Req - Ultra Portable Laptop

Smithers

Hey Folks,

Changing my home office to a desktop and want an ultra portable laptop for when i am in the road. Doesnt have to have cd built in, port rep or docking station wld be perfect.

There was an Lenova for about E800 notes with 3 yr warenty on dabs but its disappeared, was thinking of a Dell Xps M1210 12.1" 1.98 Kg

Anyone got any deals they know of?

ct5amr2ig1nfhp

I've been using a Latitude D420 for a few months now and have had no problems with it.

Smithers

any idea on prices on those bad boys!?

subway

ive an m1210 - abslutely love it.
bought it off this seller on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.ie/Dell-XPS-M1210-1-66GHZ-1GB-DDR-120HD-Laptop-CAMERA_W0QQitemZ110135426581QQihZ001QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

you wont get a much better deal than off him, spec it up on the dell site,
i saved 600 at the time

WezzyB

How about the hp tx1020 its a little 12.1" tablet/covertable, have had my eye on this for the past few months but cant justify it just yet.
Its 1499 RRP but prob cheaper in shops or online, I think it was on currys website @£;899.
Check the spec @ www.Hp.com/ie > home > notebook > pavilion > tx1000

markjobrien

hey WezzyB whats the tory with the warranty from that guy is it applicable over here. Also as he is a reseller i presume the warranty started when Dell sold him the computer so strictly speaking you prob looking @ an 11 month warranty

subway

think thats directed at me...

warranty is transferred over to your name, but as you guess starts from date of purchase by ebay guy.
mine had 15 days warranty missing, ask him before you buy.
dell quoted me something like 250eu to extend the warranty for 2 more years

Smithers

works out about a 300 euro saving subway, not bad at all

Smithers

was going to buy from ur guys subway, but won this for 800 notes in dells ebay outlet.

Base: XPS M1210 Duo Processor T2400 1.83 GHz,
DVD Drive: 8 X DVD+/-RW with Software (No Media
Floppy Drive: D Series No Floppy Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 100GB (5, 400 rpm) Hard Drive
MISC: Dell Media Experience 3.1 Basic - Inspiron
MISC: Intel Pro WLAN 3945 Internal Wireless 802.11a/b/g
MISC: 65W AC Adapter
MISC: Primary 9-cell 80WHr Li-Ion Battary
MISC: English - System Documentation
MISC: UK/Ire - Internal Keyboard
MISC: Software Drivers
Memory: 1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
Modem: Internal V.92 Modem Adapter IRL,SPN
NoteBook Screen: 12.1 inch WXGA (1280 X 800) Integrated Camera
Software: English - Microsoft Works 8
Video: 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache
Operating System: Genuine Windows XP Home SP2


What you reckon, is that video dedicated graphics instead of the other newer shared ones?

youcancallmeal

I bought an m1210 from the same guy subway did about 5 months ago and havent had a day of trouble with it. Got a fairly high spec one too which I saved about €1000 on compared to the dell website!

I have the graphics card in mine and I'm pretty certain it is 64mb dedicated memory and the rest is shared.

Smithers

they seem to be a sweet lappy, is it lgiht and portable in ur opinion, what u think of the purchase i got for E800?

youcancallmeal

Tis a very nice deal indeed. I find mine very portable. I bought it because I wanted something that would be easy to carry in and out of college and work on my bike and it is! It look great too!

Smithers

there oviously is a benefit dedicated graphics over shared , yeah? and the 9 cell batt is a higher spec also

darkmaster2

I got an m1210 from the outlet too for about 1K inc delivery and VAT.

2gig ram
2ghz cpu
9 cell battery

Can`t complain!

Darwin

I've an M1210 with the Geforce 7400 graphics - it plays the likes of Half Life 2, Doom 3 very nicely. Newer games tend to tax it a bit though. 800 notes is an absolute steal for one btw.

Smithers

ledgend, i am a happy bunny then, thanks for the help guys

Smithers

cheers for the help guys, just processed the order there and added on 3 yr warranty and got it all in for E980 incl Shipping and VAT , should keep me going for a while!