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    XPS 1330 & Blu-ray

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sharke22, Jul 17, 2008.

  1. sharke22

    sharke22 Newbie

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    Hi there,
    I'm very keen to buy a new XPS 1330 but am tempted to wait for one with blu-ray. Does anyone know a likely release date and/or price?
    thanks very much
     
    sharke22, Jul 17, 2008
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Probably will come with all the new refreshed XPS models with Montevina, which is supposed to be in a few months.
     
    Hep!, Jul 17, 2008
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  3. dampfnudel

    dampfnudel Notebook Evangelist

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    In a few months. :confused:

    With new Centrino 2 models shipping from Sony, HP & others next month, I think it will be in a few weeks or even maybe a few days from now.
     
    dampfnudel, Jul 17, 2008
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  4. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    u want bluray on a 13.3" screen? (of cours eu can try to use it as a bluray player, but the premium is $500 for M1530, wont be that cheap for m1330 if its coming)

    besides, i believe someone tried to put the m1530 bluray drive into the m1330, the drive was taller by a few mms and the slot location was bad... think u need to wait for some company to make a smaler bluray(i believe hearing news that toshiba or some company has announced such a smaller bluray drive, but its going to be a premium)
     
    paper_wastage, Jul 17, 2008
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  5. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Maybe, but last I heard dell is kind of behind on Montevina and the XPS refreshes aren't coming for at least a month. Maybe I'm just the one behind with the times :)
     
    Hep!, Jul 17, 2008
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  6. redrubberpenguin

    redrubberpenguin Notebook Consultant

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    Well, the Studio 15's blu-ray player is only a $200 more as opposed to the m1530's $500. They must have found a better way to make them, and Sony's Z model has a blu-ray player, so there must be players small enough. The small ones still might cost a lot more than the ones for the 15" models, though.
     
    redrubberpenguin, Jul 17, 2008
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  7. basskiddanny

    basskiddanny Notebook Evangelist

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    They probably use really similar (or probably the same) parts in all the laptops anyway, but they just offer upgrades at different prices for each model. For example the XPS screen upgrade from 1200 x 800 to 1440 x 900 costs £20. For the same upgrade on the studio or inspiron is £70....They will still be the same panels though I bet.

    Bluetooth on the Studio is also like £10 where as it is £30 on the XPS 1530 ;)
     
    basskiddanny, Jul 18, 2008
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  8. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    The studio has a BD-ROM, while the 1530 has a 2x BD- dual layer writer.
     
    sesshomaru, Jul 18, 2008
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