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Dell XPS M1530 laptop

Advantages: Great feature set, fast, GFX card, HDMI out
Disadvantages: keyboard/touchpad could be better

I recently had a motherboard failure on my existing Dell Inspiron laptop and given its age, repair looked a bad move as one could buy a new laptop for less. However, once I decided to see what was available and given my two main criteria - a higher than usual resolution screen and three year warranty, I suddenly found the price spiraling upwards. After much searching I settled on an XPS M1530. The price on the Dell web site was around £1000 but a phone call to Dell resulted in quite a dramatic price cut to reflect my 'loyalty as a customer' and that it was a replacement for a failed (nearly four year old) unit. They probably won't thank me for saying what I paid but it was a done deal and a few days later it arrived. Features An Intel Core 2 Duo CPU running at 2Ghz and 2Gb of RAM, 250Gb SATA hard drive plus a 1680x1050 screen ...

ilaskey 08.05.2008 · Read full review
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Dell XPS M1330 = BRILLIANT

Advantages: Excellent Screen, built-in webcam, very fast, never crashed (after 1 year, that's incredible)
Disadvantages: Slightly short battery life (but can easily be upgraded for very little money)

This is a brilliant machine! I got mine with 4gb memory and a 250gb hard drive. I do all my coursework on this machine, but also use it as my games machine. EASILY runs both iTunes and The Sims 3 (a high RAM demanding game) at the same time. Excellent audio and visual quality with amazingly high volume potential speakers. Also has capacity for a 3G mobile broadband card (sim card like). Also, the design is very cool. I have the Product RED one, so mine is red color. Besides the color, Dell really took care on the design. It is just so pretty. To be honest, I don't really know about the OS and anything like that. But, as far as the speed of the laptop is concerned, it works so great! I never had any unexpected shutdown or close of a program. Since I upgraded to Windows 7, my battery life has increased, and my operating speed has sped up ...

KingKeal 08.11.2009 · Read full review
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Dell XPS M1530 Best for Price

Advantages: stylish,high configurations in an affordable price
Disadvantages: over heating,Battery

In our hostel room recently myself with my friend bought this Dell XPS M1530,it looks so stylish and attracts everyone,it is the perfect fit to use windows vista,its screen give you a crystalclear resolution best suit for games, multimedia.But one disadvantage is that it will yield enormous amount of heat if you work in that for more than ten hours so it is better to use that in a place where the heat can escape easily. regarding battery also it is not so good but if you go for a stylish laptop with high configurations in an affordable price then can go with this.All the best experience the high class gaming and multimedia experience with this Dell XPS M1530 ...

bolt123 27.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dell XPS M1530