Inspiron 1520 owners lounge

My order just changed today (7/19) from "BUILD" to "BOXING". I chose the 1280*800 MATTE (anti-glare) screen.

My order was also moved to "high priority" (not a shipping classification), so I don't know if that was just BS from a rep or if it really is true.

I ordered on 7/13 and est.ship is 8/1.

Hopefully earlier...

 

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Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. That means that the s-video might be able to send 1080i video.

 

Shipped Date: 7/19/2007
Est. Delivery Date: 7/24/2007-7/26/2007

My new dates, old was August 6 Shipped Date... Hurray? I still got to wait a week. AHHHHH

 

I got next day shipping from fighting with them, yay!

Coming on 7/24

 

Yeah so did i but mine got here 3 days later cuz dhl was having computer problems, thats what dell said.

 

woot I ordered tonite! any Idea on an expected arrival date

o and what did u say for free overnight?

 

Hey guys,
sorry for the stupid question, but where do you go to see the detailed status.
All I see is in "production."

Also, I keep reading all you guys getting $100 dollars for the delay and the ddr2 graphics makes me wonna call in and try to do the same (us college kids don't make a lot of money part-time

 

You can buy an adapter that gives you digital audio out and component out(rca type connection and component connections) the yellow port is not just an svideo port.

Its an accessory that dell sells.

 

I would like to know this too.

 

Ordered: July 6

Original Ship Date: Aug. 6

Revised Ship Date:7/19/2007

Website was updated today.

 

I've scanned through this thread a bit and there still seems to be uncertainty as to whether the 8600gt is ddr2 or ddr3. I have had my 1520 for a few days and rivatuner is reading the card as ddr3 with a memory clock of 400mhz (800mhz effective). I'm using the drivers that came with the laptop.

 

Rivatuner is not accurate for laptops... only desktops.

 

Hey guys!

Did you read this thread: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=141100&page=8 ?

 

Wow I just called dell and my 1520 is in the boxing stage. Just yesterday it was in the build stage, I ordered it on the 17. Is this good,am I lucky or still in for a long wait?

 

Fate00 - What are the specs for your 1520? My order went into the build stage on the morning of the 16th and it's still there.

 

It's confirmed: I WILL never get my 1520 as I keep cancelling and re-ordering.

Just kidding...I did cancel and reorder to get the 4% discount, and then again because the Dell rep I called couldn't add an extra 6-cell battery onto my 9-cell included in the order (I figured it was worth it for an extra $25) but they could cancel , so I just cancelled instead of sitting on hold for 15 minutes for someone ELSE who MIGHT be able to help, or MIGHT just give me their voicemail and never get back to me like the first time I tried. I'm not really on a schedule, though, so...glad to hear everyone else's is really nice .

 

How do you cancel a Dell order? Can it be done online or you have to call? I'm worried about the screen issue with the 1440x900 and may decide to change to the standard screen (1280x800), which I haven't heard any issues on. Plus I save $50 that I can put towards a faster processor.

 

Unfortunately, you have to call in to cancel an order, but once I did it was generally taken care of pretty quickly.

 

Mine jumped to boxing yesterday too. Hopefully it wn't take the entire estimated ELEVEN days to put a laptop in a cardboard box.

Heck, I could do that in eleven SECONDS.

 

Cancel and get the 1680x1050 screen. The 1280x800 and 1440x900 have poor viewing angles (+- 15 degrees) compared to the 1680x1050 +-45 degrees.

Or so I hear, anyway.

 

Woohoo Odered Last Night!

Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache
Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCDTrueLife for Inspiron 1520
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Prim
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod
Dell Travel ExpressCard RemoteControl, IR

 

I ordered mine yesterday (the 19th) and it says estimated ship date is 8/7/07. is this realistic or have many of you experienced a delay so that it ships after their initial estimated date? thanks in advance!

 

Ok, I put in boldface everything that I changed in my order (July 20 -> ships Aug 3) for which I'll pay about $1,450 (tax included). How much is your bill mate ?

 

I'm in Canada and I ordered mine last Sunday (15th) and I spoke to a Dell rep that said my order shipped today (Friday the 20th)

It should be here mid next week according to Purolator Courier... this is earlier than the ETA Dell had given me on my order (July 30th)

 

I JUST ORDERED MY new laptop yestarday. Here are my specifications...

Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 1.5GHz, 667Mhz 2M L2
Expresso Brown Color with Microsatin Finish 1
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm 1
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCDfor Inspiron 1520 1
Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 1
160G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive 1
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Edition, English 1
Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron 1
Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron 1
8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive 1
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0 1
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card 1
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam 1
Creative Earbud EP630 1
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Mod 1
Free Recycling Kit

ALL for just 892 dollars with my student DISCOUNT.. WICH IS GREAT...
But i have a question so PLEASE HELP...!!
Im interested in getting the DELL EXPRESS CARD/ REMOTE CONTROl for college comfort, so, does the package includes the remote control, or do I have to order it, .. IF I DO. how much is it.. Or how can i do it...

Thank you very MUCH..... CANT WAIT TO GGET MY NEW LAPTOP WITH THE MESSENGER BAG AND EVERYTHING!! jaajaj

 

I believe there is a $15 option at the accessories section...

 

lucky you i have my fingers crossed

 

I think a lot of people that had their orders delayed went with crazy case colours... I just went with Jet Black and picked the other components I wanted.

I also kept my screen at the 'base model"... they had no shortages of these I'm sure.

Interestingly enough, their status page still shows in production, but the tracking details with Purolator courier shows it's in transit... I would do the online chat thing on the Dell site to get a more accurate status

Good luck!

 

Woot! Up to yesterday my orderstatus was still on stage 2 of 5 (preparing production)... So I called dell, and they told me they were already producing it. The estimated shipping date online was the 8.7! (August!) and I ordered on July 3rd!
Today I check the status and it says my laptop has been given to UPS (stage 5!)
I guess I am going to get my laptop next week after all!

 

im probably going to order my 1520 with 2 weeks. the only thing im worried about is the deals expiring. right now [with free 2gb ram and 160gb hdd] i can get |
1.8ghz c2d
2gb ram
wsxga+ lcd
8600gt
160gb 7200 rpm hdd
dvdrw
bluetooth

all for1200 shipped with tax.
will i be able to get a very similar price for all of this in 2 weeks? also any guesses on when it would ship?

edit-this is also using the current 300 off coupon.

 

it's very hit and miss. probably the same price but hard to say. in the long run laptop prices only go down, but that's talking in terms of months and i'm sure you don't want to wait months

 

well thats good to know, thanks.

 

I know this might be little off topic.. but do any of you know if the ps3 or wii controllers will work with our bluetooth on our laptops??? I doubt it myself but I am rather very curious if it works or not... have any of you tried??

 

I don't think the Wii controller is Bluetooth? Then again I havne't touched consoles since PS1.

 

found the article here

 

^i always thought the wii-stick was IR.

but like i said, i haven't touched consoles since ps1

 

have anyone tried this... it'll be great if I can use the pad for my computer...

 

http://tech.lostinbluedom.com/2006/12/08/control-your-computer-with-your-wii-remote/
You can, sorta, pointing doesn't work, but tilting and the buttons do I believe.

GloStiX: The Wii remote uses an IR blaster ("sensor" bar) to determine its position in 3D space, and then using bluetooth it tells the Wii the input.

 

thanks dragoneye, but have you tried the ps3 controller also?

 

The PS3 is different in that it doesn't have a specific spot on a 3D plane, it merely has relative movements. As in, it can sense moving left, right, up down, diagonally, forward, backward, tilting, so on and so forth, but it doesn't actually know WHERE it's at, it just knows it's moving, which is why there is no need for the IR sensor bar. In other words, the Wii allows you to point at a specific place like a touchscreen, the PS3 would be more like a 3D wireless mouse.

EDIT: NVM, I just realized you weren't asking HOW it worked, but if it worked on a PC. Ignore what I just said >_>

 

I ordered my Dell 1520 online on July 17th and the websited stated my ship date is July 31st, I hope they stick to it. I personally have never had a problem with Dell, having own several Dell's in the past. The 1520 is hands down a great notebook with above specs for it price range, best bang for the buck out there! Here are my specs:

-Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)

-2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz

-High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1680x1050)

-256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8600M GT

-160G 7200RPM SATA HDD

-Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem

-CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)

-Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition

-Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card

-85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)

-DellCare Value 3 year

-Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)

-Alpine White color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera

-Windows Vista™ Premium

its just about loaded with every option from Dell, paid a little over $1800 with Teacher Discount!

I will post again once I receive mine.

 

Man, oh man.
Mine is on it's way it supposedly shipped today, although I haven't got an email confirmation:confused2: , and is supposed to arive on the 25th.
I ordered mine on the 6th and was sheduled to ship Aug 2nd, but I guess someone with the same specs. cancelled their order. :yes:

 

str8trippn, you ordered basically the exact same laptop as i did except mine's blue and i paid less with student discount it's interesting though because i ordered mine on the 19th and the estimated ship date is 8/7. oh well.

 

jak2:
I don't own a PS3 and I haven't looked into it so i have no idea if you can get the controller to work.
I do own a Wii, but I haven't tried using the controller on the computer either, I had just heard about the project, unfortunately I won't be able to try it either since my 1520 doesn't have bluetooth since it is an $80 addon in Canada.

If you really want to play games with a PS3 controller, why don't you just use a PS2 controller with an adapter for PC's? I don't see the PS3 motion sensing to be useful on the computer.

 

I think that would work also but I'd love to play it wireless... if it works.

 

First I made the same choice about the sound card and the find out that is only a software no hardware change, the same regular sound card which has problem with the headphone jack: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=141100.
So the sound solving problem it's to order this sound card: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=eep&cs=6007&sku=A1164635
which is the best on the market today for an extra $50 than the software edition.
I cancel my first order and reorder with the X-Fi XtremeMusic with Dolby 5.1 Express Card.

 

pety22 you're overreacting! the card is decoding the HD sound by software and is not a software. most of the audio cards even in desktops has software decoders. the problems with sound distorsions are due to bad drivers or settings and not with the card! if you can hear clear sound while on speakers then is not the card's fault.

 

My experience is only based on desktop sound cards which probably should work the same. So I used Creative Live 5.1, Audigy, Audigy2 and belive me it's a huge diference from a built in sound card even when listening.
On a regular sound card if you set the volume and wave sound on maximum levels you will hear a distortion noice which is not the case on a Creative sound card.
Second if you want to record something from a TV Tuner or other source, you will notice a big difference of quality between the integrated sound card and the creative.

If it's only a metter of settings and drivers why people should pay (in this example) $75 extra to buy an Creative X Fi sound blaster?

The reviews will shortly appear and the we will see the difference.

 

That's what I'm asking too!! You don't need the Creative cards for headphone but for the external speakers. And come on now! If you put maximum levels on any pre-amp device, you get distortions. It's because of the dB levels not because of the name of the vendor.