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    1530 LED Now Available Small Business

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by greggara, Apr 9, 2008.

  1. greggara

    greggara Notebook Guru

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    Just thought I would post a new thread about it. Just noticed it.
     
    greggara, Apr 9, 2008
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  2. greggara

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    Will Dell eventually offer them for home and home office?
     
    greggara, Apr 9, 2008
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    Damn. There seems to be never a 'good time' to buy a computer these days.
     
    Signal2Noise, Apr 9, 2008
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    I've been patiently waiting for the LED screen since the 1530 came out. I'm betting we see this soon. Aside from belonging to a qualifying business, does anyone know what the difference is between the Home/Home Office and Small Biz offerings?
     
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  5. lqaddict

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    I think you just need to tell Dell that you are a small home business.
     
    lqaddict, Apr 9, 2008
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  6. GaMeRxD

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    lol is this for the US only...i don't see it on the canada site
     
    GaMeRxD, Apr 9, 2008
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  7. pardes3

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    How many will return to get the LED screen now?
     
    pardes3, Apr 9, 2008
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  8. ACHlLLES

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    LOL most people in this forum will try to return it.
     
    ACHlLLES, Apr 9, 2008
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    Sweet. Once they offer it with a matte screen, I'll consider it for my next notebook.
     
    kkl1014, Apr 9, 2008
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  10. Ryaske

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    not me , isn't it more expensive? I'm quite happy with my CFL lit screen
     
    Ryaske, Apr 9, 2008
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  11. Ryaske

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    DITTO. Matte is a big selling point to me. I am sick and tired of cleaning this screen twice a day
     
    Ryaske, Apr 9, 2008
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  12. greggara

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    I spoke with Dell small business and was told that if you order say 10 of the same computers from small business they will all have identical parts inside like hard drive ... . He said they pick the better components of the batch to use in business machines. Remember I am merely relaying what he said. I dont have a clue if any of it is true.
     
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  13. lqaddict

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    I was told the same "lie" for EPP.
     
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  14. greggara

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    I had the feeling what he told me BS but I really dont know.
     
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  15. IM_ALL_IN

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    Well I got the inferior samsung through business so you can forget whatever he says. They'll obviously say anything to get you to buy.
     
    IM_ALL_IN, Apr 9, 2008
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  16. greggara

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    This was a while back. I never ordered from small business. When I did, I ordered from Dell home and still returned it and got another brand.
    That has nothing to do with the price of coffee but some of these people are snakes.
     
    greggara, Apr 9, 2008
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  17. Signal2Noise

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    And then return the LEDs when they discover the screens are...gasp!...grainy? *sigh* The cycle continues.... ;)
     
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    does anybody have the link to the dell page with backlighting...i couldn't find it on the dell canada site
     
    GaMeRxD, Apr 9, 2008
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    Does this mean even though its an LED screen there will still be a grainy samsung version and a good LG version?
     
    Jeeper, Apr 9, 2008
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    Looks like Dell is keeping the 2MP camera with the LED instead of the VGA cam.

    So can I buy an LED 1440x900 screen through Dell Parts, replace it with my LG 1680x1050 screen and just sell the LG screen? I wouldn't mind the lower resolution as long as it means the LED would give me a boost in battery.

    Although correct me if i'm wrong, I don't think thats possible on the xps m1330 since the LED is thinner? I'm still within my return period for my XPS m1530 (one week left actually). Although I am happy with my computer, I can't help but be tempted.
     
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  21. IM_ALL_IN

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    I've never seen an LED display in person before, how big of a difference should there be between a good LG and a good LED?

    My understanding is it should be more uniform in brightness, but will the colors be more vibrant?
     
    IM_ALL_IN, Apr 10, 2008
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  22. Phallus

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    ^ wondering the same questions myself.
     
    Phallus, Apr 10, 2008
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  23. Rhodan

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    I was at BestBuy recently and they had a LG Notebook (P300 I think) with LED on display. Walking down the aisle looking at the row of notebooks you could see from 10' away that LG was supperior to all other notebooks.
     
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  24. Phallus

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    So it's worth it to wait until they have the LED option for Home buys?
     
    Phallus, Apr 10, 2008
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  25. pardes3

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    ok fess up guys .... who here is returning a perfect working laptop just to get led screen!
     
    pardes3, Apr 10, 2008
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  26. Rhodan

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    I wouldn't because I like my 1680x1050 LG lcd. Now if they made a 1680x1050 LED LCD that would be a different story.
     
    Rhodan, Apr 10, 2008
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  27. LiTh07

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    is a 1440x900 LED really much better then a normal 1440x900?
     
    LiTh07, Apr 10, 2008
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  28. Rhodan

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    From the M1530 user manual...

    Luminance

    WXGA
    220 cd/m2

    WXGA+
    250 cd/m2

    WLED WXGA+
    300 cd/m2

    WSXGA+
    200 cd/m2
     
    Rhodan, Apr 10, 2008
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  29. Phallus

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    I wonder when the LED LCD will be available for home buyers.
     
    Phallus, Apr 10, 2008
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