Anyone got their vostro?

dang that sucks... im SOO happy i got the free upgrade of shipping or else it wouldnt be here till tuesday or wednesday.

 

thats crazy though, the box weighs 13 pounds ha ha.

 

I GOT MINE !!!!! Fedex just dropped it off; I am getting ready to get it out of the box i will taking some pictures as soon as I find my camera...

 

hey jags fan im going to orlando too, this next week. go figure my lappy is going to come when im gone

 

yea mat, im going to orlando for bucs preseason haha. I plan on taking pics and uploading them using my new laptop!!

 

coperi is it a 14 or 1500?

 

Well, mine finally shipped today. Though it seems like they are still sending it to the actual DHL location. It probably won't arrive until after my birthday, the 1st-3rd sometime, but it still shipped slightly early, so I can't complain. I just don't quite understand why people who ordered after me are receiving theirs already.
Also, I probably should have tried to talk them into free next day shipping.

 

How do they decide who gets DHL and who gets FedEX? **** DHL. They suck.

 

I agree about DHL sucking. Somehow overnight from CA to CA needed to be routed through Ohio and arrive a week late.

 

I called 1800-CALL-DHL and found that mine is getting delivered on monday. DHL doesn't mention the dely. date in the tracking info page.

I can't wait to undress my new girl friend.

 

a plea to anyone who has theirs yet, can you test battery life and heat issues including noise of fan and what not, thats a main concern of mine when buying a laptop
thanks in advance

 

How about somebody actually post some DECENT quality pictures that are in focus, sharp, and not dim! That would be great. Kthx.

 

Ok so I can not find my stupid camera!!! I can't believe this but; anyhow I guess some other people got theirs I noticed a *beeping* sound when the headphones are connected I am not sure what this is... i might have seen a thread with something like this on the inspirons.

By the way it is a 1500

 

the fan is very quiet from my perspective, it does get it a little warm on the left side where the vent is but i guess that is normal battery life lasted about 2.30 hrs i was surfing the net, using word processor and using skype I do not know how intensive this is but I guess it wasn't bad i really like the computer the only problem is that beeping sound on the headphones it is like you can hear what the computer is doing inside.

 

coperi, was the 2.5 hours on full brightness and wifi?
also was it a 6 cell battery or a 9 cell?
thanks

 

I was not using wifi the whole time just the first 15min or so and never used full brightness

 

i also would like to know.. if that was any power save mode thats a whole lot less than dell told me id get.. what gpu do you have?? also as asked the 6 or 9 cell battery i assume 6 with that time

 

was typing while you were .... wow thats pretty poor imo... i guess i should have got the 9 cell also...

 

I have the 8600gt nvidia card, and yes I do have the 6 cell battery I am not sure how important are the things i was doing when i was using the battery i was also downloading/installing some software nothing too big though.

Programs: adobe flash, divx, firefox and some others.

 

wow that battery life isnt that amazing, im kinda dissapointed, dont know what to think

 

Well it is weird because as soon as i got the computer out of the box I went ahead and powered it up when i placed the cursor over the battery it said 3.3 hours remaining but after I started using the computer I saw the time decreasing rapidly, do you think this may have not been a good test and should have discharge and recharge the battery? Also what is the usual amount of time that a computer should last on the battery?

 

yea when you first get it you should do one thorough charge and discharge cycle
check with some notebook gurus on other battery questions

 

ok disregard the battery life on the 1500 sorry I am kinda new to the process i did not mean to mislead anybody.

 

coperi can you post some pics? if possible?. Give your first impression on the vostro

 

2.5 hrs sounds normals for a 6 cell battery.

 

I can not find my camera I guess I will be looking on the camera section very soon, I have been looking for the camera sin 1pm this afternoon, other than the very annoying noise on the headphone jack i really like it but then again I am kind of new on the whole new laptop thing I just mislead somebody on the battery life issue.

 

Hmmm..... My 1400 is currently around 30-45 miles away from me, but its expected delivery date is not until the 31st. Is it really going to take them 2 shipping days to get that far?

 

blah, mines is still in boxing. thought it'd go into shipping like everyone else

 

Mine has been delayed to 28/08... ¬¬ I ordered in 18/07...

 

What specs did you get?

 

hey guys... did any of you who got it upgrade to vista home premium? If so, did they load the premium on there? Or do you have to do that by yourself with the key they give you?

 

Vostro 1500
T7300, 2GB RAM, WSXGA+, Wifi-N, Bluetooth, Vista Premium...

 

I got the same specs, but xp instead and regular wxga though I ordered couple days before you. Is it yours still in preproduction? I've been in build for 10 days now.... I haven't gotten a delay notice or anything though.

 

Yeah, I've not notice.
I'm in preproduction since 18/07; and shipping day was 03/08.
Today I saw my Order Status and my preproduction date is 28/07 (today) and shipping is 28/08.

 

really? did you try calling the order status phone number to see if it says anything else?

i ordered mine and by the next morning it was "in production" and went into the build stage that day i believe. been in build for 3 or 4 days now

 

I ordered my 1400 on the 18th. This morning it was still in 'production'. A few hours later i checked and it now shows SHIPPED!!! Maybe they skipped testing and boxing?!?

 

man. dell's a trip. obviously, this is rad news. but it's funny to see how varied people's experiences are in the different stages. i mean really. it doesn't take 10 days to "build" a computer, testing probably is about 30 minutes, and boxing? what, 2 minutes?

This is what Dell should do. change their stages to:
1. Not yet started (when you're waiting in line to be built)
2. Building (2 hours)
3. Shipped (when it has left their hands).

Because really, let just admit that for dell to make a computer takes all of 2-3 hours. it's been stated on a news story, and that was years ago. but i understand that practically speaking they'd have a million angry people if they said, yes, we got your order a week ago, but we haven't done anything with it yet. I don't even mean this sarcastically. if the company's got 10's of thousands of orders to fill (or maybe 100's of thousands in the first few weeks of 1520's / Vostros), it doesn't surprise me that we have to wait in line.

As for me, I'm told my baby is in "testing".

 

It's entirely possible that it works like an assembly line and they part them in batches of 100.

 

I think that Windows Vista is the culprit for the worsening battery life in the newer generation of laptops.

I'd put Windows XP on it instead.

I had a Dell Inspiron 6000 that with a 9 cell battery lasted almost 5 hours. And 2 years later could still go 3 hours with the screen dimmed down to about 1/3 brightness.

I think Vista is a failure.

 

no i think the dedicated GPU and the 6 cell battery is the culprit

and seriously its not bad, 6 cell=3 hours 9 cell=1.5*3=4.5 hours seems pretty good.

I have a inpspiron 1501 with 9 cell, gets about 5 hours on 70-80% brightness while streaming movies off the web.

 

ok, now im convinced, vista sucks. its been giving me so many problems. i want to install xp so badly, but since the vostro doesn't come with a recovery cd, i cant , unless it wont void my warranty. its also a memory whore. when its starting up it uses 95% of it then drops to around 55-60%. im sure when i install 2gb itll get a little better. also got a bsod today, first one in 4 years. i was trying to do a system restore but it crapped out on me.

 

There's not doubt I'm going to do a clean install of XP. I use so many apps that just won't work under Vista...I just don't want to mess with it.

 

woo counting tonight.. i have 2 more nights without my laptop!! monday will be good.

 

I'm just happy to finally get to the boxing stage.

 

sorry guys, but what exactly is the screen resoltuion of the vostro 1500 with xga Truelife.

 

finally got into shipping. I had to get overnight for my area (the only option they gave me) yet the estimated delivery date is on the 2nd of august. shouldn't it be earlier since its expedited??

 

well, the estimated date on dells website is WAY wrong. The one on your tracking info with the shipper will be right.

Fedex says 7/30
Dell says 8/1-8/3

 

According to Dell it is 1280x800.

 

thank you ^ plus rep

 

I think this is probably gonna get a LOT of people mad but:
Ordered: 7/25/07 (close to midnight)
Shipped: 7/28/07

Specs:
1 223-1242 Vostro 1500, Intel Core 2 Duo T5470, 1.6GHz, 800Mhz FSB, 2M L2 Cache
1 320-5543 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD display with TrueLife for Vostro 1500
1 311-7261 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 DIMM
1 320-5558 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
1 341-4885 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 420-7049 Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
1 412-0998 Dell Exclusive MediaDirect Instant Play Software Application
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 410-0944 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.08, forVostro
1 313-5527 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/o Roxio Creator
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
1 313-5298 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
1 320-5546 Integrated 2.0 mega pixel webcam 1500
1 410-0978 Norton Internet Security 2007 30 Day Trial,OEM
1 312-0545 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Vostro 1500
1 410-1052 Microsoft Works 8.5 - English
1 983-3920 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 987-6829 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 987-6977 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 983-4060 Type 7 Contract - Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
1 420-7189 DellNetwork Assistant 1.7
1 466-8886 Thank you for choosing Dell
1 462-4506 Purchase is NOT intended for resell
1 412-0968 Creative Earbud EP630
1 420-7367 PC Tune-up, 1 Year (For English OS only)
1 960-8851 1YR AUT. PC TUNE UP,VOSTRO, Included in Price
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
1 310-8627 You have chosen a Windows Vista Basic System
1 420-7368 Dell DataSafe 2.0 Online, 10GBfor 1 Year Free (for ABU only)
1 987-7479 VOSTRO,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)
1 600-0002 State Environmental Fee for display 15 inches, less than 35 inches

Also: I got the bumped up Next Day shipping, and it's showing 3-5 day delivery. I think Dell is lying to everyone, when they offer them free shipping, to shut them up.