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    M1530 First Impressions

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by ThePope, Dec 25, 2007.

  1. ThePope

    ThePope Notebook Geek

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    First of all Merry Christmas to all!

    Secondly, I got my 1530 in the mail last night and have to say, im very impressed. A few things I noticed:

    The Fan and hard disc are both very quite, and I could not see it disturbing anyone in a quite environment.

    The heat from the HD being under your left palm is noticeable, but nothing of any real concern.

    The disc drive is cool and not as loud as some people have complained about.

    The fingerprint reader is well, dumb, ive tried dry fingers, moist fingers, slow swipes, fast swipes, to no avail.

    Speakers are not very nice, my old IBM T30 had better speakers.

    The 9 cell battery is not very comfortable on the lap.

    Now keep in mind these are only a few things about the computer, and is just my personal opinion. Others including yourself may find many of the points ive just made, rubbish.

    I do have a question though, would it be a good idea to reformat my HD and get rid of the "bloatware"? Will it increase performance?
     
    ThePope, Dec 25, 2007
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  2. cconant1833

    cconant1833 Notebook Consultant

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    I can't answer your question, but I have to agree, I cannot get the finger print reader to work right. I get about 1 successful print out of 10.
     
    cconant1833, Dec 25, 2007
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  3. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    First off, congratulations and happy holidays!

    Yes and definitely yes. Just be sure to read up on how to go about this. Search the forums on that :)
     
    scythie, Dec 25, 2007
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  4. A Led Rock

    A Led Rock Notebook Evangelist

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    the fingerprint reader is actually excellent...u just have to know HOW to swipe ur finger...it took me a while to learn how to do it correctly...
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 25, 2007
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  5. sly

    sly m1530 owner!!!

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    could u take some pics
     
    sly, Dec 25, 2007
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  6. Illegal Operation

    Illegal Operation Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for sharing Pope, glad to hear everything is going well with your new system. Have fun!!
     
    Illegal Operation, Dec 25, 2007
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  7. Lrn2Reef

    Lrn2Reef Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got mine last night while I was at work (so technically hubby got it). I'm lovin mine.... have had no probs with the finger print reader... I went through the whole process and watched th pointers on using it.

    I can't get the dang remote workin... but other than that I love it!!! Crimson red is awsome.

    If anyone wants some pics taken let me know. I can start a post.

    -Reef
     
    Lrn2Reef, Dec 25, 2007
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  8. Illegal Operation

    Illegal Operation Notebook Evangelist

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    I'd love to see pics. You should start the "Post pics of your new m1530 post" or something along those lines. Would be cool to see them all start poping up in one place.
     
    Illegal Operation, Dec 25, 2007
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  9. Lrn2Reef

    Lrn2Reef Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK Ill start one tonight! :D And I wont even have to get out my digital camera cord... i can just pop the card right in.
     
    Lrn2Reef, Dec 25, 2007
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  10. Fuzzy

    Fuzzy Notebook Evangelist

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    Fuzzy, Dec 25, 2007
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  11. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Don't worry about the FPR tutorial. I couldn't get any swipes to match. I just skipped it and registered my print anyway and it works 99 times out of 100.

    Try it and let me know if that works for you :)
     
    sleey0, Dec 25, 2007
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  12. c0llister

    c0llister Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got mine Xmas Eve morning and its been fantastic. I did the clean install, and installed SP 1 RC. The fingerprint reader was difficult at first because I wasn't doing it correctly. Just make sure you press down with a little force and do it slowly.
     
    c0llister, Dec 26, 2007
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  13. dvmxps1530

    dvmxps1530 Notebook Evangelist

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    Finger print reader...
    this is how it works,,, you see that the scanner is deeper than the surface of the laptop so what you need to do is make your finger go all the way down and touch that little glass sacnner ... you must feel it with your finger...
    when I first got my XPS 1530 I had the same problem,... tried everything... but the way I told you will work... just press your finger down on the little scanner.... let me know..
     
    dvmxps1530, Dec 26, 2007
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