Inspiron 1520 owners lounge

perf class 2 versus perf class 3. question is, will there really be a noticeable difference between the 8400 / 8600

 

Hi all,

I had just ordered mine yesterday. Expected to get it on 17th Jul. Wow! Never expect it will take so long. I had compared with other models, hp, Toshiba, Acer and I found it is the cheapest among all for the same spec. Hopefully, I will like it when it come!

Spec : T7300, 2 Gb, 160 Mb, Wireless N, 1280 X 800 matte display, 3 years completecover and Microsoft Office Basic for only MY 4993. (~1500 USD)

 

What kind of discounts did you apply on yours?

 

wtf I ordered mine on the 30th and it says Estimated 7/31 shipping. It better damn get to me faster than yours will!

 

Maybe the 8400GT (only Vaio FZ has it) could be a mere challenge, but never ever the weaker 8400GS .. the difference between 8400GS and 8600GT is like between 7400 and 7800

http://www.dell.com/content/learnmo...ound_inspn&~lt=popup&~series=inspn&~tab=other

it looks like there are some real advantages (mixing, Dolby Digital, EAX, number of effects, etc) even if the HD (only!) is software emulated

 

If it were me, I'd buy a USB sound card instead of a software option.

 

Nah.. as long as I won't buy the Blue-Ray unit, there no use in having high performance hardware HD sound! But I still need the Dolby Digital and all the sound tools a DJ needs !

 

I am from Malaysia. This may be the reason why the discount is more. I configure from high performance model.

 

doesnt dell build them in malaysia and then ship them here?

 

Here's the 1520 owner's manual !

I'm looking at page 164... what are they saying there ? Flash Cache Module ? Alias, Robson memory module ?!?! whaddya know !

now my dilemma is to buy 3Gb of DDR or 2Gb DDR + 1Gb Robson ? Which combination would grasp the best performance out of this baby ?

 

I should be ordering mine in about a week, any guesses on when mine will ship?

 

I ordered mine on the 29th and its expected to be done and ship by the 16th of july.

Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache
Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
1 Year Limited Warranty
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
15.4 Inch Display- 1440x900
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
80G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1520

Thats what I got, with tax and everything I worked it to come out to $1405

Since I work on my own computers and just going to a community college right now the warranty didn't really bother me.

 

so...early august maybe?

 

Id say yea your eta around 2nd week of august, from what I hear on how well dell is about beating their eta... probably end of july

 

and here is the first video review !!
thanks Andrew, you're the main man !!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gQB0-9g5H_c

 

can't wait for mine to come!!!

 

Has anyone confirmed if Dell is going with DDR2 or GDDR3 on the 8600 GT's?

 

Ram is better than Robson, get the 3GB!

 

Yes, I think so. Just found out that the expected delevered date of my order had been updated to 6th Jul. (from 17th). I think I will get it pretty soon. Hope yours will be in soon.

 

I am not at present an owner but intend to buy it at the earliest.Actually I was going to place an order today but the sales rep has confused me.I am from india.
She says Inspiron 1520 ( T5250 model ) is santa rosa but not 64 bit .I really have no idea about it .She says 64 bits are not available in india but santa rosa is not.
Please reply so that I can be a owner at the earliest .

 

The T5250 is a Core 2 Duo, and thus it supports 64bit. The reps often don't have a clue what they are talking about.

 

I have ordered and asked the rep who seems like he knows a lot about the new inspirons and he insured me that it is DDR3 memory, i wasnt so sure but he reassured me by saying he would give me £50 cashback if he was wrong, all good.

 

Ahhhhh - I called them earlier today and every once and a while I try a Dell online chat rep in the hopes that someone will tell me its DDR3. So far - 2 phone calls and 3 online chat reps have all told me its DDR2. Maybe it's different in other countries but in Canada all I keep being told is DDR2.

 

jb1007: Same thing for me here in the US. =\

 

Just ordered mine about 2 hours ago, so here's to my new purchase!

Now if they would just invent some sort of instantaneous shipping.

*lounges in lounge*

 

Yoos; if you don't mind me asking, what's the est'd ship date in your confirmation?

 

Hi everybody,
Glad I found this forum before ordering my 1520

So here it goes.
I've decided to get one mostly becouse of the 8600GT graphics chip. Not only do I want to play games, but more importantly I want to use it for webdesign purposes (photoshop).
T7100, 1GB RAM (later upgrade), 120GB HDD, GF8600, DVD-RW, 9cell + 6 cell and a webcam are a must!

I got confused reading about the screen. So you guys are saying that the 1440x900 one has better parameters than the 1680x1050? I was sure of getting the 1680 (I need room on screen while designing) but if the 1440 is much brighter and has more contrast, I'm not sure what to do ...

The other thing are the coupons. Everybody wants to get a best deal - that's for sure. I used to check Dells coupons every once in a while and I thought that's the only way to get a bargain. Can someone tell me more about the student deals? Are these only for american students (I'm currently in US on a Work&Travel program)?? And what's the deal with calling the reps and getting even better deal? Can one get even a better deal than coupons method? Do they combine (coupons + ol' style bargaining )???

What configuration would you guys suggest?

I'm also waiting for the after-4th-of-July coupons but so far there's nothing there ... Just days ago the deals for the E1505 included 2Gigs of Ram, 120HDD, DVD-RW ect. Do you think it'll take long time to get that kind of deals for the new E1520?

Sorry for so many questions at once

 

Ya the 1440x900 screen is brighter and better contrast.
but if you need the pixel room go for it. thats what i got. check out the 1520 - DV6500 comparason and you can see the diffrence in screens. its not THAT much darker.

 

You know what? It's gotta be DDR2. If it was DDR3 they would have mentioned it and people would have jumped all over it for the price. Smart on Nvidia's part for saying the 8600 gt supports both memory types, smarter on Dell for neglecting to mention which memory they are offering with the card.

 

I and everyone else are begging and pleading it not be ddr2 and be the ddr3!!

 

not even a mere $1 discount on July 4th !! :cry:

 

Actually, there was a 50 dollar discount when I called in today that the rep offered

 

blah. the rep i talked to today told me i couldnt get the $200 education discount with the $253, 12% and 7%, so i settled paying $1612 (after tax, free shipping) for:

T7300 2.0Ghz 800mhz FSB
1GB ram (bought 4GB today for $170 wooot)
8600GT 256MB
1440x900 resolution
intel 3965 wireless
bluetooth
jet black

estimated ship date is august 2, but the rep told me that was in the worst case scenario and dell usually beats the date. he told me he would tell his manager to expedite the order too. pretty nice guy, but i was bummed about the rebate.

 

Inspiron 1520
Intel(R) Core(TM)2Duo Processor T7500
2 Years CompleteCover
Free Nylon Carry Case
Free Delivery
UltraSharp(TM) Widescreen WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Display with Truelife(TM)
4GB ( 2 X 2048MB ) 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
160GB 7200RPM Performance Hard Drive
6-cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel(R) 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-Card
Blue version.
$3000 AUD.
Thats the main stuff, It should arrive within 3 weeks.

What do you guys think about the specs?

 

Wow dude,

That's one hell of a piece of equipment!

Enjoy!!

 

Thanks, It also comes with the sensheir headset free, I don't know how to spell that brand name lolol

 

thats alot of money! i can tell you, you can save about $300 USD by installing your own 4GB of ram (thats what im doing)

 

Hmmm well here it's like 350 for a good set of RAM.

I'd have to sell the RAM that comes with it, they don't put 2x1G sticks, And I don't want to have 1GB until I can get the 4..

It's probably around 250 more expensive, but I'd rather get it from Dell...

qwerty4444 did you notice you can save up to 8% with the Dell EPP?

http://dell.communicates.to/epp/au/

 

Doesn't the 1520 only come with the 32 bit OS, thus meaning you can't take advantage of all 4gb of RAM anyway?

 

it is possible to get the 200 dollar off and the 292 off and the epp % off, you just have to talk to the right people. i did it over a course of 4 or 5 hours on the phone but alot of the time was just finding the right person. I just bought my notebook (below) today.

 

Their online deals just ended on AU, making it more expensive for buyers.

Makes the same price with the EPP though.
How do you get 200 and 292 off?

And if it's 32bit OS, I'll delete it and install 64bit edition.

 

I tried explaining the best i could in this thread

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=137627&highlight=just+bought+1520+epp

Its a somewhat long read and after spending a combined 10 hours on the phone to dell so I was pretty exhausted while writing it. If you have any questions pm me.

 

Hey guys! I just saw this picture of this dude's Inspiron where the colour/paint on the keyboard and palmrest area had worn off after a few months of use. Do you guys know anything about the chasis and the texture? Has Dell done something about it yet? I am going to be ordering my 1520 in the next few days, and it's goin to be my first Dell so I was just having some doubts about the overall build quality.. Somebody please reassure me! Thanks..

 

very, very nice specs

 

I was just reading through the quote, notice it says DDR2 memory, there goes the DDR3

Thanks, Can't wait for it to be delivered ...It seems everyone here is going to buy this laptop!

 

How come?
I ordered my 1520 today as well with the following specs:

Ruby red
Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2*** at 667MHz
High resolution 1680x1050
256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT
120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
DVD+/-RW
Wireless Intel 3945
No Webcam
No Bluetooth
Windows Vista Home Premium

for $1,239.86
after excruciating CA tax

and supposedly shipping out on 07/24.

Also, where did you get you get your extra RAM?
I am looking to upgrade


***For those wondering about the RAM: It does say DDR2 at checkout.

 

They mean the video RAM

Some state that It's DDR3 and some DDR2, checkout says DDR2..

 

Let the comparisons begin! How much performance are we losing with DDR2?

 

Anyone tell me if this one will be a good lap for the basic college necessity, internet browsing, and a few games every now and then? New to Notebooks, first one.

Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T5450, 1.66GHz, 667Mhz, 2ML2 Cache, 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD, Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3000, Dell 926 printer, 160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive, Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0, Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card, 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Prim, Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod, Special Offer - 10% off 1
466-5018 $100 Dell Dollars Code.

$1,318.74 after shipping

 

I cannot wait to see some real 3DMark and hardcore games benchmarks.. it is my belief that 1520 will not even get scores as good as the MBP with 128Mb GDDR3