Dell XPS M1330

[markbrown83]

Just received my laptop - first impressions are very good... it is just on my desk charging, will have a proper play tonight!!

Well, I was playing with my laptop all last night. I installed Vista Ultimate x64 on it! 3 x partitions - Vista x64 (100gb), D:\ drive (130gb) and 2gb for MediaDirect! Little bit of a pain with the drivers cd not having the x64 drivers, but I found them eventually. Also, the finger print reader is not supported by Vista x64 - but not bothered about that!

I love this laptop... amazing, highly recommend, especially with the current savings dell are offering - £300 off (including delivery).

Excellent and very happy

[staffsMike]

Good to hear

I don't use the finger print reader.. it's naff.

[markbrown83]

Good to hear

I don't use the finger print reader.. it's naff.

I wouldn't have any use for it anyway as I don't password protect my pc/laptop, so that it just boots straight into windows... pain in the bum having to enter password or swipe your finger, especially if it is naaaaaaaaff.

[staffsMike]

I have to use a password due to where my laptop is half the time so I trained the finger print scanner for bloomin ages, got it to work nicely in the training suite..then I try and use it in windows and it was having none of it!

Deleted the driver for it lol

[markbrown83]

I have to use a password due to where my laptop is half the time so I trained the finger print scanner for bloomin ages, got it to work nicely in the training suite..then I try and use it in windows and it was having none of it!

Deleted the driver for it lol

You haven't found a vista x64 driver for it have you?

Also, do you have a link to a x64 driver for the touchpad?

[staffsMike]

Havn't tinkered with x64 yet, it's on the list on things to do though.

Best place to ask is probably here
Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion - Powered by vBulletin

There is a dell section somewhere in the middle.

[nickp8]

Drivers for the fingerprint reader are on the manufacturers site: Welcome To UPEK - Support - Downloads

Instructions how to install Windows XP 64 on the Dell XPS m1330

[staffsMike]

Instructions how to install Windows XP 64 on the Dell XPS m1330

thats a dead link for me.

[markbrown83]

Drivers for the fingerprint reader are on the manufacturers site: Welcome To UPEK - Support - Downloads

Instructions how to install Windows XP 64 on the Dell XPS m1330

Thanks for that!

vista x64? Or just xp x64 drivers?

[nickp8]

Link works for me. Try this one if you cant see that one: Vista 64-bit on XPS M1330 - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion

Also I am sure I saw a guide on the DELL XPS support forum. I cant look now as I am off out but the link to the forum is: XPS Laptops - Dell Community Forum

[markbrown83]

thats a dead link for me.

Works for me too

[StevenF]

Excellent! Yeah I am pretty chuffed! Deal on dell was great too!

I mainly want it for web development so I can take my cmoputer with me etc...

I hear it comes with 4 partitions... restore and the media thing etc. Did you keep it? Or just create your own?

Does the remote work with media centre?

That's what I was looking at laptops for. I decided to buy a Vostro 1400:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English
14.1" Wide Screen WXGA truelife (1280x800) TFT Display
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
128MB nVidia® GeForce® 8400M GS with 90 watt AC adapter
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)

£486.45 all in, delivery could take 4 weeks though.

[markbrown83]

That's what I was looking at laptops for. I decided to buy a Vostro 1400:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business - English
14.1" Wide Screen WXGA truelife (1280x800) TFT Display
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
128MB nVidia® GeForce® 8400M GS with 90 watt AC adapter
Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)

£486.45 all in, delivery could take 4 weeks though.

That is an excellent spec at a cheap price...

[mericat]

I've been looking for a thread about the xps m1330 for a while so I hope that even though I'm bumping this thread from ages ago, you will be kind enough to bear with me.

I have a really silly question - probably - I ordered it with the white-LED display with truelife and er... well I can't see it mentioned anyhere in the computer spec on the laptop and I can't tell if it's the right one or not.

Is there a way I can be sure? Any help you can offer would be appreciated muchly.

[nickp8]

It will list the screen in the paperwork that comes with the laptop which shows the full spec.

[e34]

does anyone here know if a 500gb hard drive will work in a dell xps m1330?
i asked dell and they said they didnt support it, but they didnt say it didnt work.