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    Dell XPS M1330 Review

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Echilon, Sep 23, 2007.

  1. Echilon

    Echilon Notebook Enthusiast

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    The XPS M1330 is the second Dell laptop I've owned. The Inspiron 9400 put me off buying another Dell - for the wrong reasons really. I didn't want another high end laptop with poor battery life, and at just over £1000, the XPS M1330 seemed like a good choice. At 13.3" it's portable and packed with features.

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    Specification
    • Core 2 Duo T7300 2.00GHz
    • 13.3" WXGA White-LED display (1280×800)
    • 128Mb NVIDIA® GeForce Go 8400M GS
    • 2GbMB (2×1Gb) 667MHz DDR2
    • 160GB 5400rpm SATA hard drive
    • 8xDVD+/-RW Slot-Load DVD drive
    • 0.3 megapixel camera
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Intel 4965 AGN Wireless-N Mini-PCI card
    • Internal Bluetooth 2.0
    • Vista Home Premium

    Read the full review...
     
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    Echilon, Sep 23, 2007
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  2. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    I like the review, mostly in part because it is just a simple quick and easy to read rendition of the system.

    There is one part I would question thought and that is when you discuss the 9400 and mediaDirect. Did you mean M1330 rather than 9400 here? If not I would believe it sjould be excluded as it doesnt go with the flow that is m1330.

    Further, I would suggest submitting it to Andrew as a site review rather than a link to your website; it will get much more airtime there.
     
    Les, Sep 23, 2007
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  3. jetel

    jetel Notebook Enthusiast

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    1267 score in 3DMark06 ?
    I have 1600 with the same specs. Update you gfx drivers!
     
    jetel, Sep 23, 2007
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  4. L.Rawlins

    L.Rawlins Notebook Evangelist

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    It's so purdy.
     
    L.Rawlins, Sep 23, 2007
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  5. Echilon

    Echilon Notebook Enthusiast

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    That was out of the box. I'll re-benchmark with the latest drivers and see if there's any improvement.
     
    Echilon, Sep 23, 2007
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    Aah -- from "1330_front.jpg", I see you have the dreaded keyboard hump.

    A technician that was working on something else on my M1330 also fixed this issue for me. The problem is that the antennae for the WLAN card runs from the bottom of the laptop, up through the chassis, and out at the top. It then runs parallel to the short sides of the notebook, makes a 90 degree turn right, runs parallel to the long sides of the notebook, makes another turn, and up to the sides of the screen. Metal clips are supposed to make the antennae sit flat, but if they aren't secured properly, your keyboard will not sit flat either.
     
    CingKrab, Sep 23, 2007
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  7. Les

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    Thats interesting....finally a reason why...
     
    Les, Sep 23, 2007
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  8. Echilon

    Echilon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think it's just a fish eye effect of the camera. I've checked and the keyboard is perfectly flat.
     
    Echilon, Sep 25, 2007
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    My keyboard seems perfect, too, and I do like the typing feel. It's very responsive but still feels firm. It's the best laptop keyboard I've seen, so far.
     
    Samuel613, Sep 25, 2007
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    Echilon Notebook Enthusiast

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    If anyone has feedback, would they be able to post a comment on my blog please? :)

    Comments on my blog will stay there forever, and I'd really appreciate it.
     
    Echilon, Sep 25, 2007
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