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    Replacement XPS M1330, some observations

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cosrocket, Feb 12, 2008.

  1. cosrocket

    cosrocket Notebook Evangelist

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    I received a replacement XPS M1330 today, 10 days after I received the original. The original XPS M1330 came with bios version A07, the one I received today came with version A08. The hard drive in both is the 160GB 7200 HD, the original says "ST9160823ASG" under device manager, the one I received today says "Fujitsu MHW2160BJ FFS G2". Both seem very quiet so I don't see much of a difference there. Does anyone know which is supposed to be better?
    The original display said "CMO 1309", the one I received today says "LCD/2306. I will say that the new display is a huge improvement, much "cleaner" looking, like a haze has been lifted. I can't believe such different quality displays are used in the same model notebook.
    So far I'm happy with the new one.
     
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  2. The_Punisher

    The_Punisher Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know which part is better concerning the HDD. But does it matter if it works okay?
     
    The_Punisher, Feb 12, 2008
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  3. sesshomaru

    sesshomaru Suspended Disbelief!

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    I've used both.. The Seagate has faster access times.. 16 ms opposed to 20 ms for the fujitsu. And greater burst rates.

    EDIT: I was referring to the 5400 RPM ones. No idea about the 7200 RPM drives.
     
    sesshomaru, Feb 12, 2008
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  4. BlackRussian

    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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    You have a Tos screen lucky you...
     
    BlackRussian, Feb 12, 2008
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