Dell XPS M1330

what's the point of a rotating webcam though? you'd have to then rotate the whole laptop around to get a shot of yourself, otherwise you could just move the screen back or forward at different angles on a fixed webcam.

 

Rotating camera allows you to record seminars, presentations and even professors when they teach...

 

oooh, professors. good idea.

 

Eh? You would only have to rotate the webcam itself....

 

if you had to rotate the notebook itself, then what's the point in having a rotating camera

 

Can't wait until M1330 is available in US

 

Some profs don't like you to use recorders in class. At least at the school I went to. So having a rotating camera would be stelthy Smile prof. Looks like a notebook I'm giong to check out.
Lynn

 

I only thing stopping me from buying a Dell is the product is the fugly logo...IMO that circle with the words "Dell" in it really pisses me off! But if they ever changed it I'd might consider the M1330.

 

Whats so ugly about the Dell logo? If you're not buying a product just because of the logo, then you are just plain stupid. When the M1330 comes out, it will be one of the best 13" notebooks on the market... hands down.

 

Well, I think you'll probably have a hard time finding something without a logo...

Sony: BIG FAT 'VAIO' written there
HP: Square HP logo there
Asus: Words 'Asus' there
etc
etc

You can always get a nice sticker for it, and slap it on top.

 

I dont think its completely ridiculous to care about the way your laptop looks, but just hating it because of one small part of it its just silly. Especially when you over look all the fantastic specs on this machine..


this would be the first dell i've ever even considered getting..

 

No for some reason I find Sony's, HP's, and Asus' logo decent looking I guess its just the dell one that bothers me. lol I guess I could always but a nice ASUS sticker and put it over the dell logo xD.

So because I don't/won't buy a product due to the fact that I don't like a certain part of it that makes me stupid? Just making sure.

 

I feel that why most people dislike the logo of dell is because what dell represents in most of the minds of others, which most people who have no experience in testing laptops will think "Cheap parts, Cheap build, cheap laptop, budget system, cheap" As a result, some will mind what they use in front of people, but some don't (like me, performence,battery life,weight > design).

It's like.. lets say if suddenly Dell have improved their product quality and has won like 129861298461 awards, and shifted to brand or price their laptops like Sony or Asus, I'm pretty sure many will feel otherwise about the logo.

Anyway for the record, i actually find Dell laptops build pretty good, well given i only played around with a xps m1210 & m1710. And the m1330, if price & battery life is right, will still be my next purchase.

Jonathan.

 

Part of it I'm sure, as bravefire mentioned, is that the Dell name + logo has become plain, boring, and a symbol of common-place. It became somewhat synonymous with your plain-jane desktop back in the early 2000's (that's weird to say/write) so I can see why young, hip people might not like it so much.

 

When you're talking about a damn logo, then yes. If it was for any other spec, like the design or selective hardware, I'd understand. But a logo? Err? Ok.

 

I find the XPS branding much more distracting than the Dell logo. If they toned down the XPS logo, the aesthetics would be much better.

 

This maybe a bit off topic, but i can't wait to try Hellgate:London on the m1330, when both are out i really hope that it can run at least at med setting with sweet fps, do you think the 8400 GS can handle a game like that? i know the req of HG:L are not out, but what do you guys think, base on the screenshots,vids,etc of the game.

It doesn't matter if it can't play at uber high detail as i got a desktop that has 3.0 c2d with 8800gtx which will be the one i use most of the time im home.. and the m1330 will be for lan parties!

Argh... i can't wait for these 2 products

 

ok Back to the topic guys. Yesterday Engadget published new piece of info on m1330:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/dell-confirms-xps-m1330-and-inspiron-laptops-and-22-other-co/
or here the source:
http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/06/16/18397.aspx

Another info from dell’s rep: Since I expect that the price of m1330 will be out of my range I decided to buy the good "old" m1210. To my surprise when I went to dell's German (it's where I live now) website last friday the g-force graphics was gone and only integrated graphics was available (on thursday both were the option). I checked the US-Site - both were there. I checked other European countries - the g-force was gone. I grabbed the phone and called dell. None from xps-reps was to reach so the nice lady I spoked to promised me that somebody will call me within one hour. Well, it didn't happen. On sunday the situation repeated. Finally today (monday) I've got the call from dell. The guy told me that the m1210 will be sold for the next 2 weeks only and only with the integrated graphics He of course advised me to wait for the m1330. I've tried to get some info on price from him but he said he doesn't know it either.

So it seems that 26th is a very good guess for release of the new models.
My problem is that I need the laptop (at the very latest) in the second week of July and the m1330 will be very likely to expansive for me so I guess I have to find the way to buy the asus w7j

Blazej

P.S. Very nice Forum. Very informative.
P.S.2 Sorry for my English – it’s not my native language

 

Cool.

Looks perfect to me!

 

Yeah, i hope he is right about the 26th being the release date..


the sooner the better !

 

click on my green link in signature.. Dell insiders confirmed today the entire Santa Rosa - Inspiron line and XPS 1330 !

 

Jaymz: did they announce them, or just give confirmation? Your link just goes to the confirmation post....

and as far as I know, date for announcement for all of these notebooks is in 7 days.

 

you're right! I edited my previous post

 

Here's a great post in another thread which confirms a lot of info we already know and includes some new info.

It looks like the M1330 will eventually have an option of a slot-loading Blu Ray drive. The M1330 will come standard with a 6-cell battery that sits flush with the system, or an optional 9-cell battery that will stick out at the bottom of the device, similar to HP's high capacity battery.

Oh, and the best news, the weight will be under 4 lbs.

 

wow! some nice specs. Dell's finally stepping up the game

 

Some follow up info:

 

Hmm! I bet that Blu Ray would be expensive, but it might be a worthy investment with the HDMI port/Blu-Ray combo. I seen Blockbuster chose the Blu-Ray over HD DVDs so I'm not sure if HD DVDs are going to make it???

 

This laptop have really nice features, and I guess its the best features that you could have for a 13.3 screen laptop.

 

Blockbuster?!? Blockbuster?!? I'm sorry, but their decision is probably not going to make much of an impact. I haven't gone there in years, and I can't even think of 10 people who actually think it is worth their money to go there.

Netflix offers both.

 

What's a Blockbuster?

Oh, wait... weren't they a video store? I can't remember.

 

Their decision was probably based on the fact that they can't afford to carry both formats!

 

Blockbuster is great! I pay $8.99 for 3 DVDs every month. Beat that Netflix!

 

is that through mail? or can u return it in store and take out of store?

 

I have Total Access which means, I can get 3 DVDs through mail and then IF I decide to return them to the store, I get 3 new DVDs from the store while 3 more movies will come through the mail as the BB store does the shipping for you So all in all, I can get 6 movies in addition to a monthly coupon for a game or another movie. This is a killer deal for $8.99.

 

How did you swing that? I pay $14.95/mo. for two DVDs out at a time.

 

I see...I just see much more going on with Blu-Ray. I honestly had forgotten all about HD DVD even existing.

 

His plan is for 1 DVD at-a-time with a maximum of 3/month. Your plan is for two at a time, unlimited.

 

where can i sign up for this? I'm paying 26 bucks a month for two movies at a time in store... your deal sounds a lot better. thanks

 

well then stella, how do you get the 14.99 membership for 2 at a time? lol

 

To clarify all this. A year ago, there was a deal where I could get 2 months trial of 3 DVDs with just only $8.99. Of course I jumped on that deal and they have charged me $8.99 ever since

jrmurtaugh:
Your current plan...
BLOCKBUSTER Total Access $8.99 / month (plus taxes)
3 at-a-time, unlimited
+1 FREE bonus Movie or Game Rental E-Coupon / Month
Next Billing Date: July 15,2007

Sirious_GTO: Try this. Signup for BB online for the 3 DVDs @ 17.99. They are offering 2 months of service at 50% off to subscribers who note that they are considering cancellation of their service. Go to "Cancel my account" then choose a reason (such as "Trying to cut my expenses"), and click "Next". And then you will see an option for $8.99 offer for 3 DVDs for 2 months (hit refresh if you don't see it, IT WILL WORK trust me!). Now, I might have just lucked out without BB charging me 17.99 again (knock on wood), but it's worth a try if you ask me.

 

Wow! You guys definitely know how to work the system around here . Sirius, I got my plan just from signing up on the main page of Blockbuster's website. Nothing complicated.

 

This notebook is now the second most popular.

 

ckpilot - Thanks a lot. But if you register for the 3 movies at 17.99, can you exchange them in store? thanks

 

check this link
the release date is on july 10
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/22/dells-m1330-up-for-retail-july-10/

 

I love the Black and Red ones i didn't see the silver white one. really in love!

 

what kills it for me is the two usb port, offcentered touchpad (doesn't bother me too much really since I'm ambi), and no port replicator