India Inspiron/Vostro/XPS Order status thread

I got my lappie on 30th oct, even though my EDD was 5th nov
Everything is fine, except that the hard drive capacity is around 149GB.
Where as I had opted for 160GB.
Did u all (who already have their lappies with them) got the right size of Harddrive?

 

The thing is storage device manufacturers use the factor of 1000 for representing kilo, mega, giga, etc. whereas in computer terms it is actually 1024 for the same.... So a 160 Gig Hard Drive will have 160,000,000,000 bytes of storage and which is nothing but around 149 Gig

So you will get only 93 % of the hard drive capacity in GB as mentioned by the manufacturer....

 

yeah, divide 160 by 1.024 thrice

 

hi...got my xps last evening..delayed by a day only...had given them big time firing ...anyways wil be checking all the stuff.. ...hey by when do u ppl got ur free stuff..?like he told me i will get my mouse and the pen drive after a week...i got the thagus carry bag along with the laptop.. ..

 

sales guy has said they will refund me 2k for price reduction...he hasn't givne any comfirmation yet...?that dell is working on it and will do it in weekstime..anyone who getting same replys..

 

Can I use Colin to clean my screen? I mean damp the cloth (the one used to clean contact lenses) a little bit, and wipe the screen with it. Will it be fine? What about the outside cover, the black one?

 

just clean with cloth they have provided u with..its clean the screen as well as the black lid quite well..but still if u not happy u can dip the cloth in wet water a bit and wipe off..dun't nweed to use colin ..i guess

 

planning to order the 1520 with this configuration
intel T7250
15.4 screen (1440X900)
2GB RAM
8600 GT with 256 MB ddr2
160 GB 7200 RPM HDD
dvd writer
a/g intel 3945 wireless
6 cell battery
backpack dell carry case
1 YEAR Complete Cover
for a price of about 54,000 Rs.
do you think the price is ok or do i need to bargain on it.
also please suggest me the color sunshine yellow or midnight blue

 

Does Dell allow cancelling of orders ?

Has anyone cancelled and received a refund so far from Dell

 

ya u can cancell the order b4 it get delivered to u...they would refund all except the taxes charged...and during 30 day refund period too u can give the piece back..but i duno wt r the basi of refunding the laptop..

 

What cloth? I never got any.

 

I think I have heard this on some other forum also.

Do keep us posted on your experience with Dell from the day you ordered onwards .

 

OK.But has anyone in this forum or anyone you know cancelled the Dell order so far ?

 

well mine is xps ..i guess theyr giving with xps i got a cool folder..to keep the manuals and cds too..

 

nope....i duno any who cancell they order..as i said b4 rececing the macine u can cancell after getting the machine u have 30 day refund period whichstarts from ur day of invoicing...on wt basis u can refund the machine i duno exactly..if i come to know will let u know..did u got ur machine or u facing any probs or wt?

 

coolayush...wtever is ur list price dell will give u cash discount ...around 3-10percent on all the models leaving xps...so plz ask for it..2ndly ..u can surely ask for freebes..like a carry bag..mouse ..pen drive..these r not worth much...ye one thing do rem..if u going for vista do ask for hdd partision which they charge around 400-500rs..ask that to do it for free...and its very imp...in vista u will have probs doing partision on ur own...

 

please help me as i was planning to order it on monday. is the price good for the configuration

 

It is such a misconception. I used Vista for the first time when I got this notebook, and all went extremely fine. If you can't do it, don't assume no one can.

If you run into any problems, or need help, we are here to help.

 

Seriously the Vista's partition manager sucks.... It cant even distinguish Primary and logical partitions for non-Windows filesystems..... Gparted is far far better considering it is an OpenSource too....

 

well u can do the partison if u reformat the stuff..or u ready to loose the dell d image drive.i do accept for many dell image drive is of no use...but like few like me who r not so comp savy..prfer keepin the image drive..so wt the harm if u ask for the partion fro mthe company it self...

 

I was talking about your "You'll have problems with Vista's partition utility".

 

Ordered my Vostro 1400 this morning. Can't wait to get it

T7100
1GB RAM (not staying that way for long)
WSXGA+ (I took a chance on getting a good one, i'm prayin :/ )
80gb (also will be upgrading in the near future)
8400gs

Can't freaking wait to get it.

 

Hi to all,
I also booked Inspiron 1420
I finalised deal with sp on 5th nov, & made payment by DD.
she confirmed abt reciept of DD on 8th Nov

I started couting 14 days from 8th..

Now today 14th Nov, when I called csr, they told my order not downloaded with them so must be pending with sales team for processing,,

What a bull ****....

 

everyone has some problem or the other when booking through DD... do it with CC, prompt order processing!

 

hey silas, i remember seeing 5250 in your sig, when did you get the 7700? and from whom, dell? or private? and did you have to change the mobo? people here say there are socket issues with various processors. guess then the 5250 and 7700 sockets are the same. cool!

 

It shipped 6 days ahead of the ESD, I let out a loud 'Yes!' in the computer lab at school

EDD is the 21st now. and I'm going away for the weekend, so I won't be thinking about it all the time.

 

DELL compensated me for their stupidity, I got the T7700 from them for free, as a replacement for T5250. I didn't have to change the motherboard, and there were no socket issues or otherwise. I took the old one off, and put the new one in.

 

may i ask what stupidity did dell make ??

 

No. But you can be rest assured that if they gave me such a costly part for free, then it must be a big one.

 

hey can anyone tell me as to how much does it take for the laptop to be delivered once it has cleared the customs

 

Hmm normally 2 to 4 days.... Mine got delivered within 2 days actually after reaching the DELL office in India....

 

wow!!! hats off to u maaan.....u almost squeezed out another laptop out of that one order....

 

ROFL!

T7700
4 GB RAM (2048 MB + 2048 MB)
A carry case
A new hard-disk

All this ^^ for free, not bad? And I got to keep to keep the old ones as well.

 

i got a HDD replacement too....nothing wrong wit the old one...but they came back for the old one ....

 

Update on my order,,,,

it arrived at India on 18th Nov...
customs clearance took 5 Days.. & given to local carrier within next 2 days..
Hoping to get it at least 4 days bef EDD..

 

Guess what guyz - I was able to install legit Vista Ultimate on my DELL machine using the given Vista Home Premium DVD

 

How?



.

 

I ordered Inspiron 1520 on 27th Nov. But I wasn't offered any freebees from dell.

EDD : 17th Dec.

Can I bargain with them now and ask for the same?

 

You can refer the previous posts made by me to find it out Belive me it is not that difficult at all

 

Ordered Dell Inspiron 1420 with the following specs:
Intel C2D T7250, 2GB RAM, Vista Home Premium, 160GB HDD, No case, Jet Black

Order date: 14 Nov 2007
EDD: 05 Dec 2007
Delivered: 28 Nov 2007 evening

Installation was performed on 29 Nov 2007 morning. I am very impressed with Dell's responsiveness (some others may disagree) after going through all the delivery delays many have been facing, customer support problems etc. In my case my order was processed on 14 Nov 2007 and the product shipped out 15 Nov 2007 (I even got a paltry 3.5% discount)..

Some tips for the cribbers:
1. Order through phone. It is safe trust me.
2. Order Jet black. Color models have just started volume production in Malaysia. Black models reach India a week earlier.
3. Exempt yourself from octroi. It makes no difference to the delivery time.
4. Bargain!. Yes bargain with the Dell Sales guy over phone. I actually got the 3.5% discount saying that I am an employee of "xxx" company. Of course you need to show proof!
5. Dell does not update order status on the website for everyone. So check up with the sales guys to be better prepared. I was caught off guard when the courier guy called me.
6. No. I dont work for Dell!

P.S: Aero works like a dream with X3100 Integrated GFX in my notebook. Dont waste money on the inferior nVidia 128MB dedicated card (even heavy gfx games do not work as good with the nvidia card)

Adios

 

I dont agree about the statement about the 128 MB Geforce 8400 GS.... For playing games like Need For Speed in Windows XP with 2 GB RAM - even under max settings the game should work very fine without any glitches.....

 

Hey, did yo all get the retarded TSST Corp TS-L632D as your DVD+/-RW drive? If not, then which one did you get? Does it work properly? Because mine doesn't.

 

I agree with you. Win XP + 8400GS is perfectly fine because XP graphics does not load even 10% of the engine in 8400GS. But Vista loads it thoroughly. My contention is: Vista + X3100 is the same as Vista + 8400GS. Games have suffered ( only 3 to 10 fps for most games with all Vista updates and latest graphic drivers). Besides I am more power conscious. 9 cell nvidia lasts as much as 6 cell-X3100. Atleast for me.

I havent had the time to check who made the DVD drive. But it makes a helluva noise. The HDD also seems to make constant noises when being read (as though it has some audio indicator ) So far it has worked neat with all DVDs, VCDs and dual layer discs. Is TSST Corp a chinese co.? Then I am sure we all have the same stuff. My drive has got good speed. It read off Ubuntu Live DVD and played it pretty quickly (load time).

But I have anyways faced my 1st crash (Vista's or rather Microsofts trademark I suppose). My Apple Ipod drivers have crashed Vista. But it recovered to an extent. Have to see if my PC will be reliable and repeatable.

Cheers

 

My TSST Corp drive is fine though it makes a little bit of noise while initially trying to start reading from the drive....

 

hey got my laptop yesterday
and i am loving it
just wanted to know does the AUO screen has any graininess or not

 

I have an AUO screen and do not notice anything like grainness at all on it....

 

Hi,
I ordered a Dell Inspiron 1520(Rs. 60k) and the EDD was 17th Dec. My order was in the custom clearance stage.
On seeing the XPS 1530 however I changed my mind and sent an email today to the sales team to change my order.
Anyone here doing the same ?

 

hey guys,i have my replaced piecefor last 2 weeks.but dell has not taken back the old one.wt the follow up.any of u using a replaced piece.plz tell me wt did u al do.should i call up dell and tell thme to take same..or do i get lucky and get to keep it
anyone here with similar experience.i asked on other thread ppl over there said the dell ppl send a return bill along with the new machine but i did not get any.may be it works differntly in india.so askin here again.plz reply.

 

Ordered xps m1330 t7250 2.0 Ghz black with other defaults on 17th dec
order processed on 17th dec
built completed on 18th dec
shiping from malasia since 19th dec
EDD 7th jan

i paid by cc on 17 dec, my bank says the transaction has beem done by dell computers but the swiping party has not claimed the amount yet therefore i dont have any outstanding amount as yet. Does any one kno what this means. Also when should i expect the delivery. Btw i live in pune.

 

Greetings All,

Any idea what is the current delivery time for Inspiron 1520? I have ordered one on 18th Dec and the current status shows as "Ship from factory on 19th Dec".

Thanks