Just ordered my a new M1730, have a couple of questions...

First off, what a great forum! Some of you guys amaze me with your computing knowledge. I have much to learn.

I Just ordered the M1730, as all of you have been there, the wait is killing me.

Some specs.

XPS M1730, Intel Core 2 Duo T9300(2.5GHz, 800Mhz, 6M L2 Cache)
PERSONALIZATION SHIELD, LCD COLOR WING OPTION,BLUE
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for XPS M1730
17 UltraSharp TrueLife Wide screen WUXGA for XPS M1730
NVIDIA SLI Dual GeForce 8700MGT with 512MB GDDR3 Memory
400G (2x200) 7200RPM High Performance SATA HDD Free FallSensor
8X DVD+/-RW Drive
McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription
4 Year Limited Warranty

$2500.00 All said and done...
Hope I got a decent deal.


Now for the questions!

1. My est del date is 12/15, How accurate are these dates? This wait my kill me.

2. When the beast arrives, Is there a guide on how to reformat windows to make her run faster?

This is a big upgrade from my Inspiron 9300, I'm not the best with computers but I'm eager to learn.

Sorry for the long post, thanks for everyones help!

 

imo should have at LEAST went with the 8800's. the dell outlet has had similar systems with the 8800's for less than you paid but they are technically not brand new.

 

First off, congratulations on your purchase. Too bad it's not the dual 8800M GTX SLi, but still great for gaming.

1. Not so sure about accuracy of dates. Could be delayed a day or two due if there are problems with the laptop before shipping. Could also be shipped earlier than that if all is well. Although it is quite a long wait.

2. Here's Les' Vista Tweak Guide as well as his Dell Vista Laptop Reformat and Bloatware Removal Guide

 

Hirohata, Perfect!
Thank you

 

I'm pretty sure you can get the 8800MGTX SLI's at this point for that price.

I don't think you should go through with this purchase. If you can't get the 8800MGTX SLI's look at alienware's new M17. You can get the ATI 3870's in Crossfire which is comparable to the 8800MGTX SLI. for this kind of money i highly recommend NOT purchasing the M1730 with 8700s.

 

Yea, if you can cancel, cancel it ASAP.
Either look in the Dell Outlet for configs with 8800M GTX SLI or get the OCZ Whitebook...

 

you can get the Alienware (save it's hideousness or if you like it, it's sexiness) for under 2k!

 

Thanks for the info guys.

I was unaware the 8700 was a bad card. I couldnt swing the extra grand for a graphics card.

I really only play games like red alert 3 and sup commander.
nothing like crysis.
I would prefer to purchase new, I really like having the 4 year warr.

Please keep the good info coming!! All opinions are welcome.

Chronic

 

What is this?
More info please!

 

this system wont last 4 years, even if u only play RTS games. 8700 are a just bad There is no other words to phrase it. Cancel that order and take a look at our sager forums. M1730 is a good choice but only with 8800 and its getting old now. There are far more advanced laptops out there. For $2500 u can get a sager with WUXGA, 4Gb, 320Gb 7200, M GTX, and a T9600 for an extra $200 u could swing for a quad core or X9100.

 

I also wish I had mine built with the 8800 but running Cysis and Fallout 3 without any problems with my BAD 8700's... (a few driver tweeks done)

Though the M17 is one sweet looking ride imo!

That est. delivery date is a roll of the dice, mine came a week an a half early...ENJOY your new machine!

 

Your not getting the best bang for the buck, if you can cancel that order, I would do so. You can get a better gaming notebook for the price you paid or even lower, plus the M1730 is still not even Centrino 2, what is going on Dell, why are you so behind and yet still charging so much?

 

Ok boys and girls...
A quick search on ebay I found a sealed refurb m1730 with....
x9000 2.8
blu-ray combo
8800M GTX w/ 1GB
two 320gb hard drives.
bue
$2500 shipped.

Comes with 1 year, I guess i can always extend that...
The dude is shipping it tomorrow!!! CANT WAIT YAHOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now i just have to cancel that dell order,, hopefully it wont be in issue since it hasnt even been made yet...

 

^^ wow nice find there

 

That's awesome! Congrat's on your purchase.

You shouldn't have an issue cancelling your order with Dell! Just be sure to get it all documented from them..via e-mail etc

So, maybe you will have your new 1730 by this weekend! That would be pretty cool for you!!!


Cin

 

Zfactor, thank you.

The auction was $2700 but live.com has this cash back thing with paypal so i got $200 back!

Plus the seller agreed to express shipping!

Who should I get my aftermarket warrenty with? dell or square trade?

 

Please hold off from buying, if you are ok from buying from the internet I strongly suggest you invest in This instead. Xoticpc is a very well known, and respected company around here. There is also the Alienware version that has been mentioned ealier, that laptop has a lower base price but the options quickly escalate the price.

 

get the warranty from dell only square trade is a joke imo

 

Thankyou zfactor
Do you by chance know how long I have untill I need to purchase the extended warr?

 

Look's like the OP already purchased from a Seller on ebay


Cin

 

So what would be a good game to really test out the graphics on my new machine?? are there any updates to the 8800 cards I should know about?
thanks in advance!

 

Who did the refurb on your 1730 ? I assumed Outlet Dell's were only sold via Outlet. 2.7k is a bit lower than what you can get for the same specs on Outlet.

 

I have no idea.

I cant post a link to the ebay auction till I have 15 posts...


The guy has decent feedback, seems legit. Comes with the 1 year warr...

Came out to 2500 with the live.com discount. Sounds like a good deal but i dont know.

 

what is the sellers name?? if its who i got mine from id stay far away from them

 

Stop scaring the guy.
The price is awesome, and you`re getting a super laptop. Rest assured,it's more than enough for today`s games.

 

haha how bad was it?


alitunay is the seller

 

lol you got it from this guy right here on the forum: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=322480

 

Check out this forum for OCZ http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1057

 

Well he has been very fast with emails and extremely helpful. Hopefully its a smooth transaction.

 

at least you know he's on the forum if you need to contact him. they guy i bought from sent me a cracked lid scratched up system dell ended up fixing for me under complete care but one i told him about it he never responded and took almost a month for him to switch the service tag over..

good luch hope all goes well

 

sorry to hear about that, what a pain in the ***..

This seemed like too good of a deal to pass up, hopefully everything works out.