Lots o' pics and mini-review XPS M1330 13.3ws vs. Inspiron 6000 15.4ws (56k, go make a sandwich)

Specs:
XPS M1330
T7250 (2.0GHz/800MHzFSB, 2M L2 Cache)
Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
Crimson Red
3 GB Ram
LED Thin Display (1280x800)
GeForce™ 8400M 128meg dedicated video
250GB 5400RPM SATA
9 Cell
Finger printer reader
Blue tooth
1 Yr Ltd Warranty
$1050 (Re-furb)

My old faithful Dell Inspiron 6000 15.4ws vs The New Hottness 13.3ws



The 9 Cell really props the back of the M1330 up






Notice the HUGE gap for air flow on the M1330




Yeah less 'realestate' 1680x1050 vs 1280x800






Oh I'm such a ballah :spot:


I'm getting 6.5 hours on "2 clicks from full brightness" and Dell's recommend power settings.

I like the 9 cell mainly because it props the back up which A) gives better keyboard angle and B) better airflow. The extra hour+ vs a 6 cell is just icing in my eyes since we'll leave the thing plugged in 90% of the time.

I'm having NO problems getting used to the 13.3 inch screen size wise. I have a 24 in the office, so I thought I would have troubles adjusting to something so "small" but it's not hard at all.

Oh and the XPS is a WHISPER compared to the constant hair dryer noise of the i6000!!! The XPS has like 4 fan settings. @ 1 which it is on for casual surfing it's very easy to forget about it. @ 2 when it reads HDs and starts to process more it's a bit more noticeable but not bad AT ALL. However, @ 3 and 4 (I only noticed this when playing WoW) it's a friggen hair dryer So don't go expecting to play mid-high end games silently

All said though I'm REALLY digging my new toy

 

hey,thank for pics.!

btw,we got exact the same chairs!

 

C'mon post some benchmarks ! I wanna see Blood! how much was the inspiron and how old is it?

 

Specs on the Inspiron
i6000D
Pentium M 725 CPU
WSXGA resolution
1GB ram
x300-128MB vid card
60GB-HD
6-Cell
Purchased August 11th of 2005 for $1,025

Was able to do a bit of over clocking back in the day:
6x 0.700v min / 16x 0.940v max
ATI 417/317
3dMark05: 1761 (Omega 5.8)

As for you benchmark whures... go to the professional sites for those #s... I'm not a speed freak, and this laptop will be used 99% for surfing/emailing/docs/excel/freecell.. yes a COMPLETE and UTTER WASTE!!!

Just like the American Way of Life

I posted these pics up mainly for the ergonomic/size freaks out there

 

Mike - Nice pictures - I like your avatar too - your shirt matches the flowers nicely.....

 

Peace be with you!

 

Great pics. Saw this on the "other" forum too. :wink: