Not a netbook, not yet a notebook.



Update 4 : ati mobility radeon 10.12 for HD4225 : http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/wind...ob_win7-64.aspx (19/1/2011)
Update 3 : 6 Cell Battery Available Separately now! (19/12/2010)
Update 2 : Instant rebate extended to 23 Dec 10! (19/12/2010)
Update 1 : Changed from K125/K325 to K145/K345 CPU model. Check it out! (19/12/2010)




Specs :


Online Price
RM 1,499 (Basic)
or
RM 1,799 (Complete)

Note : 9-Cell Battery available with additional RM102! (NOT AVAILABLE FOR NOW, AS 22/10/2010)


Processor
AMD® Nile™ Athlon II Neo K145 (Single Core)
or
AMD® Nile™ Athlon II Neo K345 (Dual Core)

Operating System

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit (English)

Memory
2GB (1 X 2 GB) 1 DIMM DDR3 1333MHz
or
4GB (2 X 2 GB) 2 DIMM DDR3 1333MHz

Hard Drive
320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive


Display
11.6” Widescreen HD glossy WLED display with TrueLife™

Video Card
Integrated ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4225

Wireless Network Card
Bluetooth 3.0 and WLAN 802.11b/g/n Combo Card (MY)

Security Software
McAfee® Security Center (Multi-Language) - 30-Day Trial Version
or
McAfee® Security Center (Multi-Language) - 15 Months Version

Dell Services: Hardware Maintenance
1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis


The Plain Black Team:
1. dwRK
2. daron
3. siew1984


The Tomato Red Jax-Pattern Team:
1. pikacu


The Peacock Blue Jax-Pattern Team:
1.


The Lotus Pink Digipais-Pattern Team:
1.


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will add touch up later

M101z users and fans are welcome for discussion here

This post has been edited by pikacu: Jan 19 2011, 07:20 AM

How much the 9 cell battery protude out?

I'm using 6-Cell battery. During the time I made the order, 9-cell battery isn't there yet

man, how i wish it's so cheap also in Aus....

how's da user's experience batt life?

Walao eh! Got 9-cell battery option summore
The battery life is going to be insanely superior!

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Added on August 26, 2010, 8:38 pmYo bro, how much is the price of 1 in Aus? O____O
I thought Malaysia everything also expensive 1 haha

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Aug 26 2010, 08:38 PM

starting from AU$610 (rm1.8k+)...

Ouch! haha

Currently entering 4 hours mark on surfing net using wifi


p/s: how to put thumbnail for this thread?

This post has been edited by pikacu: Aug 26 2010, 09:20 PM

Here's my result regarding 6-Cell Battery Life

Watch anime (hellsing 480p mkv file) : 22 Minutes

Surfing internet (Chrome with 4 tab+) using wifi : 3 Hours 31 Minutes


So total up around 3 hours and 51 minutes using battery


What housekeeping ive did:

- Startup program only load anti virus (nod 32), orbit downloader, dell dock, and Ati catalyst
- Uninstalled McAfee and Face Recognition software
- Use Power Saver mode

So that's my experience on the battery life. I'm impressed

This post has been edited by pikacu: Aug 26 2010, 10:29 PM

+1

Haha 9-cell would make it as heavy as 13 inchers dy larrr...

And M101z is really best buy in Malaysia lar... Check US Dell website and you'll notice our prices are around the same! For the first time lol..

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Added on August 26, 2010, 10:27 pmThat's pretty impressive.. What's the brightness level? If dun watch anime I think u can squeeze 4hours++

Try doing some benchmark tests and maybe try playing some games haha

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Aug 26 2010, 10:27 PM

Ah, I forgot to add I use Power Saver mode during battery mode

Well, if want battery life sure have to sacrifice something 1 ma haha ... In my view, weight really doesn't matter that much but size does though

Agreed, its one of the best at the moment, very tempting!

Im using power saver mode during the test, so im not sure what's the brightness level, I just use it without customization

Hehe, im not sure wanna do benchmark or not. My M101z is too cute to be tortured

For mobility, yeah! If i have d budget I'll buy the 9 cell battery as backup battery

Too bad M101z 9 cell battery isn't available to be bought separately

Some screenshots on the temperature would be nice?
and comments on the keyboard and touchpad?

This post has been edited by lee_what2004: Aug 26 2010, 10:43 PM

Hahah apologies, for a moment I tot u were sounding a bit gay until I saw ur gender...

Games not consider torturing gua???

temp at room temperature :


omg, i love M101z lcd

keyboard : daaaaammmmnn nice, 100% comfortable to press and well spaced key. the keyboard click sound is sooooo softtttt!!

Touchpad : well positioned , I can use the touchpad without even need to re-adjust my other hand position on the lappy (I got pretty big hands). the button click is soft and make a soft click sound, i love it. the touchpad surface..im not sure how to comments on it, ideas?

U didn;t see my signature?

I'll try on games during my free time

This post has been edited by pikacu: Aug 27 2010, 01:02 AM

HAHAHHA SOR... I LOL"ED SO HARD!!!

Shit.. This lappy is really poisonnnnnnnnn...

By the looks of it, I dun think you need to get 2Gb ram upgrade also?? It's quite sufficient dy..

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Aug 26 2010, 11:18 PM

can ve a screenshot of GPU-Z???

want to know if it has SidePort or not...

How many days to take from dell inclusive the shipment?

lol..hahahaha!

for now yeah...i dont think I need another 2GB yet

here



I made the order on 17th August, I got it delivered to my house on 25th August

2775MHz, almost 700% overclocked

lol, of course not!

updated thread with tumbnails

DDR2 800MHz SidePort memory...

that's good...

English plsssss...

some ATI integrated graphic has a feature called SidePort memory, which means the graphic has it's own VRAM to use instead of borrowing RAM from the system...

overrall performance ? nice ? i bet i going for this lappie for my sub lappie

This post has been edited by crazycyp: Aug 27 2010, 08:30 PM

probably the best netbook available in Malaysia at the moment for the price..

This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Aug 27 2010, 08:45 PM

yup in term for price ya !!! does the cpu produce much heat than CULV ?

How's the battery life on wifi surfing like with say 50% brightness?

Haha TS just got it 2 days ago, don't think there's much tests on battery life yet la

Don't have really much time to test everything but...


This post has been edited by pikacu: Aug 28 2010, 06:20 AM

Hihi Mr. Pikacu
Is the M101z susceptible to fingerprints and smudge? Especially the palm rest and lid area, is it made of glossy material?

Looking for a mobile lappy and the M101z is actually very, very tempting

Sadly but yeap...the plam rest and lid are made of glossy material...and they are susceptible to smudge and fingerprints...

I am really considering buying transparent skin for my lid but since its small...hopefully won't be that pricey (no idea where to buy it yet)

other than that, everything about M101z...i love it...kyaaaaaaa (gayish sound) ~

the best part is...plug in the hdmi port from LCD/LED TV and walah, u have ur own everything-player

with -0.05 undervolt, my M101z can last for ~95 minutes of 480p mkv anime, after that still got like ~20% battery life

p/s: I made it by undervolting my M101z by -0.1v, but yet to test it throughfully. According to W7 battery meter, maybe I can reach up to 4 hours ~ 4 hours 48 minutes on idle + light internet surfing

p/s 2: i'm eco-frenly aka green freak

This post has been edited by pikacu: Aug 28 2010, 11:13 PM

Ishh... why most laptops also made from glossy materials
Transparent skin would be good ar.... since its small shouldn't it be easier to find? hehe
Yeah, I love the design of the M101z and I've heard rather good things about it too

So far only pikacu have this laptop in this forum?? haven't seen anyone else posting about theirs lol

Not sure...but it think so

here's a pic of my m101z

sorry for crappy camera !

somehow it feels even glossier than my A42Jv haha

so how u bought ur dell laptop, is it through internet at home o at dell authorised dealer internet??

through internet at home...buy at dell authorised dealer got discount huh?

how about its performance?
is it lagging with anything?
flash games, watching HD movies, virus scan.. overall usage with everyday task?

For my case, booting from bios -> windows..damn fast. even faster than my Phenom II X4 desktop
game performance, i didnt test it out yet.

lagging? nope...iv yet to feel the lagging ..i mainly use my m101z for surfing, youtube videos (usually 360p/480p due to speedish-tmnut) and typing documents.

I have no problem watching 480p vid anyway

For HD vid (720p/1080p), I didn't try it out yet.

as for virus scan, I've uninstall d LagAfee and installed NOD32, i didn't feel any stutter-ish from that.

and for everyday task for me... (surfing, watch movies and watch movies via LCD TV HDMI, writing documents)...i feel that M101z is d one im looking for all this while

(before Fusion comes lol)

This is exactly how I felt with K125.
Your K325 should give you much smoother feel.
Excellent choice on the NOD32.
A very fast netbook indeed.

Yeap, I love my M101z.

I think I found the reason why it is kinda heavier than I thought; the build quality is superb I must say. I lift my M101z alot using only at its tip...and no sign of any bending from what I observe

can play dota on this lappie?i only play dota, thinking of getting one.

srry pikacu to like pour cold water on u...

http://www.techeye.net/chips/amd-will-rele...us-by-years-end

No problem to play DOTA. Tested and ran smoothly.

any seller any garage sales selling this lappie? i cant find any dealer selling this model...

www.dell.com.my

ya, hv to order online, if got dealer selling here sure can be more cheaper...
anyway how does m101z compare with thinkpad x100? for starter x100 got a better build i guess.

Play for few more weeks, and you'll wish there is K625 in your 11.6" netbook.

Thinkpad has older amd chipset n weaker GPU.... Prices might even be more expensive if u getting the W7HP version of x100e...

I dun think any dealer would be able to sell Dell products also??
The shops selling Dell are not dealers themselves, they just somehow got it for much cheaper price then sell it for slightly cheaper price than online...


This post has been edited by eugenechiuu: Sep 4 2010, 01:09 AM

APUs? Wow~ What is the estimated performance for those? O___O

the CPU portion is base on the current Phenom II, but i can't find anything regarding the GPU portion...

Oh I see... Phenom II as in Phenom II x2? That's more or less on par with i5 leh

yup, that's the one... but of course expect it to be downclocked...

but still, 24W is already hitting on Intel's LV CPU already...

Wow, that's very impressive, need to wait just a while longer hehe

time to change my poison of the day...

hahaha.... poison of the day....

last time poison by acer rite?

tested m101z @ Dell store @ gurney plaza last week...
dont feel any lag when multitasking....

i open WMP, IE browsing, youtube... fast and responsive!

have to change from time to time, else ppl will grow immune to it.. .

im knew this will come

that's y i decide to take ~RM1.5k netnotebook

Very interest in this new netbook...
anyway, it seem that sample is not available in showroom yet.

I've seen one in Midvalley's Dell store.. should have in digital mall and lowyat plaza

pikacu, have u try StarCraft 2 on it? Can run on low setting?

Humm nope, don't have any copy of SC2

4GB + 9 Cells + 2-3 warranty..best!! Im thinking getting this but can only buy online la..

Pikacu,
how's the heat after you undervolt it? i mean is it comfortable to put it on your lap?
is the fan still keep kick in loud although it's idle?
really appreciate with your feedback about this..

Hi there,

this is the result after -0.1v undervolt..

The heat ..
- from temperature monitoring software; quite reasonable, my processor temp was around 47~55 depends on process currently it handles. temperature from IBT doesn't count.. (was like 59~61 wit -0.1v). On my lap, a little warm, and pretty comfortable on my laps
- from the exhaust hole; i can't really tell if it have any effect or not

on idle, the fan really really quite. but when some process kicks, the fan sound went up a little, and the harddisk spinning is..noticeable.

hope this help...i try my best to give the unbiased feedback

how much is the improvement on batt life after undervolt?

from ~4hours of light surfing to ~5hours on light surfing

compare to Asus A42DR??

any link for that model?

i'm really enjoying my undervolt

might wanna go lower, battery life ftw

What's the 3d mark 06 score of this notebook?

new owner reporting in...blackie...k325...6 cells...1 year complete cover...

to-date... -mcafee +mse +orbit

my first impression

the good...build quality vs 1215n etc...keyboard and big pad...sound...overall "feel"...5+ hours
the bad.....small arrow keys...vga no screw...basic bios...limited lcd open angle
the ugly....loud fan/vibration (not sure if i have a bad unit...put on table will amplify the whining/humming sound...can really feel the vibration when put hand on it)...

This post has been edited by dwRK: Sep 26 2010, 09:21 AM

wah..im looking 4wd 2 buy this..damn tempting..

You bought it online, is it?


Any of you guys have any ideas where I might be able to get this (besides ordering online) immediately as I kinda need a notebook for myself as soon as possible.

Hi there, welcome to the club lol

What color are you?

humm about the fan and vibration, i noticed it too. I believe hdd spinning also contribute to the vibration, as for fan...no comment much on it, never gone into controlling fan speed

It took me 1 week to receive my order. Huumm...isn't it fast?

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Added on October 8, 2010, 4:22 pm3d mark can refer on net...not much differ as they use the top end model..

This post has been edited by pikacu: Oct 8 2010, 04:22 PM

I just received mine about 2 hours ago... 4GB/9-cell... took 11 days from the day or submit order form untill delivery today.

- Never use any netbook before so adjusting myself with the limited keyboard. (up and down button so small, and page-up/down button are under function). I am type of person that use these button alots
- Screen display nice. Very bright with power on.
- Solid feel. Nice keyboard feel.
- Kind of heavy than expected.. maybe because of 9 cell bat.
- heat.. feel some heat but still laptop-able.
- fast for normal use (browse, youtube, etc)

im going to use mostly for programming work. will see if this can replace my normal notebook (compaq presario that is soo hot, can boil egg one..)

Welcome abroad mate!

- I am that person too. But I get used to it after a while. And I noticed HP note/netbook series also have pagedown/pageup under function key
- I still think the heaviness due to the chasis

Oh yeah, what color are you?

what color are you?
...blackie...will skin it later...

ordered online...about a week to arrive...walked whole of lowyat and imbi and others...cannot find at the time...maybe too new...

pageup and pagedown now using multi touch...so much easier...

it is "laptopable"...if there is such a word...not too hot...but difficult to read because of the limited opening angle of the lcd...also very narrow viewing angle for optimal viewing...

having said that...thinking of getting another unit...hehehe...

yesterday i tested out granado espada online using this lappie...smooth gaming, kinda not expecting it.

@dwRK, how to use the multitouch on the touchpad? never bother to learn till u mention it..

anyone knows what shops dat sell m101z already??

long way...

control panel->mouse->device setting->touchpad settings->scrolling->two-finger scrolling->enable horiz/vert/auto

go try other options too

hope this helps

p/s...not sure if already activated by default...

Hello!

I'm new and sorry for my english, i'm french!

Pikacu, I would like to know how did you manage to undervolt your dell?
I just got mine today and i was wondering because of the noise if it was a good choice to undervolt it. I try to use RightMark Cpu Clock utility but i don't have any advance options and it seems that's it's block.

Thank you!

For amd, you need to use k10stat

Hi there Corfe, welcome to LYN.net community forum!

I use K10stat for it. Here is the download site: http://sites.google.com/site/k10stat/ (the latest version 1.40 iianm)

And here are the guide for usng K10stat (how to make it run on startup) : http://aspiregemstone.blogspot.com/2009/06...-processor.html

Thank you for your answer pikacu
I'm just disappointed about the noise of the dell, have you got another idea of what i should do?
I manage (thank to your link) to undervolt it but even if the temperature decrease of 5°c, it has no effect on the fan speed.
I8kfan is too old to work on this laptop nop?

I tink that acer 1830TZ's specs is slightly better than m101z, rite?
correct me if i am wrong..

Comparing the specs between this two model.
Intel U5400> K325
Intel HD > AMD 4225

Saw this comparison from notebookcheck.net
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Proces...ist.2436.0.html
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphi...List.844.0.html

Any comment on this?

for graphic, no way intel 4500HD>HD4225.
take a better look again on the link u gave..

lol.. 1830TZ is on GMA HD... which is ranked 180, while 4225 is ranked 192