Dell XPS M1330 Laptop (Black) Ultra Slim 13.3 Widescreen, Vista Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.0GHz, 200GB Hard Drive, 1GB DDR2 Memory, 13.3 Inch Wide Screen Wxga , 128mb Nvidia, Finger Print reader,

Dell - M1330

3.9 stars from 8 review(s)

$979.99 - $1,949.99 from 1 sellers Price RSS

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Great Laptop - How to fix the dim screen

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Dell XPS M1330 Laptop (Black) Ultra Slim 13.3 Widescreen, Vista Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.0GHz, 200GB Hard Drive, 1GB DDR2 Memory, 13.3 Inch Wide Screen Wxga , 128mb Nvidia, Finger Print reader,

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.

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Look at the components and compare

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Dell XPS M1330 Laptop (Black) Ultra Slim 13.3 Widescreen, Vista Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.0GHz, 200GB Hard Drive, 1GB DDR2 Memory, 13.3 Inch Wide Screen Wxga , 128mb Nvidia, Finger Print reader,

I am pretty amazed at the fact that no one seems to really look at the computer's components before evaluating it. They make a huge difference, both in performance and in price. Even Consumer Reports, which rates the m1330 as a best buy, compares this with a Sony VAIO ultralight that has much better components. Not surprisingly the Sony comes out with a higher score. I think if they were evenly matched this model would blow the Sony VAIO away.

The price for the Dell m1330 advertised here is way high. I got a much better version of the m1330 at Best Buy (x1330 - they use the x instead of the m as part of their own inventory system) in early November for $950. It is going for $1099 now but even at that it is still a good deal.

Here is the comparison of Amazon's version and the BB version side - by side

Intel Core Duo T5750 - BB is T8100
2GB RAM - BB is 4GB which is what is needed to run Vista
160 GB HDD - BB is 320 GB HDD, or twice the storage capacity.
WiFi-g 801.11 - Has this
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Screen so dim it can only be read in a dark room

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This is a nice starter computer, but beware, Dell screens are so dim they cannot be read easily in bright light environments. If you want to sit outside and read your e-mail, DO NOT BUY a Dell laptop. I wish I had known this before I bought the Dell XPS 1330, and I would have bought a Sony instead.