The 700M/710M is Dell’s entry-level ultraportable – they have a 12.1″ widescreen display, and are powered by Pentium Ms. In addition, they have internal optical drives.
As there is little difference between the 700M and the 710M, CNET Asia’s bottom-line about the 710M (which they gave a 7.4. out of 10) was: Once a ground-breaking design, Dell’s thin-and-light laptop is well overdue for a makeover. – I could not agree more. I understand that this is their entry-level ultraportable, but it’s a very dated design and configuration. The 700M is scheduled to be phased out during the early part of 2006, and with new Intel chips around the corner…