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When I decided to purchase a notebook, I knew it was primarily going to be a computer for me to carry around my place so as to not be "tethered" to a desk. Also, I have a high end gaming desktop computer that creates a lot of noise and heat and I wanted the antithesis of this for my basic computing tasks. Thus, I knew I wanted something small and light Asus A6M laptop battery ,
Another quick note on battery life: It sucks. I get roughly two hours of web surfing before the laptop conks out, but I didn't spring for the barely-bigger but twice as long-lasting extended life battery. Personally, I can live with the battery life, but it's definitely one of the downfalls of the laptop. Also note that I haven't played with any Hardware Profiles/Speedswitch settings. Everything is factory. Asus A6N laptop battery ,
Display / Sound
The display is beautiful. It has the glossy extra shiny style display and it's just great. Even when I run on battery and the display automatically dims, I don't feel like I'm getting cheated, it still looks awesome. Dell Latitude D600 laptop battery ,To me, 12 inches is definitely not too small to run 1280x768. I like my high resolutions, but if you don't like tiny print, you may want to consider a laptop with a larger screen to run that resolution on (don't even think of running the laptop on a lower resolution, that's a waste of time and money). Dell Latitude D500 laptop battery ,
As far as the speakers go, they're typical laptop ones. They're not going to knock your socks off, and you miss most of the low-end of your media files/games. On the other hand, I've watched DVDs and the experience is fine. If you want/need good sound, invest in headphones or some nice speakers. Dell Latitude D505 laptop battery ,
Other
Yes, the keyboard is small, but you get used to it. I actually like the choices Dell made regarding which keys to make smaller, which keys to keep the same size, etc. Also, I couldn't be happier about the fact that the Ctrl key is on the outside of the keyboard on the left side, not the Function (Fn) key. I'm used to not looking to have to hit the Ctrl key, and if it were inside past the Function key, I'd go crazy. The keyboard also feels well built. FUJITSU LifeBook N6220 laptop battery ,
Dell Inspiron 700m collapsed open view (view larger image) FUJITSU LifeBook N6200 laptop battery ,
I do 99% of my research on the internet, so I first visited CNET, NotebookReview.com, PC Magazine, PC World, etc, to find the top picks. The Dell 700m came up in a lot of the reviews as the top pick, FUJITSU LifeBook N6210 laptop battery ,
so I decided to check that one out. I would have loved to have gotten my hands on a VAIO or a LifeBook or a ThinkPad, but the price premium you pay for those was something I just couldn't justify Compaq Presario V3100 battery ,
especially since I'm not a "Road Warrior". Basically, I had narrowed it down to a Dell. I checked out the Dell Kiosk at my local mall just to get a "feel" for the various notebooks. I had at one point been considering an Inspiron 6000, but after seeing it I decided it was Compaq Presario V6100 battery ,just too big. I may have gone with the 600m, but since it didn't have the Tru-Brite screen (or whatever Dell calls it), I ruled it out. The fact that I was able to get an incredible coupon for the Dell Inspiron 700m sealed the deal. I got the following 700m (with a free bag and extra AC Adapter) for $1,077 shipped: Compaq Presario V6200 battery ,
Pentium M 745 1.8 GHZ
1GB RAM (2 DIMMS) Compaq 167517-001 ,
80GB Hard Drive
CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
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Buying Experience
I think Dell's buying experience is pretty great. In my comparison shopping I've "built" many systems and Dell's process is one of the best. The options that are available are very clear, you can click on links for more info, and the layout is pleasing to the eye. Lenovo IdeaPad U165 laptop battery
Shipping / Packaging Lenovo IdeaPad U160-08945MU laptop battery ,
To me this is an important part of the buying process because it reflects the efficiency of the manufacturer and its readiness to please its customers. Dell's Order Status page is again really good, showing you where your product is every step of the way (almost). However, when the order gets to the "boxing" stage it seems to stay there for an inordinate amount of time. Dell's explanation of this stage is that it is when they box all of the materials. Great, except: Compaq 261449-001 ,
Why does it take so long to box the materials? Lenovo IdeaPad U160-08945LU laptop battery ,
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That's not true.
I came to find out that during this boxing stage, Acer BT.00604.049 ,Dell puts the laptop on a boat from Malaysia (where apparently all of their laptops, at least the Inspirons, are manufactured) to the US. I think it would be nice if Dell would inform the customer in some way about this, but it's not a big deal. After that they shipped the package via UPS it took about a week to get to my place. Not bad, but not speedy. Acer BT.00603.117 ,
When I opened my box, the case was the first thing I saw, wrapped in plastic. It is what it is. Then there is a box containing the spacer for the modular optical drive bay, some application/support CDs, the AC Adaptors, and the manual. Acer BT.00603.124 ,
It's nice to see Dell includes a paper manual in addition to a PDF one (some manufacturers are moving to just PDF) for those times when your PC crashes and you can't start it to read the PDF (doh!). The paper of the manual, however, feels thin and cheap and the manual is printed in black and white. Again, not a big deal, but not terribly impressive. I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet. Acer BT.00605.062 ,
The final box contains the laptop, which is flanked by two styrofoam spacers and is enclosed in a plastic bag. All in all, nothing impressive, but it got here in one piece and with nothing missing, so that's nothing to complain about. Acer BT.00607.126 ,
Aesthetics and Build Qualit Acer BT.00607.125 ,
The 700m seems very sturdy. Especially durable is the bottom, which is made of a very hard plastic. Some people have mentioned that the touchpad click buttons seem sort of cheap, which may be true. Acer BT.00606.008 ,
However, they have a pleasant feel that doesn't make me think "Man, this thing is a piece of crap" every time I click on something. Rather, I have more of an issue with the touchpad itself. It is perfectly fine to mouse on, but when I "click" (by just tapping the pad), it seems as if the top material of the pad comes into contact with a layer of plastic below, then sticks to it for a split second before coming back up. It's tough to describe, but it does feel a bit cheap. Acer BT.00605.065 ,
Included power adapter for the 700m (view larger image) Apple M9337G ,
As far as looks go, the Dell is probably a mixed bag for most people. On the one hand, I like how Dell didn't go with the same dark gray/blue color scheme that virtually every other Dell notebook sports. On the other hand, the light gray/splashes of white scheme isn't all that much better. That's just my opinion. It's not that I don't like it, Asus A32-W5F ,
but it's nothing I'm especially excited about. Also, for some reason, I find the green LED indicator lights that Dell uses to be extremely boring. They're dull and not very bright. The Gateway my wife got, for example, has some nice bright, blue indicator lights. Dell should at least make theirs brighter. I do like that the actual icons themselves light up and not just a non-descript dot above them. It makes it easier to see which item is lit in the dark. Asus A33-W5F ,
Dell Inspiron 700m left side view (view larger image) Asus A32-W5F ,
Dell Inspiron 700m right side view (view larger image) Asus 90-NA11B1000 ,
Size comparison to standard sized magazine (view larger image)
Installed OS/Softwar Dell CF623 ,
My 700m came with XP Home and a ton of other crap. More crap than came with a Gateway my wife just purchased. I decided to just clean it off rather than reload it with Pro because I wanted to keep some of the Dell support stuff that was on it. So, off the top of my head, I uninstalled McAfee Security Center, McAfee Virus Scan, McAfee Personal Firewall, Dell Picture Studio, JASC Paint Shop Pro Album (or something like that), WordPerfect Office, MusicMatch Jukebox Dell NF343 ,
10, and a few annoying browser helpers. The system seems to have recovered fine, though, after chasing down most of the remaining registry entries, etc. On another note, the BIOS splash screen is particularly ugly. At least in my opinion. I like some of the Dell Support stuff that ships with the laptop, like the little application that will tell you your Service Tag and Express Service Code so you don't have to find it on your chassis. Dell 451-10498 ,
Performanc Dell FW273 ,
As I mentioned before, I bought this laptop to do most of my basic computing tasks. Thus, performance has been more than adequate, as all I have done is install applications, surf the web, burn a FUJITSU FMVNBP128 ,few CDs (more on that later), work in Microsoft Office, and edit a simple web page using FrontPage. I couldn't resist running a Super-Pi test, though. Super-Pi calculates the number pi to a certain number of decimal places. It's a processor intensive task and a decent (and quick) benchmark. Here are the results compared to two other systems: FUJITSU FPCBP95 ,
Gateway m210x (Intel Pentium M @1.7 GHZ / DDR2700 2x512 Non-ECC Non-Buffered / 4200RPM 80GB) FUJITSU FPCBP95AP ,
TIME: 2:12
Dell Inspiron 700m (Intel Pentium M 745 Dothan @1.8 GHZ / Infineon DDR2700 2x512 Non-ECC Non-Buffered / Fujitsu 4200RPM 80GB)
TIME: 2:03 FUJITSU FMVNBP119 ,
Work System (Custom Build) (Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0 GHZ Prescott, Geil Ultra DDR3200 1GB Non-ECC Non-Buffered, Western Digital SATA Raptor 10,000RPM 36GB) FUJITSU FPCBP107 ,
TIME: 1:47
I also ran an HD Tune test, which tests the basic stats of your Hard Drive. Here were my results: FUJITSU FPCBP118
It seems as if the claims that a 1.8GZ Pentium M is equivalent to a 2.4 GHZ P4 may have some accuracy. Unfortunately, I didn't have a 2.4 GHZ P4 system available to test. To be honest, I was expecting the Dell to beat the Gateway in the HD Tune test, but it was not to be. Interesting, but not a huge difference. I haven't noticed any performance anomalies, no blue screens, no excessive hang-time, so I'm happy. A quick note on CD burning: The burner works just fine, but it is slow. I believe it's only rated at 24x, so it's not a barn burner. consciencewellness 15265 bralley56 wox ladygig 202806 wallinside goenglish