Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Travel, Music & Movies, School

Review:I purchased this notebook as a college graduation gift for my brother. I have been checking in on him regularly and he could not be happier. Everything ran perfectly out of the box and the LED-backlight screen is awesome. No complaints about heat and he uses it pretty heavily. The size and design are great and we could not beat the price.

I am now eyeing the studio xps line for myself, I really like the direction Dell is going with their laptop lines. Price to Performance has always been good with Dell for me but now it feels like they are really considering the small details / design stuff that counts.

Review:I just got my new XPS M1530 and by far is the best system i've had, excellent performance, unique styles and designs...... I highly recommend it

ProsWorks really fast, setup was super easy, and fingerprint scanner works great.
ConsNot as much battery life as i had anticipated and sometimes the mousepad lags, but a right click seems to fix that every time. I have to hold it down when I open it or it will bring the whole laptop off the desk.

Review:I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good laptop, even for gaming.

Prosthis computer is a good computer. It is fast and you definetly needs to know what you are doing. I have had this XPS 1530 for about 5 months now and I like it. Now I am going to talk about the Windows vista. I cannot wait until Microsoft windows 7 comes out. But outside of that the system itself is a good one. I think the XPS 1730 is better due to the 64 bit option but the 1530 is still good not bad for the 32 bit system and make sure you get the 4 GB of ddr Ram.
Consthe battery doesn't last too very long. You need to buy a litheum extended battery. Windows Vista junk, but dell has no control over the operating system. Like I said above on the pro's I cannot wait until Microsoft comes out with the operating system 7.

Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Travel, Music & Movies, School, Presentation

Review:Being a Dell slim desktop owner for the past 8 years, I had no qualms of selecting Dell again for my laptop purchase.

I got an XPS M1530 two weeks ago and here's my experience with it so far:

Performance: Windows Vista runs just fine on the XPS without any lag so far. Have yet to encounter any problem multitasking. Only downside about it is the heat. Just like any other laptop, this model gets hot rather quickly. But nothing can't be solved with the help of an external cooler.

Design: Personally, I feel that the XPS is one of the best looking laptops in the market. My only complaint is the finishing touch of the battery panel. It's somewhat loose when I got it, (it'd be good if Dell could get it fixed for me) otherwise I would've termed it perfect.

Value: I feel that the XPS delivers in terms of utility per dollar since I benefited from the instant cash redemption offer. I think it only gets better when I need to call upon their customer service. That's one of the main reasons why I chose Dell anyway.

Overall: If you want a good looking laptop complemented with good features, this should be included in your list. Something that you can be proud of.

ProsNice design, good look and feel. Excellent display.
ConsPerformance issues and lots of bloatware. Optical drive crashed and was a pain to get replaced. Still having problems. Tech support leaves much to be desired!

ProsExcellent performance from Vista SP1 x64. Very lightweight, LED screen is beautiful, aluminum shell is very attractive, great price, runs cool most of the time. Excellent wireless performance, even using G.
ConsBlu Ray software was broken right out of the box, as I was unable to play new movies (Dark Knight, Quantum of Solace). Calls to tech support told me that they could give me a reinstall disk of the same version number of Media Direct. That did not work. The software refuses to update itself so that new Blu Ray keys can be obtained. Also, the burn speed of the drive seems to be really poor. My discs are rated at 52x CD-R's, but they will not burn any faster than 8x. This is using either Nero 8 or Roxio 10.2.

Review:Even despite my cons listed above, I still love this laptop. Hopefully someone reading this will be able to help with the Blu Ray software problem.

ProsTHIS IS THE BEST COMP. I HAVE EVER OWNED AND I HAVE OWNED JUST ABOUT EVERY BRAND AROUND(HP,TOSHIBA QOSMIO,COMPAQU PRE HP,IBM). SETUP WAS A BREEZE, SPEED OF STARTUP IS FANTASTIC READY TO GO IN SECONDS NOT MINUTES, NO GLICHES AT ALL SO FOR PERFORMS GREAT DOING D J GIGS WITH NO LOCKUPS OR HAVING TO REBOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF A GIG. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY ABOUT THIS PRODUCT BUT GREAT AND MY NEXT PC WILL BE A DELL.
ConsNOT A SINGLE ONE.