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25 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Design Flaws Mar 22, 2009
By Hordus
"Hordus"
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 colors are very good. The system does not come with a load of unnecessary software and does not slow the performance. The keyboard feel and comfort is excellent.
However, the hardware integration of this computer is weak. In less than 8 months, the graphics card was completely dead. The mother board was replaced by Dell. Worst of all the problems is the audio skipping and stuttering during just about anything, playing DVDs, listening to music (either from the harddrive or from an external harddrive), or just working. If you search the web for XPS M1330 audio skipping, you'll notice that many other individuals have the same problem. There is a resource conflict between the sound card and the other components of the computer. Dell is aware of this, yet, they still ship out the computers with this problem. Apparently, the Sigmatel, the sound card for Dell, and its drivers are responsible for this. Even if you remove the Sigmatel drivers, you'll hear the audio skipping. My motherboard was replaced second time after consistent errors by the sound card. Still, I hear the audio skipping. I tried all the temporary workarounds that were suggested by many people in forums. But to no avail.
In sum, I do not recommend this product. This is one of the premium lines of Dell products. It is supposed to be highest quality, because it is the highest in price. Yet, the hardware integration is sloppy and poor in quality. I personally regret going with Dell. Next time, I will seriously consider other options, such as HP, ASUS, Apple, etc.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Great Laptop - How to fix the dim screen Dec 01, 2008
By A. Brown
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 while the laptop boots up you can enter the Setup and correct this. I moved it from a default setting of 3 to 6 and the display dims only slightly now on battery.
Be careful not to change other settings while in setup unless you know what you're doing. You could cause major problems.
13 of 15 found the following review helpful:
 Dell XPS M1330 after owning XPS M1210 Apr 10, 2008
By BigMutt
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 improved useability.
BTW, the specs are almost equal: 2.2 GHz processor and 2 Gb. RAM; with NVidia video card.
So the speed is pretty much equal also.
I put 4 Gb RAM into both, and the performance difference is negligible. Don't waste your money: 2 Gb is plenty.
The 9-cell battery of the 1330 is bulky and ugly, compared to the 9-cell of the M1210.
by the way, about batteries: that 9-cell from my M1210 is just about shot, even though the laptop was hardly ever run from only this battery. When using the 1210 mobile, I used the 6-cell almost exclusively; only using the 9-cell when the laptop was running on AC power. Why would that wear out a battery?
The 6-cell from the M1210 is still fine, having been used about 5 hours a week for 18 months.
I liked the rotating camera of the 1210; the 1330 camera is fixed.
The 1330 has better heat dissipation: there's a copper tubing setup that winds its way around heat-producing sources and wicks it over to the fan area; new in this latest design.
I hate the multi-media touch controls of the 1330 as compared to regular buttons (cooly lit-up blue) that you push & click to use, on the 1210.
I don't like the fact that screen on the 1330 doesn't tilt back further than about 120 degrees, as opposed to the 1210 tilting back all the way, flat to 180 degrees.
the 1330 has HDMI port which the 1210 didn't, but it only has 2 USB ports compared to the 1210's four.
The HDD of the 1330 is more difficult to get at and swap out than the HDD of the 1210.
The 1330 could have been made even a bit smaller, because there's a wide wasted-space frame bordering the screen, but that would have meant making the keyboard the same size as the 1210. Fine with me, but maybe users with big fat hands complained about not enough keyboard room.
Overall a nice laptop. I especially appreciate the MedeaDirect setup that both of these laptops have: a very nice & useful touch.
This is my sixth Dell laptop and because of their excellent warranty service and great customer care support (especially XPS support) I can't see myself buying anything else.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Garbage computer and rotten customer service Aug 26, 2009
By S. Willason
I am now on my 3rd mother board. Each time it takes 5 to 6, 3-hour phone calls and at least a 7-10 days to get fixed (but usually not for long).
Deal with Dell at your own risk!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
worst computer I have owned Jul 20, 2010
By so disappointed
This is the sixth Dell computer I own for work or home. I also own a couple macs and Thinkpads at work. This computer was purchased in Jan. 2008 and the mother board has been replaced three times, and the power adapter twice. None of the other computers I own have even needed service, just one Dell desktop that needed the hard drive replaced. Luckily on both I purchased the 3 year warranty (a must with Dell products). But the replacement and repair is slow and given the millions of problems experienced by other XPS 1330 owners just like or worse than mine--Dell is negligent in still marketing this product. Please don't waste your time or money.
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