Dell XPS M1530: movin' on up

For those of you potential XPS M1330 customers out there whose orders have yet to be fulfilled or who are still within your 30 day Dell grace period, take heed. We've just gotten a booty load of information on the successor to the tainted throne, the XPS M1530. Featuring:

• 15.40-inch display (CCFL up to 1680 x 1050, LED up to 1440 x 900)
• Core 2 Duo options from 1.5GHz (T5250) up to 2.6GHz (T7800)
• Crestline GM/PM 965 chipset with up to 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
• GeForce 8400M or 8600M GS options (up to 256MB)
• Slot-loading Blu-ray / 8x DVD±RW
• Options for 802.11a/b/g/n, WWAN, Bluetooth
• HDMI, VGA, 1394, ExpressCard, (3) USB 2.0, Ethernet, fingerprint reader, media reader
• 2.0 megapixel (with CCFL) or 300k (with LED) cameras
• Weight supposedly 4 pounds to start (which is pretty light, we're assuming that's sans battery)
  

It's slated for November 7th release for release before the holidays, but we can never make guarantees for any company to hit it's ship date, ok?

Gallery: Dell XPS M1530: movin' on up

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[Steve @ Oct 7th 2007 7:56PM]

Is it made in china?
If so count me out!

[nate @ Oct 7th 2007 7:58PM]

as people say to every comment like this, 95% of electronics are made in china...don't you get it?

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 8:08PM]

@ Steve

Natural selection counted you out long ago.

[huh @ Oct 7th 2007 8:40PM]

I dunno what's worse, the fact that this guy got jumped on for stating his choices, or the fact that the jumpers on got so highly ranked.. don't let anyone challenge your beliefs, hey?

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 8:51PM]

This has nothing to do with "beliefs". If someone doesn't want to buy something because it's made in China, they're either really anal, or they're Amish!!

[darkstar @ Oct 7th 2007 9:28PM]

name me a laptop thats NOT made in China!
i was surprised my Toshiba r200 is made in China

[EngadgetFanBoi @ Oct 7th 2007 9:33PM]

My XPS m1330 was made in Malaysia

[GoreTEX @ Oct 7th 2007 9:50PM]

^^ My VAIO TZ190 is made in Japan.

[JDizzle @ Oct 7th 2007 10:05PM]

xD, That Amish comment was good.

[Dae @ Oct 7th 2007 10:47PM]

Considering the events prior to this post i think That was funny Steve. To extend the humor a little further, i would like my m1530 bland without the Paint scheme- Thank you. ;)

[brando_commando @ Dec 7th 2007 5:31PM]

i'm waiting for them to switch to 45 nm processors when they come out and (at least) 128 GB SSD and i'm sold ... this thing is like my dream laptop

[Patrick @ Oct 7th 2007 7:57PM]

I was *this* close to pulling the trigger on a 1330, but if this really is around 4lbs and comes in at a similar price point to the 1330, I'm all over this baby.

[Philipp @ Oct 7th 2007 7:59PM]

No way it's gonna way 4 pounds. More like 6 pounds.

[Gadgie @ Oct 7th 2007 8:13PM]

My thoughts exactly.

This looks like a really nice laptop, but is it just me or is XPS starting to stand less for gaming and more for quality? I'm surprised theres no 8600 gt in this one.

[Brendon @ Oct 7th 2007 8:39PM]

"Way"? No weigh!

[roger_huston @ Oct 7th 2007 11:21PM]

No, it is 4 lbs. They are going with new Helium Li Polly batteries that are really light.

- Roger

[William @ Oct 8th 2007 3:52PM]

Helium is a noble gas. Can't store energy.

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 8:02PM]

Although this looks like it's going to be an incredible laptop.....I still don't regret going with the m1330 because of it's size.

Had the m1330 not been released however, I would have been all over this one because even though it's a 15" laptop, the overall design leans towards being sleek and mobile (the exact reasons I love my m1330).

Hopefully Dell doesn't get caught up in the Motorola RAZR rut and forget to continue with innovation and design after they've found a formula that works.

[GoreTEX @ Oct 7th 2007 8:03PM]

Ive got an 11.1 inch wxga screen now (vaio tz) and will never go back to such a large screened-laptop, esp. when the resolution is so poor.. the 15.4 inchers should be 1920x1200. The increase in pixel density makes a huge difference.

[Kax02 @ Oct 7th 2007 9:58PM]

They were following the 1920x1200's for a while, it seems though that they reserve that panel for the Latitude and Precision series now. So it would be interesting to see them return that gem to the standard consumer line.

[RyanTV @ Oct 7th 2007 9:19PM]

1920x1200 on a 15" display would be way too tiny... 1680x1050 is the perfect resolution for that size display - still maintains usability. I do think that they should have figured out how to get a 1680x1050 LED display.

[Kax02 @ Oct 7th 2007 10:01PM]

@RyanTV

Dell has been using 1920x1200 screens on their 15.4" screens for a while, it seems despite your attempt to say it would be "way too tiny" that they feel otherwise. Being an owner of a D800 using a Samsung 1920x1200 15.4" screen i can say the space and resolution is quite nice. If I'm paying out the nose for a quality screen I'd at least like to take satisfaction that I'm getting as much real estate as I can out of it.

[V3LOCIP3D3 @ Oct 7th 2007 10:17PM]

What's so great about Dell laptops? I'm thinking about spending $2,200 on a Vaio FZ T7500@2.2GHz, and all the bells and whistles. It apparently has a screen resolution (according to the site) of 1280x800 with an 8400M GT, which I'm a little upset about. What could I get at Dell for an equivalent price? Is it worth it over a Vaio?

[RyanTV @ Oct 8th 2007 1:14PM]

I have a 6 month old 15.4" dell laptop with the best display that was offered and it's 1680x1050. I've never seen one with a denser display at that size. I have 20/10 vision and it's small for me.

[RedBull Runner @ Oct 7th 2007 8:03PM]

Yeah... But its still a Dell

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 8:06PM]

Thanks Captain Obvious! You're bloody brilliant!!

Any more tidbits of invaluable knowledge you want to share?

[josh @ Oct 7th 2007 8:23PM]

Actually, there is a possibility that it is a Samsung. A couple of the slicker dells in the past have been rebranded samsungs, and this has a striking resemblence to some of the samsung models available overseas. I can't say for certain that it is, dell might just be taking design cues from the korean company, but considering the reason that samsung doesn't sell directly in the US is because they have OEM agreements with some of the US manufacturers, Dell among them, it wouldn't be surprising.

[garver @ Oct 7th 2007 8:12PM]

Thats hot and sexy!

[Joey Geraci @ Oct 7th 2007 8:12PM]

15.4 in screens should most certainly not by WUXGA. The DPI is so high by that point that it would be hard for most people to do anything practical. 15.4 WSXGA is where it is at!!! If that thing is really around 4 pounds, that is absolutely amazing. Beats the pants off of Apple's comparable Macbook Pro.

[DingDong @ Oct 8th 2007 9:40AM]

How can you dictate what is practical? You do realize that people use their computers in myriad ways? I have a 15.4" 1680 screen now and find it claustrophobic. 1920 would be great, I had no idea it was available. One of my main criteria for choosing a laptop is screen real estate, which rules out the Macbook Pro among others.
All of this is a long winded way of saying, STFU.

[Joey Geraci @ Oct 9th 2007 11:27AM]

15.4 WUXGA+ screens have been available for at least 4 years, as all three options were available for my presario x1000 when I bought it 4 years ago. But I can certainly say that for the vast majority of people with normal to less than normal vision, WUXGA 15.4 inch screens are not practical. That's all I was saying. No need to get confrontational.

[montevale @ Oct 10th 2007 11:30AM]

I have a 14.1 inch 1600x1200 older Toshiba 5200.
The screen is super sharp and I hate it when I have to work on it for more than 15 minutes doing regular stuff like surfing, word processin etc.
Such sharp small and high density screen are only good for specific work (I love the photoshop on it).
For more stuff I actually need higher density and larger screen 1920 24inch two of them side by side and even then at times I find they should be bigger as the density starting to hurt my eyes after working on them for a while.

[Mii @ Oct 12th 2007 12:42PM]

I've worked with several 1920x1600 15.4" dells, if you are uncomfortable, just change your OS dpi setting, you end up with the same size fonts, but they are simply smoother, what's wrong with that? Just because you don't know how to adjust your system settings, don't state that these screens are impractical. An ideal screen would be able to display 300dpi+ and let the OS scale the fonts and images to a comfortable size for display. Don't let the limitations of the default XP theme be your guide for proper hardware evolution.

[Joey Geraci @ Oct 13th 2007 1:18PM]

Uhm, Mii, I most certainly do know how to adjust my OS settings. But that doesn't fix all the problems that such a high DPI cause, and until we have true resolution independence, 1920x1200 on 15.4 inch screens will not be practical for the vast majority of users on Windows. If you like it, that's fine, just know you are in the minority.

[Pete @ Oct 7th 2007 8:14PM]

Max of 2Gb??????????

Not good enough these days..

[charlie @ Oct 7th 2007 8:26PM]

Yeah, I really hope it is a mistake. How can you make it part of the XPS line and limit to 2 GB?. Even the 1330 can go to 4 GB.

Its gonna weigh more than 4 lbs.

[reticulate @ Oct 7th 2007 9:57PM]

4Gb of RAM is a waste of time.

No 32-bit OS can address it properly. Better off saving your cash.

http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm

[Yem @ Oct 7th 2007 10:03PM]

@ reticulate - who's forcing you to run a 32 bit OS? And even if you were, 3.6 Gb of usable RAM is much better than 2.0 Gb so it's hardly a waste of time.

[Ryan Block @ Oct 7th 2007 10:43PM]

Sorry, mistake! Copy / pasted the wrong data. It's 4GB.

[Alex @ Oct 7th 2007 8:21PM]

Is this replaceing the 13" XPS or just adding a 15" form-factor?

I hope it doesn't replace the 13". I really do. Let's pray it doesn't.

[josh @ Oct 7th 2007 8:28PM]

I disagree. I prefer such a high DPI personally, and all Dell needs to do is ship with large fonts and icons turned on by default to accomidate those who don't realize they can increase those attributes themselves. The OS can scale up, but you can't make a crappy screen look better.

[Lauren the Ghoti @ Oct 7th 2007 8:34PM]

Proud M1210 owner here. It good to see Dell evolving the line...but it looks like its just 2USB ports. Plus I've seen the slot loading M1330's and they're loud. If I wanted 2USB ports and a slot loading DVD I'd get a lobotomy and just MacPhagBook.

Otherwise its looks sweet but M1210 owns all the current iteration is size and form factor.

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 8:49PM]

3 USB ports (2 on one side, 1 on the other).

As for the slot load drive being loud......do you live in complete silence? Out of all the things to potentially complain about, whining about the volume of the slot-load drive really takes the cake.

First people whine that they want a slot-load drive......then they complain that it's too loud (which it really isn't).

Then again, you could offer some of these people the EXACT laptop they want, but they would still find something to complain about because they aren't happy unless they're complaining.

[Blah @ Oct 7th 2007 10:13PM]

I like how you cunningly inserted a homophobic slur into your Apple insult. You're quite a clever one! Not only that, you decided to switch it up a bit and spell it with 'ph' instead of just plain old 'f'. I applaud your originality.

I could go on and mention how the sentence containing that ever so diabolical Apple insult also has somewhat blatant grammar/syntax issues, but I won't.

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 10:44PM]

@ Blah

WTF are you babbling on about? Homophobic slur?? Apple??

I really hope your comment wasn't directed to me because it would REALLY be ironic for me to be making homophobic slurs since I'm Gay!

[Fafnir_Lux @ Oct 7th 2007 11:13PM]

@ Khris...

The remark by Blah was very clearly aimed at Lauren the Ghoti, who said "MacPhagBook".

While I don't agree with Lauren the Ghoti's use of the slur, it's a fake (phake?) WORD. Look past your blind, injured gay pride and read a little bit next time before jumping to conclusions. Half the reasons those words and their permutations even hold any power is if YOU LET THEM.

Btw, you had a nice comment on people who complain. Bravo.

[Khris @ Oct 7th 2007 11:30PM]

To be honest, I COMPLETELY missed the "MacPhagBook" comment. Probably for the best otherwise I could have erupted into the Pink Gay Hulk and assaulted you with a backhanded compliment!! ROFL

@ Blah, you have my sincere apology. I'm sorry.

[craig @ Oct 7th 2007 11:47PM]

Fafnir_Lux:

Who says the word has any power and who's to blame if it does? What makes you think Khris's legitimate comments constitute "blind, injured gay pride" and what, exactly, is Khris to read that he failed to? Since when can't a "fake" word or a stupidly spelled one not be homophobic?

Sadly, literally everything you said was wrong yet you call others blind. "Read a little bit next time before jumping to conclusions". While you're at it, think a little bit too.

[Cunthor @ Oct 8th 2007 2:02AM]

@ Khris:

Like Enola Gay, or just a little gay?

[Vivek @ Oct 7th 2007 8:35PM]

Why does this seem like it's just a 15.4" version of the M1330? 3 USB ports and only an 8600M GS? And how come the memory maxes out at 2GB? I'm guessing some of these details are inaccurate. At least I hope so!