Dell XPS M1330 First Look Review (Video)

[Cam_86]

Yeah, i'm interested to see how well this thing can run oblivion. If its fluid enough(over 30fps at med. settings, no AA or AF) i might consider it over a fully spec'd out 1520... Esp. since it has digital video out, and gigabit ethernet(2 things that were not added to the new inspirons)

[klas]

does integrated x3100 graphics includes HDMI output?

[taelrak]

Gah, that thing is expensive!

I just configured the machine I'd want and it came out to be $4000!

[Gautam]

Yeah, looks like a great notebook.

[Outrigger]

Yes, this laptop reminds me of the Sony SZ series especially the profile shots. But do keep in mind that this laptop also incorporates the SR platform and CPU while the SZ is still on the Napa. Great looking ultraportable from Dell though, they definitely did something switching or hiring on their design team.

[ensoll]

It's under the left palmrest



Yes, the palmrests do get warm even when idle and can be called quite hot when the system is under stress and the fan does get quite loud when running benchmarks.

That's disappointing. Sounds like even if you put in a SSD the heat and noise would still be considerable when the system is being stressed. It also is unlikely that the heat and noise would change significantly between your preproduction model and the retail models.

[ejl]

well, it is possible to adjust the sound of the noise by a bios update. that can possibly changed in the future....though i don't know if it will be possible, considering how thin the notebook is, and how high powered the components are.

edit: so when do these suckers actually start shipping out?

[link1313]

That's disappointing. Sounds like even if you put in a SSD the heat and noise would still be considerable when the system is being stressed. It also is unlikely that the heat and noise would change significantly between your preproduction model and the retail models.

Why they would put a hitachi drive under the left palmrest is beyond me
(hears a small percentage of left-handers cheering from afar)

[snork]

Now we just need a $500 off Dell coupon

I'm hoping the Dell kiosk at the local mall has one of these cuz I'd like to see one in person first. This could sway me from the MBP I am also thinking about. The whole Vista only thing bothers me. I suppose I could downgrade back to XP, but that seems to be a real PITA with the new laptops and needing a custom boot w/ nlite or whatever that is for the SATA drives MBP + bootcamp + XP still seems like a winning combo unless the price gets lower or a fat coupon/discount code is to be found

[khanhfat]

So that guy in the video is andrew... he looks young er than I thought