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Eyeing the XPS M1210
Hey all, I'm in the market for a new laptop. Looking for something for college, 3d design with Blender and some gaming. So far, I really like the M1210, but anyone else have any models they recomme
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General Questions
1) What is your budget?
$2000USD
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Ultraportable or Thin and Light
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Office, 3D design and gaming
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
With me always
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
HL2 is the most taxing game i can think of.
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Nope
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
3:30 to 4:00
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
No
9) What country are you buying this in?
USA
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Widescreen is nice on ultraportables, but any will do
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
WXGA or WXGA+
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Don't care
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Not a deal breaker
14) How long do you want this laptop to last?
3 to 4 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB?
80 would be nice 7200rpm would be great.
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
Yes, at least a dvd/cdrw.
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Re: Eyeing the XPS M1210
Forgot to mention, I run linux. So if you have any experice running it on a laptop like the only I'm looking for, some input would be great.
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Re: Eyeing the XPS M1210
The XPS 1210 fits the bill pretty nicely. You can also consider the Asus W3J or the Sony SZ series.
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The XPS 1210 fits the bill pretty nicely. You can also consider the Asus W3J or the Sony SZ series.
Thats what everyone has been saying, I just don't know what to pick between them... :-/
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Well.. From what i've read
The SZ series are a little overpriced for what I'm looking for in them. They are also said to be a little flimsy
The W3J looks nice and is on par with what I'm looking for but I know that their tech support is awful. And they don't sell it at the dealer I would prefer to get it from (NewEgg)
The M1210 is exactly what im looking for, its said to be sturdy and well build. Dell has pretty good tech support.
So if any owners of those laptops can give a post if what I'm thinking is right, that'd be great. Especially the M1210 and the W3J, since those are still new. Thanks
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i don't know why people complain so much about asus support. dell and hp support is pretty bad. also, with asus, you probably go through your reseller to asus, so if you have a good reseller, then you experience can be quite good. some good resellers are proportable.com, geared2play.com, and powernotebooks.com. the w3j is definitely the most powerful. of the gpus, the xps actually has the worst b/c its 7400go has only 64 mb of dedicated memory. another one to consider is the portableone mx (asus a8jm). they don't go through asus since they customize the a8jm. they are reputed to have very good customer service.
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Well, I've narrowed to down to the W3J and the M1210, the only thing stopping me now is the Linux support of the W3J's ATI card, if it is good, then I will likely go with it.
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well, the a8jm comes with teh 7600go which should be fine with linux.
http://laptopsinc.com/Merchant2/merc...roduct_Count=0
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Well.. now that ejl threw another asus lappy at me.. its between the W3J, M1210 and the A8JM...
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is weight and portability an important factor for you? because the m1210 is about 1 1/2 lbs lighter than the a8jm.
oh and i personally think that sony has better build quality than dell.