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My only real gripe with the 1400 is Dell using Alps touch pads instead of Synaptics.

The alps truly sucks.

 

I found a deal on the right side of msn.com for $289 off. I'm looking to order this:

Dell Vostro 1500 $1,172 before S&H
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Business
15.4 in UltraSharp™ Wide Scrn XGA+LCD Display w/TrueLife™
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8600M GT
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
High Definition Audio 2.0

 

Here's too another 2 weeks of waiting for my Vostro!

 

Hey, guys, after a lot of consideration and hesitation, i finally ordered a vostro 1500 today .
Here, are the specs...

Dell VOSTRO 1500 N-Series Notebook
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T7300
2.0 GHz, 4MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB
No Genuine Windows OS
1 Year CompleteCover
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display with TrueLife(TM)
2GB (2 X 1024MB) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated Stereo Sound
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 8600M GT with 256MB GDDR2 graphic memory
120GB SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Combination Drive with dual layer write capabilities
Dell(TM) Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Dual Band 802.11a/g 54 Mbps Wireless Mini Card
Premium matte black finish and dark chrome accents with camera
90W AC Adapter
9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Belkin Sling Bag Fits up to 15.4" Screen (Colour: Black/Red)

And the best thing is I got it for a neat sum of Rs 63,500/- only(thats like 1500$ but this is in india , so thats okay )

 

Getting my Vostro today. Specs should be in signature. Got all that with a 2yr next-day on-site and 2yr accident coverage for $1,213. Love having a small business. I'll try it out over the next couple of days, and let you guys know. Not sure how to post pics on here yet, but I'll figure it out. I have the 9 cell batt so I'm sure you all want to see that. I'll try to test it out on SWKOTOR 1, SWKOTOR 2, Morrowind, and HL2. Look for a review in a couple of days. By the way, my DHL 3-5 day ground got here in 2 days by air. Also a reason I love my sales rep.

 

Ordered last night.. 879 after tax,

14.1 matte
c2d 5 series
512 Ram (got me own)
80GB (got another already)
Intel N
3100x

Ship date 8/30.

WTF's with the pricing today? Everything jumped like 200+ and the evalue codes I got in the mail YESTERDAY aren't working.. seems shady.

 

are you serious? fried mobo. Dang that sucks man.

 

I could not find a better machne for the money so I placed a new order since Dell cancelled my old... Ordered August 9 and according to the email I will get it September 3. The homepage says it will take 6+ weeks so this will be interesting.

Saved about $200 on the same setup compared to the old order placed July 16.

 

I'm pretty impressed with the 1400. Battery barely moves and im slowly adjusting to the bigger 1280x800 resolution matte screen. Dell is shipping me out a wxga+ TL so I'll be able to try the 1440x900 reso and return whichever I don't like.

I really would have loved a matte 1440x900 reso but can't win em all.

 

Got mine 1500 yesterday 2nd day shipping, T5470, 1gb, 120gb, wxga truelife, 6cell, screen is amazing, not grainy at all (I saw a toshiba 14" grainy screen and a macbook pro 15" grainy screen before,so I know how grainy LCD would look like). Synaptics touch pad, not alps. problem is hard drive is noisy and will freeze every 5 minutes and each lasts like a minute, thats painful! I'm returning it soon.

I have another 1500 coming in today, also 2nd day shipping with pretty much the same specs except for a upgrade to wxga+ lcd. I will post some screen comparison pics (brightness, contrast, graininess if any) if anyone is interested.