->The official POST ABOUT YOUR NEW DELL NOTEBOOK thread. <-

$$ USD $$ Price

 

$1518.00 Usd

 

Ordered Inspiron 6400 on Thurs 29th March, been shipped already, awaiting phonecall to arrange exact delivery date

Edit: Just got the call, being delivered AM tomorrow That's a 2 business day turn around, quality!

 

New to the forum.. good resource for laptop research.. and also a good Dell following here.

I ordered my I6400 on Mar. 23 and I'm still waiting. Checked the Dell order web site and said it's in pre-production. Said it's supposed to be shipped on April 9th. The wait is killing me!

Metfan, I ordered almost similar setup as yours.. with a few exceptions as listed in my sig.

flab, you're lucky you're getting your laptop so fast.

 

hehe, arrived this morning, loving it

 

Hi,

I'm currently waiting (impatiently! ) for my Inspiron 6400, with the following spec:

T5200 1.6ghz Core 2 Duo processor
1GB RAM
ATi Mobility Radeon X1400
160GB HDD
15.4" UltraSharp WXGA+ (1440 x 900) glossy screen

It should be arriving today ... and the delivery status website says it's en route ... so the wait can't be too much longer ... ... ...

Come on, delivery van, come on!!

 

Sigh ... my goading didn't make the delivery van arrive any quicker. In fact it didn't turn up at all! Oh well. I'll have to ring the delivery company tomorrow to find out what happened.

Dell_6400_fan, I hope your Inspiron arrives soon - I know the wait can be agonising! If it helps, mine was ordered on the 27th and shipped on the 31st, but the order status still read as pre-production up until the 31st, when suddenly lots of ticks magically appeared!

 

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Just ordered a E1505 on 03/28/07......

Intel Core 2 Duo T7200
15.4 WXGA UltraSharp 1280x800
2GB 667MHZ
160GB HD @ 5400RPM
256MB ATI X1400
8X DVD Dual Layer Burner
85Whr 9-cell
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
Dell internal 355 Bluetooth
Vista Home Premium

Total: $2059.00
-$400.00 Dell Coupon
-$49.77 Value Care bundle

Grand Total: $1609.23


Just got it today but the fan is making LOUD ticking sound. Called dell and tried different hardware checks, they think its a faulty hard drive. They are sending me a new HD with all the software installed. They said i just need to swap them out. Customer service is even going to knock off $168.00 off the price and credit my credit card. We shall see how it turns out. Other than that, Very nice laptop.

 

after i put my order in on sat night, just an acknolegement showed up. waited until yesterday and customer care keep sending me to different people, they decided the order was not put in. After 3 hours, they suggested i put order in again thru phone sales, they transferred me and the sales person checked and assured me no order in the sustem He reconstructed my order, but would not budge on price even after all the hassles i had from cust care. put order in.this morning i have 2 orders being built!!!!!!!!! After another hour of calls they cancelled 1 order, now i am waiting for my credit card to be credited!!!hopefully this will be only problem!!

 

Did the same thing with an Inspiron 6400... the 6400 was cheaper thru Dell Business so I just used my work name with my address. They didn't seem to care... Saved about $100 over buying the e1505, which is the same notebook, only sold for the "home" market.

 

Has been using I6400 for a few months now and i must say i'm very happy with it.. very silent and don't gimme any problems at all.. glad to join the dell family

 

magenta, thanks .. that's exactly what happened to me..i just got an update from dell's order site saying that it's been shipped on April 2nd and should arrive today.. i've been keeping tabs on the Purolator site but no change in status as of yet. I'm guessing still in transit in the US. The anticipation is killing me.. heh.

ccmass, too bad to hear you got a faulty HDD out of the box but good thing they are sending you a new one asap with s/w and possible $168 credit. It's easy to swap the HDDs out, usually just a couple of screws on the bottom of one side, pull out the plastic and you have access to the HDD.

Metfan, sorry to hear you had so many troubles in the ordering process. That's why I prefer ordering things online where I can see exactly what I'm getting and how much it will cost me. I find that talking to people over the phone can cause mistakes or delays, I'm not in the mood for those kind of issues especially when ordering an item worth around $2k (CDN). I'm sure they will clear it up and you should have your Dell soon.

 

Got my new E1505 yesterday with the following SPECS:

Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5200
15.4 Inch TrueLife Wide-screenWXGA
2GB, DDR2, 533MHz
120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI X1400
128MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1300 HyperMemory
8X DVD Dual Layer Burner
85Whr 9-cell
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945
Dell internal 355 Bluetooth
Vista Home Premium

My question is, did everyone who got the new DELL is made in Malaysia?? Mine is made in Malaysia...This is my first Dell laptop, I am worry with the durability? I also notice the workmanship is not as I good as I expected with Dell laptop......

 

My e1705 is finally on its way to me, I should get it tomorrow! Hey kids we're having pizza mom is too busy to fix dinner.

 

This is what i have. Dell Inspiron 600M
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.10GHz 400MHz)
14.1-in XGA, w/ 64MB Video
512MB,DDR,266MHz 2 Dimms, Inspiron 600m
100GB Seagate 7200RPM ATA Hard Drive

 

Hurrah! My 6400 arrived this afternoon (after a fair bit of ringing-round and chasing-up, but there you go), and I'm absolutely delighted with it!

Dell_6400_fan - hurrah for the magic ticks! I'm glad to hear that your notebook is getting closer. Let us know what you think when it arrives.

MetFan, sorry to hear about your problems. I hope everything is sorted out for you soon, and that your shiny new Dell notebook will be worth the hassle.

 

2gb ram 667 mhz
2.0 ghz core 2 duo
ati x1400 mobility 128 mb
am so happy got it... finally.......

 

I finally received my laptop today! I'm so excited, can't wait to get home to open her up and fire up the beast. My bro-in-law signed for it at the door since I was at work. I'm only hours away from playing with my new Dell! Will post up my thoughts on it once I play with it for a bit.

 

YIPPIE
I Just Recieved my new XPS M1710 Laptop:

Specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00 GHz (rated at 4.99 GHz)
2048MB RAM
512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX (free upgrade)
160GB Hard Drive 7200rpm
Samsung LCD
Intell Wireless G
Dell Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse
Vista Ultimate - Plan on Dual Boot with XP Pro.
3 Year Next Day Complete Care Warranty.
$2,990 CAD

I went with the Dell Bluetooth keyboard and mouse as it gave me bluetooth (up to 7 devices) for the the cost of the internal bluetooth and I got a keyboard and mouse to boot

First Impressions:
Very solid laptop. Very impressed with it so far. I think it should be able to run all new and future games for a while with these specs?

Backpack that came with the system is very large.

To early for vista yet..dell has some issues out of the box with items not working..a bit of pain to get everything working, even if there are drivers out that you need yet.

I plan on running 3dMark tests on both windows xp and windows vista (clean install) to see the difference..will post them when I am done.

Not sure how virutal machines will run on this platform...if anyone has any comments on that, please chime in 2GB seems like enough..lots of HD space.

Problems:
Dead Pixel(s). It looks like more than one near Center of screen, Called Dell and they are sending out a technican with a new replacement screen with no hassle whats so ever, very friendly and helpfull. Hopefully this one is better.

Light Leakage at the bottom of the samsung screen that everyone talks about is present on this one as well. Other than the light leakeage (minor) the screen is very crisp and clear...text is a little small at the native resolution but readable and clear.

Will post more once I work with it more.

 

E1505

Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
LCD Panel 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™(glossy)
Memory 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty and Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
Accident and Theft Protection 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection (CD Shipped Separately)
Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Total $858 b4 tax

what do u think?

 

Looks good to me. I'm merging this with the post about your new Dell thread.

Sorry and thank you.

 

Here's my Dell that I just purchased yesterday for college:

Inspiron e1505:
- Core 2 Duo (2.00 Ghz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 Mhz FSB)
- WSXGA Screen
- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 Ram
- 256 MB GeForce 7300 Turbocache
- 120 GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
- 8x CD/DVD RW burner
- 2 85 wHR 9-Cell Batter
- Windows Vista Home Premium
- Premium Warranty Bundle (Everything except LoJack)

The warranties added on about $800 USD, and with discounts it came to a total of $1797.80 from the base price (with warranties) of $1499.

What do you think?

 

Very dissatisfied with Dell !!, One week after getting my E1505 I still have not recieved my new HD though they did credit my CC $168.00 off the price of the laptop but my NEW laptop is sitting collecting dust. Dell assured me i would have the HD by last friday and it never showed. Called Dell they stated Tuesday 4/10/07 and still no drive. Called them today and told them i wanted to return the laptop for a refund and they state the HD has shipped out over night even though their web site states it is still in production and has not shipped. If it is not here by today 4/11/07 I am returning it no matter what they offer or say. A very terrible experiance with Dell so far.

 

Me too got my new Dell! This is what I purchased through Dell.com:

Precision M90
-Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 2.0Ghz
-17" WUXGA+ Screen
-2GB DDR2 667MHz
-60GB 7200rpm Hard Drive
-nVidia Quadro FX 2500M 512MB Graphics Card
-CD-ROM
-9-Cell Battery
-Intel A/B/G Network Card
-Windows XP Pro

I got the laptop from Dell "Scratched and Dent" for US $1819, plus $50 discount after talking to the rep. The laptop is really scratched, there's a 1/2 inch scratch mark on the aluminum lid but other than that everything works like a charm. Replaced with a 100GB 5400rpm hard drive and a DVD Burner and it's all ready to go. I used it for several virtual machines to simulate a testing environment network and so far I can open up 3 virtual machines at the same time. Will upgrade to Windows XP x64 later for testing the Exchange Server 2007. I'm so impressed about the quality and very happy about the purchase.

Thanks for sharing!


-Vaitte

 

Just ordered mine this morning

E1505
Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 (1.83 GHz)
Vista Premium
SXGA+ with True Life
2GB SDRAM at 667MHZ
256MB NVIDIA 7300
120 GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD Burner
Office 2007 Student
85 WHr 9-cell Battery
3yr Ltd warranty and at home service
Bluetooth
and probably around $100 in accessories
and this all came to $1511.29 before taxes

Whats everybody think??? Thanks

 

Just received my Dell ATG - you can easily read the display outdoors. Even with sunlight on the screen. SWEET.

I could care less about the ruggedized stuff, but getting to work outside on my deck is priceless. My outdoor computer up to this point has been a NEC Versa Daylite with reflective screen. Nice in the sun, unusable indoors (OK since I have an HP for indoors). But it has a P3 processor - fine for email, but poor for doing work like programming. Now I have outdoor capability with Core2Duo. I am loving life again.

 

Inspiron E1705
Inspiron E1705 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) [222-4795]
LCD Panel 17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ [320-4926]
Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz [311-5638]
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS [320-4779]
Hard Drive 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive [341-4221]
Operating System (Office software not included) Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem [430-0493]
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0 [412-0917]
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition [313-5014]
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N [430-2286]
Office Software (not included in Windows XP) Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) I chose Security with Value, Plus,or Premium Warranty Bundle
Primary Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery [312-0374]
Carrying Cases Dell Nylon Deluxe Carrying Case [310-5941]
Hardware Warranty PC-Care Premium Bundle [412-0358]
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included [412-0933]
Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate) [430-2245]
Dell Digital Entertainment Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo [412-0943]
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor [310-8314]
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium [310-8628]


Dell EPP/FSS Customers: Save $430 off this Inspiron E1705 system! - $430.00

Select PC-Care Premium Bundle and get 10% discount off your total system order. Discount appears at checkout once payment method is chosen. - $276.90

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell program members receive 12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service. Congratulations, you are receiving the maximum member discount. - $299.05
Subtotal: $2,193.05
Shipping and Handling: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Tax Total: $125.56
Total: $2,318.61

 

my new Dell 9400 arrives tomorrow,with this specification:
Dual-Core Processor T2060(1.6GHz/533MHz
17" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x 900) TFT Display
1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900
80GB (7,200 rpm) SATA Hard Drive
Primary 80 Watt/Hour, 9 CELL Battery
Dell™ Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Card
English - Vista Home Premium
European - Dell TrueMobile 355 internal Bluetooth Module
1100 Euro + 100 Euro shipping

 

Hi!
I ordered a dell inspiron 6400 on saturday(8/04/07)..
Specifications -
- Core 2 Duo T5600
1.83 Ghz,2MB Cache,667 Mhz FSB

- Windows Vista Home Premium

- 15.4" Widescreen XGA TFT Display with Truelife(1280 x 800)

- 1 Gb(2 x 512MB) 667Mhz Dual Channel DDr2 SDRAM

- 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 Turbo Cache

- 120 GB SATA hard Drive

- Carbon Fibre Color Kit

I ordered it for a price of Rs.64000/1,497.42 USD.

So can you guys give me a few pointers on what to expect...
Also how can i know the status of the delivery?
Should i mail one of the dell guys or should i call them?

Thanks,
Sathyaterry

 

dell should send you a email confirming the transactinon. within the email (or a separate one) there should be a link for you to follow up on your system (like if its being built, packaged, shipped). when i does ship, you can use your tacking number that they give you too see your computers status in the mail.

cheers, hoped that helped and wasnt too confusing...

 

I hope you didnt pay more for the 7300 because the 7400 is more powerful and cheaper then the 7300 in America.

 

But its been a week since ive ordered and i havent got a email confirmimg the transaction...
Shouldn't i have got it by now?

 

did you order by phone? or from the website?

they didnt give you any number sequences at all for your order?

 

I ordered through phone. i do have a quotation number and a reference number. what am i supposed to do with it?

 

Just got my M1210. In the 30 day evaluation period, are you allowed to install all the software that came with it? I got Office, on discs.
If I decide I don't like it and return it, does having everything installed cause a problem?

 

Dell Inspiron 9400 E1705

Intel Core Duo 2 Processor T7200 (2.0GHz/677MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows Vista ULTIMATE (NEW!) ($259 Upgrade)
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM ($129 Upgrade)
100GB 7200RPM Hard Drive ($159 Upgrade)
17 Inch UltraSharp WideScreen WXGA
8X DVD+RW Dual Layer Drive and 24X CDRW
GeForce GO 7900 256 Meg Video Card ($299 Upgrade)
Intel PRO Wireless 1390 Mini Card (802.11 A/B/G 54Mbps)
Mcafee Anti Virus 30 Day Subscription
9 Cell 80 Watt Battery ($79 Upgrade)
BlueTooth Wireless ($59 Upgrade)
Sound Blaster Pro Audiology ($59 Upgrade)
One Year Warranty


I ended up spending a total of $1650 on the system on ebay. It's a refurb but the identical system build on dell.com was over $1000 more. I went ahead and purchased the dell carrying case that goes with the system as it had a lot of good reviews. Anyone else think this is a good deal?

 

i Ordered a DELL INSPIRION 6400 on 24 april 2007.

RAM: 2GB
HDD: 160 GB
PROCESSOR: Dual core (1.73 GHZ)
VISTA premium
graphics card: Intel media accelerator 950
optical drive: 8X CD/DVD burber(double layer, DVDread write)
dell wireless 355 bluetoooth, dell wireless 1390 802,11 card.
DELL MEDIA DIRECT for watching music, songs, presentation without starting windows.

~guys i got a deal in USA and it costed me $770 after tax.
~Indian Rs. around 32000

is it a gud deal....lookinf fwd to replies

 

Ordered from Dell Outlet on Sunday and it came in on Wednesday:

Inspiron 6400/E1505
Core Duo T2300 1.66
1GB 533Mhz
80GB 5400rpm HD
DVD+/-RW
ATI Mobility 1400
Dell 1390 Wireless
WSXGA+

$767/shipped

I think the first upgrade (in the next few months) will be a 7200RPM HD, then probably 2GB 667 RAM.

///Michael

 

I'm pretty excited, just ordered a new Dell 640m/e1405 laptop yesterday. I got my current laptop about five years ago, and am starting law school in the fall and needed an upgrade. Here's what I've got coming:

Inspiron 640m:
Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB)
14.1" WSXGA w/ TrueLife™ (glossy)
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
120GB Hard Drive
Vista Home Basic
DVD +/- RW
Dell 1390 Wireless

Can't wait to get it in.

 

How much did it cost u?

 

I was about $950 + tax, so about $1,015 total.

 

I just ordered my first Dell laptop!

 

Inspiron 6400
Intel® Pentium® dual-core proc T2080(1MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
Free 120GB Hard Drive - $60 Value
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$1134 CAN before tax.

Hoping I didnt overpay here.....

 

Picked up a second 640m (first was in Jan, this will be for sis) for 791 tax in. This is in Canada, by the way!

I tried to post this on the night of the 30th, but by the time I was able to, the deal ran out. It was a pricing error, which Dell is now confirmed as honouring.

So, I guess I'm here to shamelessly brag a bit. Sorry, but I *never* run into these "deals of the year".


Specs:
Core 2 Duo 1.73GHz
WXGA+ UltraSharp with TrueLife™
FREE Upgrade from 1GB to 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
80GB Sata Hard Drive
Vista™ Home Premium
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
6 Cell Battery + FREE Additional 9 Cell Battery
3 free months of High Speed Internet with Bell/Cogeco/Shaw/other ISP
(I called Cogeco - no strings attached; Bell - not sure)

This was the base model as on Dell's site:


This was my end purchase:

 

Not long took delivery of my first Dell lap top after using Toshiba ones for a long time, very impressed I must say.

Inspiron 9400 --
Intel Core 2 T7200 @ 2.00GHZ
17” UltraSharp Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) with TrueLife™
2 GB DDR2 667MHZ
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS
200GB SATA Drive
355 built in Bluetooth 2.0 Module
9 Cell Battery
QuickSnap® LCD Back Cover - Natural Leather
Genuine Windows Vista™ Ultimate

 

i got the same lappy as urs.. 3 days back for 770$USD after tax..

further u have 160 gb hard disk ..and Intel 950 graphics card...

 

Dell Inspiron 6400
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7200 2GHz, 4MB Cache, 667 MHz FSB
XP Professional (I could have had vista - but im not a fan )
15.4" Wide Screen XGA+ TFT Display with Truelife(TM): 1440x900
2GB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7300 TurboCache
120GB SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities
6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$1800AUD around 1500USD...dont know if that was good or bad? but it will do what I needed

 

Ok, so I just ordered an E1505. Primary purpose is for school, but I do play WoW on occasion. Only question I have is should I call and change the ram to 2GB - 667mhz rather than the 2GB - 533mhz since the processor has the 667mhz FSB?? It would be $50 more...worth the performance difference?

Total cost was $1096.62 after tax. Decent or not? Never purchased a laptop, and my ex has built all of my desktops...

Intel Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen WXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 DIMM
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Windows Vista™ Home Premium
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

 

I recently got a new Dell XPS M1710 laptop.

Main Specs:

Intel Core Duo 2 T7400 2.16Ghz,
2GB DDR2-667Mhz,
100GB 7200RPM 8MB,
nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX 512MB,
Windows Vista Home Premium

Total: $3,315.12 (Canadian)

 

here are my specs, all in CAD hope I didn't over pay