Just Ordered my new m1530!

Ok guys, after looking for about a month and almost buying an asus f8sv-b1 i was praised by good fortune and dell released the m1530 with a hi-res screen, bout time. so i ordered it this morning.
here are the stats that matter
SYSTEM COLOR....Tuxedo Black
PROCESSOR..........Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz)
OS......................Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition
LCD.....................High Resolution glossy widescreen 15.4 inch
.......................... LCD( 1680x1050) & 2MP Camera
MEMORY.............3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE........200GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
OPTICAL DRIVE.....Slot Load Blu -ray Disc (BD/DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD.........256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
BATTERY.............6-cell Primary Battery and 9 -cell additional Lithium Ion

I am so happy. Now hopefully it comes with out problems.

 

What price did you come up with?

 

did u use the deal with 669 off

 

When you got the confirmation email what did it list as the part number for your LCD? I ordered by phone because the employee purchase website didn't have the 1680x1050 LCD listed and the sales rep claimed that she was able to do it. However, when I got the confirmation email it says, "320-6077 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530"

Is your part number 320-6077? I think my sales rep is either absolutely clueless as to the difference between 1280x800 (Dell's version of WXGA) and 1680x1050 (WSGXA+) or she just plain doesn't give a damn (perhaps she gets a bonus for having a certain number of orders before the end of the year?).

Anyway, if you could post the part # for that LCD I'd really appreciate it.

-Riskable
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riskable i have the 1280 by 800 lcd and this is my part number
320-6077

 

I ordered mine through member purchase too but had to contact the sales rep I use regulary to get what I wanted since it isn't on the site. He set me up and although I don't have the same screen you all got, I got the 1440 x 900 and my part # is 320-6078

 

Thanks guys! Now I know that Angela (the woman who did the order for me) has given me an incorrect order.

-Riskable
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I had to order mine over the phone for the same reason. I got the 1680x1050 and my part number is: 320-6288

 

jetcity, do u mind my asking, when did u order u'r 1530

what r u'r specs and how much did u end up paying?

thx

 

Sounds like you've figured it out, but I think you were given the wrong part. Here's the 1440 screen, it does describe as WXGA+.

320-6078 1 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MO Camera for XPS M1530

 

I ordered it yesterday.

Specs:

1 223-3526 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
1 313-5814 Tuxedo Black Casing XPS M1530
1 311-7822 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
1 320-6288 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP
1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M G
1 341-6247 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
1 430-2449 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
1 410-1174 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, 15-Month
1 312-0638 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
1 312-0637 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery
1 950-3339 3 Year Limited Warranty

Free overnight shipping (est delivery 1/11)

Total $1,284.00 (after $669 off and 16% EPP discount)

 

Jetcity, thanks so much for sharing this. that's awesome! I'm so happy for you.
what's the EPP discount? i may have missed this
but did u ever consider a M1330?
thanks and again i'm sooo happy for you!! the price is fantastic!

 

Thanks, I was happy too! I've been waiting for Dell to offer the XPS in a 15.4 EPP (Employee Purchase Program) is offered through my work.

I did consider the 1330 but thought it would be a bit small. I don't travel with my laptop so the 15.4 seems to be a perfect fit.

 

I order the 1680x1050 LCD as well. Below is the info from the conformation email.

-- LCD, Color and camera --
-- High Resolution glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1680x1050) &; 2MP Camera
-- [320-6288]
-- [420-7715]
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Hope this helps...

 

Jetcity and Allshookup, thanks so much. Great news! and terrific purchases.

i'm there...!

 

Jetcity and allshookup, the 1530 u both purchased are good for games right? thx again.

 

so what resolution did you get? I only see 1280x800 option on mine

 

I got 1680x1050. They just started offering the higher res screens a few days ago. Also as of yesterday they still hadn't updated the EPP site which was only offering 1280x800. That's why I placed my order over the phone so I could request the higher res screen.

 

oh, cool

 

How do you get $699 off? It's not offered or mentioned in the Dell website when I was building my M1530.

 

When you're on the dell site and you click Notebooks - home/home office/XPS/1530 then pick the best configuration and it's instantly discounted $669. Here's the link also.

http://www.dell.com/content/product...b_m1530?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~tab=bundlestab

 

Just wanted to update you folks on my LCD problem... I called Dell and had them cancel the order. I called up their employee purchase plan 800-number and re-ordered (that makes three times now!) with the proper LCD. The sales rep had a hell of a time adding the 1680x1050 LCD to my order but eventually got it on there (I was on hold for 20 minutes, then another 20!).

For everyone's reference, here's my order info (pointless cruft removed):

223-3526 1 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
313-5813 1 Crimson Red Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530
311-7822 1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
320-6288 1 15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530
320-6082 1 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M G
341-6247 1 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
420-6813 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
313-5820 1 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
430-2449 1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested
312-0639 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
960-3652 1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
960-8710 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
988-5618 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
983-5942 1 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,2 Year Extended
988-5617 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
984-2360 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
960-9188 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
430-2566 1 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

Total before tax: $1,539.16 (that SHOULD include their "$669 off fully loaded" special + my 12% epp discount).

-Riskable
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If you are a student, make sure you get the STUDENT DISCOUNT AS WELL. I got my $669 OFF because of the current Dell promotion. You'll see it if you begin to configure it from the 3rd setup. I called via the phone and requested the 1680x1050 display as well. Finally if you use your EPP Student Discount you'll get another 12% OFF which equated to about $200 for me.