Inspiron 13 vs XPS M1330

I've owned a Dell XPS M1330 for about a year and am very happy with it. I want to buy a laptop for somebody as a gift, and I was thinking about the Inspiron 13, which I never actually saw. I know it's basically the lower quality brother of the 1330, I'm just wondering how lower the quality is.

Can any of you Inspiron 13/M1330 owners help me out?

Thanks

 

I own an XPS M1330 and have played with the Inspiron 13 a few times at BestBuy already. I would say that it is a good analogy, that the Inspiron is a lower end XPS M1330. I found the display to be pretty bright in the store and basically the design is the same except the Inspiron is made of plastic. The one thing that I did not like personally is the plastic on the palm rest, it is textured and looks kind of cheap to me. Then again for the price I guess it's what is to be expected.

 

Inspiron = budget....less performance (not for gaming especially)....and cheaper build

XPS = expensive........performance (for gaming).......nicer looking (IMO)....dedicated support and metal chasis build (way better)

really you shouldn't even be comparing these two laptops.....b/c their price range is quite dramatic

find a price range.........if it is above 1000 go with the XPS......otherwise you are better of with the inspiron

 

Well it is a gift. They probably won't be doing a lot of gaming.

To be honest with you, I don't find the price difference THAT dramatic. You can get the entry level XPS at around $1000, maybe even less if you're lucky enough to get a deal, and a decent Inspiron 13 at around the same price.

I'll might be waiting for some Inspiron deals.

 

inspiron 13 starts at $599
xps starts at $999 (on sale right now)

thats 30% more in price.....obviously if you compare a fully loaded inspiron 13 and a base version of the xps, the prices could be comparable.........so you need to weigh the end user.....(ie the giftee )

good luck in your purchase

 

I have a 13, and a friend at my work bought and returned the 1330. To be honest for the price i could not be happier with my 13, yes the plastic palm rest is a little eh but not that bothersome. It gets a tad bit warm but again nothing crazy just warm.

Overall for the price its a great machine.

Ps- can i be your friend? Cause no one has ever given me a laptop as a gift ha

 

If, I had to choose pricewise probably the Studio 13. I almost got the 1330, when I was deciding...but went with the 1530 instead!
And, the 1330 is a very nice lappy!

It, comes down to your personal choice

Cin

 

At a glance on Dell's site, I noticed that there is a deal for a XPS 13 that has a T8100 processor, lots o ram and a big ole hard drive. The inspiron is cheaper, and not by much. For that reason, XPS all the way!

 

Thanks guys.

So basically the Inspiron is ok, not bad quality. I think I'll wait some more, see if we get some Inspiron deals before Christmas.

@piker28 - yeah you can be my friend but you'd have to wait some 26 years to get a laptop, like this friend of mine did.

 

Been covered here pretty well. But of course the Inspiron 13 is a great laptop, it's just of lesser quality but that doesn't mean it won't hold up well. Especially for an average user, they will appreciate the system regardless of XPS branding

 

Oh I have another question.

Does the Inspiron 13 come with any extras such as a laptop sleeve or earbuds or anything like the XPS does?

I guess not, since it's more of a budget laptop, but it wouldn't hurt to ask.

 

a little off the point but i noticed you can add the 8400m gs to the inspiron 13 if that helps your decision at all

 

Nope. No extras.

 

The 13 is meant to be bare bones, we dont need to stinkin ear buds haha

considering im 23 i got 3 to go!! w00t