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wondering, wasnt a camera built into the 1210? judging from the pics of the lappy, you can get it without it?

The camera's included in the AV package.

awesome thanks!

Just a couple things: I wasnt sure what i saw in your open box (is that a cheap case or something?). What does dell actually ship with the pc? (dongles, extras) Also, did you get the sound blaster Audigy HD audio upgrade? With the 1.83 GHz processor, how fast are things loading up? ie. does a pdf load up instantly? if not, how long does it take? The m1210 is going to be my first laptop, and i want to make sure i made a good choce. I read several reviews, ALL positive, but im just wondering right now, wether the 1.83GHz processor is fast. How does it compare to a 2.0 GHz Pentium M processor? < If any of you've ever used one then thats fine. I was also wondering if ram made that big of an impact on the processor speed, if at all.

Btw I got my xps M1210 I like it a lot. One problem when you close the laptop lid. The video card doesn't tell the monitor to turn on again for some reason. I got the latest drivers from dell. So when you close the lid sometimes and you open it after awhile lets say 10 mins of listening to music with the screen close. The screen doesn't turn on and you can't do 'shit'. I got mine fully loaded with 2 gigs of ram, One interesting thing, put background to black, windows xp on performance settings without the eye candy, and remove desktop icons. You get an extra 45 mins of battery life with 9 cell. But I've ran system restore and done the restore CD same crap. So is this some sort of bug or what? BTW mine shipped in 5 days from order.

Edit, is there any program that can tell the screen to stay on when the lid is closed?

Your laptop should do that automatically. Are all the powesave ftns. and setting turned on/off? btw, what was shipped with your laptop? cases, etc...

k3nt, my m1210 arrived yesterday from costco.com and it included a mesh-type bag that is not big enough for the computer, but im guessing its for the power supply cables and other stuff you have. if you get the a/v pacakge you get headphones which include their own little pouch. also included is an xps cd case which holds a few cds. hope i helped out a little.

sweet man thanks alot. can you comment on the earbuds - if you got the av package?

How much does it cost?

my m1210 should be here monday (should have been here yesterday), for some reason UPS has been pushing my buttons and its really annoying. ill answer some questions when i get it

I sold my laptop but I didn't get the money in time to buy the M1210 with the 30% off Dell coupons. *cries* And I really wanted that 3/4 year complete care warranty. I might have to go with the costco deal now..Don't suppose you can buy from costco and still hit dell up for extended warranty. Maybe i'll call Dell and see if they can tell me why I should buy from them instead of Costco :P

I wouldn't be surprised if Dell lets you add a warranty from a Costco purchase. I bought mine from there but was not interested. Dell would love to have your money. But in all reality, it is best to check as I am not 100% sure, but from a business standpoint, how could they refuse your money?

Does M1210 come with Restore CD or Windows CD?

Has anybody tried to run Linux on it?

Yes, the XPS systems came with all the reinstallation CDs, including the Windows XP CD. They even included an "Owner's Manual" booklet.

is there a reinstallation cd for media direct? im famous for getting my pc full of crap and i wanted to make surei could get it to the "out of the box" stage again.