Pros

  • Includes a Webcam
  • Ports are conveniently laid out

Cons

  • Subpar sound

At A Glance

A decked-out ultraportable, the XPS M1210 packs in the features and offers good battery life.

The Specs

Pricing
Part Number M1210SAP9
Inventory Number 25373
Processor
Processor type Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
Processor speed 2000.0 MHz
Memory
Memory size 1000.0 MB
Memory type DDR2 SDRAM
Memory speed 667.0 MHz
Display
Display size 12.1 inches
Resolution 1280 x 800 pixels
Vertical Resolution 800
External Monitor Interface Discrete
Graphics
Graphics Type Discrete
Primary Graphics Chipset nVidia GeForce Go 7400
Storage
Drive size 120.0 GB
Floppy Drive No
Express card 1
Other storage
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion
Vendor Rated Battery life 423.0 hours
Standard Number of Batteries 1
Number of Included Batteries 1
Ports and Connections
Microphone input Yes
Available Interfaces
  • Audio - Headphone Out (1/8" Mini)
  • Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
  • FireWire Port
  • Mini PCI Port
  • USB - Universal Serial Bus Port (x4)
  • Video - S-Video
Ethernet Type 10/100 Mbps
Firewire 1
Headphone Jack Yes
Wireless connection 802.11 a/b/g
Bluetooth Yes
Slots
  • Express Card Slot
  • xD-Picture Card
  • SD Card
  • Memory Stick
Dimensions
Width 11.7 inches
Depth 9.5 inches
Height 1.6 inches
Weight with Accessories 5.8 pounds
Weight 5.8 pounds
Sound
Speakers Stereo
Storage Media
SD card Yes
Memory stick Memory Stick
XD picture card 1
Included Software
Included Software
  • Logitech QuickCam
  • WordPerfect 12
  • Skype
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Other Features
Docking Station Port No
Devices AC Adapter
Input devices Touchpad
Pointing Device Touchpad
Other Hardware Noise-isolation earbuds
Hardware List Notebook

Performance

Battery
Battery Life (Office Applications) 4:23  (hh:mm)
Multitasking
World Bench 6 Multitasking 486
Gaming
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 58.4  Frames per second (higher is better)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit 35.7  Frames per second (higher is better)
Performance
World Bench 5 Score 102
World Bench 5 Rating Superior
Number of Included Batteries 1
Mozilla 432
ACD Systems ACDSee 553
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL 294
Adobe Photoshop 293
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX 279
Windows Media Encoder 270
Ahead Nero 597
Musicmatch Jukebox 476
Adobe Premiere 417
Roxio VideoWave 251
WinZip 401
Microsoft Office XP 542