Dell Finally Ships its Thin Laptop : Dell XPS m1330

At last, Dell finally got its act together on the design side, crafting the critically acclaimed superthin high-end 13-incher XPS m1330 laptop. But getting it actually into consumers’ hands was another matter entirely. According to Crave, when people went to order the XPS m1330, they found estimated delivery dates four or more weeks out, a ridiculous number in today’s build-to-order world.

On Dell’s official Direct2Dell blog, the company previously blamed component shortages–especially the system’s LED backlit displays–for shipments delay. According to a new blog update, Dell is finally ramping up the production line to get this popular system into the hands of consumers in a more timely manner. Alex Gruzen, a senior vice president at Dell, writes, “While we have begun shipping on a limited basis, we expect to begin large-scale production and to ship systems in all regions beginning this week.”

Dell XPS M1330 itself is a powerful 13-inch, thin and light laptop which sports hi-end specs such as :
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 processor,
- 2GB, 667MHz DDR2 RAM,
- 160GB HDD at 5,400rpm,
- Intel 965 chipset,
- 128MB Nvidia GeForce Go 8400 graphic card,
- MS Windows Vista Premium,
- Supports VGA and HDMI,
- Two USB 2.0 ports, a mini-FireWire, a DVD burner and a multiformat memory card reader
- Modem, Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, optional WWAN

At dimensions of only 12.5 x 9.4 x 0.87 inches and weighs only 4.3 lbs, this powerhouse comes at a decent price of about $2,188.

[ via Crave, CNET ]

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