Dell XPS M1330 First Look Review (Video)

[ensoll]

Won't this help heat?: http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/25/n...li-technology/

Yes it will save heat but from the xbit labs article it sounds like it's hardware based. This means that when they release this technology you'll need to get a gpu/system that has the technology. There won't be a software/driver solution for implementing this new tech on old hardware.

I also wonder how much this will really help small form factor laptops (sub 15.4"). I would expect that if this was in the m1330 we would be able to turn on/off the 'discrete' portions of the 8400m gs but I doubt there would be a bigger/more powerful gpu in the system.

[bbasra]

I think Dell should offer a WXGA+ option.

I agree. With this option, i would buy this without a doubt. :-(

Back to the drawing board for me.

[Scypher]

Do you have to play fore the remote control in the express slot ?

Or does it just come with the laptop like the macbook frontrow remote control ?

[ensoll]

Do you have to play fore the remote control in the express slot ?

Or does it just come with the laptop like the macbook frontrow remote control ?

The express slot remote comes with every M1330.

[link1313]

The LED is definitely worth the $150 upgrade in my view

Or you can get it for free in Canada

[Nalada]

I live in China and nearly bought a Vaio SZ only at Chinese New year the stock all disappeared - then I heard about Santa Rosa and started lusting after the IBM T61... and now this Dell.

One thing I hate is seeing new models coming out in the US and not being available here (even when they are made here).

Another thing I hate is paying substantially more than in the US.

So I was very pleasantly surprised yesterday:
1. The XPS M1330 is now available in China
2. It looks to me to be cheaper than in the US (2.2 GHz, LED, webcam, NVIDIA graphics, 160GB/7200 HDD, fingerprint scanner, Vista Ultimate (English) etc.) Maybe $250 less. [Perhaps this is just a special introductory price]
3. Day1 and I understand a shipping date was estimated at 2-July I think that slipped to 10-Jul by the end of the day.
4. There is even a 2.4 GHz cpu option here (though I decided to forego it)

Revenge at last!

[slightly stupid]

I live in China and nearly bought a Vaio SZ only at Chinese New year the stock all disappeared - then I heard about Santa Rosa and started lusting after the IBM T61... and now this Dell.

One thing I hate is seeing new models coming out in the US and not being available here (even when they are made here).

Another thing I hate is paying substantially more than in the US.

So I was very pleasantly surprised yesterday:
1. The XPS M1330 is now available in China
2. It looks to me to be cheaper than in the US (2.2 GHz, LED, webcam, NVIDIA graphics, 160GB/7200 HDD, fingerprint scanner, Vista Ultimate (English) etc.) Maybe $250 less. [Perhaps this is just a special introductory price]
3. Day1 and I understand a shipping date was estimated at 2-July I think that slipped to 10-Jul by the end of the day.
4. There is even a 2.4 GHz cpu option here (though I decided to forego it)

Revenge at last!

Congrats! I ordered an m1330 yesterday and our estimated ship date is JULY 27th!!!

[lunateck]

Ok, a dumb question. Will the M1330 get the Nvidia 8400M GT gpu in the future?

[ensoll]

Ok, a dumb question. Will the M1330 get the Nvidia 8400M GT gpu in the future?

Everything I've read says that that is extremely unlikely. If they do put in a bigger GPU I wouldn't expect for that to happen any time soon.

[lunateck]

Well, then it is out of my buying list. The waiting continues.....