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    New M1330 Owner

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JShamoon, Jan 17, 2008.

  1. JShamoon

    JShamoon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just received my M1330 as of yesterday night...

    It has some issues. :eek:

    A07 Bios :), A00 Montherboard :eek:

    Speaker grill loose :eek:

    CPU whine, not horrible, but it's there :eek:

    Fan is always on :eek:

    Needless to say, it's going back, just not sure if I am going to exchange it or purchase a different system altogether.

    Does anyone else feel the hard drive spinning under their left palm? Kinda annoying if you ask me. Also, the system gets pretty warm, both under the palmrests and on the bottom of the system under light loads...(surfing).

    p.s., the keyboard SUCKS as well, feels VERY cheap. The Vostro's in comparison felt like a Thinkpad almost, definitely much nicer than the M1330's.

    Any other recommendations as far as other machines go? I need a somewhat light, durable < 15" laptop under $1400. Looking for a good quality screen and great overall feel. This will be used for personal/business work. No gaming.

    Thanks guys.
     
    JShamoon, Jan 17, 2008
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  2. blackwestcoast

    blackwestcoast Notebook Enthusiast

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    too bad- I love my m1330
     
    blackwestcoast, Jan 17, 2008
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  3. JShamoon

    JShamoon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I didn't say I'm going to completely rule out getting a replacement, I just want to make sure there are no other alternatives that would suit me better.
     
    JShamoon, Jan 17, 2008
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  4. wdro

    wdro Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't like to make a new thread. How do you check the motherboard version again? Is there a way to check it without opening the back of the notebook?
     
    wdro, Jan 17, 2008
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  5. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    Just read the white label on the underside of the unit..no not the service tag one ;)
     
    BlackRussian, Jan 17, 2008
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  6. wdro

    wdro Notebook Evangelist

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    oh cool, thx for the quick response. It's A04 for me. yippee!
     
    wdro, Jan 17, 2008
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  7. thecube

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    why is this important?
    Didn't u have cpu whine with A04?
     
    thecube, Jan 17, 2008
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  8. msjaneoly

    msjaneoly Notebook Evangelist

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    What makes you love it? Can you expand?
     
    msjaneoly, Jan 17, 2008
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