Same notebook here: Dell XPS M1330, nvidia GF8400 GS. I can confirm that, as you say, "the amount of brightness 'hops' in my case have varied from 2 to 4 steps for a single Fn+Up/Down press". However it seems to me that the number of brightness hops also vary when a menu is open. The only difference to me is that this progress bar indicating the brightness level is not shown.
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