dell laptopDell has been one of the largest computer brands worldwide. Today we’re going to look at one of their laptops, which belongs to their performance range — the XPS. This range boasts of not only performance, but also style.

The keyboard tray is brushed silver with black accents, while the lid is available in black, white, or red. Our review unit had the matte-red finish , which looks great, but more color options would have been welcome.

Dell manages to squeeze a good number of extras onto the keyboard tray, including touch-sensitive controls for volume and media playback, an eject button for the slot-loading DVD drive, and a quick-launch button for Dell’s proprietary Media Direct software. The biggest drawback we found with the Dell XPS M1330`s design was the tiny, 2.75-inch touchpad, which we found to be particularly frustrating given the fact that there’s plenty of room on the wrist rest for a bigger pad.

The Dell XPS M1330 is without a doubt one of the best looking consumer notebooks Dell has made in…well, ever actually. Built around a 13.3in display, the chassis measures a sleek and slender 318 x 238 x 33.8mm (WxDxH) at its bulkiest points and weighs 2kg with a 6-cell battery. Dell also claims that this is the thinnest notebook in its class, though this is somewhat disingenuous because the 22.1mm at its thinnest is only possible thanks to the wedged shaped design.

The keyboard layout is standard for a laptop, and makes good use of the entire width of the Dell XPS M1330. The left Control key is situated in its normal desktop position, outboard of the Function key. Most keys are full-sized, aside from the right Shift, which is shortened to make room for the up arrow key. The Delete key is located in the top right corner, which I’m used to and the navigation keys are located in a column at the far right of the keyboard.The touchpad is responsive, albeit a little bit small for my liking. The pad has some texture to it, but isn’t ‘grippy’ so your finger moves smoothly over the surface. The touchpad buttons feel very nice, with a good amount of travel and no loud click, which is to my liking. Unfortunately, there is no dedicated switch for turning on and off the touchpad.

Configuration:-

* Intel Core2Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz, 4MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB)
* Intel 965GM Chipset
* 2GB RAM DDR2 667 MHz dell laptop1
* NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU, External 128MB GDDR3 RAM
* Windows VISTA Home Premium
* Sound Blaster Audigy Advanced HD Audio
* 8x Super Multi Dual Layer DVD Writer
* 250GB SATA HDD (5,400 rpm)

Dell XPS M1330 Reviews:-

# Trustedreviews Review:- There are plenty of other nice touches too, such as the slot loading optical drive, the touch sensitive media keys and the media remote, which slots discreetly into the 54mm ExpressCard bay. Also worthy of note is the display, in this instance a 1,280 x 800 resolution LED backlit panel. Dell also provides a standard panel that’s cheaper, but the LED backlit version is truly superb thanks to superior brightness levels, vibrant colour production and razor sharp detail. A glossy high contrast coating helps in this regard too and it’s not the most reflective finish we’ve seen either, which is a significant bonus.

# Reviews.cnet Review:- The Dell XPS M1330 ran for 2 hours, 23 minutes on our DVD battery drain test, using the included six-cell battery. That’s not bad, but nearly an hour less than the latest 13-inch MacBook, a testament to Apple’s emphasis on battery life. Our DVD battery drain test is especially grueling, so you can expect longer life from casual Web surfing and office use. Dell offers a nine-cell battery option, but it’s an exceptionally large battery for such a tiny system.

# Notebookreview Review:- The system shipped started off with 67 processes, but after uninstalling the above applications and streamlining the processes that start with Vista, I was able to get that number down to 46. I do not see the need to perform a reformat for the Dell XPS M1330, which is very surprising.

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