Dell XPS M1530 Finally Dead :(

Hello everyone,

Last night my Dell XPS M1530 is finally dead after serving 3 years.

this 3 years i dint face a single problem with my xps. when i booted the system last night it started showing vertical lines & even it dint show the the dell logo.

when i spoke with dell tech support, he said main board & the display screen has to be replaced, since my system is out of warranty both the display & the main board cost a lot. (main board cost Rs.10,000 & display cost Rs.11,000)

He also told me that i should go with renewing the warranty for 1 year that cost Rs.17,500/- which they will be sending out new main board & the display screen for free of cost. Also the components will be covered for a period of one year. if there's failure with the GPU again they will be replacing the parts for free of cost coz of warranty.

i also enquired regarding the replacement of the whole system if in case the Gpu fails again during the warranty period when the components are not available at that time. he said the components are available till the end of 5 years from the year of manufacturing of the particular model. After 5 years the components will not be available.

Is it worth to buy an extended warranty paying Rs.17,500 + free Main board & display screen = Peace of mind for a year.

Is it better to go for new laptop rather than fixing the dead?


what an abrupt end to the great XPS line!

 

If you own an Nvidia M1530, it is not worth paying all that money. There is NO fix for it. Just save up your money for a new laptop.

 

Thank you for your reply Tsunade_Hime

earlier this M1530 was my desktop replacement. now its dead.

planning to book xps 15. should i wait or book XPS 15?

 

some user Xps m1530, under warranty spoil, but got free replacement to xps 15

 

That series of XPS had major issues and they all will fail soon if they haven't already. Motherboards and GPU were the issues. Best off cutting your losses I'd say, as it WILL happen again.

btw, there is 99% chance there is nothing wrong with your screen. Just the GPU(s) is toast, and possibly something else in the mobo, which that whole generation of NVidia GPUs had problems. There were huge lawsuits over it too...

 

Thank you for your reply.

Finally i have decided not to change main board.

So i will be buying a new one soon.

i need your help in choosing laptop.

I have finalized dell vostro 3750/3550 & dell xps 15.
Both comes with nvidia 525M.

I dint like the design of new xps 15.

pl help me in choosing vostro 3750/3550 or dell xps 15.

I dint find much difference in the configuration except vostro is business line up n xps for home.

 

Does it really have to be a Dell?

The Vostro isn't really that much of a direct replacement. There are likely better options than the Vostro, especially if your config is upwards of $750.

But if you get the XPS 15, make sure you get the 1920x1080 B+RGLED display upgrade, never buy the XPS 15 with 1366x768.
Even if you say you've "had 1280x800 on your M1530 and 1366x768 won't be too much of a change" there are two flaws with that:
- Quality: The XPS 15's 1366x768 display will have worse image quality. The M1530's 1280x800 screen wasn't all that bad in terms of image quality, despite the low resolution. The XPS 15's 1366x768 screen is awful.
- 1366x768 is not an upgrade over your M1530's screen. All the performance specs in the XPS 15 will be major upgrades over your M1530, don't leave the screen hanging. The screen makes more of a difference than any other spec because it affects everything you do, make sure you upgrade it.

 

Depends on your M1530. My Vostro 1500's WXGA is an AUO, terrible grainy screen. M1530 had the same issue, screens might have been the same for that and the D830.

The XPS 15's offers a B+RGLED 1080p screen which has a much higher color gamut than the standard 720p screens with a terrible blue bias.

 

Yes, get Dell XPS 15 with 1080p. I got mine with 720p and the display is horrible. I want to upgrade I do not know how and what to do? Spoke to Dell they refused to do it for me.

 

You can buy the 1080p and the 1080p LVDS cable and it should be a relatively simple swap. Should cost you ~150-200. Though make sure you don't break anything, as a screen is not considered a CRU.

 

I don't think any of the current line of laptops that Dell is offering is worth the price they are charging. But if it must be a deal, I would stress a few things, make sure you get a quad-core, a full high definition display (1080p) and only get a Dell if you don't plan on gaming or have graphic design-related work. They are great work-related laptops and can handle some graphic design work but nothing along the lines of 3D Development, as the GPU is very weak when it comes to that.

I would also like to recommend HP's DV6T Quad or DV7T Quad laptop as both are suitable replacements that offer excellent versatile performance (e.g. from gaming to working).

 

I've configured the following specs:

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3-2330M processor 2.20 GHz
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4GB)
1920x1080 B+RGLED display upgrade
1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M graphics with Optimus.

I'd play games moderately. I'd like to keep this laptop for period of 4 - 5 years max.

if not im happy with Intel® HD Graphics 3000 coz i not want to see my laptop lying dead at the end of 3 years.

what do you say?

 

The RAM and Display are fine, you can always add a little more when you get to it, but I would recommend trying to upgrade your processor to quad-core, it's difficult to keep a processor future-proof, but having a quad-core will definitely help.

I don't recommend any graphics cards w/optimus as people complain about them more than anything. But it's better than having integrated graphics that's for sure.

 

I think Intel HD 3000 is enough for everyday computing & at least it will last longer than nvidia chipset. coz of the worst experience faced with nvidia chipset on my XPS M 1530.

im also following all the posts regarding the Nvidia 525M/540M chipset on New XPS Line. please do update me regarding any problem faced with Nvidia 525 M chipset coz i not want this chipset to get burnout.

i checked the Intel's website regarding the specs of quad-core.

Intel® Core? i7-2670QM Processor (6M Cache, 2.20 GHz)

As i notice under graphics specification tab it showing a warning message saying that Intel HD 3000 graphics is not supported/compatible.

Pl do suggest me the processor also do check the link above. Moreover i have limited budget.

Thank you