Dell XPS M1210 Review & Dell XPS M1210 Battery
The Dell XPS M1210 is a new 12.1-inch screen portable laptop that features the Intel Core Duo processor, rotating 1.3MP web camera, built-in EVDO and an Nvidia Geforce 7400 graphics card. The XPS M1210 features a new design for Dell laptops and offers possibly the best performance on the market for this sized laptop. The XPS M1210 is the ultimate mobility notebook. Starting at about 1.98kg, it’s a lightweight traveler that you can take virtually anywhere.
Vista Ultimate adds another dimension to the M1210. In addition to running Vista’s 3D interface at full speed, you also get all the entertainment features. This includes the enhanced Windows Media Center Edition. All you need is a USB TV tuner to record and watch live TV. The content that you recorded can be edited using Windows Movie Maker 6, which now supports the DVR-MS format (Media Center’s recording format) and is built into Windows Vista. Aside from capturing and editing footage from a DV camcorder, Movie Maker 6 is now compatible with high-definition and DVD widescreen formats. These resource-intensive tasks are, of course, made possible by the system’s high-octane components.
Performance is nothing short of spectacular for a laptop this small. The 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 is the same standard-voltage, dual-core processor that powers the Lenovo ThinkPad X60 (Vista). It seems as if 2GB of RAM is the way to go for ultraportables running Vista. You virtually eliminate any type of choking caused by Vista’s 3D interface or memory-intensive tasks, such as executing my Adobe Photoshop scripts and running virtualization software. In addition, the M1210 has something rarely found in ultraportables—discrete graphics. The system loads the nVidia GeForce Go 7400, a midrange graphics chipset that will let you perform moderate 3D graphics rendering and even play 3D-intensive games such as Company of Heroes. Just be sure to run the 3D games at low resolutions (1,024-by-768). The 85-Wh battery may add to the weight, but it sure does wonders for battery life. On my DVD rundown tests, the M1210 actually beat out the ThinkPad X60 by 2 minutes, taking 3 hours 47 minutes for the battery to drain.
Dell XPS M1210 Battery Runtime
The reviewed notebook was equipped with a 9 cell 85 Wh (7600 mAh) lithium ions battery and an integrated charge display. The battery runtime are very good and promises a long mobile operation. We measured a minimum of about 2.5 hours and a maximum of about 5 hours. During WLan operation we measured a battery runtime of 3.5 hours.
Nevertheless, we observed a slight problem with the battery: The release button stuck, and we were unable to remove the battery from the case. Certainly a problem, which needs to be fixed by the Dell service.
Energy demand
Without Load (Idle), min. brightness, without WLAN: 20.3 Watt
+ max. brightness: 25.5 Watt
+ WLAN: 26.3 Watt
Full load (+WLAN, max. brightness): max. 54.8 Watt
| Idle (without WLAN, min brightness) |  5h 13min |
| Surfing with WLAN | 3h 40min |
| DVD | 3h 25min |
| Load (maximum brightness) | 2h 30min |
Dell xps m1210 Dimension:
Chemistry: Li-ion
Volts : 11.1V
Capacity : 7200mAh
Battery Cells: Grade A li-ion 9 cell, Long life cycle
Size (L x W x H): 205*58*26mm
Net Weight: 474g
Color: Black
It was very pleased by the battery runtime of Dell’s XPS M1210. With a dell xps m1210 laptop battery runtime of up to 5 hours, one can easily work without power supply.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
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October 27th, 2009 at 3:49 am
The Dell Adamo XPS keeps popping up on our radar and while the specs for the ultra-thin notebook are still lacking, the new photos show off the units unique and very cool build factor with sliding display.
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November 1st, 2009 at 4:05 pm
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