Help me figure out M1530 config!+ other questions

Just out of curiosity, can you manually upgrade the hard drive by buying a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive from new egg or something? Is it easily upgradable like RAM? Can the processor be manually upgraded too? Or is it soddered on?

 

Yes you can upgrade the harddrive. Very simple.

Yes you can upgrade the CPU, less simple but not that complicated.

here's a link to the service manual.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/xpsM1530/en/SM/index.htm

 

Which would you choose and why? Just FYI in case you didn't know. LEDs provide an increase in battery life and a much nicer display.

 

I would go for the 1680x1050 (WSXGA+) screen. I have it on my Inspiron 1520 and it is the perfect resolution. I think the 1920x1200 (WUXGA) screen would be just a bit much for my needs. I couldn't imagine anything less than WSXGA+ on a 15.4" screen.

 

1680 by 1050 is perfect for those with good eyesight on a 15.4"....

 

I've seen people replacing their T7500 with an engineering sample of X9000. Although that doesn't make it any faster than my T9300 due to other bottlenecks

 

1680x1050 is good for me. Lower resolutions have too little screen real estate and the WUXGA is a little too small for my eyes.

 

Well, guess I'm the only one going with the LED here

Just arranged a return for my 3-week-old 1530 and placed an order for the LED version.

 

Im getting the LED!!! LOL

 

Are you working for a notebook company ?

Tell your boss I want a 17" WXGA LED anti glare with good contrast and brightness .

 

I am returning my1680 for a LED!!!

 

LED!!

Just got my midnight blue m1530 with LED screen. Fricken gorgeous!

 

Non-LED Backlit HD 1920 x 1200
WUXGA FTW!!

 

No, I dont work for a notebook company, but I am trying to figure out if the LED advantage outweighed higher resolutions.

 

Got the LED 1440 and .... wow, amazing, crisp, bright, display. Couldn't be happier.

 

I'm having extreme difficulty in deciding which of the two to get. I like how the 1680 x1050 lets you see a lot, but it does not have LED.

1440 x 1050 is a lower resolution, however it does have LED. Does it really outweigh? Is there a noticable difference?

 

Heads - 1440. Tails - 1680. http://www.random.org/coins/

At least this way we'll spare everyone from debating this for 10 pages again.

 

LED doesn't mean as much for M1530, it doesn't get slimmer like M1330.

 

First you need to try to figure out whether your eyes would be happy with the higher resolution (and unfortunately that can require a few days to find out). What resolution are you using at the moment?

LED backlights are more efficient so that option should extend the battery run time, but whether it will be significant depends on the rest of the hardware configuration.

John

 

I ordered the 1680x1050. My eyes are bad, so when it comes I hope it isn't super small. If it is, i'll send it back. I plan on using an external monitor 90% of the time, so I might be able to just deal with the smaller resolution. I might be happy with it. I dunno. I guess I will wait and see.

And my suggestion is, if you are unsure about the resolution part, go to a local store and check out some systems with the different resolutions. This won't help with the LED part of your dilema, but it'll help you decide which resolution is best for you.

 

I currently use the 1680 x 1050 with my Dell E1505. I don't care much about battery life, but with actual screen quality.

I heard a lot about the Macbook having a killer screen with LED lit.
Does the M1530 LED Lit truly look much better than that of a standard non-led lit 1680 screen?

 

Did you really think it would work?

 

Is this game playable on the M1530 at decent graphic settings?

Also just for clarification, the system requirements are a 2.6 ghz Pentium D Processor, so does the T9300 2.5 ghz cut it?

 

The pentium d was a piece of crap, the core 2 duo walks all over it even when running at a lower frequency. Don't worry you will be fine.

 

Well actually, that would depend on your gpu not cpu; if you have the 8400, not very well, but if you have the 8600 you can play much more comfortably.

 

I'd like to know if for a 14.1" (Dell Vostro 1400 in my case) is preferable a WXGA+ or a less defined WXGA.

 

I personally believe that screens are a completely hit-or-miss thing because laptop companies both expensive to very expensive, all source their screens from the same companies. So you have to figure out what panel it is and then you can say which panel is better than the other based on manufacturer for that particular resolution and size. Then of course, it's luck of the draw which brand you get. LG seems to be doing a good job lately.

So this myth about the macbooks having killer screens is unfounded unless someone can prove to me that they're only sourcing 13.3 inch screens from one place that the 13" sony's with LEDs don't use or the m1330 13" from dell doesn't use.

I had an LED SZ and have an m1330 LED and know that they are chi-mei optics screens, and not surprisingly, they are basically exactly the same. EXACTLY. So now I can say I got a Sony quality screen for a Dell price. Apple doesn't have anything special regarding screen quality, trust me. It's not better and no worse.

 

I have Assassins creed on my laptop (play it a lot) (ntbk specs in sig) and my experience is very good. You cant max all the settings, but it can be played at a very very good experience level..... no lags or whatsoever...

 

depends on what graphic card you bought with your m1530if youve bought the 8400 it could be a problem but with the 8600 it runs great

 

led means that you have a better dark light (contrast) ratio so it would improve your multimedia experience on your notebook, but the higher resolution is better for HD movies, and i have had a 1920x1200 screen before i bought my m1530 with a 1680x1050 screen and i can say that 1920x1200 is a bit to small, especially when you get older and your eyes are not as good as they used to be. so i would choose the higher resolution but if there is made a 1680 x 1050 led screen i would buy that even if it costs 100 dollars/euros more

 

whats better a single 8600, single 8700 or 8700 SLI?
how well would the game run on 8700 SLI?

 

off course the 8700 sli, but your buying a notebook, when you travel and you have a sli configuration in your notebook, you need every 20 minutes a powersource to reload your battery, but with a more exonomic video card your can use it for hours

 

It would run better on the 8700 SLI
I run it on my 8800SLI with all settings maxed. When I first load the game it stutters since its loading the map. But what I tend to do is pan the camera round Altair while he stands still. This loads the map entirely, and its smooth gameplay after that - looks amazing

 

why o why am i so poor

i want a 8800M SLI^^

 

My advice is to keep saving for it - dont go for anyhting less!!!

 

but i could go with something with a dual 8700 and then upgrade and it would cost around the same price as a new m1730 with 8800M SLI, maybe a bit more, but if i saved for it then the price wouldnt matter as much, as i need the laptop sooner rather then later.......

decisions, decisions><

 

Well, could you tell me how your LEDs stack up with regular CCFL. I never get a definite answer either. I don't really care about bettery life or the screen is thinner than regular CCFL. I want to know the quaity and the brightness of the screen. Personally, I am very happy with my WXGA, and I did compare my screen with ultra bright screen, which has 2 lamps, from HP. It is 17" notebook, and I don't see much different between the screens. I just curious about LED.

Thanks,

 

I currently use WXGA (1680) is it worth it to dumb down to 1440 for the sake of LEDs?

 

Is it possible? (Topic)

 

Not sure you'd be "dumbing down." My own 15" machine's resolution is 1440x900, and everything is much easier to read than when I had a 15" laptop with 1680x1050. It's possible that you might miss the extra screen "real estate" at times, but the return is a screen which is much easier on your eyes when reading text, IMO. I wouldn't go back to the higher resolution for any reason.

 

Try using a screen with resolution 1440 and see if you have enough room. The LED will be brigther and use less power, consider if it's worth the extra money.

Personally I really like the 1680 and wouldn't choose for the LED.

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WXGA = 1366*768
WSXGA = 1440 * 900
WSXGA+ = 1680 * 1050

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WSXGA

 

They will probably have to cancel it and setup a new order. That is if it hasn't shipped or been boxed already.

 

Call Dell up and find out? lol

You ll have to call them up to change the order anyway?!

Most probably yes they will allow it...

 

No, my experience is that they will not...if the order is already in production...They will cancel the order, and start all over.

Even, when my 1530 was in production, and because my Wireless N card was on backorder (Dell's fault)...they had to cancel (refresh)...and start all over with a new order number, and such...

So, if you do call and asked to have something changed..be prepared that your order will be cancelled, and you will have to start fresh

Hope that helps

 

Nope. Gotta cancel and redo it.

I've found it adds significantly to the delay in getting your laptop too.

 

If you have a nice LCD Panel,I would not.I just recieved the LED version CMO Panel m1530 and yes,its brighter but still has light bleed/grain.

 

Changed Order = Cancel original order and re-order.

 

I have the 1680x1050 and I would not got lower even for LED. Now if there was a good quality LED at 1680x1050 that would be a different story.

 

I have an LED.....(its currently in a box somewhere over the pacific ocean). Its been there now for 4 days.

 

Happened to me because they found out 4/22 coupons were ripping them off.