Inspiron/Vostro/XPS Celestial Lineup Discussion

Yes, I know this is a really cool thread name...

Basically, this thread is for any kind of question you have about the Inspiron, Vostro or XPS series of notebooks. If you just have a broad, general question that needs to be answered fast, feel free to ask it here. Or, if you want to start some sort of discussion about them, feel free to do so as well.

I'll start this thread off...

When I recently ordered my new 1420, I opted for the 2.2ghz Intel dual-core processor. Considering this is more powerful than my older 1.8ghz processor, will it eat more battery life, save more battery life, etc?

 

Dell XPS M1730, Mobile Intel 2.8GHz,EX, 4MB, 800 FSB Merom
PERSONALIZATION SHIELD, LCD COLOR WING OPTION,RED
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm for XPS M1730
17 UltraSharp TrueLife Wide screen WUXGA for XPS M1730
NVIDIA G84 in SLI, for XPS M17
64GB Solid State Drive and 200GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition English,Inspiron
Media Direct 3.3
Internet Search and Portal
Icon Consolidation Application
Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR
DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,XPS M1730
DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
Blu-ray Disc Drive (BD/DVD/CD burner w/double layer BD write capability)
Dell Exclusive MediaDirect Instant Play Software Application
Roxio Creator Basic
Media Direct for Blu-Ray
Integrated High Definition Audio, Inspiron
Intel 4965 WLAN (802.11a/g/n) Mini Card
Logitech Gaming LCD
Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 15-Month Subscription
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1730
No Internet Service Provider Requested
MS WORKS 8.5
3 Year Limited Warranty
Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
Warranty Support,Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year
Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, 2 Year Extended
Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year

Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
Dell BH200 Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Stereo Headset
AGEIA PhysX Physics Accelerator
You have chosen a Vista Premium System
Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
No Preinstalled Software

this is my XPS
i paid alot for it
and by golly i wanna share its bad ass glory
i have no friends who geek on Computers like i do so i do it all here on NBR

so feel free to critique my set up
also feel free to make comments

 

Geez, that is one bad-ass laptop!
(Anyways, about my question...)

 

oh right question

i dont think the power difference is substantial
and im pretty sure C2D is designed to consume a minimal amount of power

ill go research this a bit more

 

correct me if i am wrong but, i think that its not going to affect the battery life or performance, but it will warm up your machine stronger than slower processors.

 

was the 1.8 a core duo? or.......

 

Yes, both the 1.8 and 2.2 are core duos.

Well, I'm pretty sure it'll affect performance for the better. It's possible it'll decrease battery life by a small amount, but I'm not sure; (that's why I'm asking.) And yes, it probably will warm the computer a bit more.

 

E4300 1.80 GHz 65 W 2MB (FSB 800)
T7500 2.20 GHz 35 W 2x2MB

if that reads like it should
and those are your processors
then your batter life should go up.

 

Just thought I'd post my full specs for my new 1420:

Inspiron 1420, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz 4M L2 Cache
Premium Deep Navy Blue with Soft Touch LCD back color
2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440x900)
NVIDIA (R) GeForce TM Go 8400M GS with 128MB dedicated graphic memory
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for I1420
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
Media Direct 3.3, Insp 1420
Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
24X COMBO CD-RW/DVD for Inspiron
Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
Intel 3945 WLAN (802.11a/g) Mini Card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1420
Microsoft Office 2007 Home and Student Edition
1 Year Limited Warranty

The total price for it came out to be $1169.66 after the $500.00 discount.

The estimated ship date is November 20, and it should arrive at my house on the 23rd.

Extras:

Case Logic Lifestyle Midnight Blue Messenger Bag
Logitech V220 Midnight Blue Wireless Mouse

Dang, I'm color coordinated!

 

If that information is correct, then...sweet!

 

Nice man
thats pretty sweet

and your color coordinated lol

 

its legit
wikipedia and intel site check out

 

r we talkin' bout battery life expectancy or how long one could use the battery before s/he has to charge it up again or both ?

@ Gunner

when did you place an order ?

i've placed mine on Nov 10th and they say its going to be shipped on 19th and reach me on Thursday 22nd or Friday 23rd or Monday 26th

 

I placed the order on November 12th, just this last Monday. Why?

I think we're talking about both...

 

seems like you'll get yours before i'll get mine

although I've placed my order at least 48 hours before you placed yours

what state or city you live in if you don't mind me asking that

 

Seattle, Washington. You?

 

longer battery life means less charging which means longer battery life....i believe.

 

Sounds right to me.

 

i don't know why they say that my EDD between 11-22 and 11-26, if they'll ship it on 11-19

i think it should be at my house on the same day as its gona be build or at least on the next one, because there is a huge Dell plant in my city

or they don't build machines on plants that more close to your delivery location ?

 

longer battery life means less charging which means longer battery's life expectancy also

 

...........ummm yup......

 

I'm not sure why the EDD is longer for you; several reasons can explain it, however:

The 1520 you ordered may be in higher demand right now than the 1420, and may take longer to build because of this.
The components you chose may also be in high demand, and in turn take longer to assemble.

 

all the special components I've choosen is XP Pro. everything else is very simple

You want to say they don't have enough XP Pro OS's DVDs or not enough people who could install XP Pro on a machine ?

 

I said the components are one possible explanation.
The other explanation is that, like I said above, the 1520 is in higher demand than the 1420. More people are buying the 1520 right now, so Dell has more orders for the 1520 to fill, hence longer waiting times.
Does that make sense?

 

i waited two months now for my XPS.....

it sucks

 

Two months?!?! What stage is it in?
Call Dell and complain about the long wait. Maybe you can get something good out of it.

 

@ Gunner

yeah. it makes a perfect sense

@ LucidBurner

charge them interest like credit companies do. 25% a year for 2 months. I say they have to credit your account at least 4% of the price that you've paid

 

oh me and dell have spoken

oh yes
we have spoken

its in testing and the service tag was generated yesterday

 

Are they giving you something for your long wait?

 

money and firstclass next day shipping


and a real live beast of a notebook

 

That's good that you got something.

(By the way, feel free to post any questions you might have about the XPS, Inspiron or Vostro. This thread is for EVERYONE)

 

@ LucidBurner

how much money they giving you for a 2 months wait , if you don't mind mne asking you ?

and what is total price for your system

 

@crash
6.5k
and about 250.oo off
plus 100.oo shipping

 

I have the exact order, ship and delivery date as yours for inspiron 1520 with xp

 

I've placed an order On 10 Nov 2007 at 00:22:51

and you propably placed in the morning or noon or at night, which means that I've placed mine long long time before you did.

And I WANT my lappy NOW

@ LucidBurner

yeah. $250.00 off is about 4% off the total price.

I was right. Looks like Dell's customer services department give exactly 4% to customers' first time complains. I think that's their guidelines. For second time complains from the same customer on the same order refund goes to like 10%. Call them again and get not $250.00 but $650.00 refunded . lol

 

@CrashOverride
haha i actually placed my order at 11:45pm something on 9th NOv but it shows it as 10th nov on the order page ... so i should get it before you
anyways i will be really happy if they deliver before thx giving weekend

 

that's strange (about order page) especially considering that you have placed an order on Friday and its show as it was placed on Saturday

look at the Dell's Confirmation e-mail as it has exact time when you have placed the order

 

It might be showing up as November 10 because 11:45 PM your time might be 1:45 PM theirs.

(Does anyone have a picture of the high resolution 1440x900 screen compared with the standard, non-high resolution screen? Preferably, pictures that this website's home page, google.com and the vista/xp desktop. Thanks)