Dell XPS M1210

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80% Dell XPS M1210
Source: Tech Advisor Archive.org version
With its plethora of media-oriented features, the M1210 is probably the best 2kg entertainment notebook on the market. But it also has just about every laptop feature that a consumer or small-business shopper could want, plus power, ease of use and a road-friendly weight. If you're looking for top comfort and full features in an ultraportable, you'll find them in the M1210.
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4 von 5, Leistung gut, Ausstattung gut, Ergonomie gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/30/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% features: 80% ergonomy: 80%

82% Dell XPS M1210
Source: PC World Archive.org version
If 5 pounds won't weigh you down, the Dell XPS M1210 is the perfect choice for work and play.
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(von 100): 82, Leistung 88, Ausstattung 77, Preis/Leistung durchschnittlich
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/11/2007
Rating: Total score: 82% price: 70% performance: 88% features: 77%

80% Dell XPS M1210 (Vista)
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
Only a few ultraportables equal the combination of performance and features found on the Dell XPS M1210 (Vista), priced at $2,300 direct. The Lenovo ThinkPad X60 (Vista) and the Sony VAIO SZ Series, which do, are both darlings of the marketplace, which tells you the type of company the M1210 keeps. When you buy an XPS laptop, you're getting a special Dell "first-class" service contract, along with all the bells and whistles, such as the integrated optical drive, discrete graphics, and Windows Vista Ultimate.
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4 von 5, Leistung gut, Ausstattung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/23/2007
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% features: 80%

75% Dell XPS M1210 (Vista Ultimate)
Source: CNet Archive.org version
High-end components and performance are generally restricted to midsize and larger laptops, so it's always nice to see a smaller system aimed at power users. The $2,329 Dell XPS M1210 (configurations start at $1,299) makes the move to Windows Vista, combining power and portability in a package that lives on the outskirts of the ultraportable category. While it's not for hard-core gamers, those who need above-average performance in a compact system won't mind paying a premium for this unique road-worthy hybrid. The 12.1-inch wide-screen display leads us to call the M1210 an ultraportable laptop, but its 4.9-pound weight (5.2 pounds with the AC adapter) is closer to a laptop in the thin-and-light category, such as the Sony VAIO C150. Measuring 11.7 inches wide by 8.7 inches deep by 1.2 inches high, it's slightly bulkier than your average ultraportable, but still well suited for a daily commute.
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(von 10): 7.5, Leistung 7, Ausstattung 7, Akkulaufzeit 8, Preis/Leistung mangelhaft
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 02/21/2007
Rating: Total score: 75% price: 50% performance: 70% features: 70%

Dell's XPS M1210 laptop PC - Ultrapowerful ultraportable
Source: Techreport Archive.org version
The XPS M1210 is a fast, flexible machine that lives up to the size, weight, and battery life requirements of a true ultraportable laptop computer. It's also stylish, well built, and has the best keyboard and touchpad combination of any laptop I've ever used. It's a premium product, and as you might expect, it comes at a premium price. I configured an M1210 at Dell's website more or less as we tested it, and the total rang up to a dizzying $2,238—and ours is missing options like Bluetooth, Nvidia graphics, and a mobile broadband card! Once you've picked your jaw up off the floor, realize that much of that price tag is CPU. The top two speed grades of the mobile Core 2 Duo command a healthy markup. I was able to drop the price by $425 simply by moving down to a Core 2 Duo T7200 with a 2GHz clock speed and 4MB of L2 cache. That alone takes the total down to $1,813. If you're willing to compromise more on features and performance, you can drive the price down even further.
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Preis/Leistung sehr gut, Leistung schnell, Mobilität gut, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 02/06/2007
Rating: price: 90% performance: 80% mobility: 80% workmanship: 80%

Dell XPS M1210 with Core 2 Duo Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
The Dell XPS M1210 is the smallest notebook in Dell’s high-performance XPS line. With the discontinuation of the 710M, the M1210 is also the only 12.1” consumer notebook that Dell offers. The M1210 is a compact multimedia machine with remarkable power for its small size. Of course, the price reflects this above-average performance. This laptop is far and away the current best value for its size and power. It boasts the most powerful GPU and CPU available for the ultraportable family combined with great features like the integrated webcam and microphone, MediaDirect, dual headphone jacks, Wi-Fi Catcher, and more. I am extremely happy with my purchase. However, in the future I would like to see Dell improve the speaker quality and possibly change the material used on the lid so it does not attract quite so many fingerprints.
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Preis/Leistung teuer, Leistung gut, Verarbeitung gut, Mobilität mäßig
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 01/24/2007
Rating: price: 40% performance: 80% mobility: 60% workmanship: 80%

Dell - XPS M1210 review
Source: IT Reviews Archive.org version
When you think of Dell's XPS family you automatically think of big, powerful desktops or equally big gaming laptops, but the XPS M1210 bucks this trend by being a small, seemingly ultra-portable machine. But it's a bulky little devil weighing in at 2.65kg, so not quite the ultra-portable it appears, but then again that's with the 9-cell battery (you can opt for the smaller, lighter, 6-cell battery option) and the AC adapter. Stylishly finished in silver and black, with apparently good build quality, the XPS M1210 looks unlike any other Dell laptop currently available, certainly not as brash as its big brother, the XPS M1710. Although the XPS M1210 isn't as svelte as most of the 12.1-inch screen notebooks on the market, it is one of the most powerful and useable, if a little pricey.
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Preis/Leistung, mäßig, Leistung herausragend, Verarbeitung gut, Akkulaufzeit beeindruckend
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/19/2006
Rating: price: 60% performance: 95% workmanship: 80%

80% High-performance portability from Dell’s award-winning range
Source: vnunet.com Archive.org version
The latest addition to Dell’s XPS range of performance systems, the M1210, is also the smallest bringing some much needed mobility to the range as anyone struggling to carry an XPS M1710 around will testify to. The M1210 line has recently gone through a refresh to allow Core 2 Duo processor options.
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(von 5): 4, Preis/Leistung 3, Ausstattung 4, Ergonomie 4, Leistung exzellent, Verarbeitung gut
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 12/07/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 60% performance: 95% features: 80% workmanship: 80% ergonomy: 80%

80% Lightweight Notebooks
Source: Wired Magazine Archive.org version
Wired: Outstanding performance in general apps and gaming. Three-plus hours of battery life. Conveniently placed media buttons. Integrated Cingular broadband wireless. Tired: 12-inch screen could be bigger - and brighter. Smallish 60-gig hard drive. Ugly as sin.
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8 von 10, Leistung herausragend, Display negativ
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 100% display: 50%

Dell XPS M1210 with Core 2 Duo Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
"Battery Life, Performance, Size". It is often said that for a notebook computer, you can only take 2 and compromise on the last attribute. With the XPS M1210, Dell managed to find a nice harmony of all three. Great things do come in little packages, and this is certainly the case here. Armed with the dual-core 64-bit Core 2 Duo processor and a capable nVidia discrete graphics option, it is ready for Windows Vista. The "A/V Communications Package" is a definite winner here, Dell did not skimp on quality and implemented a Logitech unit, and the integration of the WWAN antenna means that it is ready for the road. The robust aluminium-magnesium alloy chassis construction shows that it is ready for you to take it anywhere.
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Preis/Leistung noch gut, Leistung positiv, Akkulaufzeit lang, Verarbeitung robust, Mobilität mässig
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/25/2006
Rating: price: 80% performance: 90% mobility: 60% workmanship: 90%

83% Dell XPS M1210
Source: PC World Archive.org version
Packed with the latest mobile technology and Intel's latest processor, the Core 2 Duo, the XPS M1210 is Dell's latest ultraportable entertainment notebook--and a good choice for anyone who needs to work on the go. Our test unit, equipped with a 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 processor and 1GB of DDR2-667 SDRAM, produced a WorldBench 5 score of 102, a result that's 5 percent better than the mark of 97 earned by the average XP Media Center Edition notebook with the same-speed equivalent of the previous-generation Core Duo CPU. And our test machine's solid battery life should give you ample time to spend an afternoon telecommuting at the local coffee shop or watching an in-flight DVD: The M1210 lasted 4 hours, 23 minutes on a nine-cell battery.
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(von 100): 83, Leistung 88, Ausstattung 88, Preis/Leistung teuer, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 09/25/2006
Rating: Total score: 83% price: 50% performance: 88% features: 88%

80% Dell Inspiron XPS M1210 gaming laptop Review
Source: Pocket Lint Archive.org version
Dell has been successfully touting its gaming laptops for the last couple of years, taking on all comers both here and in the States and pretty much made the market its own – so much so that it’s even bought the main competitor, Alienware. The premise behind this victory has been to offer cutting-edge gaming machines at a reasonable price. If you approach this notebook as a lightweight media centre rather than a portable gamer, you won’t go too wrong. After all, you simply can’t get a more powerful GPU in so small a machine. With that in mind, we really liked this machine, especially with the extra battery, so you can do more when out and about.
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8 von 10, Preis/Leistung vernünftig, Leistung gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/14/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% price: 80% performance: 80%

Dell XPS M1210 – the “big” ultraportable or the unleashed power on the go
Source: Strike Mobile Archive.org version
Although bigger for an ultraportable, the Dell XPS M1210 is packed with so many features that the ultraportables usually don't have. A nice array of ports and connections, an optical drive and a long lasting battery life. Although branded as a multimedia machine, the loudspeakers will leave a bitter taste in your mouth and Dell could have mounted something better on this machine. The touchpad and the mouse buttons are a little bit cramped but this was expected from a laptop this size. The overall performance of the Dell XPS M1210 is astounding and we award the machine with an 8.5 for the design and a9 for the tech specs.
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Ausstattung 9 von 10, Leistung ausgezeichnet, Display ausgezeichnet, Mobilität schlecht, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/16/2006
Rating: performance: 100% features: 90% display: 100% mobility: 50%

90% The speed and connectivity champ of lightweight notebooks.
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Put simply, the XPS M1210 is the most powerful and feature-packed 12.1-inch notebook we've seen. This sleek 4.8-pound system combines a dual-core processor with a 256MB discrete graphics card, plus integrated mobile broadband and a built-in webcam. Throw in Dell's top-notch service for XPS customers and you have one of the best thin-and-light notebooks of the year, albeit at a steep price of $2,356. Dell's sexy thin-and-light is the perfect combination of style and power. Pop the black top on this mini Media Center notebook, and you're greeted with a dazzling gray-and-silver color scheme. Despite its demure (11.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches) size, the M1210 offers a well-spaced keyboard that doesn't leave you feeling cramped when typing. The only thing we don't like about it is that the Page Up key is too close to the right Shift key.
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4.5 von 5, Preis/Leistung mäßig, Leistung herausragend, Ausstattung herausragend
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/12/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% price: 60% performance: 95% features: 95%

90% Dell XPS M1210
Source: Bios Magazine Archive.org version
Dell’s next-generation ultra-portable laptop has landed, and it’s very good indeed. Succeeding the Inspiron 710m, the XPS M1210 has been designed for the mobile professional, with a host of features and blistering performance. Made of highly durable magnesium alloy frame, and sporting a built-in 1.3-Megapixel Web camera and 3G connectivity (integrated mobile broadband antenna), the XPS M1210 is more than road ready. The XPS M1210 is one of the best general ultra-portable laptops we’ve reviewed. Starting at about 2kg, it’s also a lightweight traveller that you can take virtually anywhere. But don’t let the size fool you - the XPS M1210 is a true high-performance PC offering dual-core performance and up to 8 hours of mobile use using the optional 9-cell Lithium-Ion battery. And it offers a feature set that’s a cut above that of most ultra-portables, which usually sacrifice some features for portability.
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sehr gut, Leistung sehr gut, Ausstattung sehr gut, Mobilität sehr gut, Akkulaufzeit sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 07/10/2006
Rating: Total score: 90% performance: 90% features: 90% mobility: 90%

Dell XPS 1210 Review
Source: notebookforums.com Archive.org version
The good: Awesome looking, Very quick, Good screen (I got the AUO panel), Good battery life, Good speakers, Quiet Drive (I have the Sony DVD Burner), Good multimedia card reader, Good trackpad/responsive click buttons, Very quiet! (Fan noise is bearable, unlike most other "ultraportables"), Stays cool! (Was on my lap the whole time and barely got warm); The Bad: Don't like the "chrome" buttons and the trimming around the trackpad. On the heavy side for such, Thick a small laptop, On the thick side for such a small laptop, The black backing is attracts fingerprints, The memory upgrade is a little harder than it should be (where one stick is under the keyboard,
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Leistung sehr schnell, Display gut, Emissionen sehr gut, Akkulaufzeit gut
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/19/2006
Rating: performance: 95% display: 85% emissions: 95%

Dell XPS M1210 Review
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
I've had just a ton of fun with the M1210. I get to play with a lot of notebooks with the work I do, and believe it or not that can actually get tedious when you see one laptop after the other that's just kind of the same. The M1210 is different though, it's a 12.1" laptop that's designed to be powerful and fun. You can game on it, comfortably watch and listen to movies on it, use it to record video, be highly mobile and connected with the EVDO option and to top it all off the look is really great. I love the black lid and blue accent lights.
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Leistung stark
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 06/01/2006
performance: 80%

80% Dell XPS M1210
Source: PC Mag Archive.org version
It is a rare and exciting experience—at least for me—to bring an ultraportable on a business flight, let alone one as travel-friendly as the Dell XPS M1210 ($2641direct, as tested). Luckily, I just happened to have a trip planned the same time the M1210 came into PC Magazine Labs. The M1210 is light enough to carry around comfortably and powerful enough to get all my work done. Even with a nine-cell 84-Wh battery, the unit weighs a mere 5 pounds. (The AC adapter adds another 0.8 pounds.) You can opt for the six-cell battery and bring the unit's weight down to 4.2 pounds, but with discrete graphics and the power it consumes, I highly recommend going with the extended cell.
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4 von 5, Mobilität gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% mobility: 80%

73% Dell XPS M1210
Source: CNet Archive.org version
It's difficult to know what to make of the Dell XPS M1210. On the one hand, its 12.1-inch wide-screen display is characteristic of an ultraportable laptop, such as the Gateway NX100X. On the other hand, its 4.4-pound starting weight places it in line with thin-and-lights that have larger displays, such as the 13.3-inch Sony VAIO SZ or the 14.1-inch Fujitsu LifeBook S7110. Like the Lenovo 3000 V100, the XPS M1210 offers a feature set that's a cut above that of most ultraportables, which usually sacrifice some features for portability. Though our test unit includes upgrades that more than double the price, at its $1,300 starting price, the M1210 will appeal to everyday users who want a relatively light and compact but still full-featured Media Center computer.
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7.3 von 10, Preis/Leistung sehr gut, Ausstattung sehr gut
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/31/2006
Rating: Total score: 73% price: 90% features: 90%

Foreign Reviews

Dell XPS M1210 Subnotebook
Source: Minitechnet DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 05/02/2007
Rating: performance: 90% mobility: 70% workmanship: 90%

Dell XPS m1210
Source: Notebookforum.at DE→EN Archive.org version
User Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 04/08/2007
Rating: display: 70% mobility: 80%

87% Test Dell XPS M1210 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/17/2006
Rating: Total score: 87% performance: 83% display: 84% mobility: 90% workmanship: 92% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 80%

86% Kompakt-Notebooks
Source: Chip.de DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 86% price: 60% performance: 98% features: 100% display: 72% mobility: 75% ergonomy: 70%

Dell XPS M1210
Source: Stiftung Warentest DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 10/15/2006
Rating: performance: 83% display: 81% ergonomy: 88%

Dell XPS M1210
Source: c't DE→EN Archive.org version
Comparison, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: price: 85% features: 95% display: 75% ergonomy: 85%

Dell XPS M1210
Source: Notebook / Organizer / Handy DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2006
Rating: performance: 80% mobility: 90%

Dell XPS M1210
Source: PC Go DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2006
performance: 80%

100% Dell XPS M1210
Source: PC Magazin DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, , Length Unknown, Date: 09/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 100% performance: 80% mobility: 80%

82% Klein, aber giftig: Das Dell XPS M1210 ist der Mini unter den Notebooks und bietet Leistung im Kompaktformat.
Source: Connect DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 82% features: 80%

94% Notebooks für alle Fälle - Subnotebooks
Source: SFT DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 08/15/2006
Rating: Total score: 94% ergonomy: 90%

Schnelles schickes Subnotebook - Preiswertes Mini-Notebook mit Intel Core Duo
Source: Netzwelt DE→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 06/24/2006
Rating: price: 80% performance: 95% display: 50%

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NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400: The NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 the competitor to the ATI Mobility Radeon X1400. Caution there are some versions with reduced momry bus available.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Double Core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used together by the double. The maximum capacity of 31 watts is only 4 watts more than with the Pentium M (predecessor). Both cores are lowered automatically and independently of each other by speed steps down to 1 GHz. In addition it now supports also SSE3 instructions. At least it is just as fast as a equivalent Pentium M. With applications, which were designed for multi-processors, the performance can be nearly twice as fast as with the Pentium M (e.g. CineBench around 86% fast)

T2600: Second fastest Core Duo based on the Yonah core. Does not support 64 Bit operating systems.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

12.10":

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Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

2 kg:

This weight is typical for very old and big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal; nowadays, rather typical for 15 inch laptops.

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83.65%: This rating should be considered to be average. This is because the proportion of notebooks which have a higher rating is approximately equal to the proportion which have a lower rating.

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