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    New XPS 1530 Purchase . . . Any suggestions?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sea2008, Aug 7, 2008.

  1. sea2008

    sea2008 Newbie

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    Does this configuration/price look okay? Any suggestions/changes?

    • Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
    • OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
    • LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M
    • MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
    • HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
    • INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
    • VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
    • WIRELESS CARDS Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
    • BLUETOOTH AND WIRELESS USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
    • BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    • SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
    • 3Yr Ltd HW WRTY, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support
    • ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
    • DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP DataSafe Online Backup 20GB for 1 year

    $1,463.84 before tax
     
    sea2008, Aug 7, 2008
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  2. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Looks perfect in each and every way. Go for it!
     
    Forte, Aug 7, 2008
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  3. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Oh that looks perfect. Go ahead and get this beauty :) Good luck.
     
    fonduekid, Aug 7, 2008
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  4. sea2008

    sea2008 Newbie

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    Wow, you guys are quick. Thanks for the advice! I'll order it right now. :)
     
    sea2008, Aug 7, 2008
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  5. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Heck yes! You will not be disappointed. Unless you are unlucky like me who got a bad one the first time with ram cover not screwed on properly exposing the insides and the RAM... but it shouldnt be too bad. :)
     
    Forte, Aug 7, 2008
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  6. nycdude

    nycdude Notebook Geek

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    those specs look very nice. go for it.
     
    nycdude, Aug 7, 2008
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  7. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Looks good to me. Enjoy that baby! Go Team Dell *Psh Psh* :D
     
    Thund3rball, Aug 7, 2008
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  8. phaaam

    phaaam Notebook Consultant

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    So many gaming configurations, haha. Nice one though, should run pretty nicely once you get it. Mine's coming on August 11th. :D
     
    phaaam, Aug 7, 2008
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  9. logla

    logla Notebook Enthusiast

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    Very similar spec to the one I've just ordered cept' I went for 2.4Ghz and only 3gig of ram (wont be using x64) And I cant get the LED screen here in the UK. I'm envious - order now if you haven't already.
     
    logla, Aug 7, 2008
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  10. fairtrade55

    fairtrade55 Notebook Geek

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    Yo that's just like mine, which is coming 8/12...except I didn't need such a massive hard drive...in fact I'm "upgrading" to a faster, less capacity hard drive! Paid $1266 w/o tax thru delluniveristy+epp coupons.
     
    fairtrade55, Aug 7, 2008
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  11. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    +1

    good...

    though i wouldn't have wasted money for the Sound Blaster Audigy HD...
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 7, 2008
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  12. somekevinguy

    somekevinguy Notebook Evangelist

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    I wanted the 320gb 5400 HD but I could only find it as an option on a few preconfigured ones and it was a lot more than the cheap EPP configuration. Why don't they just let you pick all the options on all of them?
     
    somekevinguy, Aug 7, 2008
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  13. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    dell has like 50 different configs for m1530..... different specs, different options = can't fully compare :(

    whats 70GB to you?
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 7, 2008
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  14. eqmassa

    eqmassa Notebook Enthusiast

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    eqmassa, Aug 7, 2008
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  15. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    if u've spent time in this forum, theres not much problems with the M1530...

    the M1330 is a different story(compact laptop = reduced cooling system = much easier to overheat = dead mobo)
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 7, 2008
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  16. eqmassa

    eqmassa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well, 21 pages of debate indicates that there's definitely been some problems. Having to mail in your laptop and wait for weeks for it to return is a problem.
     
    eqmassa, Aug 7, 2008
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  17. Vincentlaw

    Vincentlaw Notebook Enthusiast

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    same spec as mine too... upgrading to 7200RPM will help alot in performance?
     
    Vincentlaw, Aug 8, 2008
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  18. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    No not a lot. Difference will be minimal. The 320 5400rpm is quite "fast". Pretty much same performance as a 160GB 7200rpm. ;)
     
    Thund3rball, Aug 8, 2008
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  19. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    It's better than the older 2 platter 160GB 7200RPM, but the new 1 platter 160GB 7200RPM blows the 320GB 5400RPM away...
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 8, 2008
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  20. Thund3rball

    Thund3rball I dont know, I'm guessing

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    Hm define blows away? :rolleyes:

    Access times will be faster on a 7200rpm and large file transfers too. But as I said real world performance difference... meh *shrugs*. If you want the best than get the 7200, but since the question was what's the difference, the answer is not much.
     
    Thund3rball, Aug 8, 2008
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