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Brandon Hill (Blog) - May 1, 2006 1:13 AM

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Dell XPS M1210 with integrated webcam - Image courtesy Notebook Review

Dell XPS M1210 without integrated webcam - Image courtesy Notebook Review

Dell readies another dual-core gaming notebook

Dell just recently launched its XPS M1710 gaming notebook which features a 17" screen, an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS or 7900 GTX graphics chip and support for Intel's faster Core Duo processors. Dell is going one step further with the planned introduction of a gaming laptop with a much smaller form-factor.

The Dell XPS M1210, as its name implies, features a 12.1" widescreen (1280x800) display, a Core Duo processor and your choice of an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 or ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 graphics chip. Other niceties include an integrated dual-layer DVD burner, Bluetooth 2.0, Intel 802.11a/b/g wireless, Expresscard54 slot and an optional integrated webcam.

Dell employees divulged the information, including pictures, on internet forums over the past weekend. Whether or not the leak was sanctioned as part of a viral campaign or just corporate insiders showing off has yet to be determined. According to Notebook Review, the laptop is due to be released within the next few weeks.

Dell acquired Alienware earlier this year, but both companies continue to release competing products.

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Low End GPU

By Visk on 5/1/2006 9:17:09 AM , Rating: 2

7300/X1300? Kinda low end for an XPS...

I guess its nice for a 12incher, though I wouldn't consider it a gaming notebook. Maybe just a little more performance than that of the other Intel GMA integrated GPUs.

I'd be awesome if they manage to stick a 7600 / X1600 into a 12/14 incher. I'd buy that instantly...though cooling would be an issue as well as power consumption

RE: Low End GPU

By brownba on 5/1/2006 10:49:36 AM , Rating: 2

since it is just a 12" screen,
I don't think it would ever be considered a gaming notebook.

would you want to game on a 12" screen?
maybe solitaire or minesweeper.

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RE: Low End GPU

By Trisped on 5/1/2006 6:53:14 PM , Rating: 2

For me it isn't the screen size as much as the resolution that matters.

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RE: Low End GPU

By phaxmohdem on 5/2/2006 3:51:26 AM , Rating: 2

Amen to that. My 14" T40p has 1400x1050 res and it is beautiful. I much prefer it to the 15" panel of the same res. Likewise I honestly think I prefer 17" LCD's @ 1280x1024 as compared to 19" ones at the same res.

Perhaps when my eye sight begins to fail me I'll reconsider that statement, but "big" pixels just piss me off for some reason :)

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RE: Low End GPU

By GodLovesPunk on 5/1/2006 11:38:25 AM , Rating: 2

Kind of low end.. but at least it HAS a graphics card.. The XPS M140 has nothin.

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RE: Low End GPU

By plewis00 on 5/1/2006 6:55:18 PM , Rating: 2

They had a low-end XPS 12" with integrated graphics so this is a big step-up. There are also plenty of laptops with X700 and 6600-class graphics, I'd imagine they will have 7600s and X1600s very shortly.

12" with discrete graphics is probably a first. Even if it is low-end who cares, it's still decent enough for such a small machine.

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RE: Low End GPU

By bombledmonk on 5/2/2006 12:59:43 PM , Rating: 2

Asus has a 14 incher with an x1600 that should be avaliable this month.
http://store.agearnotebooks.com/asusw3j.html

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RE: Low End GPU

By ElFenix on 5/16/2006 12:33:34 PM , Rating: 2

if only it didn't have such a low resolution screen. losing 50% vertical resolution over the 14" screen i have now is unacceptable. it's hard enough to edit documents with 1050 pixels. if you've got word perfect's codes or footnotes displayed (or using that word plugin that shows codes) you won't be able to see even half a page.

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improve change

By rqle on 5/1/2006 12:13:08 PM , Rating: 2

not the best graphic but its a good move away from their normal intel integrated junk their smaller screen/thiner laptop lineup.

For folks more concerned about weight than performance

By UNCjigga on 5/1/2006 3:05:53 PM , Rating: 2

I think this laptop can fill a nice gap in the market, where almost all laptops this size only offer integrated Intel graphics. I'm concerned about weight though--this needs to weigh less than 5 pounds if it only has a 12" screen.

This might be a cheaper alternative to the popular Sony Vaio SZ--so it definately piques my interest!!!