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    ECS G10IL Rips off Dell XPS M1530 & M1330 Design

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Forte, Jul 9, 2008.

  1. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Checked out Engadget and noticed this little small Eee-like notebook that bears a striking resemblance to the XPS and Studio lines. Especially the XPS M1330 and M1530. Basically a shrunken down M1330 dipped in a bucket of white paint and Viola, you have the ECS G10IL.

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    The shape, the location of the speakers, the curves on the edges, very suspicious! Seems like to just make it more discreet, they decided to make the top cover more rounded like the upcoming mini Inspiron, or any of the Inspiron lines for that matter.

    Port placement is obviously in different locations because of its size, but the sides of ECS G10IL has all the same ports that the XPS M1530 and M1330 has. Take the left side of ECS for example, the ports it has is identical to the left side of the XPS minus the HDMI port.

    http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/09/ecs-g10il-stateside-september-for-399/
     
    Forte, Jul 9, 2008
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    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    strange but i don't hear a lawsuit because it isn't a direct copy. the ports are in dif places , aren't they?
     
    wywern209, Jul 9, 2008
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    it doesn't look like a xps. where's the brushed aluminum? :D
     
    boypogi, Jul 9, 2008
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    It looks like the retarded baby of it's mother, MacBook, and it's father, XPS M1330.
     
    DFI Fan, Jul 9, 2008
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    It is kind of similar but who cares. nobod would buy that laptop with the msi wind beginning to ship and the dell e's coming
     
    chesieofdarock, Jul 9, 2008
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    ROFL. That's one of the most hilarious comments I've seen on NBR.
     
    sgogeta4, Jul 9, 2008
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  7. Forte

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    Looks better than the Eee though, maybe just because I like my M1530.
     
    Forte, Jul 10, 2008
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