offered warranty exchange for my m1530

Dell has finally offered me a warranty exchange for my m1530. Below are the build specs. Seems pretty decent. What do you think? Oh they are sending me MS Office Home and Student.

1 U451C 130W A/C Adapter, 3P
2 R609C 125V Power Cord
3 8FCJ5 Mini Display Port to VGA Adaptor
4 MK8CW 64BIT Operating System
5 WY4K8 XPS L502X
6 V4874 Processor: Intel Core i7 2630QM 2.0GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
7 K3MTV 8 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
8 HD4KK 750 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
9 7N17C Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)
10 3C4JR NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M 1GB graphics
11 M7F7R Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030
12 KWHN4 Documentation
13 F71M6 Shipping Material
14 MX962 No Media Selected
15 7FHH7 Service Software
16 V9KPP Processor Label
17 TD3P3 Information
18 VWX72 Bracket
19 W3HMK Label
20 0VJFK Label
21 GR6PD Service Software
22 DW8YJ Service Software
23 K35WG Software
24 M239M Software
25 XM544 Image Restore Software
26 99RFP Dell Support Center 64 Bit 2.0
27 4WYVT Software
28 61YKY DataSafe Online Backup Software
29 GV0CP Wave Systems Software
30 8GFV1 15.6 inch FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam
31 9RY9V Genuine Windows 7 Professional
32 V5H6X Elemental Silver Aluminum WLAN Capable
33 N96VP Microsoft Office Starter
34 243Y0 9 Cell Primary Battery
35 GRJ9V Internal Backlit Keyboard - English

old build specs

1 N385D Processor, T8100, 2.1, 3MB, Core Penryn, M0
1 NK750 Keyboard, 86, United States English, Single, Pointing Barents
1 FW331 Kit, Remote Control, Notebook Mobile 2008, Philips
1 UU572 Assembly, Adapter, Alternating Current, 90W, Cost Reduced, Delta- Ac Adapt, 3P, World Wide
0 01323 INFORMATION..., NO ITEM
1 RU335 GUIDE..., OWNER..., EXTREME PERFORMANCE SYSTEM..., M1530, ENGLAND/ENGLISH...
1 RU345 PLACEMAT..., GETTING STARTED..., EXTREME PERFORMANCE SYSTEM..., M1530, DAO/EMEA
1 UY685 Cord, Power, 125V, 2.5A, 1M, C5 Dual, United States
1 XR215 Assembly, Palmrest, Aluminum W/FPRDR, M1530
1 H6422 KIT..., DOCUMENTATION..., RECYCLE..., NBK/DT, SYSTEM
1 DP157 Assembly, Camera, 2M, Integrated Manufactured In China, Latin America, M085
1 RU671 Bezel, Liquid Crystal Display Plastic, W/CMRA, M1530
1 JR356 Card, Wireless, Minicard, DW1395 4312BG
1 T118F Kit, Software, Mcafee, 9, Compact Disk Drive, English
1 WU082 HARD DRIVE..., 320GB, S2, 5.4K, 9.5, WD-ML160
1 K257H KIT..., Software, VHP32SP1A, DigitalVideo Disk Drive, Multiple, 5
1 W657G LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY..., 15.4WXGA+, VIDEO ELEC. STDS. ASSOC...., TLF, LGP, V3
1 XR855 Bracket, Support, Metal, 15.4 Liquid Crystal Display, L, M1530
1 XR856 Bracket, Support, Metal, 15.4 Liquid Crystal Display, R, M1530
1 XR857 Assembly, Cable, Liquid Crystal Display, M1530
2 Y9540 Dual In Line Memory Module 2GB, 667, 256X64, 8K, 200
1 K937C Assembly, Dvd+/-rw, 8, SLOT, 1530 Sony Nec Optiarc Inc.
1 RN887 Battery, Primary, 56WHR, 6C Lithium, Dynapack InternationalTechnology Corp
1 F988H Kit, Software, Dell Media Direct, 3.5, Digital Video Disk Drive, W1, EXTREME PERFORMANCE SYSTEM...
1 TY011 Assembly, Cover, Liquid Crystal Display, Black Magnesium-Alloy, M1530
4 2864D Screw, M3X3, K SCREW HEAD..., MICROSOFT..., BLACK OXIDE...
1 D501F ASSEMBLY..., BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP)..., DISCRETE..., 256M, M1530
1 XR216 Assembly, Heatsink, Notebook MEROM, M1530
1 XR217 Assembly, Cover, DASHBOARD Plastic, M1530
1 P005H Kit, Software, Roxio, 10.2-0, DellEdition
1 UN495 Kit, Software, MS Office Home and Student-2K7, English

 

Fantastic configuration for a medium speced m1530.

 

Definitely a big step up from your old machine. The only thing that doesn't thrill me is that 525 GPU. I think it's still better than what you had, though.

 

Agreed. Try to squeeze the 555M out of them. If they refuse, get a price on that system and one identical to it with the 555M and offer to pay the difference. If you do any sort of gaming or graphics intensive programming, it very well would be worth it. The 555 is a beast when overclocked for what it is.

 

Yeah I wasn't going to push it. I really wasnt expecting a 502 with 1080p & i7......more like 501, 720 w/i3...lol

I guess it pays to be nice no matter how many prior probs you have. Couldn't really argue with the replacement build anyway......

BTW only had less than 30days left on my 3yr warranty...WHEW !!!

 

I don't game or program...But thanks for the advise. I have seen allot of horror stories with Dell customer service. I think I'll be happy exchanging the 3 yr old m1530 for the new build.

 

Yeah, i7 Quad no less.

Very nice snag. If all you're using it for is everyday stuff, no gaming or editing, then the 525 will perform admirably.

 

Hmmmm.. Do you think it will perform a little better than the Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT .......LOL

 

Ha, yeah. It will definitely be better in the "not melting itself" department.

 

I'd opt for an M15x if you can

It's a good exchange for such an old spec'd M1530, make sure you get an extended warranty given the XPS track record.

 

L502X


Although you made me check the Dell site... just in case

 

Anything special I should do to put it through its paces and give it a once over? Besides seeing if it will power up? LOL

I see some probs listed with the USB ports...Havent really had time to research the L502X build other than the usual outdated reviews praising Dell. Any probs with the i7 and sandy bridge as part of the L502x spec.