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    Help me figure out M1530 config!+ other questions

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Forte, May 6, 2008.

  1. See-Fu

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    I did that w/ my Vostro 1700 which I orered about 2 months ago. they had to cancel and reorder.
     
    See-Fu, May 9, 2008
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  2. Rhodan

    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    After 4 days I would say it's not over the ocean... More like it's on a raft following the currents coming your way! :)
     
    Rhodan, May 9, 2008
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  3. GallonOMilk

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    My LED screen is much brighter, has a better contrast ratio, is more vibrant, and has awesome viewing angles. Get one.
     
    GallonOMilk, May 9, 2008
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  4. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    What kind of display did you order for the M1530? When did you order it? If you have not received it yet, whats your ship date?

    15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LED LCD with Camera for XPS M1530

    Est. Ship Date: 5/27/2008
    Est. Delivery Date: 5/30/2008-6/3/2008
    Placed order May 8, 2008
     
    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  5. hanime

    hanime Notebook Evangelist

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    15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA TrueLife LCD with Camera for XPS M1530

    Est. Ship Date: 5/29/2008
    Est. Delivery Date: 5/30/2008-6/3/2008
    Placed order April 22, 2008

    CANCELLED because Dell says coupons were invalid

    Reinstated my order for exactly same price.

    15.4 inch Wide Screen WUXGA TrueLife LCD with Camera for XPS M1530

    Est. Ship Date: 5/09/2008
    Est. Delivery Date: 5/10/2008-5/13/2008
    Placed order April 29, 2008
    Received May 5, 2008

    HAPPY, but lots of hardware problems with the computer so far.
     
    hanime, May 9, 2008
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  6. RingLeadr

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    Ordered the 1920x1200 WUXGA Truelife LCD with Camera as well...supposedly it is on back-order along with my hard drive. They do say it will ship by May 23rd, though. I ordered on April 24th.
     
    RingLeadr, May 9, 2008
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  7. crisptito

    crisptito Notebook Geek

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    LCD LED Option
    Orig Ship Date: 5/6
    2nd Ship Date: 5/12
    Ordered on: 4/22
    Currently in boxing
     
    crisptito, May 9, 2008
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  8. merlin_72032

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    Would love to get one if I don't have the laptop in my sig. I would rather not blow another 1.5K just to get LED, but got practically the same hardware. Thank for your answer. :)
     
    merlin_72032, May 9, 2008
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  9. kansei

    kansei Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ordered my M1530 with the 1920x1200 HD screen.

    Order Date: 5/8/2008
    Production Date: 5/9/2008
    Est. Delivery Date: 5/19/2008
    Currently in production.
     
    kansei, May 9, 2008
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  10. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Just out of curiosity, does not having the 7200RPM hard drive affect your gaming experience?
     
    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  11. Lithus

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    no.............
     
    Lithus, May 9, 2008
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  12. Bowlerguy92

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    The only thing a 7200 RPM HD will change is your load times. Games will still maintain their same exact FPS rating as before and everything else will be the same. It will just take a shorter time to boot the game.
     
    Bowlerguy92, May 9, 2008
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  13. Forte

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    Im wondering if many of the issues of the 1530 is due to the fact that the fans are blown directly downward and with the 8 cell, if you use the laptop on your lap, it actually damages the laptop in the long term as opposed to the 9 cell where its elevated so its blowing away? Has anyone used their laptop on their lap and have found it very hard to use due to all the heat from the fans blowing at your lap?
     
    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  14. Rhodan

    Rhodan NBR Expert of Nothing

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    Have you actually looked at your laptop? :rolleyes:

    The fan blows out the back left side. Nothing blows out the bottom, it's all air intakes at the bottom.
     
    Rhodan, May 9, 2008
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  15. Forte

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    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  17. Forte

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    Just out of curiosity, is the ship dates always accurate? I mean my estimated ship date for my M1530 is the 27th of May. The only thing that was delaying shipment at the time of purchase was the 6-cell battery and something else. Does Dell typically ship out much earlier than that? Or is it actually accurate.
     
    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  18. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    Ordering a M1530. I know there are faster bootup times for the 250GB and all, but I also heard negatives about how

    1) The 7200 takes up more battery life (about 20 mins)
    2) The 7200 is louder than the 5400 RPM

    Are these true? What did you get for your M1530? Is the 7200 RPM worth it?
     
    Forte, May 9, 2008
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  19. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Also more heat if I am right.If ther's a 320GB 5400rpm,go for it.
     
    The_Observer, May 9, 2008
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  20. The_Observer

    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    It would be around there.I haven't used Dell but IBM is.So it should be same too.
     
    The_Observer, May 10, 2008
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  21. rahx

    rahx Notebook Consultant

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    That's what I ordered too :)

    I believe the difference is ~$70 from 250GB 5400RPM.
     
    rahx, May 10, 2008
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  22. ahl395

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    Well, seeing if your order isnt on backorder (happens often w/Dell) it will come usually before that date. But it depends on what you ordered it with and what they have in stock at the time. Also how many orders they have at the time.
     
    ahl395, May 10, 2008
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  23. Forte

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    Which hard drive would you prefer or have for M1530? I'm having trouble deciding between two. I heard the 7200 RPM runs hotter and subtracts 20 mins of battery life and is louder. Is there really a noticable difference in boot time and stuff? Do advantages outweigh disadvantages?
     
    Forte, May 10, 2008
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  24. Lithus

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  25. rahx

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    If you have a high capacity (ie. 250GB+) HDD with 5400RPM, chances are your loading time could be faster than low capacity (ie. 200GB and below) HDD with higher spin speed.

    Transfer rate-wise: 320GB 5400RPM is faster than 160GB 7200RPM HDD's.
     
    rahx, May 10, 2008
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  26. KTGT

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    Platter density FTW! :D
     
    KTGT, May 10, 2008
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  27. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    The 7200 rpm drive will have a faster seek time and a faster throughput. It won't be a terribly significant difference unless you're doing a lot of hard drive thrashing (like tons of startups and shut downs).

    If those few extra milliseconds of seek time and few extra mbps of throughput are important to you, you should go for the 7200 rpm drive. It WILL dump more heat, it WILL eat more power and it may or may not be noisier.

    On the whole, most people will be happy with the 5400 rpm flavor; it's definitely by no means slow. I concur that if there is a 320GB 5400 rpm drive that that is the drive you should get.
     
    Commander Wolf, May 10, 2008
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  28. Lefix

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    I got the 250 gb at 5400 too
     
    Lefix, May 10, 2008
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  29. Forte

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    I like 1680 resolution the best though I was thinking about buying the 1920 resolution display and lower the resolution setting to 1680 when I get it if it is too small for me. My question is will lowering the resolution to 1680 from 1920 cause the screen to have some bluriness or loss of quality compared to a display that is made for native 1680?
     
    Forte, May 10, 2008
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  30. Lithus

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    slightly...
     
    Lithus, May 10, 2008
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  31. Snesley Wipes

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    Yep...I had a 1920 on an inspiron and any lower setting will make it fuzzy.
     
    Snesley Wipes, May 10, 2008
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  32. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    i will be getting that on my m1530 but the res will only go down for games though.
     
    wywern209, May 10, 2008
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  33. Udi

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    Many issues?
    Long term damage to the laptop?
    Hardware problems?

    You drew those conclusions from a review that mentions none of those things? Seriously, get a clue and stop looking for problems where there aren't any. Not to mention the lack of correctness in the article as Rhodan brought up. Air intake is at bottom, air vent is at back, and the 6-cell battery is what I'd get if I wanted my 15.4" notebook to have a suitable form factor and weight for a 15.4" notebook. As an aside, if the air intake does get clogged due to use on bedding/carpet/etc, the entire cooling assembly is very easy to access and clean on the 1530.
     
    Udi, May 10, 2008
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  34. GaMeRxD

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    7200rpm and 5400rpm are a big difference, if your playing games it will be better to have 7200rpm for the loading..
     
    GaMeRxD, May 10, 2008
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  35. dmacfour

    dmacfour Are you aware...

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    You will have blurriness. Just increase the size of text and thing till you are comfortable with them.
     
    dmacfour, May 10, 2008
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  36. Kossel

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    i have only 120 gb 5400rpm, what i m going to do is.... wait for 1 or 2 years and buy a SSD :D
     
    Kossel, May 10, 2008
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  37. hanime

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    Yeah it will be blurry. Have to live with the 1920x1200 full resolution I guess. It's fine for me, just a little get used to.
     
    hanime, May 10, 2008
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  38. antskip

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    If you prefer a lower resolution than WUXGA, then get a screen with that native resolution. An LCD screen does not act like a CRT, which has a software-defined resolution (up to the limits of the screen). An LCD needs the software resolution set to match the hardware resolution for optimum clarity of density-image- anything software setting lower than the hardware resolution has to be deficient (in brief, less clear).
     
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  39. hanime

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    LOL so true.
     
    hanime, May 10, 2008
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  40. hanime

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    I have the WD 160GB 5200rpm one. It's loud for some reason.
     
    hanime, May 10, 2008
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  41. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    Thread closed.

    Continue discussion in the thread linked in Lithus' post(FYI, a poll has been added to the other thread).

    Thx
    -Kdawgca
    NBR Mod
     
    Kdawgca, May 10, 2008
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  42. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    Non-native will always have its impact on quality of the image. It's just less noticeable in games because the picture in games constantly changes.
     
    scythie, May 10, 2008
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  43. Jrlrule

    Jrlrule Notebook Geek

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    thats interesting, i didnt know that!
     
    Jrlrule, May 10, 2008
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  44. SA Spurs1

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    7200 rpm would be my choice
     
    SA Spurs1, May 10, 2008
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    just testing
     
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  46. Forte

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    Which did you get or prefer?
     
    Forte, May 10, 2008
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  47. Forte

    Forte NBR's Supreme Angel

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    This is a random question, but with the 9-cell battery on the M1530 make it not feel that great using it on your lap? Also do you encounter any problems in putting the laptop in a carry case due to the protruding battery? Do you have to remove it before storing it?
     
    Forte, May 10, 2008
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  48. Forte

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    Anyone have a 250GB hard drive and feel that it gets very hot and can hear a noise coming from your hard drive?
     
    Forte, May 10, 2008
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  49. filza

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    it depends on what ur using it for?
     
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  50. Rhodan

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    What difference does it make to know how many people have selected a specific resolution? And there are 4 resolutions available on the M1530.

    Let have a poll on to see if people think we have too may poll..
     
    Rhodan, May 10, 2008
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