DELL Outlet XPS owners: How old was the built dates

I am just curious when you got your XPS laptop from the Dell outlet how old was the build date on it from when you got it.

I assume it should be 3-4 months and not much more.

I just saw the XPS m1330 I ordred and it shows Media direct 3.3 installed which is alarming as my understanding is 3.5 was introduced in early 2008 so perhaps this laptop was built over a year ago.

I will know in a few days when I get it.

 

I don't think you can determine the age of a refurb machine by the age of the software pre-installed. I'm fairly certain Dell would re-image all their refurb machines, so it'll be a matter of an old installation image, rather than a matter of an old laptop.

I don't think there's an accurate way to tell how old an Outlet machine actually is. The only part of a laptop I can think of that's permanently timestamped is the memory, and the memory manufacturing date can be months before that of the laptop.

Others may know a trick that I don't, though.

 

I looked at another XPS and it is coming with Media Direct 3.5 instead of 3.3 like the one I ordered. I saw it in the detail of the system.

 

mine was 6 months old and is COOOOOOOOOOL fast and no prob.

 

Just ask Dell to send you the updated software version if you are worried about it.

To be "concerned" about your system because it included a 3.3 version instead of 3.5 is silly. The truth of the matter is that stuff isn't instantly updated at Dell, just look at drivers and such.