Shoutbox

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Originally posted by wj
Just so you know Stig, My mom has that same laptop and it's a bit of a beast, it's huge, heavy, awkward, and just doesn't perform. Just so ya know. Part of the performance issue is more towards the fact she downloads alot of junkware and malware, but, it was still slow when it had a fresh load of XP or Vista on it.

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That's actually really helpful, I've been looking at that laptop.

James, it is a nice laptop all in all, but it might be worth spending a few extra quid to get an overall better performing machine (if that makes sense), because as far as I know, Dell are a little bit flimsy, breaking a lot etc, particularly the chargers that come with them. That's why I'm going for a Hewlett Packard instead, because from all of my experience they've always built really durable machines that last years and years.

I've got a dell XPS 1330 and its absolute win, very sturdy and definitely not flimsy in any way (my charger is tiny and it wins too)

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Originally posted by traxor
Dell are a little bit flimsy, breaking a lot etc, particularly the chargers that come with them.

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Originally posted by Voldemort
I've got a dell XPS 1330 and its absolute win, very sturdy and definitely not flimsy in any way (my charger is tiny and it wins too)

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Originally posted by traxor
Dell are a little bit flimsy, breaking a lot etc, particularly the chargers that come with them.

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I have two guys in my office who have Dell stuff. One has the top of the range 24" Dell monitors and a Dell laptop, and loves it. One is a student and has a cheap Dell Inspiron and think's it's crap (and I have to admit, it is pretty damned slow. Even my EEE is faster than it in some respects =\). You really do get what you pay for with them apparently.

Anyway, it came today and have been playing on it ever since

Don't really know where bulky and heavy came from? I agree some of the dell laptops are quite big, but this is a "Ultra Portable" laptop  and is much lighter than my last laptop.

I've only noticed a little bit of flimsy-ness, and thats only the casing around the screen. But its nothing that would break easily etc :/ Also charger is thin but a bit bricky. Can't see it breaking any time soon.

Speed etc isnt a problem either atm, but I guess its only day 1

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Originally posted by Stigmata
this is a "Ultra Portable" laptop

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I wouldn't call 15.4 inch ultra portable in any case, no matter what they weigh. For me ultra portable starts under 14 inch.

The weight is OK, but not really light either.

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Originally posted by MenthiX
I wouldn't call 15.4 inch ultra portable in any case, no matter what they weigh. For me ultra portable starts under 14 inch.

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Thats why I put it in brackets, while I wouldn't call it ultra portable it said it on the box :/

Man. Dell should be slapped for calling 15.4" ultra-portable. I have a 15.4" HP, and it is a LOAF. EEE is ultra portable.

But if you like it, that's all that matters eh?