Please review my M1530 Configuration

Hey, my first post! I just recently found this website and I love it!

Is there anything you recommend changing to this configuration? I'm right at $1,401, after the 25% off coupon. I also do not want to spend much more than this. Thanks in advance!

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# XPS M1530

Tuxedo Black	 	
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)	 	H83DHN	 	[223-5880]

Operating System: Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1	 	VHP31E	 	

LCD, Color and camera:
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M	 	DXGAPLC	 	[320-6693]	 	5

Memory:
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)	 	4GB2D	 	[311-7823]	 	3

Hard Drives:
Speed: 160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor	 	160G72	 	[341-6247]	 	8

Combo or DVD+RW Drive: Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)	 	8XDVDRW	 	[313-5820][420-8183]	 	16

Video Card:
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT	 	25686GT	 	[320-6082]	 	

Wireless Networking Cards:
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card	 	IP4965	 	[430-2449]	 	19

Primary Battery:
Free Upgrade to a 9 cell Battery	 	F9BATRP	 	[467-4764]	 	27

Sound Card:
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition	 	ISBAHD	 	[313-5014]	 	17

SECURITY:
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530	 	FPRDR	 	[467-2337]	 	80

Dell Printer Driver:
Windows Vista™ Premium	 	VPN	 	[310-8628]	 	750

Microsoft Works	 	IWRK9	 	[420-8051]	 	22

Warranty & Service:
1Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor,24x7 Phone Support	 	S1OS	 	[412-0360][950-3337][950-9797][960-8710][984-2350][988-5607]	 	29

 

I think that's pretty decent configuration and maybe you could go
for more hard drive capacity?
But wow free upgrade to 9cell battery??
I ordered mine this thursday with 6 cell, I should call up dell about this
if I could switch it to 9 cell since 6 cell is causing delay

 

drop your ram to the lowest configuration. get the 320gb 5400rpm hdd and don't get the LED. its overrated not worth the money IMO

 

Drop RAM to 2GB and buy the rest elsewhere.

Add the 320GB 7200RPM Hard Drive as the 320GB 5400RPM drive is no longer available.

 

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback.

Couple followup questions here:

Is it more important to get the larger HDD size, or should I go with the 7200rpm over the 5400rpm?

Is the LED really over-rated? I thought that was the way to go, based on some of the threads I've read on this site.

Thanks again!

 

more space

LED is nice for a light laptop like m1330, but its optional for a mainstream 15.4" notebook...... its a little brighter than CCFL and a little better battery life(<10%), but if the premium's over $200, forget it

 

It depends what you're looking for, 7200rpm will certainly offer better performance. Unless you really need to extra space then I would go for a 7200, it's cheap to buy an external HDD for more storage but it's not cheap to upgrade to a faster internal HDD at a later date.

I don't know much about the LED but it certainly wouldn't hurt to get it.

 

Keep the LED, you will be happier with it. You could look at upgrading the hard drive space, though it depends on your needs. You could definitely save by upgrading the RAM yourself.

 

I will have to research the LED more before making a decision. Good to hear your opinions though.