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
Dell XPS M1530: read our review of the 15-inch version
To read our verdict on the follow-up to the Dell XPS M1330 with a 15-inch screen, click on Dell XPS M1530 review
29 Jan 2008 in Reviews
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17 Jan 2008 in Crave
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27 Jun 2007 in Crave
Dell multicolour laptops: XPS M1330, Inspiron 1520 and 1720
Dell has flown us out to Marbella to look at some XPS and Inspiron laptops -- it's a hard life -- and it turns out they're all lovely and multicoloured. But are they Vaio killers?
Latest user reviews
May 4, 2009
Posted by: Blackfreighter
"Fundamentally flawed"
August 13, 2008
Posted by: XPS_user
"Fundamentally flawed"
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