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

Hi to m1530 family i just receive my m1530
yesterday and want to know is there a section inthe XPS forum for me to do a step by step procedure to get me up and running. I also want to reformat and upgrade to Vista 64 and have been in that forum checking it out.I would like to also say your have been very helpful in me pulling the trigger on buying my m1530 with your insights and comments the past month. ThankYou Carlos.
Xps M1530|T9500 2.6Ghz|4GbDDR2 667Mhz|
1900x1200?256mb GeForce8600GT|320GB 5400 rpmSATA|2xBlu-RayDrive|Intel 4965AGN|85WHR9-cellBattery|1yrLojack|1yr waranty|and others I can't think of the top of my head right now.....lol

 

Congrats on your new notebook!

 

ahh so whats up guys... never got that bleeding thing fix...but its to a point wher eit doesn't bug me...i dont' watch movies or anything much so its ok....and if i do...its connected to the tv ne ways...never called to get those accessories either...been over a month so i doubt i can get any of that done......so hows everyone liking the new laptop..im satisfied...but gonna go get the invisible shield for it to use....keep u posted on that....

 

Mine will hopefully be coming tomorrow.

 

hey i heard that nVidia GPU's were starting to fry,anybody had one of those coz i might buy one in a month or so

 

Starting to fry?!?!!! I am sure they aren't made with egg white'!!!!!

Anyway, please search around.. there are quiet a few huge discussion threads regarding this in Dell, Dell XPS forums...

Good luck.

PS., And I have had this system for arnd 4 months now, and have no problem neither am I seeing anything that seems to be like a problem. Also I have known people who got their laptop way back in Jan or late last year, and they are happy too, without seeing any issues as such. I would go ahead and get these systems, and also get at least 2 to 3 years complete NBD warranty on them (and you would be able to add another 12 months with Dell' offer to extend the warranty')_

 

I had no problem with my GPU for 4 months and now the GPU temps have started to spike, my system has also shut down while gaming AND I'm using a laptop cooler.

I noticed that certain drivers are very bad for the temps, I'm on 177.83 now and the system has stabilized somewhat. I can play COD4 for an hour, but not GRID. I wrote a letter to Dell - still waiting on a response.

 

Question: I'll be getting my 1530 later today, can I just plug it in and start to use it, or do I have to plug it in, have it charge up, and then use it?

 

Had my 1530 for about a week now...very impressed with it's performance so far! The only gripe I really have about it, is the touch sensitive control bar. It likes to rub against the screen when closed I'm presuming and that whole shiny black area of the computer just gets completed scuffed up. I'm one of those people that likes to keep their electronics in pristine condition, and seeing these little scuff marks/scratches just bugs the crap out of me! However, they're so minute that my OCDness should just overlook them, but I fear for how they will look later. I also am waiting on my invisibleshield which I ordered from zagg.com that is supposedly prefit for an M1530. Can't wait because I will be carrying this laptop around in a backpack to school/work every single day of my life. Otherwise, I'm happy with my purchase.

To poser above, I plugged mine in and used it the minute it came in! The battery was already fully charged...

 

Usually the battery comes charged... you can start using it out of the box.. in any case, you can plug it in too while starting and setting up your system Good luck and have fun. Its a lovely system

 

Ok, thanks a lot.

 

Just got my m1530. Really happy with it so far. Such a big difference from my 8 year old compaq.


Anything i need know? Recommended drivers, settings, etc.

Thanks
Chris

 

I think i have a problem with my charger. If I have the charger plugged in and then turn on the system, during the loading process, a black screen with white font comes up and says that the comp does not recognize the charger and that the battery may not charge. It tells me to get a dell 65watt or more charger (which is what i have), it then gives me the option to continue, to never show the message again, or something else. I always just press F1 to skip the error and the charger seems to charge my battery perfectly. What should I do?


btw, I'm from Canada, what number should I call to complain about not getting the accessories(earbuds, cloth)?

 

Hey guy i have a question that doesn't really need me to start a thread about.

I feel like the hard drive is always on. Is that the fan or the HD? What is to the left of the touch pad, where my wrist lays upon, while i type this?

 

I'm pretty sure it's the hard drive. It gets hotter on the left due to that.

 

hey i just meant that the GPU's were overheating and thought that this was the perfect place to ask coz all of you already own a XPS

 

I just saw my friends XPS, who i ordered for him a long with mine, his hard drive is quite and not spinning. Mine is always spinning. Should I make a thread about this or is it a problem that has been solved already? Please help. Its always spinning.

 

Did you try going to device manager, then hardware, then batteries then ac adapter and updating the driver? Sorry don't know the xps # for canada. You can try to call the regular canada # and then ask them to give it to you.

 

I had the same charger issue, but it only happens sometimes, not every time. And F1 seems to solve the problem, but I'm not sure what's causes it.
I am also in Canada, not sure what's going on with that. Anyone else had this issue?

 

Mines in the boxing stage

I'm just excited that they didn't delay it.

 

Just received my M1530 with the LED screen, and generally I'm happy with it, except there is backlight bleed on the bottom to the point that there are two streaks on the screen that cause a color shift on the screen where those streaks are. Anyone else experience this? Should I return it for a new one?

Thanks.

 

Yeah.. you might want to ask for an exchange. Although people have been saying you'd get a refurbished screen instead.

 

Woot... Ordered shipped, should arrive on Wednesday!

 

So they would send me a refurbished laptop? Even though I'm still within the 21 day return period?

Will they send me a laptop without returning the first one, so I can compare the two?


Thanks!

 

Yes, you'll have plenty of time to compare the two.

 

Hey new dell owner here and I'm pretty excited to get this laptop. I would actually like to share what happened that got me so excited. I originally placed an order that looked like this

1 223-5883 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHz/800MHzFSB, 3M L2 Cache) $1793.25
1 313-6441 Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530 $0.00
1 311-7823 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6693 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LED LCD with Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT $0.00
1 341-5865 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530 $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-8566 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English $0.00
1 420-7590 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer $0.00
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 467-4814 2X BluRay Drive $0.00
1 420-7759 Media Direct for Blu-Ray $0.00
1 420-8164 Roxio Creator 10 Premiere Blu-Ray $0.00
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy $0.00
1 430-2450 Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card $0.00
1 410-1839 McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription $0.00
1 312-0638 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec $0.00
1 902-0941 Warranty Support,1 Year Extended $0.00
1 950-3338 2 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 988-5608 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) $0.00
1 970-2321 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, 1 Year Extended $0.00
1 988-5607 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 984-2350 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care $0.00
1 960-3708 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 2Years $0.00
1 991-1149 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 2 Year DHS $19.75
1 420-8652 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 2 Year $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $0.00
1 467-2337 Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 $0.00
1 310-5408 Free Recycling Kit $0.00
1 320-6807 15.4 inch Blue Wide Screen WX+ LED TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP $0.00
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor $0.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $0.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $0.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $0.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $0.00

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Sub-Total : $1813.00
Tax : $126.92
Order Total : $1939.92

The estimated ship date was 9/15/2008 but I decided I wanted to upgrade the CPU and without asking ended up with a hard drive upgrade too. So the new order looked like this

1 223-5880 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 3M L2 Cache) $1843.25
1 313-6441 Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530 $0.00
1 311-7823 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6693 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LED LCD with Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT $0.00
1 341-7083 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor, Seagate Casey,M1530 $0.00
1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530 $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-8566 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English $0.00
1 420-7590 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer $0.00
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 467-4814 2X BluRay Drive $0.00
1 420-7759 Media Direct for Blu-Ray $0.00
1 420-8164 Roxio Creator 10 Premiere Blu-Ray $0.00
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy $0.00
1 430-2450 Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card $0.00
1 410-1839 McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription $0.00
1 312-0638 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec $0.00
1 902-0941 Warranty Support,1 Year Extended $0.00
1 950-3338 2 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 988-5608 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) $0.00
1 970-2321 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, 1 Year Extended $0.00
1 988-5607 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 984-2350 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year $0.00
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care $0.00
1 960-3708 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 2Years $0.00
1 991-1149 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 2 Year DHS $19.75
1 420-8652 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 2 Year $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $0.00
1 467-2337 Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 $0.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $0.00
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor $0.00
1 320-6807 15.4 inch Blue Wide Screen WX+ LED TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP $0.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $0.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $0.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $0.00
1 310-5408 Free Recycling Kit $0.00
1 464-6772 Introductory Pricing-One Time Offer $0.00

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Sub-Total : $1863.00
Tax : $130.42
Order Total : $1993.42

This pushed my estimated ship date back to 9/18/2008. Then today I found the coupon section of this site with a code for 30% off, so I called back and low and behold I had to cancel and re-order again to get the 30%. When I rebuilt it online and added the 30% off, it would not combine with dell's discounts and was showing me all together a price $266 lower than what I had. The rep however was giving me a price a little over $1300. So I decided to upgrade my Warranty to 4 years and step up the CPU one more notch. Well He added it back up and now I was a little over $1500 but then he said wait and that he was seeing another promotion that brought it back down to just over $1300. He asked if I wanted to change anything else so I said sure upgrade the battery and all in all this is what my new order looks like

1 223-5877 XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache) $1407.75
1 313-6441 Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530 $0.00
1 311-7823 4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6693 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LED LCD with Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 320-6082 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT $0.00
1 341-7083 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor, Seagate Casey,M1530 $0.00
1 310-9764 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530 $0.00
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal $0.00
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp $0.00
1 420-8566 Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English $0.00
1 420-7590 Media Direct 3.5 $0.00
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access $0.00
1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer $0.00
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0 $0.00
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP $0.00
1 467-4814 2X BluRay Drive $0.00
1 420-7759 Media Direct for Blu-Ray $0.00
1 420-8164 Roxio Creator 10 Premiere Blu-Ray $0.00
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy $0.00
1 430-2449 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card $0.00
1 410-1839 McAfee Security 9.0, 3-Year Subscription $0.00
1 312-0639 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 412-0148 No Internet Service Provider Requested $0.00
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested $0.00
1 412-0359 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve $0.00
1 464-5099 $70 Promo Dell Gift Card Card Card to arrive 6-8 weeks afterpurchase Redeem before 1 year expiration. dell.com/giftcard $0.00
1 902-2483 Warranty Support,3 Year Extended $0.00
1 950-7447 4 Year Limited Warranty $0.00
1 960-8710 Warranty Support,Initial Year $0.00
1 988-5618 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s) $0.00
1 980-9943 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,3 Year Extended $0.00
1 988-5617 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year $0.00
1 984-2360 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year $0.00
1 412-0358 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care $0.00
1 960-9189 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 4 Year $0.00
1 991-1169 Bund. LoJack Theft Recovery - 4 Year DHS $19.75
1 420-8654 LoJack Theft Recovery Softwarefor Laptops, 4 Year $0.00
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks $0.00
1 467-2337 Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 $0.00
1 310-5408 Free Recycling Kit $0.00
1 467-5470 Staples Coupon Book worth over$350 in coupons included with your new Dell System $0.00
1 320-6807 15.4 inch Blue Wide Screen WX+ LED TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530 $0.00
1 420-7715 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP $0.00
1 310-9348 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor $0.00
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System $0.00
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS $0.00
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE $0.00
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS $0.00
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online $0.00
1 464-6772 Introductory Pricing-One Time Offer $0.00

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Sub-Total : $1427.50
Tax : $99.91
Order Total : $1527.41

So I'm feeling pretty good about the upgrades but was wondering to my self how this happened. I added so much but am still spending $400 less and the best part is my shipping date moved up from 9/18/2008 to 9/11/2008! The only thing I can think of is that the rep took the 30% off on top of the dell discounts as to where when I rebuilt it online they took away the dell discounts and only took off the 30%.

 

XP x64 works on the dell xps m1530!!!!

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=291436

 

anyone know why my multimedia key on-screen notifications dont show after i updated to vista sp1?

 

Ahhhhh!!!! Im angry!!!
I received a call from dell, they told me my new ESD, It's 09/10/2008. They told me can be before, too. They are waiting some components.
My past ESD was today and the delivery day was 08/29 =(.

I dont know if worth it to wait that long (I placed my order 07/31).
Should I keeping going or cancel the order and buy another dell laptop???

 

Do you have quickset installed?

 

ah. thanks. i had it installed but had it closed.

 

Aight mine was delivered today, 2 days before the estimated ship date. Now all I have to do is drive 80 minutes home and get it!

 

I am on my new notebook now! At the moment, I'm trying to optimize things and get rid of bloatware. If I'm up to it, I'll try out Medieval II after I get everything all set up...

*edit: Just checked my display settings and I am happy to report that I HAVE AN LG SCREEN!!! It looks great, and this is coming from someone who's spent a lot of time around macbook pros. I might go so far as to say that this one is better. I was a little iffy about the processor after I saw a lot of people getting the t8300, but I must say there is no way I'm sending this lappy back. If I feel the need for more power, I'll upgrade it myself in a couple years when my warranty expires and I can get a t9500 for cheap. I also have to say that this is a really nice looking machine, and after the initial setup, everything I've done has been running very smoothly and snappily. I've still yet to try games, as today was a pretty exhausting day for me... but I still might try it tonight...

*edit 2: I just want to say that the workmanship of this machine is excellent, no manufacturing defects whatsoever, as far as I can tell. I would go so far as to say that this is the nicest laptop keyboard I have ever used. It also runs quite cool, even on performance mode, contrary to what some have said. I have had it on for hours now and it remains cool enough to put on my lap without any discomfort.

 

So I just got mine up and running... it pretty much rocks my socks... Tommorow I'll do a clean install and try some gaming.

 

mines on its way too, cannot wait, just the laptop iv been looking for.

Shipping seems to be very fast, dell ship tracking has gone fast through the 5 stages and has displayed the senders website in a few days. I guess iv been lucky.

 

That is a ridiculous deal. They definitely screwed up somewhere. Since I ordered mine almost a month ago I have never seen a better deal posted here than the deal I got in my sig even counting refurb deals but yours puts mine to shame by probably over $600.

 

Hello all,

Recently over at the M1730's owner's lounge we decided to start up a wiki for all things XPS, given the huge amount of information contained within these threads, so as to make it more accessible for newbies to XPS systems wanting to quickly bring their system up to spec with some excellent optimizations and for the power user who just wants to refresh his/her knowledge or re-tune the system after a reinstall. Currently there are numerous topics. We're hoping that the articles will be of great help to everyone here, and that maybe some of the local posters could write up some articles specific to the M1530.

Here are some of the articles we currently have:

• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/M1730_Vista_Drivers
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Cooling
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Crysis
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Installing_Latest_nVidia_Graphics_Drivers
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/M1730_8800m_GTX_Upgrade
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Remapping_the_Dell_MediaDirect_Button
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Gaming_LCD
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Gaming_LCD_Applications
• http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Creating_a_Vista_x64_disc

Hope its all a help to you and that you can add your own experience!

http://www.xps-wiki.com/

http://www.xps-wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page

72oo

 

Yeah when he gave me the price I was literally jumping up and down and could barely breathe. He asked if something was wrong and I said "nope, I'm not sure what happened but I upgraded alot of things and am still paying over $400 less than before!!! and my shipping date moved up a week!!! so all I can say is thanks!!" and he just laughed. He sent me a quick email for me to check, since this just seemed to good to be true, and I compared it to my old order to make sure we weren't leaving anything out. Once everything checked out I said ok and that was that.

So I'm pretty excited to get this laptop I then threw it in my girlfriends face who teased me about spending to much. Last year she spent just over $1600 on an inspiron and I told her that was to much. So she was bustin my chops and I got to say Ha look what I got and it was still cheaper than yours!!

 

Yay im finally in the m1530 owners club, thank you guys for talking me around to getting this lovely laptop im so excited.

The spec i went for is
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache
4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 2x2048
400GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
Probably will install xp though i like its performance and compatibility still, will see if it plays my adventure games on vista first though.

I ordered it in bubblegum pink, well something has to match my nail varnish right well thanks again guys for all the posts and threads on how great this is, im one happy girl i can tell you. I will report back on my usage but i seriously doubt i will be disappointed.

Hugs"
Vanna

 

Congratulations This is a very nice machine I am sure you will enjoy it.. also the OS, I would suggest you try it out well Vista ain't that bad. You might want to check LES' sticky on improving vista performance and vista tips n tweaks, awesome sticky in the Windows OS forum

Otherwise, I am sure you would enjoy this 1530 to the max... great system and thats some pretty nice spec' you've got there

Cheers and have fun.

 

hI fonduekid

Your one of the culprits who made me buy this beauty thanks for that link hun ive only limited experience with Vista, only at work which doesnt run much so i will have a good read up on that and see what i can get out of it.

Delivery expected 23rd sept it says, now i just haveto stay calm till then.

 

hey guys question. I have had my 1530 since around mid march and i use it as my main computer and it gets used about 6 hours a day between personal and work use.

My question is next to the mouse pad where my wrist lay i can see if the light hits it right u can see its wearing either the paint or a clear coat whichgever a bit. Is there a way to protect that area so it doesnt fade where its noticeable at all times? Or is that just something that happens with laptops.

 

get one of these:

http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/dell-xps-m1530-cases-covers-skins-shields.php

 

Dont worry

I never used Vista before I got this laptop, as well..... but following Les' guide to begin with not only tweaked by Vista, but also made me learn many things about how things work in Vista and such...

And IMHO, Vista is a more well organized and well laid out OS... I found quiet easy to learn and walk around and start doing things on my own.. Good luck.

 

is that for the mouse pad and palm rest area or for the outside? i dont really care about the outer shell.

 

Placed my order on Thursday, looks like I won't be enjoying the notebook until 8/10 though. I'm nervous about backlight bleeding and a loud HDD, but I guess we'll see what happens when it arrives. I upgraded to the T8300 & LED backlit screen from the $1099 model's defaults.

What program has everyone been using to make a backup image of the default HDD config? And I'm going to be installing OpenSUSE 11 with KDE4, anyone else have experience with it on the M1530?

 

hey guys, glad to find this thread. i have had my 1530 since about march and just lately my 'S' key has been tweaking out, not working from time to time. the key doesnt look physically broken or worn or anything of the sort. i havent spilled anything in it at all either. anyone else heard of this happening or shed any insight?

 

Probably its just some dust / dirt below the key??? have you tried blowing with a can of compressed air or something? For me, I don't have any issues with any keys from the time I got this ~ 5 months back till now..

 

I see a lot of you opted for the higher resolution screens, like 1920x1200 and 1680x1050. How's gaming performance at those resolutions?

 

i was wondering this too and upon closer inspection of the product details I noticed it said "standard coverage" and below it gave a brief blurb about what standard coverage was.

As per the website:
Standard coverage: Top, wrist rest, track pad and mouse button(s)*

it did stipulate that some models do not come with mouse button protection so I would deffinitely contact them to make sure if the m1530 skin set comes with what you are looking for.

does anyone here actually use this?

edit: found this thread, should've searched first I guess, lol
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=290422