Short Presentation Dell Latitude X1
With a weight of 1.2 kg and a 12.1" Wide Aspect WXGA display the Subnotebook Latitude X1 is the easiest Notebook of Dell at present and offers mobility for a price of at least 1450 Euro.
This is not a test report, but a small presentation of the this laptop type.
Processor
At the moment Pentium M by far is the most frequently used processor in laptops. Compared with other processor types it is very fast per megahertz and does not need much energy (see our Processor comparison). An Ultra Low Voltage (ULV) version of the Pentium M 733 with very small current consumption is inserted to extend the usage duration for an enhanced mobility.
The same processor Pentium M 733 also with same clock frequency (1.1 MHz) is inserted in the Twinhead Stylebook 10D, which we tested (likewise a Subnotebook and with Ultra Low Voltage version, too).
Video Card
The video card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is positioned in the performance class 5 (1=best, 6=worst) of our comparison of video cards.
Properties of this grafics solution: 333 Mhz Core, 4 Pixelpipelines, Shared Memory, Direct X 9 hardware support;
Bench mark: about 4000 / 900 3DMark 01 / 03;
These cards only can represent older games fluently, current games in most cases with substantially reduced details.
Compared with the (up to now by us) 40 tested laptops the video card performance of this laptop is to be positioned at the low end.
We tested the Notebooks MSI Megabook S260 (German) and Nexoc Osiris S607 (German), which contain Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900, too.
Display and Weight
The 12.1 inch Widescreen display is a rather rare format for laptops and is used only for small easily portable notebooks.
Here a few of our tested models with the same display size format:
DTK-Book 12W-223 (German)
MSI Megabook S270 (English)
MSI Megabook S260 (German)
The weight of 1,2 kg of the Dell Latitude X1 is unusual low. None of the 40 tested Notebooks is so light-weight. The Twinhead Stylebook F10D, above mentioned because of the same processor, is with 1,5 kg the lightest mobile computer tested by us.
It must be considered, that the subnotebook with external DVD Multiformat burner and power pack weighs 2.1 kg.
Keyboard and USB
The enter key is smaller than in a normal keyboard, but at the edge of the keyboard. The arrow keys are not separated from the remainder of the keyboard and small (unfavorably for players).
The 2 USB connections on the left side are a small amount and are positioned on top of each other very closely, so that plugs could obstruct themselves. In addition left-handed people with mouse are obstructed by cables.
Dell Latitude X1
Notebook Specifications
Notebook: Dell Latitude X1Processor: Intel Pentium M 733
Graphics Adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900 128 MB
Display: 12.1 inch, 16:10, 1280x768 pixels
Weight: 1.1kg
Links: Dell homepage Dell notebook section
Average Score: 74.43% - average
Average of 7 scores (from 9 reviews)
mobility: 82%, workmanship: 85%, ergonomy: 91%, emissions: - %
Reviews for the Dell Latitude X1
Foreign Reviews
76% Subnotebooks
Source: Chip.de 
online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 76% price: 75% performance: 48% features: 81% display: 64% mobility: 82% ergonomy: 86%
75% Trend-Notebooks im Taschenformat
Source: Guter Rat!
online available, Very Long, Date: 03/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 75%
82% Die besten Subnotebooks
Source: Chip.de
, Length Unknown, Date: 01/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 82% performance: 64% features: 91% display: 72% mobility: 82% ergonomy: 86%
60% Ultraportabel und doch mobil?
Source: Tom's Hardware
online available, Very Long, Date: 11/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 60%
68% Dell Latitude X1
Source: PC Go
, Length Unknown, Date: 11/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 68%
80% Dell takes a crack at the ultra-portable market.
Source: PC Plus
online available, Short, Date: 11/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 80%
Dell Inspiron X1
Source: c't
, Length Unknown, Date: 08/01/2005
Dells leichtestes Notebook im Test
Source: Netzwelt
, Length Unknown, Date: 07/15/2005
Rating: workmanship: 85%
80% Dell Latitude X1
Source: PC Welt
online available, Short, Date: 07/01/2005
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 82% ergonomy: 100%
Comment
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 is an integrated (onboard) graphic chip with shared memory on Mobile Intel 915GM chipset. It is the predecessor of Graphics Media Accelerator 950. The performance can be compared with the Mobile Radeon 9000 (with a 64 bit memory bus).
Only older games can be played fluently with these graphics chips (if they were not too demanding). Shared memory graphic cores in this category got the advantage of less heat production and longer battery runtimes. For office, internet, image processing, and video editing tasks these graphics chips are still useable without any restrictions.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Intel Pentium M: With Intel chip set (855 or 915) and Intel WLAN also available with the name Centrino (name for the package).
In the comparison very fast per megahertz and very modest with weaknesses in floating point operations.
It is also available as a low voltage version with very small current consumption.
733:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
12.1": This is the most common display format for subnotebooks and an average size for subnotebooks.
The advantage is, that the subnotebook can be small dimensioned and can be carried easily. Further the tiny display has the advantage, that it needs less power, which improves the battery runtime and in consequence the mobility. The disadvantage is that reading of texts is very exhausting vor the eyes. High resolutions can hardly be used.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
1.1 kg: This subnotebook is one of the most lightweight of all notebooks and can be carried very easily. There exist hardly any models in this extreme class of weight. 7-9 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.
Dell: Dell is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and the number of notebook models, which are reviewed in German and English speaking countries. Some of these reviewed laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value relation.
74.43%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.
>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
