**Official Dell XPS M1530 Owner's Lounge**

Discussion at the Direct2Dell Blog: http://direct2dell.com/one2one/archive/2007/11/27/36410.aspx

Vlog:
WMV: http://media.dellone2one.com/dell/November2007/XPS_M1530.wmv
MP4: http://media.dellone2one.com/dell/November2007/XPS_M1530.mp4
OGG: http://media.dellone2one.com/dell/November2007/XPS_M1530.ogg

 

One of interesting snippets he mentioned in the video was a plan for additional color options after the holidays. Black would suit me fine, but I'd be tempted by a nice deep and rich blue.

 

I just ordered my new M1530 yesterday on 12-2 and it says that my est ship date is 12-27-07 with a est delivery date of 1-1-08-1-3-08. heres what i ordered.

1 223-3526 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
1 313-5814 Tuxedo Black Casing XPS M1530
1 311-7820 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for XPS M1530
1 320-6077 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP
1 320-6081 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M G
1 341-5630 120GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530
1 420-6813 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
1 420-7590 Media Direct 3.3
1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530
1 412-0946 Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR
1 310-9246 Creative Earbud EP630
1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
1 313-5820 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
1 430-2590 Dell Wireless 1490 802.11a/g Mini Card
1 410-1174 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
1 312-0639 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
1 312-0637 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery, for XPS M1530
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 986-5859 Thank you for choosing a Limited Warranty and Service Contract
1 988-5607 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
1 984-2350 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 986-3557 LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 1 Year
1 430-2566 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
1 420-7285 Datasafe Online 10GB,1 Year Free
1 987-7449 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks


Tell me what you think. I was also wondering if yall think that it will be made and delivered sooner than that? Also doesnt the M1530 come with the fingerprint reader also?

 

I was told that the FP reader was an option (by a trusted source), but I think he may have been wrong. There isn't an option for it AND on the 1330 configurator it is now a free upgrade.

 

the vlog on dells youtube the guy said that its standard so i think it is

 

Just ordered mine, it went to Canceled one me today phoned in, they redid it to production:
2.4GHZ 4MB
3GB Ram(take out 1GB and put in 2G, vola, 4GB dual Channel for 70 bucks.)
8600 GT DDR3 (as per japan website)
120GB 7200
9 cell battery
8X DVD+/-RW
Vista (going to use it until it pisses me off or until Xp drivers come out)
3year LoJack (im at a college so its well worth it, cant wait to catch someone jacking it!)
Gonna have laptop security cable on it as well i should use it more

here i was thinking, who would get this stuff before us? Well who builds it?
Japan!!
Took a while to navigate around, but i just searched 1530 & looked back on the Canadian website.
Japans website states DDR3
http://configure.apj.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=jp&cs=jpdhs1&l=ja&oc=3042BPlemiumPKG&s=dhs

 

I found a great review for the m1530 http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,39050489,42299395p-3,00.htm. The m1530 got a 4,290 on 3D Mark 06 which is awesome! Just anxiously waiting for a higher res screen to come out..

 

Yep.. was posted yesterday.. great graphics and performance but so so battery life (1 hr 28 mins on DVD playback)

CNET still gave it a Editor's choice though.. Obviously a good choice for a gamer.

 

Yeah, that review was with the 6 cell battery though.

I am sure you could squeeze another hour with the 9 cell

 

One question that I couldn't figure out from the Dell website:
Is the blu-ray disk drive just a BD ROM (read only) drive or can I "burn" BD's with it?

 

http://www.gadget5.com/laptops/dell-xps-m1530-premium-notebook-pc/
Posted December 1st, 2007 by admin
"Dell International launched its 15.4-inch premium notebook pc ‘XPS M1530’ in Korea market, which adopts Intel’s Core 2 Duo T7800 CPU and 965PM chipset.

Equipped with a slot loading DVD-RW drive and a 2M built-in webcam, the XPS M1530 supports 256MB DDR3 memory, 64GB SSD and NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT. Featuring 2.37cm-thick slim design, it enhanced a bio-metric fingerprint sensor system."

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=476&pgno=1
GeForce
8600M GT
(Dell)

MEMORY TYPE - GDDR3

 

Here is Dell XPS M1530 First Look and Video: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=194936

 

Sleey0's Impressions: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=196500

 

This thread is on the same site, in the same subforum. Do we really need links to these threads?

 

This is the Official Dell XPS M1530 Owner's Lounge. Important threads will be linked for other users to find everything at one place.

 

How exactly do TV tuners work? I'm wondering if I should have bought one with my m1530...

 

they just make ur laptop a TV with cable pretty much...they hook into like a usb port and then u hook the tuner up to ur analog cable...then basically u can watch TV on ur laptop

 

TV tuners, help you to watch/record television on your notebook, using the provided antenna. You can also connect your cable or satellite connection if you desire to watch/record them.

TV tuners that can be bought with M1530 are external USB TV Tuners. You can always buy them separately.

 

Wow, thats kind of cool. So say I had to work and i was going to miss my favorite show, I could record it on my laptop? Would I pay a monthly fee or something?

I'll have to look into this when i get the Dell Giftcard.

Thanks for the responses :]

 

ya u could record it on ur laptop and set it to burn to DVD...

No FEE!!

 

Now that a lot of you have your own M1530, do tell us about it here. Eagerly waiting for your experiences!

 

CNET Review leaks upcoming 1440x900 resolution for Dell XPS M1530

"...Dell is currently offering only a 1,280x800 resolution LCD display, but our review unit had a slightly higher native resolution, 1,440x900 screen, which
Dell says will be rolled out as an option in the coming weeks..."

Source: http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-xps-m1530-intel/4505-3121_7-32778979.html

 

oh snap, i'm getting it the second it becomes available

 

hey is the finger print reader included in the 1530 i dont see it in there options and what about the remote it doesnt show up in my email

 

Hey, I might have to cancel my order then.......1440x900 is just too awesome if they put this on this system!

 

I believe its standard

 

I just got mine, as in literally just got handed over to me by the delivery guy!! I'm so excited!!!

 

I ordered one on Saturday. I hope it has the 1440x900 screen.

 

just ordered mine. really excited but the ESD is in febuary

 

If you need the high resolution screen, you need to call and order. There is no way you can order it over the web for now. It takes a few calls to get it to the right salesperson who can do this for you. Unfortunately the high resolution screen costs more and will be delivered in March 2008.

Update: I heard my friends getting confirmed orders for 1440x900 resolution CCFL to be delivered before end of January 2008.

 

Thanks for the info.
I'd like to swap the video card with my E1705 after it arrives as this is my backup computer. (Not used to back up data though) I have external drives for that.

 

Hey guys,

Is it true that the power cord plugs into the side? Does it get in the way much?

Thanks.

 

I think it is not possible to do that.

 

I saw something on this forum regarding getting 1GB of ram from dell and then upgrading it cheaper later from newegg or something. I cant find that piece anymore. But I was wondering does anyone know exactly what kind to get? I wouldnt want to get the wrong one. This is for the m1530

 

You need:
200 Pin
SO-DIMM
DDR2
667 MHz
1.8 V
Non-ECC
PC2-5300
Memory Module

This works great: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820208341 for less than $100 for 2 x 2 GB Modules

Here are the instructions to upgrade the memory modules: http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1530/en/SM/memory.htm#wp1180190

 

Thanks for the reply

 

Yes, the power port is on the left side but it doesn't get in the way. If you have used a power port that is on the back side of the notebook, it will take some time getting used to it.

 

heres a link to a video explaining how to do it. and remember that only good that 4 gigs of ram is good for is if you have 64 bit vista other than that i would suggest 3 gigs

 

Happy to say im writing on my new 1530. what do i do now????? lol

 

forgot the link... sorry
http://youtube.com/watch?v=A7R5VYsdxIg

 

Ordered mine on the 11th. The estimated delivery date was the 18th of January but its moved up to sometime tomorrow to Friday.

 

So, just to be clear, the high resolution screens should be available and delivered within the next month? Do you know any more details, as in if the LED backlit screens will also be available, or if there are higher resolutions?

 

Ordered mine today.

White, 256MB 8600M GT, 2GB, 160GB 7200 HD, Sound Blaster Audigy, Webcam, N card

How did I do in terms of price?

 

how did you get that much off?!

 

half price 1530?? how did you do that??

i ordered mine on 7 dec, anticipated delivery date 18 dec, got a call saying it was coming on 17 dec, and it didn't arrive on that day. then i get an e-mail saying it's been delayed until 27 dec - so i call dell to ask them what is going on? they said they'd call back, never got a call.

and then the laptop turns up on 18 dec (as originally expected!). a bit annoyed that they give you the runaround, but very happy with the timing overall (since when i ordered it, the website said it'd take 4-5 weeks!).

very happy with it so far - still yet to fully explore it though.

 

See my post in Tech Deals.

$669 off then applied an additional $25 OFF 500 Coup.

 

These resolutions displays are planned for Dell XPS M1530:

CCFL Backlit
15.4-inch WXGA TrueLife (1280x800) - Available Now
15.4-inch WXGA+ TrueLife (1440x900) - Available at the end of January 2008
15.4-inch WSXGA+ TrueLife (1680x1050) - Available at the end of March 2008

LED Backlit
15.4-inch WXGA+ TrueLife (1440x900) - Available between January to March 2008

 

are there any official dell skinit skins for the M1530 model available?

 

But that deal only works for US citizens, right?

 

Yes.

EPP Deal on Dell XPS M1530:
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst..._cs=6099&sm=2&oc=AYCWHN3&link_number=17970622

Instant Savings: $669
DPA Discount: 4%
EPP Discount: 12%
Gift Card: $200
Next Day Business Shipping: $0