XPS M1330 Review

[Phead128]

Great Review! It provided great insight too into things that I have not read on other review sites.

[liquidplasma6]

great review sesshomaru, did you really get a Bluetooth 355 module? On Dell's webpage it says that the M1330 uses the 360 module, also confirmed with a Dell CSR. I'm looking to add that into my M1330.

I have a T5250 and I get 1 minute 26 seconds on Super Pi. Seems like the T7300 is 50% faster

Thanks.

[Nalada]

Mine has the Bluetooth 355 module (according to device manager)

[chuck232]

I have a T5250 and I get 1 minute 26 seconds on Super Pi. Seems like the T7300 is 50% faster

In SuperPi, which is extremely clock and cache sensitive. Other apps won't show nearly that sort of difference.

[avidin]

sesshomaru, outstanding review!
What version of AutoCAD are you running? Have you tried Autodesk Inventor on this machine for 3D models? I teach both of these programs and want this laptop for travel use (and to edit simple .dwg's) but the Dell .edu consultant told me the GPU just couldn't handle it. I am glad to hear that you are running CAD on it. Did the installs of these programs give troubles? I have a notebook (Gateway m275) that did not want to cooperate with Inventor until after tweaking vid drivers.

[snowbro]

Those HD Tach results don`t look that fast... I will try and upload the results for my 200 GB 7200 rpm Hitachi drive on the XPS m1330...

Off the top of my head, the average transfer was 53.5 Mb per sec, with a burst of over 90 Mb per sec

[link1313]

Great review , it was a pleasure to read. Thanks a lot for taking the time to write it. High res pictures + gaming scores were a bonus, rep points for you!

[chuck232]

Those HD Tach results don`t look that fast... I will try and upload the results for my 200 GB 7200 rpm Hitachi drive on the XPS m1330...

Off the top of my head, the average transfer was 53.5 Mb per sec, with a burst of over 90 Mb per sec

Errr your point? I'd certainly hope a 200GB 7200RPM drive would be faster than a 160GB 5400RPM one...

[liquidplasma6]

This is what I got on my standard 120GB 5400RPM drive.


How do we know its safe to go beyond a certain clock? I know on desktops artifacting begins, right now i clocked same as sessshomaru , 450/620 , my windows experience went to 4.1 rather than 4.0 at factory clocks. I'm at 78C right now , compared to 68C at factory clocks. Is this a dangerous temp?

[sesshomaru]

Only major flaw I'm concerned about is the slot-loading drive that scratches the discs. I hope my m1330 won't have that problem ... :|

It is a faulty drive. The metal edge is clearly visible in the picture of the drive(th bright line on top). I am sure it's a one off problem.

great review sesshomaru, did you really get a Bluetooth 355 module? On Dell's webpage it says that the M1330 uses the 360 module, also confirmed with a Dell CSR. I'm looking to add that into my M1330.

To my understanding, the Asia Pacific site has the 355 module only. And the India site doesn't have an option for wireless N either.

What version of AutoCAD are you running? Have you tried Autodesk Inventor on this machine for 3D models?

I used AutoCAD 2006. Getting it to run on Vista was a pain.. I had to fiddle around quite a lot on the settings before it recognised my video card. And I haven't tried Inventor. My designing courses are over, and running Autocad was just abit of performance testing... Will upload some screenshots once I put XP on this thing.

Errr your point? I'd certainly hope a 200GB 7200RPM drive would be faster than a 160GB 5400RPM one...

Should be much,much faster. I would be putting in a 250 GB once it's available from some brand other than samsung(in India, that is. I believe globally, Seagate and WD have already launched theirs). The samsung 250 GB drive sucks, at the moment. John Rastey put it through some tests, here on NBR.

How do we know its safe to go beyond a certain clock? I know on desktops artifacting begins, right now i clocked same as sessshomaru , 450/620 , my windows experience went to 4.1 rather than 4.0 at factory clocks. I'm at 78C right now , compared to 68C at factory clocks. Is this a dangerous temp?

I am currently running at 505/700, and it's perfectly stable. The temps are usually at 77C, while gaming.