for school and travel purposes only. I already have a beast for a gaming laptop (Sager 9880) so I don’t need the power for school. I was looking at battery life and size going into this purchase. Read below…
Order/Shipping Process:
Order placed on February 17th, Received on February 22nd; 5 days! The whole shipping process was not at all as bad as some of the others that I have heard of around the forums. I give Dell a 9/10 for the shipping process. The only reason they did not get a 10/10 is because they don’t tell you that it is being shipped from overseas during the “Boxing” stage.
Size/Weight:
As soon as I opened the box, I was truly shocked! This thing is so small it’s crazy. From viewing some of the other reviews, I thought it looked a lot bigger. The pictures can’t do it justice. I’m 6’4 and when I took this to school people stared at me, because it looks hilarious. This is SOO tiny. My hand can cover the whole laptop front to back. One of the things I would have liked to see, is for Dell to take the battery bulge out of the back, But this is in no way a big deal seeing how small this is to start with. 10/10
Quality/Build:
The quality of this laptop is superb. It feels VERY sturdy in your hands. It is small enough for me to handle it with one hand, and while doing is it does not bend or flex at all. Great build quality. 10/10
Battery Life:
**Using the 8-cell battery**
Ok, this is dependant on you and how you use your laptop. I have been able to squeeze 5 hours out of this with WIFI, Screen turned up to max, and Mp3’s going. Than again all I am doing is using it for lectures and internet surfing during class. I’m not doing anything intensive on the processor. Perfect for what I need. I have another 8-cell just in case. 10/10
Speed:
When I need to which is hardly ever, I will turn the power settings to “Always On” to get the processor up to 2 GHz. Other wise it is usually running at 600 MHz. This thing is blazing fast. I really don’t need this kind of processing power, but with Dells 34% off, I figured why not. It is fast. That’s all I can say.
10/10
Screen:
Like I said at the top of the page, I have a Sager 9880. This screen is just as bright and clear as that. Of course it is not 17” like the sager but the quality is amazing. I popped in a DVD today to test the quality and Man Alive; this thing is Crisp and Clear. I really like the 12.1” widescreen (resolution- 1200 X 800), it’s great for movies! 10/10
Keyboard:
No problems at all here. It is smaller than your normal laptop keyboard, but I have no problem going from laptop to laptop.
10/10
Heat:
The fan hardly is ever running. I think the whole time I’ve had this I has come on maybe three times. It idols at around 51C @ 600 MHz. I live in New Mexico so it may be different for you, its hot here; LOL!
Final Words:
The laptop gets a 10 out of 10, great job making this one Dell!
Overall, this is EXACTLY what I wanted when looking for a portable laptop. I could not want anything else, except for maybe 200-300 hours of battery life.
Other than that, im good. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!
-Winfield
***The specs to this machine are listed in my signature***
I purchased this laptop for school and travel purposes only. I already have a beast for a gaming laptop (Sager 9880) so I don’t need the power for school. I was looking at battery life and size going into this purchase. Read below…
Order/Shipping Process:
Order placed on February 17th, Received on February 22nd; 5 days! The whole shipping process was not at all as bad as some of the others that I have heard of around the forums. I give Dell a 9/10 for the shipping process. The only reason they did not get a 10/10 is because they don’t tell you that it is being shipped from overseas during the “Boxing” stage.
Size/Weight:
As soon as I opened the box, I was truly shocked! This thing is so small it’s crazy. From viewing some of the other reviews, I thought it looked a lot bigger. The pictures can’t do it justice. I’m 6’4 and when I took this to school people stared at me, because it looks hilarious. This is SOO tiny. My hand can cover the whole laptop front to back. One of the things I would have liked to see, is for Dell to take the battery bulge out of the back, But this is in no way a big deal seeing how small this is to start with. 10/10
Quality/Build:
The quality of this laptop is superb. It feels VERY sturdy in your hands. It is small enough for me to handle it with one hand, and while doing is it does not bend or flex at all. Great build quality. 10/10
Battery Life:
**Using the 8-cell battery**
Ok, this is dependant on you and how you use your laptop. I have been able to squeeze 5 hours out of this with WIFI, Screen turned up to max, and Mp3’s going. Than again all I am doing is using it for lectures and internet surfing during class. I’m not doing anything intensive on the processor. Perfect for what I need. I have another 8-cell just in case. 10/10
Speed:
When I need to which is hardly ever, I will turn the power settings to “Always On” to get the processor up to 2 GHz. Other wise it is usually running at 600 MHz. This thing is blazing fast. I really don’t need this kind of processing power, but with Dells 34% off, I figured why not. It is fast. That’s all I can say.
10/10
Screen:
Like I said at the top of the page, I have a Sager 9880. This screen is just as bright and clear as that. Of course it is not 17” like the sager but the quality is amazing. I popped in a DVD today to test the quality and Man Alive; this thing is Crisp and Clear. I really like the 12.1” widescreen (resolution- 1200 X 800), it’s great for movies! 10/10
Keyboard:
No problems at all here. It is smaller than your normal laptop keyboard, but I have no problem going from laptop to laptop.
10/10
Heat:
The fan hardly is ever running. I think the whole time I’ve had this I has come on maybe three times. It idols at around 51C @ 600 MHz. I live in New Mexico so it may be different for you, its hot here; LOL!
Final Words:
The laptop gets a 10 out of 10, great job making this one Dell!
Overall, this is EXACTLY what I wanted when looking for a portable laptop. I could not want anything else, except for maybe 200-300 hours of battery life.
Other than that, im good. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!-Winfield
