Latitude E-Series Anticipation Thread

Received my Latitude E6500 and I love it so far! Have to get a new DVD-RW drive as it is faulty and DELL forgot to give me the product key sticker on bottom of unit. There are also little dark spots on the left and right bottom corners of the Wide Screen WUXGA LCD 1900 x 1200 res. Hope the dark spots go away. If not, maybe I will ask for a new screen. Also the audio is kind of tinny. I tried to download the new audio driver using my service tag number on the DELL website and when I install the recommended driver for my unit, it tells me that the driver is incorrect. I will be calling DELL on Monday morning to discuss all of the issues.

Here are my specs:

223-9153 1 Latitude E6500, Intel Core 2 Duo T9600, 2.80GHz, 1066MHz 6M L2 Cache, Dual Core
311-8828 1 4.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 1 DIMM for Latitude
330-0841 1 Internal Backlit English Keyboard for Latitude E
330-1652 1 Documentation (English) Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
320-6725 1 256MB NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M for Black Latitude E6500
341-6988 1 250GB Hard Drive 9.5MM 7200RPM FFS for Latitude EX600
311-8820 1 INTERNAL FINGERPRINT READER for Latitude E6500
320-7009 1 Brushed Metal Black Wide Screen WUXGA LCD for Latitude E6500
467-5771 1 Windows XP Pro SP2 with Vista Ultimate License, Dell Latitude, English
430-3090 1 Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth 2.1 Minicard for Latitude E/Mobile Precision
330-0876 1 90W 3-Pin, AC Adapter for Latitude E-Family
330-0879 1 US - 3-FT, 3-Pin Flat E-FamilyPower Cord for Latitude E-Family
313-6513 1 8X DVD+/-RW for Latitude E-Family
420-8667 1 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.0 Playback Software WITH Media Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
420-8010 1 Roxio Creator Dell Edidion,9.0Dell Latitude/Mobile Precision
320-7003 1 Integrated VGA webcam with microphone for Latitude E6500
430-3086 1 Dell WLAN 1510 (802.11a/b/g/n 2X3) 1/2 MiniCard for LatitudeE/Mobile Precision
330-0884 1 No Intel vPro Technologys advanced management features for Latitude, Mobile Precision
330-0863 1 Resource DVD with Diagnostics and Drivers for Latitude E6500Notebook
312-0729 1 6-Cell/54-WHr Battery for Latitude E/Mobile Precision
986-3143 1 Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response 3 Year Extended
989-5690 1 Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
991-3398 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Extended Year(s)
991-3397 1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
900-9987 1 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
988-7689 1 Info, Complete Care
986-3413 1 CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection, 4 Year
430-3092 1 Dell Wireless 5720 Mobile Broadband (EV-DO Rev A) Mini-Card for Verizon Wireless(w/ GPS), Latitude
313-6757 1 Latitude E6500 Color - BrushedMetal Black
313-6719 1 Dell Webcam Central Software for Dell Latitude
313-6808 1 Integrated 0.3MP VGA web cam w/ microphone for WUXGA LCD Latitude E6500
313-6820 1 Black Finish for Wide Screen WUXGA LCD for Latitude E6500
320-7016 1 15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA LCD for Latitude E6500
310-8319 1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
310-9160 1 Vista Premium Downgrade Relationship Notebook
330-0879 1 US - 3-FT, 3-Pin Flat E-FamilyPower Cord for Latitude E-Family
330-0881 1 90W Additional 3-Pin, AC Adapter for Latitude E-Family
430-3096 1 E/Port Plus, Advanced Port Replicator for Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
330-0894 1 DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter for Latitude E-Family/Mobile Precision
463-0742 1 Special Pricing Applied
310-8977 1 Info SKU-Software and Peripherals products and solutions catalog included in system boxes

 

Hmmmm, John Ratsey and a few others are reporting burner issues as well on the E6400.

 

What is the point of this? For the premium you paid Dell you could've gotten 8GB at NewEgg for 7/10s the price.

 

Yeah, definitely been ripped off there.

 

I just checked the site, and am I reading this correctly, +$540 off the lowest starting price? Eek.

 

Yes, it's $540 for a 4GB stick from them. Even their accessories page sells it for cheaper!

Wow, way to do research before purchasing...

 

Well, just make sure that when you call Dell you tell them you want to change the order to have just a 1GB 1DIMM stick of RAM. Buy from NewEgg, or any other non-Dell site, for RAM.

 

My sales person gave me an outstanding deal and Crucial (where I get all my RAM) did not have 4GB sticks for the E6500 available yet. So, I am happy with my deal. This baby is worth it. Now to wait for the 4GB stick to come into stock and I'll be all set.

 

Dell's RAM certainly won't be Crucial...I hope the sales rep didn't tell you that.

Unless that outstanding deal involved ~$450-500 off just for the RAM upgrade you got ripped off. Seriously ripped off.

 

If that's the case, then good for you .

Have fun with those waiting times Im not sure why you need Crucial, I don't think Crucial even has 4GB modules out. With 4GB of awesomeness, you can just settle for G.Skill's $170 sticks even though clock speeds are a little lower (533)...no waiting times from NewEgg either.

But, oh well. It's your machine.