Xps M1330

[darkorb]

I am going to be ordering this very soon, although it is more exp than the HP 14.1" at $800.

I like the dell's chassis more.

I have heard there are coupons or something that offer % discount.

I have tried searching but whatever i type in it says invalid. So i come here for help.

If someone has exp with that and how good is dell's warranty? if there is a problem is the laptop shipped away?

[perkam]

The XPS 1330 comes with an 8400M GS and other 8x00M cards which are now obsolete. You can find cheaper and faster 9600M and 9500M based notebooks now.

This here will own any XPS M1330: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115486&nm_mc=OTC-17exta6&cm_mmc=OTC-17exta6-_-Notebooks-_-Acer+America-_-34115486 at only $999.

Perkam

[darkorb]

It is a 16" notebook, i was really looking for a small laptop. I am not going ot be gaming on it, maybe CSS once in a while but gaming perf doesnt matter to me. I am using it stricly for note taking and browsing the web in class, i have my main desktop at home.

i want a small notebook, strong CPU, that looks nice and is pretty light

i thnk the M1330 has all those features..

[perkam]

It is a 16" notebook, i was really looking for a small laptop. I am not going ot be gaming on it, maybe CSS once in a while but gaming perf doesnt matter to me. I am using it stricly for note taking and browsing the web in class, i have my main desktop at home.It is 16:9, so the screen height is the same as that of a 14.1" notebook ;)

However, if you're just looking for a small note-taking notebook, then here's one of the newer ones: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?seg=HHO&poid=418459

It's based on the new AMD Puma platform meaning the power envelope is tiny, runs cool and can play CSS ocassionally with a 13.3" screen to boot :)

Perkam

[darkorb]

Ok sweet thanks. Ill take a look at that one. But i really do like the XPS so if u no of any coupons, just to see how competitive the prices are.

[tiro_uspsss]

The XPS 1330 comes with an 8400M GS and other 8x00M cards which are now obsolete. You can find cheaper and faster 9600M and 9500M based notebooks now.

This here will own any XPS M1330: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115486&nm_mc=OTC-17exta6&cm_mmc=OTC-17exta6-_-Notebooks-_-Acer+America-_-34115486 at only $999.

Perkam

Perkam: with that acer u linked: does that take a penny cpu? ie; if I upgrade it myself?
like to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819111001

cheers! :up:

edit: lol - nvm mind, i think i found out it does! :D

[Knight]

Here is the coupon place. ;):up:
http://www.deals2buy.com/delldeals.htm

I'm thinking about the m1530. :)

[darkorb]

apparantly there are new dell XPS's coming out.. true?

[perkam]

Perkam: with that acer u linked: does that take a penny cpu? ie; if I upgrade it myself?
like to this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819111001

cheers! :up:

edit: lol - nvm mind, i think i found out it does! :DI would stay away from T9x00 processors due to heat issues while gaming.

Perkam

[zanzabar]

look here
http://www.sagernotebook.com/default.php

they make most people laptops and have awesome prices since its direct from the manufacture, and i like the 9xxx chips they are realativly cool and increase batter life but most of their thermal probes are about 15-20C to high or stuck

[darkorb]

someone at futureshop said the new XPS lineup is coming out in 2 weeks? anyone got info?

[zanzabar]

look at my sager link they are out there they make the dells u just have to preorder

[fragmasterMax]

the m1330 is a great laptop.
I have the m1210, it's precursor with a 7400 go.
Theres no other ultra mobile under 1000 that has a solid video card, and a intel chipset.
Make sure to overclock the 8400gs, (rivatuner) and use rm clock to under volt the cpu!
As for the amd based toshiba perkam posted, no offense but that thing sucks.

[perkam]

the m1330 is a great laptop.
I have the m1210, it's precursor with a 7400 go.
Theres no other ultra mobile under 1000 that has a solid video card, and a intel chipset.
Make sure to overclock the 8400gs, (rivatuner) and use rm clock to under volt the cpu!
As for the amd based toshiba perkam posted, no offense but that thing sucks.The 8400GS as a discrete GPU scores ~1600 in 3d06. The HD 3100 in the Toshiba scores 1200 and the HD 3200 scores an equivalent 1600, both of which are IGPs and work at a fraction of the power of the GS.

Mind what you say if you don't do the research.

Perkam

[tiro_uspsss]

I would stay away from T9x00 processors due to heat issues while gaming.

Perkam

dont plan on gaming at all :) esp. not with a 8400 :ROTF:


:up:

[darkorb]

how about this laptop? my uncle recomended it

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/sm/WF06b/321957-321957-64295-89315-89315-3357377-3691509.html

[zanzabar]

thats stupid, if u arnt getting a grafix card then get an atom or a c7 cpu, and HP is generally bad

[darkorb]

C7 CPU?

i just wanted a small laptop, that looks good, is good quality that i can take notes with in class.

i am going to order this in a few days
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache), English
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
Tuxedo Black
Slim and Light LED Display with VGA Webcam
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
320G 5400RPM SATA HDD
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8400M GS
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
6 Cell Battery
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

for $1,449 + tax. The M1330

[Kobalt]

The M1330 is a really nice laptop... my friend has one. Try looking at the refurbished ones. www.dell.com/outlet . But try to wait a few weeks because new XPS models are bound to come out soon... the M1330 is over a year old and the M1530 around 9 month old.

[darkorb]

is it a entire body redesign or just the parts inside? The T8100 seies chips are pretty new and i was told that the exterior wasnt gonna change

[perkam]

C7 CPU?

i just wanted a small laptop, that looks good, is good quality that i can take notes with in class.

i am going to order this in a few days
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache), English
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
Tuxedo Black
Slim and Light LED Display with VGA Webcam
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
320G 5400RPM SATA HDD
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8400M GS
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
6 Cell Battery
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

for $1,449 + tax. The M1330That's not worth a cent over $999. You can get notebooks with 9600M graphics, which are 3-4 times faster than the 8400 GS for under that price.

Perkam

[darkorb]

But can u show me one that looks good, is 13" - 14", doesn't weigh over 10,000lb's? im not going for a gaming laptop.

What would u recommened other than that Acer? sry i didnt like it at all

[Katanai]

Here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220366

Just for you to start comprehending what Perkam was saying. This laptop will outperform the one you want to get in every game out there or other video intensive tasks by as much as 200% and is cheaper.

I will try to find a smaller one for you.

Here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220360

If you are really not interested in gaming at all and just want something light for use in school. It will run most games though. You can spend the extra 500$ on something else.

So what if you're from Canada? Just search for the exact same model at one of your retailers, it shouldn't be THAT much more expensive.

Or how about this model?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834117626

It has the Intel integrated video card for everyday use and longer battery life and that 8400 for when you want to watch a movie or something?

[darkorb]

thanks alot, btw i am from canada..

and i am not going to be gaming on this laptop, only for taking notes in class. i have my beast desktop at home to game on

[Kobalt]

That's not worth a cent over $999. You can get notebooks with 9600M graphics, which are 3-4 times faster than the 8400 GS for under that price.

Perkam

Yea, a laptop that weighs 7 pounds. Just wait for the XPS refresh. They will use the 9000 series and be completely redesigned (guessing).

[Katanai]

http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=31479&vpn=90NMEA6335B15CQL750Y&manufacture=ASUS

See, they are practically the same price in your country. I for one would suggest you order the one in the link above and be done with it. For 1000$ you get a system similar with that Dell from a well respectable manufacturer for 500$ less.

[darkorb]

the 5750 and 8100 pretty much the same?

[grimREEFER]

C7 CPU?

i just wanted a small laptop, that looks good, is good quality that i can take notes with in class.

i am going to order this in a few days
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache), English
Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
Tuxedo Black
Slim and Light LED Display with VGA Webcam
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
320G 5400RPM SATA HDD
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8400M GS
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
6 Cell Battery
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition

for $1,449 + tax. The M1330
my cousin and my brother have this laptop.
forget the creative sound thingy and get the 9 cell battery.
stick with the 8100, it's should use less power than the 5750, and it should be faster.
the chassis, the monitor, and the battery life basically make this laptop worth the extra over other laptops.

the only complaint i have is that dell should be selling this laptop with the 9300m instead of the 8400m. it's the same card essentially, but it should have a better video decoder or something, and possibly uses less power. not a big deal, but you would expect dell to be on the vanguard of this type of thing.

[darkorb]

im sure that is the option being changed on the laptop within the month

i need the laptop for the 8th of Sep, and with 8-15 business days of shipping, i should be ordering soon

[perkam]

How's this: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10107704&catid=27036

Still has the HD 3200 IGP which is more than 30% faster than Intel X4500.

Perkam

[Kobalt]

How's this: http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0926INGFS10107704&catid=27036

Still has the HD 3200 IGP which is more than 30% faster than Intel X4500.

Perkam

AMD = :down:

Graphics is no where near the most important component in a laptop. The only games you should be playing on a laptop are 4 year old RTS games, not this year's FPSs.

[perkam]

AMD = :down:

Graphics is no where near the most important component in a laptop. The only games you should be playing on a laptop are 4 year old RTS games, not this year's FPSs.AMD = :down: for processors.
AMD = :up: for running Windows Vista Aero and light gaming on your laptop by a mile over Intel's GMA series.

Perkam

[darkorb]

I am not looking for graphics, that is a nice laptop, but its a tablet. :S

I am not going to be gaming, or even atempt to (ok well maybe) but it shouldnt affect the purchase

Now looking at the Toshiba U400 and the Dell Vostro. I can configure the Vostro with the GMA or with 8400, stay away from 8400?

[fragmasterMax]

The 8400GS as a discrete GPU scores ~1600 in 3d06. The HD 3100 in the Toshiba scores 1200 and the HD 3200 scores an equivalent 1600, both of which are IGPs and work at a fraction of the power of the GS.

Mind what you say if you don't do the research.

Perkam

Usually i'm the one wanting to say that, my bad.
Can you post some benchmark links to those igp's?

[lutjens]

Personally, I'm waiting for the Montevina refresh, as Montevina is the platform that will be compatible with the mobile Quads...the refresh will be out soon.

I'm waiting anxiously (trying to be patient)...running out of patience with Dell though....they are seriously dragging on this one. Probably to clear their stock of the older machines before offering the new ones...:down:

[Kobalt]

Here's (http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/latit_efamily_landing?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd) the Montevina refresh for the Latitude line. One option is a "Linux-based low-power mode called Dell Latitude On, which boots in two seconds. It offers more than a day’s worth of battery life for basic tasks like web surfing, Exchange e-mail, and viewing e-mail attachments, and runs on an ARM-based (ARMH) chip rather than the main Intel processor." http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/08/12/dells-comeback-machine/. You're also supposed to be able to customize the color on the new Latitudes, but that option isn't yet on the site.


This little blurb from the customization page is kind of funny though... "Latitude’s E-Family Mainstream and Essential systems offer the choice of 25 watt and 35 watt Intel Core 2 Duo dual core processors. The PXX00 processors have 25watts for battery optimization, while the T9X00 processors have 35 watts for improved performance." Guess we should go back to the Prescott days because obviously higher power usage = better performance. I also didn't know you could possess these watt things. :p:

[perkam]

Usually i'm the one wanting to say that, my bad.
Can you post some benchmark links to those igp's?That's ok. Here is a review of a notebook with the HD 3200 and AMD Turion X2: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4486&review=HP+Pavilion+Dv5%2D1000us+Entertainment+Note book+PC

PCMark is same as C2D T7300. 3dMark06 is same as 8400GS.

Again, a really good candidate for you should be the Toshiba U405D. 13.3" Screen, very nice gaming performance, light notebook and cheap too.

Perkam

[darkorb]

yes i was looking at that, probably gonna get that one after all the complaints/bad news about the M1330. Only thing is, in Canada, Toshiba, HP and some other companys are doing an english/french keyboard on the laptop, so the left shift button is half the size, and left side is shift and the other part is some stupid letter. That is the only thing holding me back. I no its minor but im picky :P

what about the Vostro 1310 for $979

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business,SP1, with media, 32 Edition
13.3 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen XGA LCD Display w/TrueLife™
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
Integrated 1.3MP Web Camera and Digital Microphone
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability & Roxio
IntelJ Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Mini Card
High Definition Audio 2.0

[Kobalt]

yes i was looking at that, probably gonna get that one after all the complaints/bad news about the M1330. Only thing is, in Canada, Toshiba, HP and some other companys are doing an english/french keyboard on the laptop, so the left shift button is half the size, and left side is shift and the other part is some stupid letter. That is the only thing holding me back. I no its minor but im picky :P


What complaints?

[darkorb]

well everyone said their going to wait, the 8400 series GPU is overheating. I no they are going to be redoing the computer with what i dont no TBH. in a real sticky situation..

[Kobalt]

well everyone said their going to wait, the 8400 series GPU is overheating. I no they are going to be redoing the computer with what i dont no TBH. in a real sticky situation..

Can you get by for the first month or so without a laptop? What classes are you taking? Just wait for the Montevina refresh... longer battery life and more memory bandwidth. And with the direction Dell has been going in the past year or so, the new XPSs should be really good.

[zanzabar]

i hate bring this back but look at this, this is what the new xps is going to be dell buys sagers and rebrands them so why not buy direct
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91130&action=customize
its a cintrino 2 and 9300gs

or $100 more and u get a 9600gt and hdmi
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91133

[darkorb]

i was looking for more 13" size, not 15.4

http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91139&action=customize

[Kobalt]

Are you gaming on it? If not, the Latitude E4300 (http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop_latitude_e4300?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd) could be a good choice. 3.3 pounds, Montevina, and has an option to boot into Linux using a secondary processor, which gives you 20+ hours of battery life for web surfing and email. Sorry, I'm kind of biased towards Dell. I did computer support at a government agency for 2 summers and all the systems were Dell, so I'm very familiar with their models, website, support, deals, etc. Lenovo is good, but you can't customize them. I can't stand HP though. Their computers are by far the most bloated, I think they are ugly, their website is difficult to navigate (too dumbed down), and their model numbers make absolutely no sense.


i hate bring this back but look at this, this is what the new xps is going to be dell buys sagers and rebrands them so why not buy direct
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91130&action=customize
its a cintrino 2 and 9300gs

or $100 more and u get a 9600gt and hdmi
http://www.sagernotebook.com/product_customed.php?pid=91133

Do you have any proof of that? I highly doubt Dell buys ALL of its XPS laptops from some random company to rebrand them...

[darkorb]

i like that e4300 aswell, u no when its coming out..?

its such a tough choice, i would deff go for the XPS M1330, probably will in the end. w/o the NVIDIA gfx card on it so it SHOULD be fine. Im just nervous for the refresh, and what their gonna do.

[Kobalt]

i like that e4300 aswell, u no when its coming out..?

its such a tough choice, i would deff go for the XPS M1330, probably will in the end. w/o the NVIDIA gfx card on it so it SHOULD be fine. Im just nervous for the refresh, and what their gonna do.

September.