->The official POST ABOUT YOUR NEW DELL NOTEBOOK thread. <-

WooT! Congratulations to yah!!! Knew things would work out for you! :yes:

Welcome to the XPS ever growing family

And, it's soon to be in your hands...and you will be *owning it* lulz.


Cin

 

Congrats! Enjoy that sweet new rig.

 

WOW!! Its shippin in jus 2 days?!
Thats awesome mate!!

CONGRATS!!

Do post pics of it once u recieve it!
Btw, which colour did u order??

 

congrats. hope you will enjoy your new XPS m1530. i won't be getting my M1730 until Oct 13. =(

 

Wow yea thats pretty awesome, after the 3 and a half weeks i had to wait for mine i am so jealous of you right now lol. Enjoy its a great laptop

 

Hi guys, nothing amazing here but ...

Ordered an XPS m1530 2 days ago, currently still in work in progress phase.

Config >
Processor - Intel T9300 (2.5ghz)
Windows Vista(R) Home Premium
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display
4GB RAM
320GB SATA Hard Drive
DVD Writer
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Free 2 year XPS warranty

Cant wait for the laptop to arrive

 

YEAH!!!!!!!!
Today my vostro A860 arrived, absolutely perfect and the screen is great.!!!!

 

Just help my dad ordered a mini 9, hope to get it soon...

 

My M1530 was ordered on the 6th and just received it this morning

Its from the outlet

 

I've been using my M1730 for a while now, and I love it. So beautiful and fast...

 

First Post on these Forums

Ordered a XPS 1530 on November 6 , and it was delivered to me on Nov 11 !

Midnight Blue Case
Intel 2.4
Windows Vista(R) Home Premium
15.4" LED LCD 1440x900
4GB RAM
160GB 7200 rpm Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
Intel Wireless N
Bluetooth

So far Im really Liking the laptop.
However this is the first time I have used Vista , Im liking it so far.
But I will probably end up dual booting Vista/XP

 

I just received my Inspiron Mini 9 on Tuesday. It's everything I hoped it would be. It's the entry level model.

White
Ubuntu
512MB RAM
4GB SSD
No webcam

So far, it's a great little machine. It's small, cheap, has good battery life, a decent keyboard and is plenty quick for its purpose.

 

Inspiron 1525 basic - $479 on Dell

First I bought 3 $100 Dell Gift Cards on EBAY for $84.99 each (BIN) = $254.97

Then I got 30% Live.com Cash Back - $76.49

So I actually got $300 worth of Dell Gift Cards for $178.48!!!

So with the 3 $100 Dell Gift Cards plus $179 the total cost of my Laptop is $357.48!

Cant beat that :laugh:

 

Studio 17 with Mike Ming Sea Sky design, 4gb ram, 320gb 5400rpm drive, and BACK-LIT Keyboard!!! It comes with ATI mobility hd 3650 gfx, Vista home premium, webcam, and fingerprint reader, 2ghz t5800 processor, 9 cell battery, wireless n (no bluetooth) and HD WLED glossy 1440x900 screen. $1350+25 shipping and $110 NY tax=$1490

kaching kaching

est. ship 12/9 (no delays yet)

 

11/28/08: Ordered Dell Mini I9, Cherry Red...(Code name = Garnet)

• Intel Atom processor N270
• 1.6GHz, 533Mhz512K L2 Cache
• 16GB Solid State Drive
• 8.9 inch Wide Screen WSVGA TLLCD
• Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950
• XP Home Edition
• Wireless 802.11g Mini Card
• Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
• 32WHr 4-cell Battery
• 1 Year Limited Warranty - RTD
• Bluetooth 2.1 module via USB I/F (Option)

Total: $410.73,
ESD: 12/10/08 - Next day
Current Status: Online states *Pre-Production, Automated states: In Production...ROFL>>>

 

Hi everyone I just "joined" the Dell forums!
I bought my first Dell from BestBuy for about $549.99 (it was on sale).
Its actually for my mom, and she really wanted one for about 1.5 years and I finally bought it for her
Specs are in my sig, but if they dont show up here they are:

Dell Inspiron 1525
intel Pentium Dual-Core T3200 @ 2.0GHz
3GB RAM
160GB HDD
WiFi (pretty standard these days)
intel integrated graphics
DVD-RW drive
8in1 Media reader
Glossy 15.4" WXGA high-definition widescreen display with TrueLife technology and 1280 x 800 resolution (whats the diff?)

I'm glad it came with the Windows Vista DVD, as well as driver disks.
One mistake I did was that I did not buy Office 2007 Student for $50!!! I wish the guy was more friendly and actually made sense. The only reason why I declined was that I had no idea what he was talking about, until I went home and thought about it
I bought this laptop for her because this the one she wanted. I was going to buy her something really awesome with Webcam, 4GB RAM, dedicated graphics, more HDD space, better processor, etc. but she didnt want any of those things. Later my dad was like, "You should have gotten the one with Webcam" hahaha. Its alright though, shes really happy (so am I) and the laptop is built really well.
The laptop is made with ok quality materials (but time will tell) and screen is very sharp. Its also very fast as well, even though it has a less powerful processor when compared to my hp dv9500. Same clock speed, just less L2 Cache. I think its because she has that extra 1GB of RAM.
I feel as if the laptop's finish is going to degrade within 1 year... where my hp's glossy finish is still holding up great. I wish the Dell was glossy as well, so the paint wont rub off or something on the palm rests and the keyboard.
Overall though, I think its a great laptop and its pretty light, when compared to my dv9500 (duh, 17in vs 15.4in) and compared to my sister's tablet.

 

I got a really good black friday deal at Best Buy on my new XPS 1330. Only $849 (that's $250 off b/c they take $50 off with 18 months no interest, which is cool) for T8100, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, 8400GS, Bluetooth, B/G/N.

I was considering waiting for the new XPS and Studio XPS laptops to come out, but I thought that this deal was just too good to pass up. You can't ever get one that cheap on Dell.com. And Dell's cost-cutting measures sort of make me worry about the future quality, but we'll see about that.

 

Don't know if this is a true deal or not but I got a refurbished Dell Studio 15 for $602 from the outlet last Monday--delivered by Friday.

It is Ruby Red with Pentium Dual Core 2 T5750 2.0 processor, 3 GB ram, Windows Vista Premium, WXGA LCD (AUO looks great!), 320 GB Harddrive, 256 MB ATI 3450 video card, built in fingerprint reader, backlit keyboard, 2.0 webcam, slot load DVD burner, built-in bluetooth and a free Dell wireless bluetooth mouse.

I sold my HP dv5z for nearly $600 and bought this one. I really think it was a deal for me and what I need. I know it's not the most recent processor but it's really speedy and works great. Only issue has been a finicky trackpad and a little bit of a running fan but I have decided it's not something bad. It looks mint except for a couple very tiny scratches on the wrist pad.

 

Just placed my order yesterday, and I can't wait to get it!

I'm still using my Inspiron 600m 1.3ghz I first purchased almost 6 years ago, so I can't wait to see what it's like to use a newer computer.

Here are my specs:

XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800MHzFSB, 6M L2 Cache)
Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LED LCD with Camera for XPS M1530
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
250G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Home Premium Edition, English
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
15.4 inch Blue Wide Screen WX+ LED TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MP Camera for XPS M1530

Saved almost $700, and got a free GPS out of the deal, so I had to go ahead and place the order.

Will I be pleasantly surprised with my new system?

 

Yay! Got My XPS 1530 in today! Its sweet! Plays COD4 on high great! Here are the specs. Im at work so ill post specs later, im just excited!

 

Its been several days since you posted on the arrival!

How are things??


Cin

 

Got my XPS M1530 the other day. Love it. I can't use it until Christmas though! Only 9 days...
I think the Dell Dock you get with it is a really cool accessory, there are no icons on my desktop! Does anyone know If you can download alternate themes and Icons for the Dell Dock?

Can't wait until I can use it.

 

Congrat's on your new 1530... Awww..that's too bad you have to wait til Xmas to use it! ..Well, it's not that far off...then you can delve' right into it! The 1530 is sweet! You will really enjoy it!


Cin

 

Got an M1730 w/ every single trimming available. Love it! Can't wait to optimize the 8800's!

 

That's cool..Glad your enjoying your 1730 nice
Christmas trimmings are very good!

Cin

 

My new 1721 I received for x-mas.
Uninstalled bloatware.
Upgraded to 4g's of RAM yesterday.

Spec's:

Computer Model Inspiron 1721
BIOS Vendor Dell Inc.
BIOS Version A03
BIOS Date 09-17-07
Windows Version Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium

Available Memory 56.28 %
Page File Size 3660.8Mb
Available Page File 96.86 %
Virtual Memory 7113.9Mb
Available Virtual Memory 78.15 %
Memory Slot 1 [DIMM_A] 2048Mb
Memory Slot 2 [DIMM_B] 2048Mb

Storage
Drive Type Drive Size Total Available Space Used Space
C: NTFS 136.4Gb 92.22Gb 44.25Gb
D: NTFS 9.999Gb 5.311Gb 4.688Gb

Processor
Manufacturer AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-55
Clock Speed 1.8GHz
L2 Cache Size 512

DVD/CD-ROM Drives PIONEER DVD+-RW DR-K17Y ATA Device
Disk Drives FUJITSU MHY2160BH SCSI Disk Device 149.0Gb
Display Adapters ATI Radeon X1270 192Mb
IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller
IDE Channel
IDE Channel
Ricoh MMC Host Controller
Ricoh Memory Stick Controller
Ricoh xD-Picture Card Controller
Keyboards Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mice and Other Pointing Devices Dell Touchpad
Monitors Generic PnP Monitor - (Standard monitor types)
Sound Devices SigmaTel High Definition Audio CODEC
USB Controllers Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller


Been readin the forums a couple days now.
Any other upgrades or tweaks I should do?

 

1730
in sig

 

Got my 1537 yesterday and I must say I'm very impressed, it seems like a very solid notebook. After i made a few tweaks it was running top notch. The only complaint i have is the flex in the keyboard, but I will get used to it eventually.

Specs:
Intel C2D T5800 (2GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB Cache)
3GB DDR2 800Mhz
256MB ATI Mobility 3450
320GB 5400RPM
6 Cell Li-Ion
8x CD/DVD Burner

 

how did you get 64 bit ultimate i thought they only game 32

 

just told dell to give it to me

 

I just ordered the XPS 1640

I maxed it out

XPS 1640, Intel Core 2 Duo P9600 (2.8GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish with Leather XPS 1640
8GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1640
16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p FullHD RGBLED LCD W/2.0 MP, XPS 1640
ATI Mobility RADEON M86XT - 512MB
320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate 64-bit Edition English

 

Congrat's The tells me your pretty excited!

When is your ESD???


Cin

 

January 27. Yes I'm looking foward to getting it, my first Dell purchase.

 

There are lot's of peep's with the 1/27 ESD I think you will really enjoy it!

Cin

 

I hope so, there seeems to be alot talk about the screen resolution, not sure if I undersatnd the concerns. In any case this unit is more powerful then my current Alienware 900k.

 

I've been looking at getting one too soon. Not sure if I should bite the bullet and pay the premium to get it now or wait a few months and get one from the outlet. The Full RGBLED will be a must, not sure what I want to do on a processor yet. I'd really like 6MB Cache, but not sure if its really worth the extra $$ yet.

 

Yes, there is lots of talk about the screen res'! But, think of it this way; you may be one of the first members on the forum ~ to actually receive the 1640, and check it out for yourself! And, you will make the best choice on that!

Then, you can give that factual feedback!


Cin

 

Will do!!

 

Ordered my XPS16 last night as well (posted in the XPS16 thread tool!)....

XPS 1640, Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.26Hz/1066Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish with Leather XPS 1640
4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1640
16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 720p HD RGBLED LCD W/2.0 MP, XPS 1640
ATI Mobility RADEON M86XT - 512MB
320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Ultimate 64-bit Edition English
Dell Bluetooth
Intel 5300 WifI card
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive
2 YEARS EXTENDED WARRANTY
$100 DELL GIFTCARD

All for $1270+taxes (had to call and hassle for the discounts+GC though)

 

Order placed, system shipped, 64-bit Vista requested and approved already... $1340 shipped not counting aftermarket add-ons. See sig for specs

 

Awesome, nice build at a solid price. Grats!

 

Look's good! Congrat's to you..you also got a great price on it!


Cin

 

I just got my Dell the other day. Picked it up out of the outlet, must've got lucky because once I checked after I made sure my card was charged all the $400.00 models were long gone!
I got a refurbished Inspiron 1318 with a Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache).
2 gigs of ram. 2MP webcam.
Came with Vista Home Premium but It lagged a fair bit and got hot pretty quickly even with all the eye candy shut off, I kinda figured it would and I intended to install XP or Windows 7. So I installed XP Home made a boo boo with not thinking about the MBR being in the recovery partition, so I had to format once more but all is well now and I can't put it down. Runs sooo fast and cool now Yay for Dell Outlet, Perfect for a poor college student Haha

 

My new M4400 got shipped!!!!! It should get here the 27

I am very exited to get this

Precision M4400, Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme Edition X9100 3.06GHz, 1066MHz, 6M L2 Cache Dual Core
8.0GB, DDR2-800 SDRAM, 2 DIMM
Internal Backlit Spanish Keyboard
512MB NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700M
250GB Hard Drive 9.5MM 7200RPM FFS
120GB 2nd Hard Drive 9.5MM 1.8inch 5400RPM
UPEK Swipe Fingerprint Reader
Integrated 0.3MP VGA web cam w/ microphone
15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA RGBLED LCD
Vista Business 64-BIT Service Pack 1, with media, English
Dell Wireless 410 Bluetooth 2.1 + UWB Minicard
8X DVD+/-RW for Mobile Precision
Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3) 1/2 MiniCard
9-Cell/85-WHr Battery

E/Monitor, Flat Panel Monitor Stand
E/Port Plus, Advanced Port Replicator
Dell SP2309W 23 inch Flat Panel Monitor

But they sent it thru KUEHNE NAGEL and they update their site daily so I am unable to see where it is right now....

but just a couple of days more.. (I ordered it 1/2)

 

You did get a good deal! The Outlet is awesome for purchasing!

Congrat's and enjoy!

Those 4400's are sweet! At least it' shipped and on it's way to you!

Congrat's!


Cin

 

Lol i just bought a E1705 last week...

Tecs:
Intel Core 2Duo T7200 '2.0Ghz with 4Mo cache L2'
2 Go DDR2 667Mhz
120 Go ^^ Hitashi
Nvidia 7900 GS °.° with 256Mo GDDR3 and 256 bits, overclockable to 750Mhz
17" WUXGA true life screen 1920x1200 (wow)
Dead battery & some issues with screen (not fixed correctly)

For the price of 220£

 

I forgot to mention the triple boot Windows XP SP2/ Vista/ Ubuntu 7.10 (can someone tell me how to set up a Dial up connection under Ubuntu -I'm using a 3G modem-

 

I finally hit the submit for a studio 17
Intel Core2 Duo P8400 (2.20GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Spring Green
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
Back-lit Keyboard
Bright, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch WLED display (1440x900)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
Dual: 640GB (2x 320) SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
Microsoft Works Plus 2008 (I didn't want it but there not a choice for 'not installed')
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis,Florida
No ISP requested
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)
Dell Travel Mouse (with Bluetooth Technology)
Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch WLED display (1440x900) w/ 2.0M Pixel Camera
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
Windows Vista Premium
NO FINGER PRINT READER
US$1400 plus tax

I ordered it the afternoon of the 22nd, checked Sat. and its in boxing stage. I hope that means it will be in my hands by the end of this week. The eta was the 2 Feb. It will replace an Acer aspire 5100 w/ amd turion64 that chugs with Photoshop.

 

I ordered a Inspiron 1525 a couple days ago, should be coming tomorrow. :]

Here are the specs...

Operating System Genuine Windows Vista Home
BasicMemory 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive 160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Video Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100Modem
56K DataFax Modem
Web Camera Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
Network Interface Card Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
Hardware Upgrade 6 Cell Primary Battery
Software Upgrade Microsoft Works 9.0
Base Inspiron 1525 Laptop: Intel Pentium Dual Core T3200 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache
)Media Bay 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Certified Refurbished Certified Refurbished
Laptop Screen 15.4 WXGA Laptop Screen Display with TrueLife
Bluetooth Wireless Bluetooth Wireless Card 355
System Color Jet Black

all for the total of $364.65

Did I get a good deal?

 

i would say so