Dell has come up with a real innovative solution for the market segment that wants a portable Desktop powered solution that has trend-setting eye appeal.

Integrating the Skype Client simply adds the value of a compelling and ubiquitous communications solution. It is always good news for the customer when major players combine their innovations for the benefit of the customer.

One of the reasons I ordered the Dell XPS M1210 over other compact laptops was the ability to utilise the multimedia offerings of this model for VoIP....something that is a regular part of daily life in our household. I am disapointed however to discover that using the webcam and mic prevents the use of disk imaging (such as D-tools) to read ISO's as it prevents the system from booting up due to a conflict. What a let down. A pity this conflict wasnt resolved before touting the solution as a multimedia package that can also keep mobile gamers interested too.

Even though Skype came pre-installed on my new Dell XPS M1210, I found it did not work with the particular Logitec web-cam installed. I've spent many hours trying to resolve this problem both with Dell techs and on my own, but no fix has been found other than to un-install the logitec camera. I too am disappointed that this problem was not discovered and remedied before all the hype.