Well as you know I have been bragging about my new x1 and posted pics in the pics section. Well after a few days of playing with it, performance wise, I am very dissappointed.
The mouse issue I thought that I solved was not solved but merely glossed over. I fixed the thing where the top third of the mouse not registering any movement by increasing the sensitivity, which allowed the top part to feel my finger. But, it still was a huge step back in sensitivity as compared to the bottom part. So it is like their was a prob. with the top part making it a big step less sensitive in the first place, I mean I could not even get it to respond by forcefully pressing down. So problem not really fixed since it is still uneven in sensitivity. By lowering the total sensitivity of the touchpad, the top part would now only respond to normal mov't pressure and nothing lighter, while the bottom part would respond to a feather rubbing it...literally.
2nd issue I talked about previously here was that my power adapter was getting EXTREMELY hot and buzzing loudly.
I called Dell and they wanted me to talk to tech support, etc., who just told me to install drivers, etc. all of which I had done. They would replace my ac adapter, but since my touchpad was "working" they wouldn't do a system replacement. I then said that I'll just return it then, and then they agreed to do the replacement, but I had been fed up by now, so I am just sending it back after hours on the phone going nowhere. And supposedly SB Customer service and maybe tech support had been said to be in US, but neither of the depts I talked to were.
Aside from the above, I just don't think this is worth the price. Don't get me wrong, it LOOKS great as I said in my initial reports, but for the price, the 700m gets the job done better while saving a grand.
Other issues: I have had no prior experience with ULV, so maybe I was mistaken, but I thought they could do normal surfing activities. This thing jittered while playing a movie back I had taken with my digital camera movie feature. The 700m whizzed through this same video with no problem. The X1 also jitters on some streaming internet videos that the 700m whizzes through. Also even during the loading of a heavy web page, if you try to move your mouse pointer to a button that has already appeared even though the page is not completely loaded, the arrow will lag behind, and then over correct, and go all over the screen. Like I said, I have not had any experience with the ULV's, but thought it could handle the above tasks, esp. with the newer video. But in these tasks, the 700m spanks the X1.
The screen, which I once reported as crisp, has a poor viewing angle or contrast. To see certain light colored or back ground text, the screen has to be pushed WAY back, as in opened further.
I love the look of the laptop, but with the above disappointments, I am sending both mine and my wife's back. We will stick with the 700m's, and I may even spend the money I spent on one X1 and put towards a 9300/xps2
Sorry for the rant.
The mouse issue I thought that I solved was not solved but merely glossed over. I fixed the thing where the top third of the mouse not registering any movement by increasing the sensitivity, which allowed the top part to feel my finger. But, it still was a huge step back in sensitivity as compared to the bottom part. So it is like their was a prob. with the top part making it a big step less sensitive in the first place, I mean I could not even get it to respond by forcefully pressing down. So problem not really fixed since it is still uneven in sensitivity. By lowering the total sensitivity of the touchpad, the top part would now only respond to normal mov't pressure and nothing lighter, while the bottom part would respond to a feather rubbing it...literally.
2nd issue I talked about previously here was that my power adapter was getting EXTREMELY hot and buzzing loudly.
I called Dell and they wanted me to talk to tech support, etc., who just told me to install drivers, etc. all of which I had done. They would replace my ac adapter, but since my touchpad was "working" they wouldn't do a system replacement. I then said that I'll just return it then, and then they agreed to do the replacement, but I had been fed up by now, so I am just sending it back after hours on the phone going nowhere. And supposedly SB Customer service and maybe tech support had been said to be in US, but neither of the depts I talked to were.
Aside from the above, I just don't think this is worth the price. Don't get me wrong, it LOOKS great as I said in my initial reports, but for the price, the 700m gets the job done better while saving a grand.
Other issues: I have had no prior experience with ULV, so maybe I was mistaken, but I thought they could do normal surfing activities. This thing jittered while playing a movie back I had taken with my digital camera movie feature. The 700m whizzed through this same video with no problem. The X1 also jitters on some streaming internet videos that the 700m whizzes through. Also even during the loading of a heavy web page, if you try to move your mouse pointer to a button that has already appeared even though the page is not completely loaded, the arrow will lag behind, and then over correct, and go all over the screen. Like I said, I have not had any experience with the ULV's, but thought it could handle the above tasks, esp. with the newer video. But in these tasks, the 700m spanks the X1.
The screen, which I once reported as crisp, has a poor viewing angle or contrast. To see certain light colored or back ground text, the screen has to be pushed WAY back, as in opened further.
I love the look of the laptop, but with the above disappointments, I am sending both mine and my wife's back. We will stick with the 700m's, and I may even spend the money I spent on one X1 and put towards a 9300/xps2
Sorry for the rant.
It is a great looking laptop, and would have been a great laptop overall if mine didn't have all of the problems, and either of ours could play a simple video. I just had a horrible experience maybe. Oh, well, I'll stick with the 700m for my ultra portable needs.
