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    Is this a good deal for the xps m1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ricrob, Jun 13, 2008.

  1. ricrob

    ricrob Notebook Enthusiast

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    Is this a good deal on a new xps m1530 I've been looking at one for a while so I thought I would ask. Thank you in advance any answers are appreciated.

    Tuxedo Black
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
    Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera
    4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
    Size: 250GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
    Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
    Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
    56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    High Definition Audio 2.0
    Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
    3Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
    Black Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera
    $1,039.60
     
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  2. gonwk

    gonwk Notebook Deity

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    Hi ricrob,

    What will you be using the laptop for Mainly!?!?

    G! :)
     
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    hahafwkit Newbie

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    Everything is good except for the processor technology and speed. T5000 series are abit slow. Get T8000 series instead. Have better system performance, power efficiency, and multimedia performance. And is it 2.6kg? Seems quite heavy for me though.
     
    hahafwkit, Jun 13, 2008
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  4. ricrob

    ricrob Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well since I am going to college soon, I will be using the laptop to for word processing. I will also be using the laptop to watch movies and listen to music. I also plan on using the laptop to play some games, such as the orange box, call of duty 4.
     
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    Hi ricrob,

    I agree with hahafwkit ... everything looks good ... but if you can afford another $175 get the T8300 processor (T2.4GHz) and you don't have to worry about upgrading for a long while. I was going to suggest T8100 (2.1GHz) ... but I just checked Dell's website and for some reason they are not offering it on XPS ... so if you have to upgrade T8300 is it. But $175 plus Tax ... is pretty good chunk of moola ... so!!!

    BTW, if you are "ONLY" watching movies and not doing any Video work ... the T5750 is more than enough ... even if you are doing Video work and you have "Patience" ... it should be just fine ... we are talking about 5 or 9 minutes time difference in your Video work for a DVD-5 size project.

    Hope this helps!

    G! :)
     
    gonwk, Jun 13, 2008
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    ricrob Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you it does help. I figure the process I picked has to be better than my athlon 64 3400 that is in my desktop
     
    ricrob, Jun 13, 2008
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