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    I bought M1330 off ebay, was I cheated?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. sweetlotus

    sweetlotus Newbie

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    I just received a M1330 that I ordered from ebay.. still deciding if that was the best idea or not, but I just couldn't wait a month and half for my laptop to come.

    Anyways, on the listing, it said that the laptop was an LED screen, the exact words:

    " 13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA TL WLED Backlit LCD with Camera "

    I was checking under device manager and I saw the monitor is listed as "Generic PnP Monitor"

    And under the warranty the parts are:

    LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 13.3 WXGA, VIDEO ELEC. STDS. ASSOC., TLF, TRANSFORMER METROPLEX DESKTOP

    BEZEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, PLASTIC, 0.3M, CAMERA, M1330

    So my question is, does this mean I was jipped and it's actually a normal LCD monitor? Thanks :(
     
    sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007
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  2. Les

    Les Not associated with NotebookReview in any way

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    No its a LED monitor. The camera is only .3 which confirms it.
     
    Les, Sep 12, 2007
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  3. sweetlotus

    sweetlotus Newbie

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    Oh thanks a lot! I feel much better now.
     
    sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007
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  4. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    transformer metroplex? lol didnt know autobots became laptops now

    how much did ya buy it for btw
     
    SideSwipe, Sep 12, 2007
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  5. oresteez

    oresteez Notebook Consultant

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    metroplex was the dinosaur space shuttle, wasnt he?

    nope, i remember now...metroplex was the city..the one that fought tryptocon i think....

    [​IMG]
     
    oresteez, Sep 12, 2007
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  6. sweetlotus

    sweetlotus Newbie

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    I paid $1850 for:

    LED Screen w/ camera
    2.0 ghz T7300
    2 GB RAM, 160 GB HD
    256MB GeForce
     
    sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007
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  7. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Device Manager calls pretty much every display "Generic PnP Monitor". It just means that Windows doesn't need a special driver for it. It doesn't mean "generic" as in "run-of-the-mill ordinary".
     
    swarmer, Sep 12, 2007
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  8. meh_cd

    meh_cd Notebook Evangelist

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    lol alright who is the Transformers nerd? The OP or the guy who sold it? :p
     
    meh_cd, Sep 12, 2007
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  9. SirWells

    SirWells Notebook Consultant

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    You sure it was a 256MB GeoForce, I thought only the 8400 (128 MB) cards came in the M1330...
     
    SirWells, Sep 12, 2007
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  10. sweetlotus

    sweetlotus Newbie

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    Ah, yes.. you are right. Careless mistake!
     
    sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007
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  11. SirWells

    SirWells Notebook Consultant

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    I was going to say! Was ready to demand an upgraded M1330! :)
     
    SirWells, Sep 12, 2007
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  12. ctchen1

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    What about warranty? I don't think you get any warranty from Dell when you buy it from someone on eBay.
     
    ctchen1, Sep 12, 2007
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  13. sweetlotus

    sweetlotus Newbie

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    Nope! Warranty is transferable so that's not a problem at all.
     
    sweetlotus, Sep 12, 2007
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  14. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    meh_cd now you should know who the transformers nerd is, with a name like SideSwipe it should be obvious :p

    yeah he was the autobot city who fought trypticon
     
    SideSwipe, Sep 12, 2007
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  15. lordnikon

    lordnikon Notebook Evangelist

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    Why didn't you just buy it directly from Dell?
     
    lordnikon, Sep 12, 2007
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  16. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    This is true. My favorite was Hotrod. He SHOULD of been in the movie.
     
    surfasb, Sep 12, 2007
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  17. oresteez

    oresteez Notebook Consultant

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    i still have yet to watch the new movie...ugh, it disgusts me when i look at it...

    as you can tell, i'm a die hard 1986 transformers fan :)
     
    oresteez, Sep 12, 2007
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  18. boonkauc

    boonkauc Notebook Guru

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    Why didn't you just read his actual post before replying?

    Says right in the first post that he couldn't wait a month and a half.

    Durrrrrrrrrrrrp
     
    boonkauc, Sep 13, 2007
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