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    Is everthing in order?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by eL_eRiC, Jun 9, 2008.

  1. eL_eRiC

    eL_eRiC Notebook Evangelist

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    XPS M1530 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache) H93DHN [223-5877]
    Operating System Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1 VHP31E [310-9764][420-5769][420-5924][420-6436][420-6995][420-7590][420-8566][463-2282]
    System Color Tuxedo Black BKDMSAT [313-6439]
    Memory 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) 2GB2D [311-7821]
    LCD, Color and camera High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M DXGAPLC [320-6693]
    Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT 25686GT [320-6082]
    Hard Drives Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive 250G54 [341-5632]
    Software - Adobe Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 ADOBER [420-7468]
    Combo or DVD+RW Drive Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) 8XDVDRW [313-5820][420-8183]
    Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783]
    Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card IP4965 [430-2449]
    Productivity No Microsoft Office MSONO [412-1397]
    Software - Antivirus No Security NOAV [461-8389]
    Primary Battery 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery 6BAT [312-0638]
    Warranty & Service 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor,24x7 Phone Support S1OS [412-0360][950-3337][950-9797][960-8710][984-2350][988-5607]
    Dial-Up Internet Access No ISP requested NISP [412-0148]
    SECURITY Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 FPRDR [467-2337]
    Bluetooth and Wireless USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate) H355I [430-2566]
    Environmental Options Recycling Kit and Plant a Tree for Me RCLTREE [310-5408]
    Doms Camera and Color High Res, Black glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2MP Ca KXGTPLC [320-6797][420-7715]
    Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor ICNSNB [310-9348]
    Dell Printer Driver Windows Vista™ Premium VPN [310-8628]
    DataSafe Online Backup Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr
    ALL FOR LESS THEN 1300$

    Should I add on anything?
     
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  2. laptop4life

    laptop4life Notebook Consultant

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    Looks fine, what will you be using the laptop for?
     
    laptop4life, Jun 9, 2008
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  3. mattocs

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    I'd get an extended warranty and a 7200RPM hard drive...but if cost is a issue, it is not to bad.
     
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  4. eL_eRiC

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    Yeah, I can't stretch the budget too much. I think I'm gonna upgrade to 3 gigs of RAM from newegg or something.
     
    eL_eRiC, Jun 9, 2008
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