Dell changed the M1330 Power Adapter?

I received a big 90W power brick with mine (compared to the typical small 65w adapter). Has Dell changed the power adapter they ship with the M1330.. This one is ugly and big (also heavy)!

 

Not sure, but the 1330 I received 2 weeks ago is the small 65w. Does the one you received have the round plug or octagon plug?

-Funk

 

Round plug... Could you check the model on yours ? There should be a line which says something like "PA-9 family" or "PA-12 family" below the "OUTPUT" line of the adapter (somewhere around the fourth row)...
Thank you!

 

I think it depends on what your laptop has. My 1520 with the x3100 came with the 65w adapter but I swapped with a friend for the Pa-10 when I upgraded to 8600

 

The larger adapter will charge your batteries much faster.

 

I was told (unconfirmed) that on XPS systems that are ordered with 9-cell batteries you would get the larger charger.

 

Thanks guys. It will charge faster but I chose M1330 purely for its portability. Big brick power supply doesn't lend itself to portability.

I did order the 9 cell as well. Maybe that's what it was.
Hmm.

But I've made three previous orders with 9 cell and received the small adapter every time.. so..

 

I ordered a 6cell primary and 9 cell, came with the small one...

 

I got the 65W + octagonal connector with my 9-cell based configuraton. I'm not even convinced that it will charge faster (or if it should...). Afaik, the charging circuit in the M1330 regulates the charging process.

If you want portablility then I'd order the original version and keep both (paying for the second one, obviously).

 

I got two 65W adapters. One for the desk, other for traveling

 

Three here..... One for office, one for home, and the third for travel.

 

I also ordered mine the 9cell and 6cell and it came with the smaller one.

 

The brick charges faster, because it is rated at a higher amperage

 

Thankfully I got the small one as well. The old one is big and ugly

 

Something else I noticed that has probably already been mentioned somewhere on here... I got the 65w revision A00, then I requested a replacement due to the wobble (which was resolved by the new laptop) and it came with a 65w revision A02. The differences that I could notice was that the A02 has a small rectangular light indicator while the A00 had a larger circular light indicator (that was kind of bright and annoying at times). Also, the A02 appears to be a tad smaller and lighter.

 

Yes, well it certainly means that the brick can/could charge faster, but only if the charging circuit in the Notebook draws said increased current...

 

You got the 95W Standard Adapter by mistake. Ask Dell to send you the 65W Standard Adapter or still better the Dell Slim Adapter.

 

Call me old fashioned, but I like the old adapter WAAAY more than this smaller "new" square adapter that came with my Dell M1330 ... sure it's smaller.... BUT i just like the convenience of the oval ones, they wrap up so nicely. Much faster to unwind and rewind up when I'm transporting my computer to and from areas.

Sure it's a little bigger, but not by much. I'm probably going to buy the bigger adapter. After I buy something to replace this puny 4-cell battery. 2:15 minute charge if I'm lucky.

 

Shoulda got the 90w for the desk, homey.

 

My D420 laptop came with a big 90W brick. I recently ordered one of those "Slim" adapters, and it is much, much smaller and much, much lighter. If you're looking for a small/light adapter, this is the one to get.

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=310-8814

 

I got the 90W to, I ordered a 9cell battery.
I have a Sony vaio pcg-v505ac and its adapter is 65W and its small like hell i love my sony adapter, and it doesn’t waist lots of space at my small dicota bag. do u think my sony adapter will fit my new dell XPS m1330?
cant check it yet, cause I haven’t got the laptop yet

 

I ordered a m1330 with a 9 cell battery and got the 90W charger. I just got off the phone with Dell and they are sending me the 65W charger free of charge

I recommend anyone in a similar situation call them and ask them to send you the 65W charger.

 

A bit off topic, but do you guys know if the slim adapter is compatible with XPS 1530's?
I chatted with Dell, but they are reading from the script, and XPS M1530 is not in the list.

 

The '.co.uk' Dell description for the slim line adapter mentions the M1530 as compatible, so I'd assume it's the same for the American variant.

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&cs=ukdhs1&sku=450-10685

 

Dell cannot get their act together, I guess. US page lists the following XPS systems as compatible:
XPS M1210
XPS M170
XPS M1710
XPS M2010

 

Good info.

 

You will most likely get an error message stating that your adapter is not big enough (power wise) and that you will experience less performance.

 

Thanks, as long as it is compatible I will be ignoring the OS error messages

 

On the Dell Australia online store, under the processor selection part, it mentions which adapter you get. For the T8300 you only get the 90W adapter, but for both the T9300 and T9500 CPUs you get the 65W 'light-weight adapter'.

 

mmisterio, who did you call? customer service or sales? what did you say to them?

 

Whoa -- dang -- I forgot about these adapters. Much much nicer than either the original 65W adapter that is shipped with the M1330s, or the 90W "original" power adapter.

Hmmm ... might have to pick one of these guys up! After I get a higher capacity battery, of course.

 

I called customer service but was transferred to XPS technical support. I recommend you do it if you want the free 65w that should have came with your M1330.

 

I will try again tomorrow. I called them today and the tech support said he cannot do anything except selling me the adapter or told me to call the sales.

 

I'm pretty sure that T8300 + and you get a 90 Power brick, I got a 65 for my T7500 with 6 cell.

 

That does not seem to be correct: My M1530 with 6-cell battery comes with a 90W adapter. (Processor: T9300).

 

Yep. The difference is pretty amazing. Highly recommended if you're looking for a noticeable smaller and lighter adapter.

 

T8300 uses less power than the t7300 so that doesn't make sense.

 

I didn't have that problem and I also ordered the super slim all in one 65w adapter you can use in the car, ac, and in an airplane too and it was definitely worth the extra ya pay for it thats for sure!

 

What is the size and weight difference between the 90w and 65w adapters (not the slim travel one)?

I checked my system configuration and see that I am getting the larger 90w one.
I have a T8300 with 6 cell.

 

Also, would someone be so kind as to post up pictures of a 90w adapter next to their M1330 for size reference?

 

I got the smaller 65W A 00 with the 1330. (T9300). A friend of mine got a 1330 last week with the T8300 and he got a 90 W adapter. I will post a picture of them side by side soon.