Question about M1330 Motherboard Design

I know this can probably not be answered until the Intel Montevina CPUs come out but from what we can probably guess is that it's going to need a new revised motherboard right?

I don't know that much about computers but Montevina has a different kind of socket then the Santa Rosa and Penryn CPUs right?

I'm still waiting to get a new notebook and I can wait till the very end of Sept before college starts up again before I really need it but these M1330 threads about fried GPUs have me really scared from purchasing a Dell. My old HP had a fried 8400m GS that I overheated, so I'm avoiding purchasing a new Dell with a similar problem.

Did the previous model, the XPS M1210 have any recurring problems like the M1330? I'm hoping either they revise the entire motherboard design and or case, or make a brand new Dell XPS notebook, cause I really like the portability of 13.3' inch.

Does anyone think they have an educated guess about the motherboard revision needed if they were to put in a 9series Nvidia GPU and a Montevina CPU, would it lead to another disaster?

Final question, does anyone own both a XPS 1330 and XPS 1530 and can tell me precisely how much bigger the 1530 is. I may just have to purchase a bigger notebook to avoid issues but I don't know if I'm going to like the portability of it.

 

Montevina still uses socket P which can use Penryns.

You overheated your HP because you overclocked way to much. But yes the m1330 seems to have reported heating issues with the touchpad area and gpu

 

I can help a bit your question about the size of the two models. I have an Inspiron 6000, 15.4", almost 7 lbs. Around Xmas a temporary Dell store opened near work and I wanted to check the M1530 out. It feels a lot lighter than my 6000 and I would've loved to have it instead.

Unfortunately, there was a M1330 right next to it which felt almost weightless in comparison. (It was the lightest config, almost 4 lbs) Ever since then I've been trying to determine if I can go from WSXGA (6000) to WXGA (M1330). That thing is light and gorgeous.

But it would come down to your needs. My wife has a Thinkpad x41 that I love to use for reading, but for working I need the higher resolution 6000. I've been considering getting the M1330 with an external monitor as a solution.