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Re: The wait is almost over, my new Dell XPS M1330 has shipped...
It came today! I have taken tons of photos. I am currently reformatting and installing Vista Enterprise.
First impression: AWESOME! A huge improvement over the M1210 and all other Dell notebooks. This thing has style. This thing not only looks good but out performs most desktops. I will follow up with more details later.
However, on the downside, there are a couple things that I am not happy about. First and foremost on the list is what I consider a downgraded power brick. My M1210 had a power brick that made it easy to wrap the wires around it and then use a rubber strap to keep it tidy which made travling easy. The M1330 comes with a power brick that uses velcro and doesn't have the edges for keeping the wires tidy. Also, the ExpressCard slot is supposed to have an eject button. It doesn't and I can't figure out how to eject the blank to insert the included remote.
The SSD is made by Sandisk. Initial performance index tests showed it as a 5.6. Graphics came in at a 4.0 for gaming (crappy Nvidia drivers).
More coming soon.
It came today! I have taken tons of photos. I am currently reformatting and installing Vista Enterprise.
First impression: AWESOME! A huge improvement over the M1210 and all other Dell notebooks. This thing has style. This thing not only looks good but out performs most desktops. I will follow up with more details later.
However, on the downside, there are a couple things that I am not happy about. First and foremost on the list is what I consider a downgraded power brick. My M1210 had a power brick that made it easy to wrap the wires around it and then use a rubber strap to keep it tidy which made travling easy. The M1330 comes with a power brick that uses velcro and doesn't have the edges for keeping the wires tidy. Also, the ExpressCard slot is supposed to have an eject button. It doesn't and I can't figure out how to eject the blank to insert the included remote.
The SSD is made by Sandisk. Initial performance index tests showed it as a 5.6. Graphics came in at a 4.0 for gaming (crappy Nvidia drivers).
More coming soon.