Just got my i6000d

This is my first impresion review of the i6000d.

Inspiron 6000d
PM 1.86GHz
15.4" WSXGA+
512 GB RAM (1 stick)
128MB ATI X300
60GB 7,200 RPM
Truemobile 1450
DVD burner

It is a little bigger than I expected. The monitor feels like a 17 inch. The text was a little blurry, but that was fixed by turning cleartype off. The text is a bit small. If you have problems reading small text then go with the xga. The text is not bad for me, but is smaller than expected. The uxga must be really small. I am most impressed with the keyboard. It is increadible. Great feel and size. I put in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory dvd. The picture looked great. It would have looked better if the dvd was the letter box version. Wifi range is better than my linksys G card.

Well time to install XP Pro and start tweaking.

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UPDATE

After using the i6000d, I have found a few things. I do have that sparkle effect. It is more like a dirty screen look when the background is a light color and especially white. Deep colors look great. The DVD player is a bit loud at times.


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If your not using firefox....then your missing out.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

 

Can anyone confirm the WUXGA has truelife?

 

Hi there did you get a startup disk in your package? I am missing the disk to reinstall Windows XP Home edition SP2. Let me know if you have. thanks

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by bugmenot

 

My Dell I6000D came with a Windows install disk but no driver disk (had to download and burn them myself off their site).

The Windows XP disk looks like the Application Re-Install disks though, so maybe it just blended in with the rest? Double check. Its labelled Operating System and its purple, and in tiny text it says "windows xp home with service pack 2"

 

Strange... I have the Windows Disk and Driver Disk with mine. Maybe they forgot to pack it in Malaysia?

Dell Inspiron 6000
1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
WUXGA 15.4" WS
512 MB RAM
60 GB HD
Wireless B/G
DVD/CD-RW
9 Cell Battery x 2
Mozilla Firefox Browser
Targus TL Deluxe Notebook Case
Targus Gravity Notebook Backpack
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Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by titaniummd

 

i got home xp cd , and 2 win dvd cd, but no driver cd.
my display is good with cleartype on. i also installed dell quickset, with it, u can adjust the size of the menu and icons. the resolution is good, u can view 2 webpages at the same time, but some texts and graphics are blurry(not in webpages, it happens with some programs). i love briteview, i wish 6000 came with briteview option, then the display would be awsome. notebook is quiet, keyboard feels ok, but my left ctrl makes some weird sounds, and the left mouse button is bad too.

Dell i6000D 1.6Ghz
512MB 1Dimm, 60G 7200RPM
X300 128MB, 8X DVD-RW
Wireless b/g, Bluetooth

 

I just chatted with Dell. They said that driver and application cds are no longer sent out with orders. That is a stupid thing for Dell to do. She said they use system restore now. (whooped doo)

This causes a problem for me. I just installed a non Dell version of XP Pro. Some of those lame programs Dell throws on are useful. Like the mouse program. My scroll sliders on the touch pad do not work now.

Is there anybody else who has an i6000 installed a non Dell version of Pro? If so, have you been able to find any of those programs?

Can somebody post there current system information on a system that has the original version of Dell XP. To get there you have to log into dell, then go to My System & Peripherals. Enter your service tag. Then click on your service tag when it is a link. Click on Current System Configuration and then software. Highlight, copy and post in this thread. I know it is asking a bit, but it sure would help me.

Thank you in advance.

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Firefox Rocks
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

 

here is the link where i downloaded all the drivers

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?~ck=mn

Dell i6000D 1.6Ghz
512MB 1Dimm, 60G 7200RPM
X300 128MB, 8X DVD-RW
Wireless b/g, Bluetooth

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by bugmenotIs there anybody else who has an i6000 installed a non Dell version of Pro? If so, have you been able to find any of those programs?<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'></font id='quote'></blockquote id='quote'>
I'd be intersted in this as well. I'll need to install XP Pro once my 6000d arrives, but I'd like to use all the apps that Dell ships with it as well. I'm sure they're available on the website somewhere, but I haven't seen them either.

 

The Windows XP CD that Dell gives you does not install anything but Windows XP. I used that CD to format my computer with Windows XP Home that I ordered (since you know, I like to be legit), and it did not install any Dell software. It looks like its just a clean Windows XP CD with the Dell logo printed on it.

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by cheq326

 

Software
Name Version
WebFldrs XP 9.50.7523
Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 5.1.0
Sonic RecordNow! 7.3
Dell Home Systems Services Agreement 1.10.0000
mLogView 1.19.0000
WordPerfect Office 12 12.0.0.238
Sonic Update Manager 2.9
mPfMgr 1.19.0000
Internet Explorer Default Page 1.00.03
mPfWiz 1.19.0000
Windows Media Player 10 9.00.3636
Sonic DLA 4.95
mWlsSafe 9.00.0000
Broadcom Management Programs 2 7.82.01
Sonic MyDVD 5.3.0
Dell Picture Studio v3.0 3.0.0
mCore 1.19.0000
mHlpDell 1.19.0000
mXML 1.19.0000
Get High Speed Internet! 1.00.0000
Adobe Acrobat - Reader 6.0.2 Update 6.0.2
Adobe Reader 6.0.1 006.000.001
mDrWiFi 1.19.0000
mZConfig 1.19.0000
Microsoft Plus! Digital Media Edition Installer 1.1.0.3514
Microsoft Plus! Photo Story 2 LE 1.1.0.3463
My Way Search Assistant 1.0.256
Macromedia Flash Player 7.0.19.0
Java 2 Runtime Environment, SE v1.4.2_03 1.4.2_03
Jasc Paint Shop Pro Studio, Dell Editon 1.00.0000
QuickBooks 15.0.4002.469
Far Cry 1.00.0000
mIWA 1.19.0000
mToolkit 1.19.0000
Dell System Restore 2.00.0000
Dell Driver Reset Tool 1.02.0000
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 1.1.4322
mSSO 1.19.0000
mIWCA 1.19.0000
mProSafe 9.00.0000
mMHouse 1.19.0000



Thats the best i can do, i installed FarCry and winamp and uninstalled AOL and like one more thing, nothing you need though. I hope that helps

Dell 6000d
1.5ghz Pentium M
1 gig ddr2 400 mhz ram
128 mb ATI Radeon X300
60 gig 7200 rpm harddrive

 

On Dell's order page for the 6000 it does not give you the option for the 7200rpm hard drive. How do i know if i'm getting a 5400 or 7200 hard drive???

 

Thank you for the list. It has helped me a lot.

Hey Jimmy076, Dell is probably low on stock. They probably took it off the list because they are a few weeks out. You might want to call them up and order that way. It would take longer but the 7200 is the only way to go.

 

Hey I was wondering if you kept up with your order status? And if you did how long did it take to get your computer when it entered the boxing phase??

 

I recently purchased the 6000 with 730 chip and 1 GB ram. Computer seems slow and not much of a difference to my P4 1.7 desktop with 256 RAM. Any idea of how the chips compare to each other?
Battery life on the 9cell has also been weak Not much more than 3hours with normal usage (no Dvd playing)

 

<blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by coco1800

 

i can't wait !!!! ordered my i6000d yesterday and it is in boxing already. they gave me a ship date of 3/28. i think they will beat that. ... i hope