jorjor Mar 31, 2010

When i was in the market for a laptop, i was originally going to get an inspiron 13, then found that xps had just released this. Originally spent 1,200 on the baby. upgraded to 4 gigs ram, upgraded the hard drive a year later (just needed more space) and installed bluetooth by myself. It also...

kingaaronj Jan 6, 2010

I love my Dell XPS M1530. It is the perfect balance of weight and power for my needs. I have owned this laptop for two years now and it has served me well for work, school, and home use. Mine came with 4GB of RAM, a 2.0GHz processor, 802.11b/g wireless, and an Nvidia 8600GT. This last...

danmcq Jan 21, 2010

The base config of the M1530 I purchased weren't terribly impressive: 1.66ghz Core2Duo w/ 1gb ram & a 250GB HD, bluetooth module, 2.0MP webcam, N wifi, nVidia 8400M GT 128MB discrete graphics and a 1680x1050 15.4" screen. But at $800 it was a steal. Over time I felt the need for more...

purfikt Jul 1, 2009

I have had my m1530 for about 6 months now and I've had nothing but good experiences with it. Build quality is very good for a Dell. Screen is excellent, keyboard comfortable. The alloy finish is sweet. Relatively thin and light for a notebook with discrete graphics. The battery life has...

GeneralLangford Jul 2, 2009

I LOVE this laptop. I've been gaming on it ever since I got it. I know most people prefer a desktop for gaming, but this laptop has done a fantastic job while I'm waiting to build my new desktop. I was particularly surprised at it's gaming abilities. Great specs at a great...

thatbirdguy Jul 7, 2009

When I first ordered my XPS M1530, it was marketed as an "upscale" alternative to Dell's standard laptop lines, including a dedicated phone support system outside of the usual queue. Metal finish, high quality screen, slot-load media (blu-ray upgrade possible), slim form factor and...

movingahead Nov 3, 2010

I am satisfied with the performance of this beast. Battery and heat have been issues. Ok with heat but Dell should have had 9 cell battery by default.

ImportSport Jul 4, 2009

I purchased this PC for the combination of size, screen quality, and speed. Three months after purchase the motherboard failed. I was told the problem was GPU and heat related. In the long term I have enjoyed the screen quality. The compromise to this is horrible battery life. Even with the...

ismith Jul 2, 2009

This laptop, even with a 1.66 GHz Core 2 Duo processor is very powerful. The memory, graphics card and hard drive are all very powerful. The expresscard slot, 8-in-one media card reader is VERY useful. It also comes with a wide variety of useful ports ( 3 USB, HDMI, ethernet, etc. ) and...

JeremyOzbboy Jul 2, 2009

The XPS M1530 is a great all round machine. I use it actively for web development, multi-media (movies/mp3s etc) and windows development. It runs Windows Vista Home Premium well, but it really excel's once you get Windows 7 on it. Make sure you update to the latest Bios revision A12,...