It looks as though Dell has even more up its sleeve today
after the announcement of the Dell Precision T5400
and T7400. Next up to bat for Dell is the XPS
m1530 notebook.
The 15.4" XPS m1530 is the bigger brother to the XPS
m1330 which sports a 13.3" display. Processor options for the new
notebook range from a 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 on up to a 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo
T7800 processor. As with most new notebooks today, the XPS m1530 supports up to
4GB of DDR2 memory.
Customers can choose from either a 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400
GS or GeForce 8600M GT for graphics duties while storage options are plentiful
-- up to 200GB (7200 RPM), 300GB (5400 RPM) or 64GB (SSD) are supported. Other
storage options include either a slot-loading dual-layer DVD burner or a
slot-loading Blu-ray drive.
Other niceties include three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI output,
Firewire, an 8-in-1 media reader, an ExpressCard slot and integrated 2.0MP
camera. Options include an Intel 802.11n wireless card, Dell Wireless 5520
HSDPA, Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO and Bluetooth 2.0.
The XPS m1530 measures 14.06" x 10.34" x
1.28" and weighs 5.78 pounds with the standard 6-cell 56WHr battery -- a
9-cell 85WHr battery is optional.
Unfortunately for potential customers, Dell has skimped on
the display as it is only available with a 1280x800 (WXGA) screen resolution --
a 1440x900 option would have been nice. In addition, Dell doesn't even give
users the option of upgrading to LED backlighting (as seen on the XPS
m1330).
The lack of LED backlighting shouldn't come as too much of a
surprise, however, as Dell ran into shortage
problems with LED-backlit displays on the m1330 and supplying larger
15.4" panels could have been problematic for the company. Hopefully, Dell
can get the kinks works out in the future.
Dell's new XPS m1330 is available now at a starting price of
$999. Customers can choose Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate for
the operating system while Alpine White, Tuxedo Black and Crimson Red are your
colors of choice for the notebook itself.
