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Also the Precision Workstations and the XPS M1710.

Really? Think the XPS M1210 has a port replicator but no monitor stand. Think there was an option for the port replicator when doing config for the system. I'm verifying this with our corp rep. Want to get one when I exchange my D620 for the M1210.

I think that port replicator is the same kensington that you can get when you configure the Inspirons... I may not be right.

That's all it is, a USB port replicator, unlike a docking station (D/Dock or D/Port) it does not give you legacy support on serveral outputs, like DVI and sound.

I'll let you guys know if there is an option when I talk to our Dell corp rep hopefully tomorrow. Thanks.

Does the XPS M1210 have a user removable optical drive like the 700m/710m?

Not really. Unlike the 700m/710m, you have to remove a screw and use a screwdriver to push out the optical drive.

Whatresolution can it un bf2 at medium?

COuld you do some tests for me cos i might be getting one.

Fear: defult cpu min gpu but with medium textures and at 1280 x 800

what fps?

Oblivion

View %100 distant lands off. Medium no special lighting 1280 x 800 what frames per second. THanks

Patrick

hi@all...

i also just got my m1210 today.. after 4 years it was tme to upgrade from my old toshiba 5100-503 (which still IS a great machine by the way)!!!

what can i say.. .the price is really incredible for this tiny little bit of plastic.. i paid 155.000 yen incl. shipping (1.66duo, 80gb sata 5400, 1gb ram, kamera pack, nec dvd burner, hd soundcard, nvidia 7400 gfx, intel wireless, bluetooth, 9cell akku, 4 years warranty + 4 years complete care).. i hope i didnt miss anything.

After it arrived i reformatted it completely and set it up from scrath (took me around 7 hours with data migration) but now its running and it looks promising!

the performance increase compared to my good old Pentium 4 Mobile 2.2Ghz is great... the display is nice, but the black could be better.
overall the systems also seems to run stable (except some memory write errors... which i dont know yet where they came from)... i hope nothing is wrong with the rams... hmm...

also the system is not very hot. FEAR and HALF LIFE 2 i could already test. FEAR runs OK, where Half Life 2 looks great and runs great (played it up until now on a DX7 GeForce Go 440 32mb).

I think this little baby will help me through my upcoming workingdays .. if you have the ~1000 euro for this baby its well invested!

squarefan

PS: a working colleague of mine bought himself a SONY Vaio with almost exactly the same specs as my M1210 and paid 1680 Euro brutto... so the M1210 has really an incredible price!

Wow, it came with NEC burner & not Sony? That is interesting...

yes.. 6650... works good.. i built a 6500 in my toshiba.. and it worked great. but as far as i know (as a good friend of mine used to work for dell until a month ago), they actually always build nec drives in their notebooks.... or at least all he brought home for testing had one inside...

squarefan

Hi all,
Feel like a noob posting here, I don't know as much about computers as most of you, but I needed some quick advice. I'm considering the XPS m1210, in fact I'm downright in love with it lol, but I want to hear from some of you first.
First thing, I'm handicapped and I'm looking for something light weight.
My last laptop was an inspiron 5100, and when you put it in it's case, with it's adapter, some other cords and everything it was just too heavy to reasonably tote around everywhere. I did do it, but after a while I just ended up leaving it at home most of the time. My grip isn't the best and it just became too much. If I could cut the weight in half, or even by 40% or so that would probably be enough. Will the m1210 do the trick? it looks great and 4 to 5 lbs sounds great, but of course I won't know till i get it in it's case with it's adapter and mouse and such.

Secondly I've read alot of the reviews and they all look great, but I have mixed comments from friends.
One tells me I shouldn't waste the money on a dual core processor because I won't be able to notice a big difference at all, and an older 2ghz processor will be cheaper. Is a dual core worth the dough?

Also, can anyone tell me if the graphics memory is shared with the system memory? Another friend is insistant that the graphics memory be dedicated, and makes it sound as though the system will crawl along if it's shared.
The specific stats on the m1210 I've customized at dell.com does say "shared" for the system 1 GB memory, but I have no clue if that's what that means or not.

Sorry for the long post, your thoughts are appreciated!!
-Troy

P.S. my inspiron 5100 always felt chunky, and almost bend-able lol. I know this is smaller and has a nice structure, but it is also a little thick for it's size, does it feel chunky?

I was in love with it too, but I ended up going with the cheaper, bigger e1505 mainly because of price, but also because I wasn't sure if I'd like the small screen.

I do know that the 'Intel Integrated Graphics Accelerator 950' is NOT dedicated, while the 7400 (or whatever the option is) has SOME (not all) dedicated video memory...much like the card i got on my 1505. If it is not dedicated, it uses up the computers RAM to function...slowing things down a bit. If it is dedicated it has some of its own RAM and also borrows some (although a lesser amount) of the computers RAM as well.

Oh and to be honest, from everything I've heard, EVERYONE agrees that a dual core processor is the way to go, unless you want to wait for Core 2 Duo to come out...but that shouldn't be an issue, as you can't even get the 1210 with a single core processor.

Thanks for the reply.
Here are the stats on my customized Wish list order:
processor: Dual Core 2ghz/667mhz
Windows: Media Center edition
A/V comm pack
Memory: 1 GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 mhz
Video: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
HD: 80GB 7200 RPM SATA


My only computer right now is a dell dimension desktop with a 2.8 ghz single processor with 512 mb of ram and a 128mb ati graphics card. I would think and hope that the m1210 would at least keep up with if not surpass my dekstop in graphics performance. Am I wrong?

the nvidia has 64mb dedicated ram.. and can take up to 192mb from the RAM.

also the 12.1" screen is ok.. but i think i will definately buy an external monitor in the future especially for word, excel and outlook.. .for the rest it performs very good.

i just have a question for other m1210 owners... i just saw when i close the lid and the monitor turns off... and i open the lid after some time again.. my desktop icons are kind of disorted... e.g. i have them placed on the left and right side of my desktop and upon reopening the lid they are placed more to the top left corner. It is not a big problem as i have an icon restoration program.. but still al little bit annoying.

and yes, I use the standard DELL drivers (no 3rd party patched etc.)

i would appreciate some feedback

regards
squarefan