Dell Studio 15 - 15.4in Notebook

Looks interesting but I'm still confused as to why they don't offer the 15.4" WLED screen on the XPS M1530 - that's the premium model after all. The US version does have the option...for that reason alone there's no way I'd buy one, until they decide to offer us the better screen! There are threads on Dell Ideastorm about it but no comment from Dell.

Brilliant laptop. I went for a slightly more budget one than tested. There was an early driver issue causing the processor fan to work overtime- they reinstalled the drivers over the internet for me whilst I chatter to the pleasant man on the phone. No complaints- except that I hear they have now introduced backlit keyboard as an option which would have been good to have.

I recently purchased a Studio 1537 (P8400) as a replacement for my ageing but otherwise excellent HP Pavilion. The Studio got the nod over a similarly spec'd Pavilion (3MB/320GB/Blu-ray) on account of price: £753 (after a 10% discount obtained by applying a widely e-circulated discount code) vs >£900.

I agree in all material respects with the TR review: performance is very good with graphics capability the weakest link (relatively speaking), the speakers are appalling, the 1440x990 backlit screen excellent. And the backlit keyboard is a nice touch...however, here the build quality concerns raised above have manifested themselves: a week into ownership and two of the keyboard keys have detatched and fallen off.

Dell have promised a replacement keyboard with an engineer to follow. With luck the problem will be resolved within a week, but on this (admittedly limited) evidence, while the Studio might not be beaten on a £-for-spec basis, for reliable build quality, look elsewhere.