Dell XPS M1330 amazon.com User Reviews

Great Laptop - How to fix the dim screen

This is a solid laptop with great performance. I too was disappointed with the very dim display when running on battery until I figured out that Dell has set it that way in the system BIOS to persumably extend the battery charge. If you hit the F2 key whi...

Look at the components and compare

I am pretty amazed at the fact that no one seems to really look at the computer's components before evaluating it. They make a huge difference, both in performance and in price. Even Consumer Reports, which rates the m1330 as a best buy, compares this wit...

Screen so dim it can only be read in a dark room

This is a nice starter computer, but beware, Dell screens are so dim they cannot be read easily in bright light environments. If you want to sit outside and read your e-mail, DO NOT BUY a Dell laptop. I wish I had known this before I bought the Dell XPS 1...

Dell XPS M1330 after owning XPS M1210

I loved my M1210 and used it for 18 months but recently got an M1330 and I like it even better, except for a few things. I did like the 12-inch size and weight of the former, but the 1330 is brighter and the keyboard is a little larger, making for i...

Don't Buy

Since I bought the Dell XPS M1330 a year ago the motherboard, the biometric reader and the LCD screen had to be replaced. The battery went out right after the 1 year warranty. On top of that the extended warranty I bought didn't cover the battery failur...

Iraq tested

I bought my XPS direct from Dell in January of 2008 right before I deployed to Iraq. I have the 2.2 GHZ Core 2 Duo 7500 Nvidia 8400 w/128 MB memory 3 Gigs of Ram This laptop has withstood everything that I have thrown at it. I am able to play most games...

Even worse after repairs

After my last review and the motherboard got replaced for the 3rd time it has gotten worse. Once again I had to go through all my settings and reinstall all the programs that I lost. Along with this is iTunes and setting up all my play lists. This takes a...

Avoid -- Bad Hardware Integration with Vista

These dell laptops seems to have really bad hardware integration. Purchase at your own peril. This is my 4th or 5th laptops in the last few years, and by far the worst. I purchased the dell thinking it would be relatively decent, but I guess I missed a...

Design Flaws

I purchased XPS M1330 on March 2008. Based on a year of usage, I do not recommend this product. Let me layout the good things about this computer first. The screen quality is very good and shiny (I bought the Slim light-LED display for additional money)....

The Dell that made me a Mac lover.

I decided to buy my notebook with the idea that I would spend a little more on one good, reliable computer that would get me through graduate school. Instead, I bought the Dell M1330. I've had it for about a year and half, during which it has been o...