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    M1210 Opinions

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Ebs757, Jul 11, 2006.

  1. Ebs757

    Ebs757 Notebook Consultant

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    #1 Hows the light leackage?
    #2 How about heat and battery life with the 6 cell and a T2300E Processor at 1.66GHz ?
    #3 Is it built strong?
    # Hows the Web cam?

    And im primaraly going to use this for Flight sim would you recomend the M1210 or the E1505?
    Thanks
     
    Ebs757, Jul 11, 2006
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  2. Charles P. Jefferies

    Charles P. Jefferies Lead Moderator Super Moderator

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    I recently saw this notebook in person.
    Seemed very cool to the touch, I imagine the model I looked at was running for some time. Doesn't matter what Core Duo processor you get, they all consume the same amount of power and will thus have the same relative amount of heat.
    Seemed solid. We have a review of the M1210 here, it will answer that question better than I can:
    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2965&review=XPS+M1210+Review
     
    Charles P. Jefferies, Jul 11, 2006
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  3. mantheorem

    mantheorem Notebook Enthusiast

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    With respect to the webcam, it certainly seems to require a lot of light. When I don't give it much light, its fairly grainy. With some sunlight though, it works great.
     
    mantheorem, Jul 11, 2006
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  4. Rellik

    Rellik Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there's light leakage on mine, although the vertical viewing angles are a little wierd so that even at an optimal angle the bottom of the screen is slightly more washed out than the top.

    However, this isn't even noticeable (even if you look carefully) unless you're on a black screen (e.g. Windows XP screen saver), and even then it's not really TERRIBLE, just not pleasant.

    From what I can tell the unit is EXTREMELY solid, although the lid is bendable (which bends the LCD) - this shouldn't be a problem, though. Heat isn't exactly the worst I've ever seen, but I really would rather it run significantly cooler - the top gets warm, the bottom gets warm-hot. I haven't heard the fan yet, and I've been in this quiet room on battery power for about an hour now, doing nothing intensive.
     
    Rellik, Jul 12, 2006
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  5. gridtalker

    gridtalker Notebook Virtuoso

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    No matter how much light I give mines it is still grainy
     
    gridtalker, Jul 12, 2006
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  6. mantheorem

    mantheorem Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do you kinda get a rainbow-grainy effect? I get that all the time.... Sunlight seems to take care of it though.
     
    mantheorem, Jul 12, 2006
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