Pros- No moving parts
- Very fast machine (T7500/64GB Solid State Hard drive/4GB RAM/8400GS video card)
- Very QUIET machine, system fan does a great job and whisper quiet
- Nice and light machine, have travelled with it on multiple occasions
- Carrying case provided looks professional and easy to carry
- Convenient remote control for computer. (came in very handy for presentation sake)
- Good quality recording TV with the TV Tuner option I picked up
- 9-cell battery provides me with around 5.5hrs of battery time, or 2.5hrs if really working it hard.
- Good but not great webcam
- Very good microphone array
- Exceptionally great finger reader
ConsBeing you get such a small notebook, there will be some sacrifices but they are easy to overcome:
- Only 2 USB ports. (Just buy a cheap $20 USB hub to get a fast extra 4-8 USB ports)
- Carry case that comes with computer does not have a single extra component for even the battery charger. (buy a better one.)
- Keyboard tends to need you to press fairly hard on keys to register a single stroke (could just be the one I have, will be getting it replaced)
- Can only order this computer in Black and Red
- Support phone line for tech support is not made clear for the XPS line, which it should have a sticker if your paying this much money to begin with.

Review:Overall a fantastic computer, I only rated the features 4/5 because USB ports are very important and this machine only has 2. Buy this computer with solid state hard drive, worth every penny.

ProsSuper-light (under 4lbs. with the 4cell battery)
Does not get hot on the lap, even after 3hours of continuous use
Full-sized keyboard for such a small laptop.
Screen quality is excellent (LCD)
Battery life is superb, both 4-cell and 9-cell
ConsSpeakers could be louder
The back end is fat compared to the front
Only 2 usb ports
Vista -- i guess i could always change that

Review:This laptop is perfect for school as I am working on my Master's degree. I cannot even tell I have a laptop in my book bag as I walk around campus. With the long lasting batteries, i have not had to look for an outlet all semester on campus. I have two 3 hour classes back to back and battery lasts through both of them.
I first had a Dell Inspiron 1150 and then the Inspiron E1405. This one is the best so far.

ProsI recently received my new Ruby Red XPS1330 laptop. I am in love! Lightweight, small size with full size keyboard. Would highly recommend to anyone.
ConsWhen customizing, Dell did not give me the choice of operating systems with the XPS where other Dell models did. Microsoft Vista came preloaded which I HATE! Would loved to been able to make a choice.

ProsWhere to begin?...
Probably the best feature is the screen - if you buy this you have to get the WLED display. Its so worth the money. I have used it outside in direct bright sunlight in the middle of the day and still been able to work away quite happily. The dual headphone outputs are another strong contendor. I use the laptop at gigs to function as a sampler and the 2 headphone outs give me direct monitoring from the laptop when on stage, in addition to whatever the sound tech guys provide - awesome!! On a similar tip, the way the 2 headphone and Mic input can switch to give 6 channel sound output is pretty cool.
The fingerprint scanner is a nice addition and works surprisingly well. As does the remote control, tho I use this a lot less than I expected to.
Being small and light enought that I am able to walk round holding the laptop on one arm whilst typing with the other hand comes in surprisingly useful!!
And the ooh's and aah's when people first see it don't get boring either - its a pretty sexy looking bit of kit
ConsI don't really like giving all 5 stars, even to a machine this good, cos there's always room for improvement. But with the 1330, I am struggling a little to pick holes in it.
I guess the biggest problem I have so far is the choice of video outputs - call me old school but my TV only has s-video and composite inputs (no HDMI) and my monitor uses DVI. This means that I have no easy way of plugging the laptop into the TV and to plug it into my larger monitor, I have to use a D-SUB adapter which kinda defies the point of having DVI.
I also wish I could have specced the machine without a webcam - I'm sure I'm not alone in my irrational dislike for them. I had to settle for disabling the drivers instead!
There is a slight, but noticable, bulge in the keyboard as tho things have had to be squeezed a little too much underneath to fit them in. This doesn't affect typing at all tho, its just a slight cosmetic issue that I only notice on occasion. Also the nice shiny metal handrest gets grubby pretty quickly. Like I say, we're kind of scraping the barrel a bit here!!

Review:I work in IT and consider myself a pretty demanding user. I have no patience with slow computers and am constantly push the limits of my machines. So I guess the real reason I'm so happy with my XPS1330 is
because it has consistently performed well and been relatively trouble free. I have had it 3 months now and only had 2 or minor crashes in that time. Other people have mentioned problems with hibernation but I haven't experienced this at all. In fact I rarely shutdown the laptop properly at all (bad me, but good laptop!), something I have never been able to get away with on previous laptops. This is easily the best computer I have ever owned, desktop or laptop, in terms of meeting my day-to-day needs. Despite having pretty well specced desktops at both the office and home I now rarely use either of them. In fact my office computer has been reduced to checking email and thats about it.
No doubt some people will be concerned about the screen size - 13.3" seems pretty small. In fact I would have bought the 1530 had it been available with the WLED display. In hindsight however, I would now go for the 13.3" every time without hesitation. The machine is lighter and more manageable because of it. Also, as it is such a great screen, it is a pleasure to work on, despite its relatively small size. I write software and when I bought this, I was not expecting to be coding on it all. Now I do all my development work on it. Even dull coding tools somehow look slicker and easier on the eye!
To summarise - best machine I ever bought. I see no reason so far why I won't be happy with it for at least the next couple of years and when eventually it dies or can't keep up - cos we all get old some day ;-) - then my first port of call will be the Dell website to buy the replacement model.

ProsBeautiful, light, fast, did I mention beautiful and fast?
ConsSmall touch pad, and that is it.

Review:I had a difficult time making a decision on whether or not to purchase this computer. I already had a Dell XPS M1710 and a Dell XPS M1210. The 17 inch Dell was a fantastic computer but it was really too big to carry around and the 12 inch computer was too small to be used all of the time. I was looking for a computer that would be big and quick enough to be used all of the time, yet portable enough to carry around at work, as I am a high school teacher and have to move from room to room during the day. I read some positive reviews about the computer on Dell's website and decided to give it a try, especially knowing that Dell has a 21 day return period. I figured that if I did not like it I would simply return it, but if I did like it I would go ahead and sell the 12 and 17 inch Dell computers. Well, I loved it. I believe in going all out with my computers as I spend a lot of time on them at work and for college classes that I am taking in a Doctorate program in Education. I got this with the fastest processor that they offer, the 2.2 GHz, then I maxed out the memory at 4GB, I also got the thin and light screen and the 9 cell battery. This computer is just unreal! I love everything about it, the way it looks, and the way it performs. It is super fast, and very light. Sometimes I even forget that I have it in my carrying bag and I have to double check because it is so light. I also got this with the internal wireless card for Verizon and it works incredibly well! Previously I had the express card with an extra magnetic antenna which helped considerably with getting a good connection. The internal Verizon card in this computer actually works better than my old express card, even with the extra magnetic antenna! The wireless N card that I got with this computer also works better than any other wireless card I have ever had. As far as all of the bad reviews that I have been seeing here, I simply don't know what to say other than that my experience has been nothing but outstanding. As for all of the people complaining about Vista, be patient, you will get used to it. I also disliked it for about 6 months until I figured out how to use it and how to get it to work with all of my programs, now I love it. If you are thinking about getting this computer, I would tell you to get it because it is the best computer I have ever owned. By the way, I went ahead and sold my 12 and 17 inch computers in order to keep this one. The only thing that I can see that could be improved with this computer would be the touch pad, which is a little too small, but I have the bluetooth adapter and usually use my bluetooth mouse anyway.

ProsSlim and light design. Easily carried. Very workable and handy features. The price is right, specially when compared to other similar models.
Cons1. Vista!! Dell (& most other computer makers) refuses to install XP and all computers from them come with that slowest of operating systems, Vista. Its so awkward and slow, I may wipe the drive and install XP myself.
2. One G of ram standard. Everyone knows you need 2 gigs for vista and Dell makes you pay for it instead of including it.

Review:Overall, this is a good machine for those of us who travel a lot. Its very light, (4 lbs) and includes all the features you need. It works like a charm and is very quiet. Now if they would give the customers a choice of OS's so we could avoid Vista, it would be perfect.

ProsI'm a computer consultant, finally taking the plunge into Vista. I had hoped the 1330 would be a lightweight road machine that I could take with me to client locations. I got a nice system, 2.2ghz, 3gb of ram, 7200 rpm hdd -- not a stripped version. The thin screen is nice, system seems to work well with Vista and it's very sharp to look at obviously. Fun video camera software, as an example, is easy to use. Of course many pieces of software that was designed for XP has problems with Vista, but that's not this machine's fault. The design concept seems good - fit and finish are acceptable. I've not seen examples of the manufacturing issues others have listed.
ConsWhat limits the machine from being more than essentially a toy for me are a few surprising details. Oddly enough, the keyboard misses letters every so often - maybe once in 40 characters. You wouldn't think that would be annoying, but it's like someone is sitting there hitting the delete key randomly every so often. That's in full power mode - battery mode it's much worse. Support told me to change power mode to not step down on processor speed. So that kills its usability if I'm not plugged in. I've been typing for 20 years at about 60-70 wpm...first laptop I've ever experienced this problem with. Keyboard isn't the best to begin with, I might add - bouncy. The next problem is the DVD drive. It's not loud on bootup, but if you make the mistake of trying to play something like a DVD, not only is it so loud that you'll require headphones, but apparently the processor can't keep up with buffering requirements and you get that pause/fast forward effect as if you were watching something online. Final strike in my book is the limited screen resolution. Current gen graphics card can't exceed 1280 x 800? The screen is very wide - the icons are huge! Coding is difficult with so little ability to maximize screen space. Maybe I wasn't smart to consider the 1330 for coding in the first place, even on a limited basis. My mistake and I've paid.

Review:I'm not going to tell you a product you should buy instead. Lots of positive reviews - you can make your decision. I like the unit for a toy/personal machine to keep around for turbo tax, emails and surfing. Make no mistake, however, it's not a professional machine, and if you make your money the way I do, staring at a machine all day long, I think you can do better.

ProsThe design is very light and portable, even with the 9 cell battery.
Dell Media is great, you can watch movies, view pics, etc. without having to load the entire OS. It boots rather quickly.
The biometric fingerprint scanner is awesome.
The LED screen is beautifiul and is easier on the battery
Upgrades are easy. I purchased mine with 1gb of RAM but upgraded to 2gb 1 day after I got the laptop. It took less than 5 minutes.
The media buttons are touch sensitive.
The slot loading DVD drive is very nice.
The included Expresscard remote can control videos, dvds, and presentations. It is very versatile.
ConsThe screen and the media buttons are sensitive to fingerprints.

Review:I ordered my 1330 on June 25 and received it on September 6th (I ordered it in red). It was a long wait but worth it. A friend of mine has the 1210 and when compared to the 2 he was extremely jealous. This laptop design is very sleek, almost artitstic, and defintely attracts attention. I would recommend using a least 2gb of RAM for this system as it really shines when it has ample memory.

ProsNice Design
Good list of features
ConsNVIDIA Card burned up after 6 months. New motherboard required. The local repair guys won't even touch this model.

While the XPS M1330 looks good new, it has serious heat problems that cause it to die after less than a year. Skip this model and get the bigger 1540.