Apparently the LED upgrade on the XPS 1330 brings with it a worse webcam?

[Ichigo]

That seems... fishy.

 

[Looney]

Link? That seems pretty absurd.

 

[Commodus]

It's actually perfectly logical.

The LED-backlit display is thinner than the standard LCD, which cuts the available space. Odds are they had an easier time fitting a VGA camera than a 2-megapixel model in there. Cost probably wasn't much of a factor.

 

[Fraggable]

.3 MP would be horrible. I saw that when I was looking at the 1330 and assumed it was a typo and was supposed to be 2.3 MP.

This review: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3826 says it's a VGA webcam, which I think is 1.3MP or higher - but apparently I'm wrong, since it also says this:

The only downside to the LED backlit display is the fact that you can only get a VGA webcam. If you get the regular WXGA display you can configure a 2MP web camera. We think VGA resolution is enough for things such as video chat applications, but if you really feel the need for a higher resolution web camera and want to save a bit of money too, then go with the regular WXGA screen option.

 

[opticalmace]

is that really so bad? it means it can still do ~640x480. that's certainly good enough if you ask me...

 

[vshah]

would definitely be worth the tradeoff to me for an under 1" thin and under 4lb laptop. who ever makes a webcam video window bigger than 640x480 on screen anyway? its always a tiny thing on the side of a messenger. i'm not concerned about quality in that scenario.