Advise re: XPS M1330

I was asking the same thing in a couple of posts up. I went by Best Buy this
evening to see one up close. It is really small. I would love to have one
just to surf the web with. But I'm not going to part with my 15.4" display.
I dont think I could get by without the higer resolution. But the 1330 sure
did look sweet. The touch sensative audio controls were pretty cool. It was
soooo lite. Like picking up a little portable dvd player.


"Yabahoobs" <chendrikson@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Guys,
>
> As a new visitor to the group, it was nice to see some recent activity
> about this Dell model...
>
> It seems that people's experience is really hit and miss...I don't
> mind the issues with the small screen, I use a ThinkPad X41s when on
> the road now...but it's time to upgrade.
>
> Dell has suffered from ALOT of bad word-of-mouth as of late...But the
> prices on the XPS M1330 are too good not to at least look at. It
> seems dumping 1K$ into this model is a bit of a gamble.
>
> I'd like to know what people's experience is like converting to XP ?
> As soon as I get it out of the box I would begin the conversion to XP
> including a full HD wipe before installation. How do I get XP
> drivers ? Should I assume the Vista drivers will do the trick ? What
> if they don't ? Where do I go to get 'em ?
>
> If I have about 1200 bucks to spend, do you think a top-end
> (configured) XPS M1330 is worth the gamble ? Everyone even remotely
> knowledgeable with computers tells me I'm an idiot to even consider
> this.
>
> Thanks guys !
>

"Greg" wrote:
> I went by Best Buy this evening to see one up close. It is really small. I
> would love to have one just to surf the web with. But I'm not going to part
> with my 15.4" display. I dont think I could get by without the higer
> resolution. But the 1330 sure did look sweet. The touch sensative audio
> controls were pretty cool. It was soooo lite. Like picking up a little
> portable dvd player.

I'm a first-time buyer of a laptop, and I bought the XPS M1330.
To my untrained arms, it is heavy - I'd hate to lug it around an airport
or carry it with luggage on a vacation. If it were any heavier, I'd consider
it a "dekstop replacement luggable". I guess I'm a ready buyer for a
laptop with an organic semiconductor screen or semiconductor bulk
storage - anything to make it lighter.

*TimDaniels*

"Timothy Daniels" <SpamBucket@NoSpamPlease.biz> wrote in message
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> "Greg" wrote:
>> I went by Best Buy this evening to see one up close. It is really small.
>> I would love to have one just to surf the web with. But I'm not going to
>> part with my 15.4" display. I dont think I could get by without the higer
>> resolution. But the 1330 sure did look sweet. The touch sensative audio
>> controls were pretty cool. It was soooo lite. Like picking up a little
>> portable dvd player.
>
> I'm a first-time buyer of a laptop, and I bought the XPS M1330.
> To my untrained arms, it is heavy - I'd hate to lug it around an airport
> or carry it with luggage on a vacation. If it were any heavier, I'd
> consider
> it a "dekstop replacement luggable". I guess I'm a ready buyer for a
> laptop with an organic semiconductor screen or semiconductor bulk
> storage - anything to make it lighter.
>
> *TimDaniels*
>
I've got an older Dell C610, but because of the same reasons I now also have
an Asus eeePC 701. 2gbRAM, 4gbHD, 4gbSD running Win XP Home.

On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:42:04 -0700, "Timothy Daniels"
<SpamBucket@NoSpamPlease.biz> wrote:

>"Greg" wrote:
>> I went by Best Buy this evening to see one up close. It is really small. I
>> would love to have one just to surf the web with. But I'm not going to part
>> with my 15.4" display. I dont think I could get by without the higer
>> resolution. But the 1330 sure did look sweet. The touch sensative audio
>> controls were pretty cool. It was soooo lite. Like picking up a little
>> portable dvd player.
>
> I'm a first-time buyer of a laptop, and I bought the XPS M1330.
>To my untrained arms, it is heavy - I'd hate to lug it around an airport
>or carry it with luggage on a vacation. If it were any heavier, I'd consider
>it a "dekstop replacement luggable". I guess I'm a ready buyer for a
>laptop with an organic semiconductor screen or semiconductor bulk
>storage - anything to make it lighter.
>
>*TimDaniels*

I got a used ThinkPad X60s, and had a X61, which was stolen. The
Lenovo ThinkPad 12" X60/61's are easy to carry everywhere and the
keyboard is still tops -- full size and ThinkPad quality.

I'd get an Apple MacBook Air in an instant if it had a replaceable
battery. The new aluminum MacBooks due out within the next several
months may come close enough.