Dell XPS 13 9350 vs Dell XPS M1530

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XPS 13 9350 compared with XPS M1530
DellXPS 13 9350DellXPS M1530
Overview
ReleasedSeptember 20242007
Display
Screen size13.4″15.4″
Resolution1920 × 1200, 2560 × 1600 or 2880 × 1800 (better)1280 × 800 or 1440 × 900
PanelIPS LCD or OLED–
Refresh rate120 Hz or 60 Hz (better)60 Hz
Brightness500 nits or 400 nits (better)220 nits or 250 nits
TouchscreenNo or YesNo
Display typeFHD+ (1920 × 1200) non-touch, anti-glare, 120 Hz; QHD+ (2560 × 1600) touchscreen, anti-reflective, 120 Hz; or 3K (2880 × 1800) OLED touchscreen, anti-reflective, 60 Hz15.4-inch TrueLife LCD; main screen is the original 1280 × 800 CCFL option at 60 Hz and 220 cd/m². Revised maker manual also lists 1440 × 900 CCFL at 250 cd/m², 1440 × 900 WLED at 300 cd/m² and 1680 × 1050 CCFL at 200 cd/m²
Pixel density169 ppi (FHD+); 225 ppi (QHD+); 254 ppi (OLED)–
Colour range100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% DCI-P3 (QHD+ and OLED)–
Screen finishAnti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (QHD+ and OLED)Glossy TrueLife surface
Display features2000:1 contrast (FHD+ and QHD+); OLED 400 nits typical, 1,000,000:1 contrast, 2 ms response; Eyesafe low blue lightUp to 140° opening angle in Dell's manual
Performance
ProcessorIntel Core Ultra 5 226V, Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V or Intel Core Ultra 7 268VIntel Core 2 Duo T7500
CPU cores82
CPU threads8–
GraphicsIntel Arc 130V or Intel Arc 140VNVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
AI engine (NPU)40 TOPS, 47 TOPS or 48 TOPS–
Memory16 GB or 32 GB (better)2 GB
Storage512 GB to 2 TB (better)160 GB
CPUIntel Core Ultra 5 226V (up to 4.5 GHz), Core Ultra 7 256V or 258V (up to 4.8 GHz), Core Ultra 7 268V (up to 5 GHz) or Core Ultra 9 288V (up to 5.1 GHz); 8 cores, 8 threads; 17 W (30 W for the 288V)Core 2 Duo options; listed T7500, 2 GB and 160 GB pairing with 1440 × 900 display is the exact January 2008 US Laptop Mag review configuration. Later revised owner manual adds 45 nm Core 2 and Japan-only Celeron options
GPUIntel Arc Graphics 130V or 140VGeForce 8400M GS with 128 MB or GeForce 8600M GT with 256 MB dedicated DDR3 memory. Dell's revised manual labels the second GPU 8600M GS; the launch announcement describes DirectX 10 support and both exact-model reviews identify 8600M GT in tested configurations
AI engineIntel AI Boost NPU; Copilot+ PC–
Memory typeLPDDR5X at 8533 MT/s, not upgradeable; 16 GB (Core Ultra 5 226V and 7 256V) or 32 GB (258V, 268V and 288V)Two user-accessible DDR2-667 SO-DIMM slots; revised maker manual maximum 8 GB, while December 2007 Notebookcheck review states 4 GB
Storage typeOne M.2 slot; 512 GB or 1 TB M.2 2230, or 2 TB or 4 TB M.2 2280, PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDInternal replaceable hard drive; listed US review configuration has a 160 GB 5400 rpm drive and optional slot-loading Blu-ray. Slot-loading DVD±RW was also available
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 26 hours–
Battery capacity55 Wh–
Weight1.18 kg (better)2.67 kg
Thickness15.3 mm (better)35.1 mm
Width × depth295.3 × 199.1 mm357 × 263 mm
Battery life detail3-cell lithium-ionSix-cell and nine-cell smart lithium-ion packs; Dell publishes 11.1 V but no Wh capacity or runtime claim. Notebookcheck identifies 56 Wh and 85 Wh options. Main weight describes the six-cell configuration; thickness varies from 23.7 to 35.1 mm in the maker manual
Charger60 W USB-C adapter (can be left out in the UK)65 W or 90 W adapter; 100–240 V AC input
Fast chargingExpressCharge; full charge in about 2 hours with the laptop offApproximately three hours with the computer switched off
MaterialsCNC-machined aluminium; Gorilla Glass 3Brushed aluminium accents; aluminium, magnesium and steel chassis components described by Notebookcheck
ColoursGraphite or PlatinumTuxedo Black, Crimson Red and Alpine White in Dell's reproduced introduction announcement
Connections
Ports2 × Thunderbolt 43 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, SD card slot, 2 × headphone jack
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7–
Bluetooth5.4Optional Bluetooth
WebcamFHD with IR2 MP
Operating systemWindowsWindows
Port detail2 × Thunderbolt 4 USB-C with DisplayPort 2.1 and Power Delivery; no headphone jack, card reader or lock slotThree USB 2.0 Type-A, HDMI, VGA, seven-pin S-Video, four-pin IEEE 1394, 10/100 Ethernet, two headphone outputs and microphone input; ExpressCard/34 or /54 slot and eight-format card reader. WLAN, optional WWAN, UWB and Bluetooth in Dell's manual; wireless standards depend on the installed card
External displaysTwo 4K displays with the laptop screen on; three 4K, one 5K or one 8K with it off–
KeyboardBacklit zero-lattice keyboard; capacitive touch function row; Copilot key86 keys US/Canada, 87 Europe, 90 Japan or 88 Brazil; QWERTY, AZERTY or Kanji layouts
TrackpadSeamless glass haptic touchpad, 112.3 × 64.15 mm71.7 × 34.0 mm active area; separate buttons
SpeakersQuad speakers (two tweeters, two woofers), 2 W each (2.5 W peak)Two speakers, 2 W per channel; Sigmatel STAC9228 audio controller
MicrophonesDual digital-array microphones–
BiometricsIR camera for Windows Hello face recognition and ExpressSign-in 2.0 (optional); fingerprint reader in the power buttonFingerprint reader included in the reproduced Dell launch announcement
In the boxLaptop and 60 W USB-C power adapter (unless ordered without)–

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