I recieved my Dell 700m yesterday, and I figured I'd post a few comments on it, since everyone seems to be extremely eager to find out more.
1) Screen-
Viewing angle could be better- the top down viewing isn't great, but the side to side is pretty good. I didn't notice any light leak, and there are no dead pixels. The vibrancy and the brightness is incredible! I can see it in full sunlight (if only the glare would go away
). Even in dim light, the vibrancy is not lost, and quite frankly, this one feature by itself beats most other laptops by itself. The dpi of this screen is excellent, and I like how small things are, especially after getting used to the SXGA of my sager.
2) Keyboard-
The keyboard is that annoyingly smidgen smaller than a normal keyboard, and the ,./ keys are very annoying, about half width and 90% length. The depth is good, and the responsiveness is supreme- no warp at all, and it bounces back with an excellent tactile feeling. The right shift will be annoying at first, but even after a single day, I'm used to it.
3) Touchpad- I love it! Responsiveness is great, after you adjust sensitivity, there is no wobble like in sonys, and accuracy is great.
4) Size and weight- the thickness was a bit thicker than I expected, but the length is a bit narrower. Thickness is about 3 cd cases in the bac end, but only about two in the front. Weight is a world of difference from Sager 8890 to dell; I've carried it throughout school for an entire day and it's not much worse than a small textbook. One hand is enough to carry it.
5) Fan and heat- I've only heard the fan come on once, and that was when I was installing SP2. Heat by the fan area is bearable on the lap, nowhere near as bad as sager, and basically feels like
6) Battery- Battery life is excellent, probably around 5 hours with half-brightness. I got the extended battery, and it sticks out about an inch in the back, but it's by no means annoying.
I haven't tested gaming, and probably won't be anytime soon. This is not my gaming notebook, that's what my big sager's for. Please ask questions if you have any!
1) Screen-
Viewing angle could be better- the top down viewing isn't great, but the side to side is pretty good. I didn't notice any light leak, and there are no dead pixels. The vibrancy and the brightness is incredible! I can see it in full sunlight (if only the glare would go away
). Even in dim light, the vibrancy is not lost, and quite frankly, this one feature by itself beats most other laptops by itself. The dpi of this screen is excellent, and I like how small things are, especially after getting used to the SXGA of my sager.2) Keyboard-
The keyboard is that annoyingly smidgen smaller than a normal keyboard, and the ,./ keys are very annoying, about half width and 90% length. The depth is good, and the responsiveness is supreme- no warp at all, and it bounces back with an excellent tactile feeling. The right shift will be annoying at first, but even after a single day, I'm used to it.
3) Touchpad- I love it! Responsiveness is great, after you adjust sensitivity, there is no wobble like in sonys, and accuracy is great.
4) Size and weight- the thickness was a bit thicker than I expected, but the length is a bit narrower. Thickness is about 3 cd cases in the bac end, but only about two in the front. Weight is a world of difference from Sager 8890 to dell; I've carried it throughout school for an entire day and it's not much worse than a small textbook. One hand is enough to carry it.
5) Fan and heat- I've only heard the fan come on once, and that was when I was installing SP2. Heat by the fan area is bearable on the lap, nowhere near as bad as sager, and basically feels like
6) Battery- Battery life is excellent, probably around 5 hours with half-brightness. I got the extended battery, and it sticks out about an inch in the back, but it's by no means annoying.
I haven't tested gaming, and probably won't be anytime soon. This is not my gaming notebook, that's what my big sager's for. Please ask questions if you have any!
