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4.5 stars
"Very good for the price"
Pros: Nice keyboard, well designed, web cam and mic, not that expensive even with all the bells and wistles
Cons: kind of heavy for a 14 inch, but not terrible. Didn't offer XP instead of Vista.
Summary: I have typically always looked at both dell's top of the line XPS machines and then created something exactly like it on an inspiron. I have generally found that you can have the same computer with a slightly less stylish looking case for around $1000 less.
This time I did it with the XPS m1330. Its their newest and thinnest computer. For the people who were complaining about this laptop being too thick, they should have looked at that comupter which was thinner because of the LED screen, however they would have paid around $2100 for the same computer. I like the 1420 because its still reasonably thin, easy to carry around and for $1400 I was able to get a computer with the best warranty, the 2.2ghz dual core processor, two gigs of ddr2 ram, 120gb hard drive, the nvidia 128mb video card and blue tooth, And that price was after shipping and tax.
My last laptop I got from dell was seriously flawed in that the fans were located on the bottom of the laptop however I didn't realize this flaw since I bought it online nor did anyone bother to write about it at the time. Since the fans were on the bottom of the laptop it was prone to overheating and eventually overheated and fried the video card when it was barely a year and half old. This is what prompted me to buy this laptop. Needless to say I was thrilled to find this time they had improved the design by putting the fans on the side of the laptop rather than the bottom. I was also very carefull to watch for overheating when I played games or anything that might be hard on the processor and so far it has performed very well.
It still has the play, stop, next, etc. bottons on the case as well as the volume which has always been something I like. A nice bonus is also the mic and web cam. Someone said that they had to pay extra for the webcam, but it came standard with mine. The bluetooth though is only $18, not a terrible expense.
The only real complaint I have is that I was not able to get XP instead of Vista. While I like vista, I have been having trouble logging into wireless networks and sometimes explorer won't load pictures for some unknown reason. Its kind of annoying. I would have liked the option of putting XP on the computer since I am more familiar with it and most of the world is set up to use it. However, I think this is because I bought it with an educational discount. (which anyone who is a current college student or alumni can get.)
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Hi,
I would like to know is it possible to install windows xp on 1420 machine (vista) by formatting and installing it with a liceneced xp OS.
Will I be facing problems if I do this?
Thanks,
Hamed. -
Can you provide a link for the offer to which you were referring?
I was also afraid that this laptop may run fairly warm, especially with the faster processor with which you've configured it. Is it comfortable to type on?
Finally, do you have difficulty finding/keeping a wireless signal?
(By the way, if familiar with the device, anyone can respond.
) Thanks!
