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    What would you change on your M1330??

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by beto113, Apr 6, 2008.

  1. beto113

    beto113 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey again...

    Ive being using this laptop for 1 month and I'm really happy with it, don't get me wrong. however i wish some other features...

    1- 2mp webcan for my LED scream (i dont use much though)
    2- 3 usb (1 more would be great)
    3- a bigger touchpad, this touchpad is so damn small I also use it with hot points map so tapping on specific points, i have back, forward, auxiliary mouse button, but its so small i really would change this one.
    4- 100/1000 lan!!!
    5- Lan, power, scream out put on the back of the laptop
    6- illuminated keyboard would be great as well hehe and doing my assignment at night will be much easier, sorry for comparing but the Mac book Air back light keyboard looks sexy...

    And you, what would you change on it?

    later
     
    beto113, Apr 6, 2008
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  2. jaycee

    jaycee Notebook Consultant

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    2-6 of the above + a bit more chassis regidity so what the DVD wont scrub the internals of the drive when I move the happy.

    They could have made the lappy an inch narrower and the screen thinner, but that would be asking too much, eh?
     
    jaycee, Apr 6, 2008
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  3. gregandcrystal

    gregandcrystal Newbie

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    I would rather have the mic and earphone jacks on the side and the touch sensitive buttons don;t impress me much, can't see them in the dark, need a flashlight to turn down the volume etc. And some quality would be nice, the build quality is laughable.

    greg
     
    gregandcrystal, Apr 6, 2008
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  4. booji

    booji Notebook Deity

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    Definetly agree with points 1 through 6 although I dont have much need for a gigabit LAN. What I really want to see is a higher resolution 13.3" screen. Maybe a WXGA+ or WSXGA+ screen would be great.
     
    booji, Apr 6, 2008
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  5. Samuel613

    Samuel613 Notebook Evangelist

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    Gig-E should have been put in on a premium machine like this one. Then again, because of its size, it's most likely to be used wireless. Still, for the extra $5...

    I don't really use the webcam, so I don't really care that it's .03 MP.

    I would have liked a T9300 to be available when I had ordered my T7300. Oh well.

    I really would have liked a more powerful gfx card - like the 8600M GS, or whichever with hardware h.264 codec abilities.
     
    Samuel613, Apr 6, 2008
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  6. SoundsGood

    SoundsGood Notebook Virtuoso

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    You guys might wanna check out the upcoming Dell E4300. :)
     
    SoundsGood, Apr 6, 2008
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  7. Kossel

    Kossel Notebook Evangelist

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    1 more usb
    buzz problem
    my 8400gs for led... as mi sig
     
    Kossel, Apr 7, 2008
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  8. mystery905

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    1. either provide a real aluminum keyboard, or make it black plastic. I hate to think how my keyboard will look like in a few months.

    2. replace all plastic casing parts with aluminum or magnesium alloy

    3. better speakers, at least use the altec lansing speakers that hp pavilions use
     
    mystery905, Apr 7, 2008
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  9. lordnikon

    lordnikon Notebook Evangelist

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    More USB ports.
    Quiet slot DVD drive
    Change the location of the base rubber tabs. (Not on the battery itself)
    Headphone jack should be at the side
    Improve QC

    Thats about it.
     
    lordnikon, Apr 7, 2008
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  10. booji

    booji Notebook Deity

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    Second that at least one headphone out should be on the side of the computer.
     
    booji, Apr 7, 2008
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  11. Kreeeee

    Kreeeee Notebook Evangelist

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    A proper interface between the heatsink and the GPU, not the thermal pad solution they use :(

    A bit sturdier with better quality control overall.

    Better speakers.
     
    Kreeeee, Apr 7, 2008
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  12. Nessnet

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    GigE - it's incredible it ISN'T included on a machine like this

    I personally would like Bluray... (I've even tried retro -fit)
     
    Nessnet, Apr 7, 2008
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  13. beto113

    beto113 Notebook Consultant

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    exchange plastic for aluminium is a great thing... actually this is my fist laptop with aluminium touch and i licked so much...

    speakers...damn yea... this one are an ok... but id like a better one hehe
     
    beto113, Apr 7, 2008
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