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XPS M1530

XPS M1530

Average Customer Rating: 4.465 out of 5 4.5 out of 5
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Review 21 for XPS M1530

Overall: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 1 out of 5 1 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: bbrown362000
Location: Utah
Duration of product use: Over a year
Level of expertise: Expert
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 160GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: Not recommended for gaming Date: April 2, 2009
ProsThe computer was great for graphics and design. Watching movies, running an at home business seemed to go quite smoothly without any problems
ConsI do not recommend this computer at all for gaming. I played World of Warcraft for about a year on it and it was too much for the processor to handle and overheated constantly, shutting off every 30 minutes or so. Seemed I was in a never ending battle to keep the laptop alive. After 1 year and one month it hit its last straw and fried the motherboard. Now I'm in the market for a new computer. Great for everything else, but not recommended for gaming.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 22 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: vector2

Title: Great Value Date: April 1, 2009
ProsI've had my new XPS M1530 for a couple of weeks now and I'm truely impressed. My previous Dell was 3 years old and it was time to enjoy the many advances in techology and operating systems. My XPS Dell is fast, Windows Vista works great and I'm looking forward to another 3 years of trouble-free operations.
ConsNone!

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Review 23 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Kyba

Date: April 1, 2009
ConsThe only thing I would change on this system would be the speakers. My old laptop had much better speakers built in, and I wish that this one had the same ones. But this is a very minor issue and would not affect me from purchasing this again.

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Review 24 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: enpassant46

Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Don't Regret the Change Date: April 1, 2009
ProsMy third laptop.. all others were by a premiere name manufacturer. Light, fast enough for most applications, can add software and hardware effortlessly. Decided on Dell for this change after using one at work and don't regret it. Good design and keyboard " feel"
ConsWhy are there three IE icons on the desktop ? IE periodically just stops running.

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Review 25 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: joshtullos

Title: Good choice Date: March 30, 2009
ProsThis computer has a large screen, built-in remote, fingerprint id, and still light-weight.
ConsI had trouble at first with the different power settings and how to turn the computer off and have it actually turn off.

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Review 26 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Intercooler
Location: Chandler, AZ
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: Excellent Machine Date: March 23, 2009
ProsFast, as advertised.

1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 27 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: lemmi01
Location: Montréal
Duration of product use: Less than a week
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: French-Canadian Keyboard Incomplete Date: March 22, 2009
ProsOverall nice machine
ConsFrench Canadian Keyboard is missing one key to be fully compliant

0 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 28 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: northernbever
Location: Alaska
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5250 (1.5GHz/667 FSB/2MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Title: Good purchase some problems w/mouse Date: March 17, 2009
ProsEverthing seems to work well after a couple of weeks. no major problems, only one problem encountered.
ConsNo cons except for the one failure, The bluetooth tx/rcvr in the laptop failed after one week. so mouse died. Using a USB mouse until I get the bluetooth repaired.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 29 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: texasredhead

Title: Still getting the hang of it Date: March 17, 2009
ProsGreat looking and easy to set up
ConsCan't figure out how to keep it on while shut since I use a docking station, flatscreen monitor and wireless mouse and keyboard at home.

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Review 30 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: michaelpurtscher
Location: hawaiian gardens, ca
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: 1st review Date: March 17, 2009
Proseasy to use, seems very fast
Constouch pad, ability to get a hold of tech team support with info e-mailed to me

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Review 31 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Chirag07

Title: Great value Date: March 17, 2009
ProsI read all the other reviews before making the purchase and turns out they all were right. This laptop is a machine and with a 6gb ram, its performance is excellent.
ConsSpeakers are bad, worse than i expected. The mouse pad gets a little irritating at times and the keyboard gets easily dirty.

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Review 32 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: ALaattin
Location: Brooklyn New york
Duration of product use: Months
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Date: March 17, 2009
ProsI am happy with my XPSM 1530

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Review 33 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: rinati75
Location: Orange County, CA
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7800 (2.6GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: It's worth it Date: March 16, 2009
ProsWireless, lightweight, stylish, screen, and quick responsiveness (processing).
ConsSystem crashes, incompatible drivers (SigmaTel), Port for speakers and headphones in front instead of the side(s), or rear. If I leave my flash drive attached, it won't reboot.

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Review 34 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: pnsoc513
Location: Boynton Beach, FL
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7800 (2.6GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: Very Happy with my XPS 1530! Date: March 16, 2009
ProsThe keys are easy to see, even without a backlit or lighted keyboard, during low light situations because the the light from the screen is reflected well by the silver colored keys.
ConsActivity light is below keyboard and hard to see. It should be above the keyboard and in plain sight.
I find it kind of awkward whenever I open the laptop. Even though there are no latches it's still fairly difficult to open.

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Review 35 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: truwin
Location: Tucson, AZ
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7800 (2.6GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: Great Laptop Date: March 16, 2009
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ProsCool laptop for the price..gets u going real fast
ConsVista ..nothing else, maybe more space between USB ports & a bigger power indicator

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Review 36 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CSB28
Location: Fair Lawn, NJ
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: XPS M1330 Date: March 16, 2009
ProsGreat Computer! Setup was very easy! Would buy from Dell again!
ConsNone

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Review 37 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: HappyAtty
Location: Gatesville, Texas
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5450 (1.66GHz/667 FSB/2MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 160GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 3GB Shared* Dual Channel** DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: Great product! Date: March 16, 2009
ProsIt starts really fast, and the finger scanner is a great shortcut to sign in with, and a way for my husband to access my computer without having to remember my password. Very mobile, versatile, and with the built-in camera, Fun!! With Skype, the business and personal uses are fantastic. Dell is always tops with me!
Cons????

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Review 38 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Enoch
Location: Bronx,NY
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Average
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800 FSB/ 4MB Cache)
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Date: March 16, 2009
ProsThis is a really good product. Its really fast and I am very happy with my purchase.
ConsThere are none.

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Review 39 for XPS M1530

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: MicGan

Title: XPS Date: March 16, 2009
ProsGood look and feel
ConsThere seems something wrong with the cooling fan when it speeds up. It's loud and often speed up for no reason.

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Review 40 for XPS M1530

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Performance: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Design: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reliability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Usability: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: bluebee
Location: Iowa
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Expert
Hard Drive: 320GB* Hard Drive
Memory: 4GB Shared* Dual Channel**DDR2 at 667MHz
Title: The Best Laptop EVER! Date: March 16, 2009
ProsMy husband is a system administrator and chose this laptop for my 15 year old. She plays a lot of pc games and wants to start using it for designing. It does keep up with her and she now doesn’t use her desktop unless she has friends over. I did upgrade the screen and a few other options including the accidental damage and theft protection since she is a teenager. Some people feel I spent too much on it, but you get what you pay for and I wanted to get something that would not be outdated as soon as she opened the box. She is starting her own business so it will pay for itself! My husband is VERY impressed with the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor. She is not allowed to plug it in without the Belkin 2-Outlet Travel Surge Protector though.
ConsIt doesn't come in a design that she was interested in.

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