It looks as though Dell has even more up its sleeve today after the announcement of the Dell Precision T5400 and T7400. Next up to bat for Dell is the XPS m1530 notebook.

The 15.4" XPS m1530 is the bigger brother to the XPS m1330 which sports a 13.3" display. Processor options for the new notebook range from a 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo T5250 on up to a 2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T7800 processor. As with most new notebooks today, the XPS m1530 supports up to 4GB of DDR2 memory.

Customers can choose from either a 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS or GeForce 8600M GT for graphics duties while storage options are plentiful -- up to 200GB (7200 RPM), 300GB (5400 RPM) or 64GB (SSD) are supported. Other storage options include either a slot-loading dual-layer DVD burner or a slot-loading Blu-ray drive.

Other niceties include three USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI output, Firewire, an 8-in-1 media reader, an ExpressCard slot and integrated 2.0MP camera. Options include an Intel 802.11n wireless card, Dell Wireless 5520 HSDPA, Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO and Bluetooth 2.0.



The XPS m1530 measures 14.06" x 10.34" x 1.28" and weighs 5.78 pounds with the standard 6-cell 56WHr battery -- a 9-cell 85WHr battery is optional.

Unfortunately for potential customers, Dell has skimped on the display as it is only available with a 1280x800 (WXGA) screen resolution -- a 1440x900 option would have been nice. In addition, Dell doesn't even give users the option of upgrading to LED backlighting (as seen on the XPS m1330).

The lack of LED backlighting shouldn't come as too much of a surprise, however, as Dell ran into shortage problems with LED-backlit displays on the m1330 and supplying larger 15.4" panels could have been problematic for the company. Hopefully, Dell can get the kinks works out in the future.

Dell's new XPS m1330 is available now at a starting price of $999. Customers can choose Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate for the operating system while Alpine White, Tuxedo Black and Crimson Red are your colors of choice for the notebook itself.


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For most computer users who spend many hours working on a computer each day, a large screen LCD display is very welcome. However, for some users -- particularly those who are colorblind -- working on a computer can be very difficult.

According to the Color Universal Design Organization in the U.S. and Europe one of every 10 to 12 males have color vision different from ordinary people and one of every 200 females does as well. Globally over 200 million people are believed to be colorblind.

For colorblind people the colors that they have the most difficulty recognizing are red, green and yellow along with other hues that are similar. The inability to distinguish between certain colors for colorblind users can make a typical large 30-inch display like the Gateway XHD3000 uncomfortable to use.

Gizmodo is reporting that Eizo has a new 24-inch LCD display called the FlexScan SX2461W-U that is aimed directly at users who are colorblind.

The SX2461W-U uses Color Universal Design technology that uses different color schemes and shapes to help colorblind users distinguish between different colors. The display has a pair of HDCP DVI ports that allows you to use one display for two computers and some USB ports as well. This display can be used by non-colorblind users as well with different profiles available.

The price for the display is $1,275, which is in line for a 24-inch Eizo display. The contrast ratio is 850:1 and the brightness is 300 CD/m2. The SX2461W-U should be available in December.


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