Typical price: £1,427
What is it: Stylish 13.3-inch laptop with high-end components
What we think: The M1330 has just about everything you could want from a 13.3-inch laptop -- it looks gorgeous, has a great specification and is very light
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 6 September 2007
Tags: Dell, Dell XPS M1330, analogue, applications, DVD rewriter
We like:
Choice of colours; design; specs; fingerprint reader doubles as application launcher
We don't like:
Can be quite pricey depending on specification
You might also need:
USB hub
CNET UK judgement:
The M1330 is a great improvement on the XPS M1210. It looks nicer, uses more modern components and should make you the envy of your laptop-owning friends
Full review:
Dell is often derided for embodying all that is bad about faceless corporate PC makers: they churn out an endless supply of boxy, unimaginative PCs that, while functional, are about as exciting as rush-hour traffic. But with the help of its XPS brand, it's now arguably as funky as any PC maker. Continue Reading...
Dell XPS M1330 History
13 Mar 2008
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To read our verdict on the follow-up to the Dell XPS M1330 with a 15-inch screen, click on Dell XPS M1530 review
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May 4, 2009
Posted by: Blackfreighter
"Fundamentally flawed"
August 13, 2008
Posted by: XPS_user
"Fundamentally flawed"
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