Coming Soon: Xps M1530!

Are you serious? Most people don't even know what LED backlit screens are. Then make it $300 more and lower resolution and it's a no brainer to ignore it. Obviously Dell will offer them again in the future, when they are cheaper and more available.

 

Canada had the LED upgrade for only $150.. maybe they are trying to set pricing the same.. hope not.

 

same with Australia (and it still has it)...but the overall cost of the laptop is still more than most countries when u consider the exchange rates ....

 

The Official Dell XPS M1530 Owner's Lounge: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=187778

 

This thread is fine, the item isn't even annonced yet. No release date, no prices, no offical word from Dell...

 

there are no plans by Dell to phase out the M1330; this is no more than babble started by some of the unhappy here. You cannot compare the M1530 to the m1330 and, in fact, with the success of the m1330 it is deemed a huge step up for Dell. They will not be getting rid of it anytime soon.

Many would still claim it to be the industry leading system for its total package, pricing and weight.

 

I'm not sure anyone is suggesting that the XPSM1330 is being phased out; most of the speculation here seems to center more on Dell removing some of the options for it (dedicated GPU, LED-backlighting) to differentiate it more from the upcoming XPSM1530.

 

Extremely unlikely.

Dell has hit a winning formula with the M1330 which they are trying to take some benefits from by scaling it up to the M1530... as far as playing around with the original design goes.. Dell is unlikely to touch that design for a while... they got lucky and will not want to risk the formula that is working...

It's two different notebooks anyway.. one is an ultraportable. .the other a multimedia notebook with some good features like HDMI...

If they had a "lighter" latitude with HDMI and a thin and bright LED screen... it wouldn't be too far away from it.. I would probably jump on that if that was the case considering the latitude's superior build quality, warranty and battery life.

 

Both of them have HDMI. M1530 will have Blu-Ray option for sure.

PS: M1330 also was planned to have Blu-Ray option but was dropped later.

 

They do. What I meant was that they are different classes of notebooks. One is an ultraportable (and a really good one at that), the other is a good multimedia portable with HDMI (which competing laptops don't have other than ugly HPs)...

 

Latest Updates: The Official Dell XPS M1530 Owner's Lounge: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=187778

 

sinstoic

You need to ease up a little bit Everyone knows that your "official" 1530 thread is there.

Also, you just joined in October and you have 257 posts - don't you work or something? (I am saying all this in jest so please don't take offense)

 

It is an error.

 

That thread has no info, there are no owners. Let's keep the info in one place: here.

 

Hmm! What's the latest here? I mean inside information not yet published elsewhere!

 

sinstoic.. i think you contribute a lot to this community, keep up the good work. i liked the "its an error" part hehe.

 

Thanks a lot. I am just posting here during my freetime!

 

Any news?

Michael Dell when launching their new ad campaign mentioned the tablet and the XPS one but no mention of another 15 inch XPS model.. could this be a sign?

 

The only thing it might be a sign of is that they're not yet ready to unveil it yet. I don't think there's any question at this point that the XPSM1530 is coming at some point, or that it exists (people have already noted XPSM1530 parts and service manuals showing up).

 

It means M1530 has been pushed for a Christmas Release!

 

I'll post it here as well...

 

Thanks Velman, good find! Rep power for ya!!

For anyone else that is going crazy trying to see the detail as these shots whiz by, here are the individual ones broken out:





Looking good to me. I'm glad the media controls aren't on the front. Port placement is tolerable for us righthanded mouse users. Conservative but elegant.

 

I agree, though I'm concerned the Capacitive buttons will be frustrating. I'd prefer slightly raised, defined buttons.

Thanks for the stills.

 

I've never used capacitive buttons. Do they work by galvanic skin response or something?

 

Will the graphics card be the 8600GDDR2 or GDDR3? And will it be drastically better than the 1520?

 

Velman

Just curious - where did you get those pics from?

 

Have we even confirmed it is a 8600GT similar to the 1520?

 

the 1530 is a beast

 

I took some snapshots from the m1530 flash presentation

 

If it's an 8600MGS as has been rumored, no, it will not be drastically better than the 1520.

The difference would be that the XPSM1530 is rumored to be much thinner and lighter than the 1520.

-Zadillo

 

Any updates on when the 1530 will be available? Is it post Christmas?

 

According to a source, it's release is very very soon, sooner than you think of.

Trust the source but usually before release the thing gets leaked with all information including a date of release and price range. Why has that not happened yet?

 

Unfortunately we've past a number of release dates already, but Dell is keeping quiet. I really just need confirmation of the video card and general pricing (which I'm pretty sure will be almost identical to 1330) so I can make a decision. I *really* hope it isn't the rumored 8600GS.

 

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Reallie? I mean the dates. I don't have much details except a date which I can't tell right now. Hope it is released on the said date. It is very near though.

 

Chances are that the rumours are right on the video card though.. they seem to be going the M1330 route on this.. ie. not meant for gaming... is said date this week?? :S

 

To be fair, the 8400M GS is really about the most powerful GPU you're going to fit in a 13.3" 1" thin machine.

Similarly, if the rumors are true about the XPSM1530 only being 4 pounds, then it makes sense that it isn't going to have a full 8600M GT.

 

This week likely? I may cancel my pre-production m1330 order if there is an announcement and I like what I see...

Does Dell let you cancel an order that is in production?

 

I was able to cancel my XPS M1730 with no probelm and it was in the production stage.

 

Here is a data sheet for XPS M1530: http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/inspiron_xps_m1530.pdf

It claims m1530 weights 2,8kg witch sounds realistic to me.

[EDIT]'realistic' replaced 'ok'

 

6.1 pounds sounds OK? That's pretty hefty for a "light" 15", certainly compared to MBP and the 4 pound rumor.

 

Three times as much energy consumption on idle as the M1330 isn't too encouraging.. :S

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/inspiron_xps_m1330.pdf

http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/corporate/environ/inspiron_xps_m1530.pdf

 

wish i felt this good about my M1330--i've replaced it 3x's.

 

The dimensions and weight are virtually the same as a Sony FZ, I was hoping for MBP-esque dimensions and weight, possibly a bit lighter at 5lbs after hearing the 4lb + battery rumours.

Perhaps I'll just go for an M1330 if this spec is correct.

 

With a 85 whr (9 cell on the m1330) battery the energy ratings for the M1530 translate into 2.9 hrs on idle and 1.2 hours at maximum power usage... hmmmm

this compares to 8.0 hrs idle and 1.75 hrs maximum for the m1330 .....

 

If it's correct. I really hope it isn't...

 

Yeah.. I hope this is not correct as well...

 

I think the only reasonable explanation to the power usage figures would be a graphics card that's a lot more powerful than the 8400 GS... fingers crossed...

 

6.1 is under the gaming 15.4'' average I believe. My C90S does 6.8, as does the G1S I believe.

 

Keep in mind that the 6/9 cell that the 1530 will use probably has a different whr than the 1330's cells because of density (larger system has mre space for larger cells thereby increasing mah)....

 

Considering the Vostro 9 cell and the Inspiron 9 cell are also 85 whr chances are that they will be very similar.. batteries of higher than 9 cell capacity are rare.. Dell uses a 12 cell with 95 whr capacity as well.. it will definitely not be higher and a 12 cell will be much heavier.