When Dell introduced the XPS M1530 nearly two years ago, it marked a significant change from the standard grey notebooks Dell had been shipping for some time.

Over the last few days, upgrade options for the notebook have been disappearing. Whereas the M1530 used to be available in red, blue, black, and pink, only the blue and pink are still available. Dell is still running advertisements on tech websites that the system can be upgraded with an Nvidia GeForce 8600, but the only video card upgrade available now is the puny 8400M GS. Optical drive selection is a bit lacking, too. Only one option is available- a Blu-ray/DVD/CD-write drive.

Dell is famous for slowly pruning upgrade options on models that are about ready to hit the chopping block. It wouldn’t be surprising at all to see this model replaced in the next week or two. If you want one, order while it’s still available.

Maybe we will see a new 15.4″ XPS with aesthetics similar to the Studio XPS 16? Or it’s possible the axe could be permanent and Dell will instead lower the price of the Studio XPS to fill the market gap.