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Dell Latitude C610

Dell's first laptop with an option for internal Wi-Fi card.
Structurally and visually identical to the predecessor - C600, as well as the C500 and C510 models.
The Latitude C series still uses the older Dell power supply plug, which looks a bit like the Amiga 500 power supply socket.

The device itself, though not as solid as the later 6xx models of the Latitude series, is a very interesting candidate for a retro laptop. The video card and its hardware option for image scaling (using Fn+F7 key combination) and support for Windows 98 even begs to run old games and programs.
An additional advantage is a very comfortable keyboard with higher profile keys.

Unfortunately, there is no rose without thorns. Models C5xx and C6xx have a number of design flaws. The most troublesome are hinges and the trackpoint.
The hinges, if they have not yet failed in the given unit, will surely become so loose that the lid will fall down by itself. In mine, at first, they were fully operational, but it took a couple of weeks of use to make them worryingly loose.
Luckily, this can be fixed with a home-made solution, which will be the material in the guides section.
The trackpoint behavior varies, but it can drift and move on its own. I did not have this problem at first either. A lot of people who are annoyed by it, cut the trackpoint ribbon, completely disabling it. I left it as it is.

This particular unit was used in the Philips factory, hence the marking on the lid.

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