I have taken picture, but I haven’t had the time to post them up yet for my initial thoughts.  Of course, I will give more pictures and reactions later, but with the amount of time I have spent so far with this laptop, I have a few minor complaints for it.  Of course, with the complaints I have, I’ll try to get some pictures up so you can see what I mean too, you can see what I mean below.  I would like to preface all of these complaints with how much I actually love this M1330.  The keyboard feels slightly stiff but nice, and it is fast!!

First complaint is that the top of my LED screen looks kind of washed out.  As you can see on the left, it seems like the backlight is showing through, so along the top of the screen, it’s lighter than usual.  It looks like that of old LCD monitors near the corners where the color looks like they’re washed out.  I know I’m a bad picture taker, but in reality, the screen is black (not blue) and the line at the top is dark gray. (more…)

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I finally have the time to write about this topic.  I am finally getting myself a new laptop.  I currently have an Inspiron 700m and am wanting a new laptop.  I spent about a week’s worth of researching for another portable laptop and I have finally decided on the Dell XPS M1330.  Reasons for getting the M1330?  Here are my criteria:

Portability:  I love portable laptops.  I am a CS student at WSU, and if you’ve been to this campus, it’s rather hilly and large.  I sometimes have to walk across campus, and I do not like to carry something heavy.  On top of textbooks (if I buy them…and need to read them…and bring them to school), I don’t want to lug a 5lb+ machine around.  That’s the weight of two decently sized textbooks.  I see my fellow students lugging around those 17" laptops around, and my back aches for them.  That’s exactly why I don’t see them carry it around that often, thus defeating the purpose of having a laptop. (more…)

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