Dell XPS M1530

The Dell XPS M1530 is an XPS series notebook computer manufactured by Dell Inc.. It is built using a 15.4 inch LCD mounted in a clamshell style case. Inside it uses an Intel Crestline PM965 motherboard. Dell began shipping this model around December 2007 and it is still in production. The specific internal components can be custom-chosen by the consumer or pre-selected by the manufacturer for the retail market. It is comparable to the HP Pavilion dv9700t and the MacBook Pro.

Characteristics
Dimensions (inches)
* Case: 14.1 width x 1.4 height (closed) x 10.3 depth
* Display: 15.4 diagonal
Chipset
* Mainboard: Mobile Intel 965PM (see Intel Mobile Chipsets, ) featuring I/O Controller Hub 8 (ICH8M) southbridge (see Data Sheet)
* Audio: Sigmatel STAC9228
* BIOS:
* RAID: BIOS does not support hardware RAID. (Note: Windows Vista does not support Stripe Volume or Spanned Volume for the system volume, thus eliminating RAID support for this system.)
Bus Speed
* Front Side Bus: 667 or 800 MHz depending on processor option
* Memory Bus: 667 MHz

Ports-Slots
* Memory: two 667 MHz DDR2 slots supporting 4 Gb total (maximum)
* Hard Drive: single SATA bay
* Graphics Adapter: one PCI-E X16 slot
* PCI Expansion: three Type IIIA Mini Card slots
* Memory Card Reader: one Ricoh R5C833 8-in-one combo card connector supporting Secure Digital (SD), Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card, Hi Speed-SD, Hi Density-SD (HDSD)
* ExpressCard: one ExpressCard (54 mm, 2 pin) slot supporting ExpressCard/54 and ExpressCard/34 1.5 volt and 3.3 volt
* Audio: three 3.5 mm TRS connectors ; Can be configured for 5-channel analog output or two 2-channel analog stereo output with microphone input.
* Video: one HDMI, one 7-pin mini-DIN S-Video, one VGA
* Network: one 10/100 Ethernet RJ-45
* Infrared (IR): one receive only IrDA Phillips RC6 compatible
* IEEE/USB: one IEEE 1394a port, three USB 2.0 ports

Optional Integrated Components
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Pentium T5250, T5450, T7250, T7500, T7700, T7800, T8100, T8300, T9300 or T9500
* Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS (128 Mb) or 8600M GT (256 Mb)
* Screen: 15.4 inch Widescreen WXGA TrueLife, 1280 x 800 LCD, 1440 x 900 LCD, 1440 x 900 LED LCD, or 1920 x 1200 WUXGA LCD
* Optical Drive: Slot Load DVD+/-RW or Blu-ray Disc
* Hard Drive: 160GB 5400RPM SATA, 250GB 5400RPM SATA, 320GB 5400RPM SATA, 160GB 7200RPM w/ Free Fall Sensor, 250GB 7200RPM w/ FFS, 320GB 7200RPM w/ FFS, or 64GB Solid-state drive
* RAM: 2GB, 3GB or 4GB DDR2 667Mhz RAM

Performance

More Information
* NotebookReview.com feature article

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