I love the Dell XPS M1330 Notebook. For the last 2+ years I have insisted on using Lenovo Thinkpads. I had a T40 and found them to be extremely well made and very reliable and durable for lots of travel. However they are priced a bit high . I recently attempted to upgrade the Lenovo T40 that I have I used continuously for the last 24 months to Windows7 and put some more memory in it. I do not recommend that you do this. Windows7 is just not meant to run on machines not built for it. The Dell XPS M1330 is a 13 inch, lightweight laptop. It has much nicer styling than Dell typically has for example with the D40 which looks a bit more like a gray brick. My XPS is blue and very cool looking. It feels light and weighs in around 3 pounds. I bought mine at Best Buy in a standard configuration with 1GB of memory which I have found to be more than adequate. I am not a PC game player but I do tend to have 3 to 30 windows and applications open at any given time. the Dell XPS M1330 Notebook is very fast for me

duobi765446008

USA

My husband bought this laptop 2 years back. he was very excited ,he wanted a laptop that will do high end processing as well as own a fabulous graphics card. he was not disappointed there. I love the sleek look and screen resolution. it was great for watching videos. BUt the problem started soon after six month. the battery was so very unreliable. The first battery failure happened when he was travelling and a new battery was to be sent from here. it didnt stop there again there was a battery failure after the warranty period. It is expensive to maintain these laptops. Nowdays we are using it with out reserver battery and directly plugged in to power socket. I love much of my credibilty with Dell after using this laptop.I also own a HP and apple laptops that are by far more credible. I can only hope that with newer versions ofXPs DEll has retified all the faults with older version. when it comes to electronic that is heavy on our pockets i suggest we wait a while for the model tobe stabilised and then buy it.

preethisweeps

Burbank, CA

This is a very nice laptop. Though it might not be available right now, it is one of the best purchase i ever made. These days dell sells it as a studio xps I haven't tried it yet but from the reviews i read and from my own experience i found dell xps m1330 very powerful laptop. I like small screen size so i chose the 13" which looks just perfect. It is portable and powerful. I bought this almost three years ago but haven't had any problem till now. Few bad things about this laptop is the battery life. The battery isn't the best, but i got it replaced from Dell so i have no problem about it. Another disadvantage about the laptop is that it gets heated up really fast. I don't know how even though it has heat sync it gets heated up really really fast. It is really a slim laptop. Looks just amazing than any other laptops around. This is the best laptop i ever had with everything i needed. Hats of Dell.

natashathapa

Kirksville, MO

I'm prettty happy with this purchase. The computer seems to work pretty good, and it was fairly inexpensive. I would not hesitate to recommend this to a friend. It is pretty fast, and fairly light weight. It also has all of the drives and storage that I need. Internet seems pretty fast as well. I have not had any problems with this computer

thamrap

Loda, IL

When my sister went to college, she had to get a computer that was sold by her college bookstore. As such, she was forced to part with this laptop after only having it for a year. Thankfully, I was the beneficiary of this outcome. I couldn't be more thrilled! I love this laptop. One of my favorite things about it is that when you insert the battery, it puts the laptop on a slant. I hate it when computers are flat. It makes my wrists hurt and can cause carpel tunnel syndrome. The slant prevents that, and also makes the monitor higher and easier to read (in my opinion). This computer is over 3 years old and still working like a charm. It has a good deal of memory on it, and even though I have thousands of photos uploaded onto my hard drive, it still runs fairly quickly. And the weight... it's unparalled for Dell computers to be so light. I can easily carry it in one arm and something else in the other. With a regular sized Dell lap top, I would have to just carry it.

mommabear8809

Charlottesville, VA

I bought this product three years ago and within a month, there were problems. I have a lot of compatability issues with their drivers and windows vista. Later on, I have gotten problems with the screen going bright and extremely dim during certain times. Their customer service was great since they responded to fix my computer really quickly. Then eventually, some of the keys on the keyboard wouldn't work then after that the I would get compatability issues with a DELL printer and would get the "blue screen of death." Also, the material they used for the laptop was cheap since even for just one small drop, the laptop would easily crack. Overall, this laptop is cheap and fast. great for college students but with so many problems, this computer is not reliable to use. I wouldn't recommend using this computer to anyone. There were so many issues that involved compatability issues with windows Vista and the DELL drivers that I had to reformat back to windows XP.

truexspinnerx918

Carson, CA

I was very happy with the XPS 1330 when I first got it since it looked and felt nice. Especially the screen and the HDMI output which was the thing which sold me. After having the laptop for not even a year, I started to experience a long list of troubles. Most of them were about the motherboad overheating and battery life. I got in home customer service so I did not have to send it by mail. However, it was a headache to have the technical support team to come in to your house three times within two months. They needed to change the motherboard so I had to wait for almost a week for it to come by mail. I had to buy two coolers just to reduce the heat from this laptop. It becomes extremely hot after only half an hour of usage. I fell asleep using it once and it almost burned my lap. Be careful before making your decision on this one, it has been reported to have the overheating/motherboard problem from many users.

mfp

Chapel Hill, NC

I am a big fan of dell computers. When i bought this laptop it was the slimmest laptop. My xps m1330 has the processor intel core 2 duo T7250 @ 2.00 GHz. it has 3072MB RAM. It is running under Windows 7 Professional 32-bit operating system. This is a very powerful laptop. It's been 2 yrs now since i had this laptop and i haven't had any problem except for the battery. I play PC games a lot. It supports most of the games. It is a very powerful and fast laptop. It's screen size is just perfect for me. It is neither too big or small. It is portable. It comes with the finger scanner too. You can just swipe your finger too login to the computer and it is accurate. The bad part of this laptop is the heat sync and the battery life. May be due to it's slimness this laptop gets heated up really fast. You will definetly need a cooler for this laptop and about the battery i never trust the dell battery. It always screws up after a year. 

anup133

Kirksville, MO

The Dell 1330 XPS is a good computer for work or for leisure.  It is fairly small and lightweight, but due to the wide screen feature you get a good amount of screen space.  The resolution is crisp so you can put a few documents side by side at 75% size and still be able to read everything.  The web cam feature is great if you are a Skype user - the users on the other end report the video quality to be good.  The audio is also excellent - when web-camming I feel like I can hear my friends' voices clearly and crispy.  The processing speed is nice as well - it doesn't take long for folders to open and documents to load.  Watching movies on the computer is also great - the picture quality is good as well as the sound quality.  The remote control feature is pretty unique.  The battery life is at least 3 hours.    The keyboard is easy to use and the keys don't take a lot of force to press. All in all a high quality computer.

HighFlyQ

Brookline, MA

A great laptop. Perhaps the best I have ever own. Powerful, great performance, reliable, and elegant. It even better than the average desktop. Very nice design and extremely portable, it has also a strong built so it can handle easily some abuse. I would definitely recommend this computer and it has been a great choice, you cannot go wrong with any xps dell since but this one in particular is a wonder. Cons: As with any Dell computer, it allows you to setup the computer in a flexible way, so it can fit your needs, preferences and budget. Even the most basic setup has features that make this computer an excellent choice. Downs: Battery life is not the best. I would say after about a year it is necessary to replace the battery in order to get a decent performance, otherwise you would need to have the computer plugged all the time which prevents some of the flexibility that people expect when buying a laptop.    

comodore

Chicago, IL