Dell XPS M1330 Reviews Analysis

"...can be quite pricey depending on specification..."

89

 

"... stylish looks, value for money, flimsy..."

No rating

 

"...options drive up price quickly ; glitch with tested dvd drive ..."

81

 

"... remote), price is lower than comparable models..."

No rating

 

"...expensive! no dvi output..."

70

 

"... no white option available at dell, led backlit feature is an expensive add-on. laptop cover leaves fingerprints..."

80

 

"...no blu-ray option, windows vista instability, no white option available at dell, led backlit feature is an expensive add-on. laptop cover leaves fingerprints..."

80

 

"...no inspiron price:p..."

90

 

"...when you actually conf it at dell.com gets pricey..."

80

 

"...card. getting vista is either a waste of money or is just a useless, pretty thing that has no purpose to even be made..."

40

 

"...card. getting vista is either a waste of money or is just a useless, pretty thing that has no purpose to even be made. you can dual boot to linux however..."

40

 

"...seriously, what are you going to be playing, tetris?!? for money and functionality you should consider getting an apple..."

40

 

"... performance, price (if you do your research), and..."

90

 

"...size, performance, price (if you do your research), and nearly everything else..."

90

 

"...unreliable performance, a screen that gets dirty so easily, high price, poor volume, hard keyboard..."

20

 

"...price, buzzing noise..."

80

 

"...bit pricy, nothing..."

80

 

"...decent price..."

40

 

"...a bit pricey..."

90

 

"...can be pricey ; google online coupons for dell, there should be something out there-i got $550..."

100

 

"... it is very light and portable. the base price is decently cheap and runs just below a brand-new macbook (about $800 cheaper). very useful heat-sensitive control pad on the top..."

90

 

"...so. utterly bad value for money..."

30

 

"...dell just want your money and never care about you after all..."

100

 

"...excellent price and performance, service..."

100

 

"...excellent price and performance, service and support..."

100

 

"... heaps of included accesories ; relatively low price for the specs..."

90

 

"...good value ; nice design ..."

80

 

"...i've got more cons than pro, but it's actually a very good and good value laptop..."

80

 

"...2ghz c2d t7500, 2gb, 250gb, nvidia 8400gs, vista home premium) ; gets a little hot (maybe a little warm) ; screen not really bright enough (i don't have led backlit) ; battery life is normal (2-3 hours) when lcd is at brightest ; mediadirect is stupid ; heaps of redundant space on lid around the screen (perhaps screen could be bigger, or the chassis made smaller) ; dual array microphones suck, it makes me sound like i'm gay ; i think i've said enough.i've got more cons than pro, but it's actually a very good and good value laptop..."

80

 

"... its light weight makes it feel easy to break, not worth the money..."

40

 

"...great looking and good spec for the price..."

70

 

"...; price is about 200 too much i think..."

90

 

"... the built in remote is very nice too. comes with a free 150 value laptop bag so it was awesome..."

80

 

"...pretty expensive product comparing specs to their other dell products.. boot time and shut down time is pretty slow for vista but maybe cause only using 1 gb ram..."

80

 

"...i have a 120gb hard drive with an 2gb memory ddr2,667mhz 2 dim,and an 128mb nvidia geforce 8400m gs for an xps-m1330.if that's not good for starters than later i will upgrade this hot cake notepad to upper levels later on so that i can injoy this great xps-m1330 for long to come.that's the ticket dell totaly upgradable parts to be able to increase your preformance even to more bone crushing levels.how can you go wrong for the price i paid for my xps-m1330.i i'am very satisfied with this investment.thanks dell..."

100

 

"... yes it's beautiful, yes it's light, but that is no excuse for this outrageous price tag. nonetheless, i paid it and it's likely you will too..."

100

 

"... lastly, of course, this computer is too expensive. yes it's beautiful, yes it's light, but that is no excuse for this outrageous price tag. nonetheless, i paid it and it's likely you will too..."

100

 

"... nonetheless, i paid it and it's likely you will too. try not to think of the money, the..."

100

 

"...5 gb, so i fell like i wasted my money..."

80

 

"... the speakers are also awful, the volume is good but quality is terrible even for a notebook in it's class. lastly, it seems that windows can only recognize 3.5 gb, so i fell like i wasted my money..."

80

 

"... vista is not as bad as i heard people say it just takes a little getting used to . it was deffinatly worth the money. it is fast and that is what i need in my profession..."

100

 

"... last week the "p" in xps fell off! dell get some better glue! but they are sending me another "p" for free and even having a tech apply it! hopefully with some superglue this time! have the 6-cell battery and it's a little on the short side. can watch a dvd while computing but just barely - price to pay for 2.2 speed proc..."

80

 

"... yes , i know to some like me that is alot of money but compared to others out their they will start you out between 2,500-4,000, this system is something you will always enjoy, not to mention the promotions they have for this system give you just one more reason to put dell on the list!! also if you want a great notebook and want to finace , look into their dell perferred accounts..."

100

 

"... very workable and handy features. the price is right, specially..."

80

 

"... very workable and handy features. the price is right, specially when compared to other similar models..."

80

 

"...price for upgraded models..."

100

 

"... dell must have worked out its problems with ill-fitting components that i've read about because the one i received was perfect out of the box. a pricey, but well-worth-it..."

100

 

"... dell must have worked out its problems with ill-fitting components that i've read about because the one i received was perfect out of the box. a pricey, but well-worth-it, buy..."

100

 

"...7 lb. very expensive unit, and..."

100

 

"...7 lb. very expensive unit, and i think this one is nicer..."

100

 

"...20 ghz, tuxedo black, led backlit display, vga webcam, 4gb memory, 200gb 7200rpm, and everything else. i say if you are going to purchase such a sleek ultraportable like this, you..."

100

 

"...20 ghz, tuxedo black, led backlit display, vga webcam, 4gb memory, 200gb 7200rpm, and everything else. i say if you are going to purchase such a sleek ultraportable like this, you should go all the way! this..."

100

 

"... vista seems fine. very pleased with our purchase..."

100

 

"...you gotta pay attention to the dell reps on what theyll give you for the money otherwise youll get something expensive with quite a few features ommitted. its an expensive machine and i had to press them for little things they should throw in since there was no rebate nor free travel bag(come on dell, its $1500 were spending here)..."

100

 

"...favorite. it is a great machine for the price. i usually use it for my college classes because it is so lightweight and fast..."

100

 

"... solid-state drive option is too small in capacity size and is very, very expensive. lack..."

100

 

"...i've been eyeing this laptop for awhile and waited for the price to drop. my chance came black friday, but even with the discount it was still pricey compare to other laptops of the same or better specs..."

80

 

"... my chance came black friday, but even with the discount it was still pricey compare to other laptops of the same or better specs. however i have own a few dells before and i really don't have that many complains..."

80

 

"... for this nice of a laptop, it does not have a bad price either. i..."

100

 

"... another pro would be that it is a pretty fast computer, i have downloaded a few tings on it, and it is still running just the same as the day i took it out of the box. for this nice of a laptop, it does not have a bad price either. i..."

100

 

"... and oh yea, did i mention that i love the lojack computrace for notebooks that is included in purchase? it covers laptop theft for up to a year..."

80

 

"... the backup datasafe online is nice. and oh yea, did i mention that i love the lojack computrace for notebooks that is included in purchase? it covers laptop theft for up to a year..."

80

 

"...this is my first dell and my only regret is that i wasted money on a sony and a gateway in the past..."

100

 

"... spec per spec compared to apple macbook, this should really give you more value for your money. 3 years service warranty as well a 3gb of ram memory..."

100

 

"... i gave 5 stars as this really stand out among the available 13" notebook in the market. spec per spec compared to apple macbook, this should really give you more value for your money. 3 years service warranty as well a 3gb of ram memory..."

100

 

"...this is my third personal purchase from dell and everytime i was impressed- this was no exception. the design is a piece of artwork from the brushed aluminum to the sleek screen and touch sensative media/volume controls..."

100

 

"... the premium looks and style, that only top of the line notebooks feature. you can get similar spec laptops for lower price, not much lower though..."

100

 

"... the premium looks and style, that only top of the line notebooks feature. you can get similar spec laptops for lower price, not much lower though,and they will be too simple and bulky..."

100

 

"...for the price, i would expect better speakers to come standard..."

80

 

"...for the price, i would expect better speakers to come standard. the keys stick a bit, but that is getting better with time..."

80

 

"... retail. very hot price, went from $1249 1-5 to $999 1-6, not sure why, but my sense is that dell is pushing retail heavy now and rolling these out..."

100

 

"... retail. very hot price, went from $1249 1-5 to $999 1-6, not sure why, but my sense is that dell is pushing retail heavy now and rolling these out. last week, the same staples store received only one, and it sold in 10 minutes, like a test run..."

100

 

"... ok, costs on line at dell for anything better than works. staples had great price on standard edition, $189 on sale from $239 ; with $250 price reduction, the software and hub were still less, and left $35 for a wireless mouse (nice to have it)..."

100

 

"... ok, costs on line at dell for anything better than works. staples had great price on standard edition, $189 on sale from $239 ; with $250 price reduction, the software and hub were still less, and left $35 for a wireless mouse (nice to have it)..."

100

 

"... staples had great price on standard edition, $189 on sale from $239 ; with $250 price reduction, the software and hub were still less, and left $35 for a wireless mouse (nice to have it)..."

100

 

"...perfomance, and for a reasonable price. i find most of the other review's "cons" not relevant to me..."

80

 

"...this is really the first time that i get a laptop which reaches this level of perfomance, and for a reasonable price. i find most of the other review's "cons" not relevant to me..."

80

 

"... i'm serious, for those of you contemplating whether or not to get the led or the standard lcd screen, get the lcd. it's not worth the money i don't think to upgrade. i had ordered the standard lcd and then contemplated sending it back to upgrade the led..."

100

 

"...owned. if you can afford it, definitely upgrade to the lcd screen..."

100

 

"...price-to-performance ratio is excellent. i was comparing this unit with a sony laptop..."

100

 

"... despite the cons i'd happily recommend this, looked around quite a lot and still happy with the purchase, brilliant screen..."

100

 

"...i just bought this laptop and i can honestly say that it is worth the price. i used to own a bulky 15..."

100

 

"...good price for wonderful specs..."

80

 

"... i bought this on the "outlet" version of dell and got it as certified referbished. saved money and came as good as new. i recommend you look at the dell outlet laptops and see what is available before you buy a new one because if you find the right one on there you will save some $$$..."

100

 

"... wireless is fantastic, great features for the price, and i really like using it..."

100

 

"... loaded and really nice looking- i love this laptop. wireless is fantastic, great features for the price, and i really like using it. great..."

100

 

"... the case is great and it comes with a lot of little extras like a remote control, earphones, a case for cds and a cleaning cloth. great price. very..."

80

 

"... comes with a protective case, great value..."

100

 

"... system crashed after three hours of use. in less than six month of new purchase four mother boards were replaced..."

20

 

"...the price is too high compare to other laptops..."

80

 

"...price, screen size..."

100

 

"... 9 seconds from turning on the power to being on the internet surfing. very light.well worth the price!!!!!!for the $$$$ it beats all other brands..."

100

 

"...this was my first purchase of a personal laptop, i've always had company project related laptops previously, and believe i've got the best for the first time..."

100

 

"...this was my first purchase of a personal laptop, i've always had company project related laptops previously, and believe i've got the best for the first time. this xps-m1330 is sleek and light with the speed of a track star..."

100

 

"... before, something was always lacking in laptop design-- either it was fast, but ran hot and was very heavy, or was light but lacked power and usefulness, and was too expensive. this comes with a hdmi port for watching high quality video on an external screen, but i've found watching videos on its screen with the nvidia graphics is just as good..."

100

 

"... but perform better, and much cheaper price. i like the feeling of keyboard touch, & ; sensor media/volume switches..."

100

 

"...kinda a bit expensive but it is worthy..."

80

 

"...it's an excellent product that gives you your run for the money..."

100

 

"...small and nice features packed in for a good price. nice battery life ( i hope it stays that way)..."

80

 

"...excellent quality and performance for the price..."

100

 

"... good looking case. lots of great specials using e-value codes or catalog discounts..."

80

 

"...technology. upgrading components at dell.com gets expensive. only..."

80

 

"... but when while using it i have found two to be sufficient. but if you need more usb hubs are cheap enough..."

100

 

"... after searching and looking at many different laptops and comparing styles and features, i think this is probably the best deal in price/performance/design. it is very portable, thin and fast..."

80

 

"... if you are planning to buy a targus docking station for the purpose of dual screening, don't waste your money. i had to plug my second monitor directly into my vga port on my laptop..."

60

 

"... if you bypass the docking station and plug directly into the notebooks vga port, the problem goes away. if you are planning to buy a targus docking station for the purpose of dual screening, don't waste your money. i had to plug my second monitor directly into my vga port on my laptop..."

60

 

"...all good. i did not load latest ut game to see how far i can go in terms of detail. i planned a month to get all running, but in 3 days all ran..."

100

 

"...price, and lightweight..."

40

 

"...compact, this laptop is not worth its price..."

60

 

"...it feels cheap..."

60

 

"...bit pricey, but well worth it when compared to other alternitive laptops, such as the macbook, which is at times £ ..."

100

 

"...bit pricey, but well worth it when compared to other alternitive laptops, such as the macbook, which is at times £ ; 200 more expensive than the m1330..."

100

 

"... which is at times £ ; 200 more expensive than the m1330, and yet this boasts more performance..."

100

 

"... the pc truly worked out-of-the-box ; there were gentle reminders throughout the first two weeks of things that still needed to be completed, and these were extremely helpful. this was the best pc purchase experience i've ever had..."

100

 

"... i was very pleasantly surprised by the soft metallic pink color. i am very pleased with my purchase..."

100

 

"... it's light and yet the battery has good performance. the price is very reasonable for its features. and..."

80

 

"...quick delivery and great price..."

80

 

"... i would suggest the 9 cell battery and i did upgrade to a 7200 rpm hard drive, couldn't afford solid state, also went with the bluetooth..."

100

 

"...pc, i was impressed and happy with my purchase. it is only 11 months old..."

40

 

"...when i received this pc, i was impressed and happy with my purchase. it is only 11 months old..."

40

 

"...i would never ever purchase another dell product..."

40

 

"... i know that there are always duds and that i shouldn't necessarily judge a whole company on one bad experience, but i have three other friends whose dell laptops have recently died within a month of their purchase..."

40

 

"... i've decided the only smart thing to do is to switch over to the mac cult. i know that there are always duds and that i shouldn't necessarily judge a whole company on one bad experience, but i have three other friends whose dell laptops have recently died within a month of their purchase..."

40

 

"... the deal was so great at the time, i felt that i shouldn't wait until graduation. it allowed me to upgrade from a less expensive model that he had chosen. thank..."

100

 

"...price...i used a coupon, so i got the laptop at a pretty reduced price and my school covered the rest, but with all the bells and whistles, the laptop was way more than i would pay if it was my own money(around 2,400 before the coupon)..."

100

 

"...i used a coupon, so i got the laptop at a pretty reduced price and my school covered the rest, but with all the bells and whistles, the laptop was way more than i would pay if it was my own money(around 2,400 before the coupon)..."

100

 

"...i used a coupon, so i got the laptop at a pretty reduced price and my school covered the rest, but with all the bells and whistles, the laptop was way more than i would pay if it was my own money(around 2,400 before the coupon)..."

100

 

"...price...i used a coupon, so i got the laptop at a pretty reduced price and my school covered the rest, but with all the bells and whistles, the laptop was way more than i would pay if it was my own money(around 2,400 before the coupon). i wouldn't recommend getting such an expensive system unless you use you laptop daily for work, school or gaming..."

100

 

"...decent price on good specification, good..."

60

 

"... and the way dell had it set up when it arrived, i unboxed it and was literally on the internet in 10 minutes, i promise! no kidding! so far, i am extremely happy with this purchase and am saving money to add to it..."

100

 

"... and the way dell had it set up when it arrived, i unboxed it and was literally on the internet in 10 minutes, i promise! no kidding! so far, i am extremely happy with this purchase and am saving money to add to it..."

100

 

"... overall performance is poor. quality doesn't match with price. battery life is not good..."

20

 

"... sound quality is great. excellent laptop for the money..."

100

 

"... it feels almost like another textbook, except maybe even lighter. i was very unsure about this purchase before i bought it, but now that i have it, i'm so glad that i did..."

80

 

"... it feels almost like another textbook, except maybe even lighter. i was very unsure about this purchase before i bought it, but now that i have it, i'm so glad that i did. i..."

80

 

"... that only lasted 1 1/2 year. i bought a 6 volt this time due to price and am only expecting a year out of it. i..."

60

 

"...price is definately a motivating factor for this machine. the battery life is average, but next time i would go for the 9 cell..."

60

 

"...extreme performance at a reasonable price..."

80

 

"... if the motherboard fails one more time, i'm getting my money back, because..."

40

 

"... however, i will avoid dell in the future. if the motherboard fails one more time, i'm getting my money back, because this baby would be a lemon..."

40

 

"... i like how the bigger battery lifts up the back slightly for a comfortable keyboard angle. overall very happy with my purchase..."

100

 

"... so i would have a broader search/connect area, but have found that it is not worth spending the extra money on..."

100

 

"... works great, very satisified with this purchase,would recommend to any body that wants a fast..."

80

 

"...this is a well-priced laptop which performs internet surfing and general document work well..."

60

 

"... and with the 25% promotional deal on the long weekend, excellent value for money. this..."

100

 

"... fast with long battery life. and with the 25% promotional deal on the long weekend, excellent value for money. this..."

100

 

"...the dell xps m1330 without doubt is a high performance laptop for the 13 inch category with an affordable price tag. it is small and light which gives you extra mobility..."

100

 

"...really, although the device is obviously built to a price, so..."

100

 

"...great specs at reasonable price + great looks..."

80

 

"...truly exceptional value..."

80

 

"...high pitched whine, distorting speakers, small 32gb ssd, battery runtime, price, sleep mode*, windows vista*..."

60

 

"... loads quickly, affordable price, light..."

100

 

"...implementation, pricey, only..."

60

 

"...poor hdmi implementation, pricey, only 2 usb ports..."

60

 

"...the price for most of poeple..."

80

 

"...; s not cheap..."

40

 

"...price to be considered, stickers on outside seem misplaced due to price dell is yet to contact me on fixing that..."

100

 

"...considered, stickers on outside seem misplaced due to price dell is yet to contact me on fixing that..."

100

 

"...price to be considered, stickers on outside seem misplaced due to price dell is yet to contact me on fixing that,..."

100

 

"... sexy design ; strong performance ; backlit-led display ..."

79

 

"...life, performance, stylish looks..."

No rating

 

"... available with led-backlit screen ; very good performance..."

81

 

"...design. performance matches looks. battery..."

90

 

"...design, excellent performance, mobile..."

80

 

"...sharp design, excellent performance, mobile broadband option..."

80

 

"... discrete graphics. terrific performance. great battery life..."

90

 

"...fast cpu, gpu..."

100

 

"...excellent processor, big hard drive..."

90

 

"...excellent processor, big hard drive, great service..."

90

 

"...fast ; light ..."

100

 

"...good looks and even better performance..."

90

 

"...looking, seems pretty fast and what appears to be good quality..."

30

 

"...nice looking, seems pretty fast and what appears to be good quality..."

30

 

"...size, weight and performance..."

80

 

"...great size, weight and performance..."

80

 

"...look, great performance, phenomenal..."

80

 

"...nice look, great performance, phenomenal travel machine..."

80

 

"...rocking performance, great display..."

90

 

"...processor hiss, vista..."

40

 

"...processor hiss, vista power/bluetooth issue..."

40

 

"...stylish, fast..."

90

 

"...good performance..."

50

 

"...speed, style, lightweight, graphics, spacious, expresscard, vista (yeah, i said it..."

90

 

"...speed, style, lightweight, graphics, spacious, expresscard, vista (yeah, i said it. vista), ac adapter..."

90

 

"...light fast notebook that seems well built..."

70

 

"...fast, sleek, great..."

100

 

"... led screen quality is a+. quiet machine thats fast..."

90

 

"...seems to be slow, very noisy hard drive and poor quality switches for wireless and express cards..."

20

 

"... fast, did i mention beautiful and fast?..."

90

 

"...beautiful, light, fast, did i mention beautiful and fast?..."

90

 

"...cool design/great performance..."

20

 

"... nine cell battery makes the computer more stable, very fast, ultra portable..."

90

 

"...performance is superb ; really zips when starting the laptop and shutting it down ..."

100

 

"... great lcd screen, powerful/fast, good..."

50

 

"...weight, performance, looks..."

50

 

"... very user friendly, and very fast..."

100

 

"...light, fast, take it everywhere..."

90

 

"...horrible performance..."

10

 

".... style ,speed , looks and potability..."

20

 

"...great computing power and strong performance as a dual-booting machine. thankfully, the power pack was included under a warranty and was replaced by dell without much of a hassle..."

60

 

"...player. fast speeds and a well-sized hard drive. battery lasts a long time! small and lightweight! really crisp and good display..."

80

 

"...fast, sexy looking..."

20

 

"...too slow to run on vista, slow or poor tech support online..."

10

 

"...vista, slow or poor tech support online, no..."

10

 

"...too slow to run on vista, slow or poor tech support online, no international warranty..."

10

 

"... lightweight, fast system..."

80

 

"...size/form factor, looks great, lightweight, fast system..."

80

 

"...alot. processor get to hot over time and has to be replaced.. dell made it so only heat can get out 2 by 2 square..."

40

 

"... locked up frequently, not the optimum performance i would have expected fr a high end dell. our $500 vostro is quicker and more reliable..."

30

 

"... collects a lot of dust and fingerprints. locked up frequently, not the optimum performance i would have expected fr a high end dell. our $500 vostro is quicker and more reliable..."

30

 

"... our $500 vostro is quicker and more reliable..."

30

 

"...if you tinker with this laptop enough it seems to perform pretty well, but i wouldn't call it impressive..."