XPS M1530: a brief review

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

hey arvind
how does GMA X3100 compare with 8400GS ??

Am a casual gamer playing old games. And looking for a solid laptop.
do you suggest the 1525 with 3 years warranty ??

I XPS goes out of my budget.

And how much % of discount did you get ?? Because i am also going to get the dell from some insider. So would like to know the % of discount.

What about your dead pixel ?? did you ask for replacement of LCD yet ?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

X3100 is a good IGP which can play most todays games at low. It comes close to 8400GS nd some even says its better coz sometimes it gives better fps than 8400GS. But it renders too much artifacts in some games[mostly driver problems].
U can safely go with X3100 as it can display aero with ease nd handle older games @ med or high like GTASA.

I got almost 30% discount. U can get upto 33% if im correct.

And i wud like a replacement, but too busy with xams. And the one dead pixel ive spotted is not easy detectable.
BTW brands like VS needs atleast 6 dead pixels to apply for a replacement. DUnt know bout Dell. ill surelly apply for replacement if i spot more than 2.

 

[gopz]

X3100 is a good IGP which can play most todays games at low. It comes close to 8400GS nd some even says its better coz sometimes it gives better fps than 8400GS.

That is incorrect. A dedicated GPU is ALWAYS better than an Intel integrated one which shares the resources.

The 8400GS is definitely better than X3100 because it has dedicated 128MB DDR3 which surely outperforms the X3100 by a significant margin.

The below links illustrate the same:

Here are the 3dMark05 comparison:

Dell XPS M1330 (2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300, NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS) 3,079 3DMarks
HP Compaq 6510b (2.20GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, Intel X3100) 916 3DMarks
Here are the 3dMark05 comparison:

The 8400M GS scores roughly three times better in 3DMark 05 & 06 than the Intel x3100
*www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-...ist.844.0.html

 

[dOm1naTOr]

@gopz
even if an 8400GS is much powerful than X3100, performance in games may vary. X3100 shows real gud fps in games mainly be not rendering certain effects which may make the quality really crappy.

read the whole posts in here nd ull believe.
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60232

but surelly it can never match a dedicated GPU in image quality coz a gud GPU always renders an image the way its meant to be rendered at cost of performance.
read that thread. It cud play PS @1024 everythin high w/o AA. But 8400GS has far better quality even at med.

And X3100 is more than enuf to play old games at medium quality.

 

[VD17]

yup.. i opted for the audigy HD s/w. I actually am buying the bluetooth headphone since its no more free and cause it's my audiophilic judgement thats tells me to do so. But now i'm in a dilemma since the ep630 is undoubtedly good, and i already have a phillips SHP 850 headphone (which i have pushed to the limit on my music system and it still didnt faulter in the highs or the lows!).. if dropping the bluetooth headphones isnt a big loss and i can save the 2800 bucks, i might consider to do so. My mind says to leave it out but my heart is vehemently against the notion!

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

hey arvind thanks !
can i try to ask for an 8400 GS in the 1525 ?? coz its not provided in the website.
30% is too cool !! thanks man !

 

[coolpcguy]

hey arvind thanks !
can i try to ask for an 8400 GS in the 1525

Nope not possible, if you want discrete gfx in inspiron series then Inspiron 1420/1520 is for you.

 

[aytus]

hi.. i think x3100 has very improved performance compared to 950.. well suited for all office work and small games .. no point in going for an 8400 .. either go with x3100... will give you comparable performance to 8400 or else go for an 8600 (very little premium paid for a large performance boost)_ i suggest for x3100 . you will be able to play the not too demanding games at respectable fps..

 

[dOm1naTOr]

The 8400GS is definitely better than X3100 because it has dedicated 128MB DDR3 which surely outperforms the X3100 by a significant margin.

are' , dell tho abhi abhi DDR3 even 8600GT mein lagaaya. 8400GS has only DDR2

 

[gopz]

are' , dell tho abhi abhi DDR3 even 8600GT mein lagaaya. 8400GS has only DDR2

If you click on Customize page on www.dell.co.in for XPS M1330, the options shown are X3100 and 8400GS with DDR3 NOT DDR2

And M1530 has only 8400GS or 8600GT and it is not clearly mentioned if they are DDR2 or DDR3

 

[a_k_s_h_a_y]

Nope not possible, if you want discrete gfx in inspiron series then Inspiron 1420/1520 is for you.

ahh thanks ! will see and also try

hi.. i think x3100 has very improved performance compared to 950.. well suited for all office work and small games .. no point in going for an 8400 .. either go with x3100... will give you comparable performance to 8400 or else go for an 8600 (very little premium paid for a large performance boost)_ i suggest for x3100 . you will be able to play the not too demanding games at respectable fps..

Am really confused now.
Is there any benchmarking software that i could run on my neighbor's 1525 ??

 

[hellgate]

^^^ run 3DMark06 and Everest Benches

 

[dOm1naTOr]

3D M o3 or 05 will be better for benching for older games nd In o6, it wont even give 1fps in some benchs

 

[hellgate]

^^^ thats the procy bench

 

[aytus]

hi all .. nvidia has announced the mobile 9xxx series ... it says the products will be available this summer.. any ideas when are these beauties coming to xps 1530 for india.. ?? almost 40% increase suggested.. check out the link for more *www.nvidia.com/object/io_1212479706296.html

 

[dOm1naTOr]

hope its not power hungry like the desktop 9 series models.

 

[bikdel]

What was the price u payed for that new laptop of yours?

 

[dOm1naTOr]

50.1k

 

[hellgate]

9500M GS 256 GDDR3 is already being dished out by Asus with their M51 lappies.

 

[j1n M@tt]

but Asus M51 does not hav the cool looks of XPS.....