The usual: Looking at getting a notebook for work. Portability is priority. Will be watching movies and doing the usual office work.

Has anyone got the Dell M1330 or know anyone with it?
Also all the guys at work have those tablet notebooks so one of those at a good price and good specs would be nice but I don't have my hopes up.

Any other suggestions will also be taken into consideration. Budget: $2400

yes, they are awesome

couple of guys at work have them

I have one and it's the best laptop I've ever owned (I've owned 2). It's very light so portability would definitely be possible.

I'll probably check this thread again so just ask questions if you have any.

What colour did you get? Does the red one look faggy? Is the alpine white a silver colour or is it like Mac white? Do you find the screen too small at times?

laptop is awesome bought one for my manager.... fast and light.... screen isnt to bad... but its aproblem easy to hook it up to a bigger screen.... we also bought the bigger battery which makes it sit up a bit.. which i think makes it easier to type on....

Whats the average lifetime on dell batteries?

Was thinking about getting a cheapie inspiron for typing up stuff and the like on the go, heard a few bad rumors about the quality of the batteries though.

I've got one too, f***in cains

Screen is sweet, video card is pretty good for a laptop, but I wouldn't bother with the fingerprint reader, its a bit of a wank, I can type faster than I reckon I can get it to recognise my finger

Battery life is mad, I've got the 9-Cell, didn't buy the 6 cell. (If you decide to buy one, tell me because I would like a 6 cell battery because it is smaller, but apparently you can only order them WITH the system, obviously I will swing you some cash)

Check out OCAU forums there is a 50 page thread about them, and amember Hellsangel actually works for dell in Sydney and can provide discounts and s*** for people who ask

Fkn OCAU LINK

So the 9 cell isn't flush with the chassis?

Nah it sits up

Pretty nice,raises it a nice amount, but 6 cell is what you want if you are after slim

^ No it sticks out the back. Beaten by jmr.

What colour did you get? Does the red one look faggy? Is the alpine white a silver colour or is it like Mac white? Do you find the screen too small at times?

Black. I've never seen a red one in real life. Same with the White. They discontinued it there for a bit while they sorted out painting issues. I felt Black was the only choice for me anyway. I previously had a 14.9" laptop and I find this 13.3" (Widescreen) far better. Obviously it's better technology and all that but I go from 17" monitors to this and I don't notice a difference. I really do prefer this laptop.

Does the raised back cause any problems when you are using it on your lap (like does the battery casing have a rounded bezel or what?)

i was going to go with this but wanted a bit more gaming so got a inspiron 1520 instead which has a 8600gt

not sure if it was the right choice though as its quite a lot chunkier and its going to be a pain for travel. supposedly they are releasing an xps 1530 which would have been best for me

son of a b*tch .... XPS 1530 has been released and it has the 8600 gt as well :(((((((( damnit it was only supposed to have a 8600gs