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KeyGhost II Security Keyboard Professional SE

 & Sean Carroll Managing Editor, Software

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The Bottom Line

The M1210 (Vista) has all the essentials you typically don't find in an ultraportable, such as an integrated optical drive, discrete graphics, and top-notch performance.

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Pros & Cons

    • Discrete graphics in an ultraportable.
    • Integrated DVD burner.
    • Webcam for video chats.
    • Fast performance.
    • 85-Wh battery will run for plenty of time.
    • Design is a little bulky for an ultraportable.
    • Unit can get warm at times.

Dell XPS M1210 (Vista) Specs

Graphics Memory 128
Graphics Processor Nvidia GeForce Go 7400
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Optical Drive DVD+R DL
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
Processor Speed 2
RAM (as Tested) 2
Screen Size 12.1
Weight 4.9
Wireless Networking 802.11a/g

We tested the KeyGhost II Security Keyboard Professional SE ($399 direct) both embedded in a keyboard and in a dongle version. The features are similar to the KEYKatcher's, including a configurable password, search functions, and raw-data displays, but it has a few more formatting options. The 14-inch-long dongle has a PS/2 plug at each end. Although we prefer the KEYKatcher's smaller silhouette to the dongle version of the KeyGhost device, both KeyGhost products can hold a remarkable 2 million keystrokes in flash memory—equivalent to a months' worth of typing. The KeyGhost dongle was as easy to install as the KEYKatcher; the keyboard would require a bit more ingenuity to put in place covertly.

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Final Thoughts

 - KeyGhost II Security Keyboard Professional SE

KeyGhost II Security Keyboard Professional SE

4.0 Excellent

The M1210 (Vista) has all the essentials you typically don't find in an ultraportable, such as an integrated optical drive, discrete graphics, and top-notch performance.

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Sean Carroll

Sean Carroll

Managing Editor, Software

I’m PCMag.com’s managing editor for software and services. The team of analysts I lead covers—among many other beats— security, productivity, and software for creatives. We test, analyze, and write reviews of antivirus software, VPNs, productivity apps, project management services, video editing suites, photo editing software, and digital audio workstations, among other tools.

I’ve been an editor at PCMag.com since 1999, back when it was printed on paper and called PC Magazine, in Manhattan. Before that, I edited a magazine that covered electronic warfare in Massachusetts, and before that I edited a travel magazine in Tokyo. All told, that’s about 30 years of experience, about 25 of it covering technology. 

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