Just got the details on my Dell system exchange....

My original laptop:

Inspiron 600m
512 MB HD
1.6 GhZ
40 GB HD
32 MB Onboard video card

My new laptop:

Quantity Item Number Description

1 D892C Base,Notebook,Core Merom T5750,2.0,1420
1 0797C Customer Kit,Documentation, Airborne
1 C912C Module,Label,Intel,Notebook Core Merom,Core Penryn
1 CY416 Module,Software,Dell Media Direct,3.5,Operating System
1 CY420 Module,Software,Dell Media Direct,3.5,LANAI
1 D050D Module,Software,VHP32SP1 Consumer Notebook,England DAO/BCC
1 DP434 Module,Card(Circuit),Network DW1395,Inspiron,Dell Americas Organization
1 DR378 Module,Bezel,Camera,Liquid Crystal Display,W/WDW,1420
1 DR464 Module,Label,Microsoft,WindowsVista Os,Premium,Inspiron
1 H081D Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,VHP32SP1,Consumer Notebook
1 J019D Module,Software,DELL-DOCK Consumer
1 J277H Module,Software,Ebay,Search Consumer
1 JP927 Module,Software,DELL-WELCOME Transactional Line Of Business
1 JX293 Module,Liquid Crystal Display 14.1WXGA+,True Life,1420,Au Optronics Corp
1 K838F Module,Software,VHP32SP1 Digital Video Disk Drive,MUL5 Dao/bcc
1 KN155 Module,Cover,Liquid Crystal Display,Back,BLACK,1420
1 KW181 MOD,SW,DSPRT-CTR,2.0
1 MG952 Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,4G,667MHZ,2X2G
1 MU827 Module,Card (circuit),Network Bluetooth,355,Windows Vista Os,Dell Americas Organization
1 NR961 Module,Assembly,Base,Unified Memory Architecture,1420
1 P166F Module,Software,VHP32 Certificate Of Authenticity
1 PP897 Module,Software,Dell Media Direct,3.5,Kit,Kit,Digital Video Disk Drive,INS
1 PR725 Module,Battery,Primary,85WHR 9C,SIMPLO
1 PY973 Service Install Module Software,1420
1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English
1 TT086 Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Driver,Resource Dvd,1420
1 UU468 Module,Hard Drive,250GB,5.4K SA160,Inspiron
1 UW290 Ship Group,Notebook,United States,English,1420 Dell Americas Organization
1 WM586 Module,Keyboard,87,United States,English,CSL,Dell Americas Organization
1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business
1 Y463G Module,Software,BWEB,Consumer
1 Y573C Module,Software,Roxio,10,Dell Edition
1 YD622 Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,65W,Lead Free,Delta - Ac Adapt,World Wide
1 YT337 Module,DVD+/-RW,Toshiba Samsung Storage Technology Inspiron,1420

Can anyone decipher?

 

Inspiron 1420
2.0ghz dual core processor/45nm
14.1WXGA+ with camera (Black)
4GB 667mhz memory
250GB 5400rpm hard drive
vista home premium
9cell battery
DVD burner
and I am guessing X3100 GPU


EDIT: and it looks like it comes with a recovery DVD as well, and Bluetooth

is there anything in perticular you are looking for?

 

I am told that the notebook will have an "onboard video card", so not the X3100...

And isn't T5750 Core 2 Duo and not dual core?

What's a "recovery DVD"?

 

"onboard video card" = non dedicated = x3100.

Also T5750 = Merom core = 65nm, a dual core CPU.

 

If you google "Merom T5750" you will see that all the listings have C2D.

Also, i had a 32 MB discrete card in the original 600m, so shouldn't I have a discrete card in this one too?

 

onboard = intergrated onto the motherboard, which could be interpeted either way. I would guess because I don't see any vidoe upgrades it in fact is X3100, with is likely faster than the 32MB card you had.

T5750 is Core 2 Duo which is Dual Core.
so you will have 2x2.0Ghz Core 2 based processors, which compaired to the 1.6Ghz (single core) will be at least twice as fast.

recovery DVD is just a Disk that will let you restore your computer to factory state. getting this shipped is just a bonus. You can make them yourself(if you don't get them with the computer you should make them).

 

'1 C912C Module,Label,Intel,Notebook Core Merom,Core Penryn'

your right this is why I said 45nm.

 

Almost made the mistake myself. Anway what is a C912C Module? Wireless card?

 

^^^
you got me there I think that's for the Dell assemble people seeing it is on the same line as the processor... I think it's the Core 2 Duo sticker.

 

is Core Penryn quad core? Thats what google says....

 

Those are just Dell's part numbers. It seems to be your C2D case sticker.

 

Penryn is a dual core CPU, but will be released as a quad core version later this year and will be branded as a Core 2 Extreme (instead of Core 2 Duo).

 

There is one quad core Penryn, but it is well over $1000. They are two core chips.

 

Alriighty...

 

I don't think they have to, it has to be equal or better and I think the X3100 is better than any 32MB card, but to be sure what card do you have?

 

they didn't tell me...they say it is an "onboard" video card, and i should contact them after i get my laptop to check what it is...so weird

 

Is this for free?
If so, what prompted such a massive upgrade!?

 

Yup for free, and I have honestly no idea...haha.

 

even if that system is a refurb, u are gettin a huge upgrade. looks like they even threw in 4GB of ram, bluetooth, and the 9-cell battery. i'm glad everythin worked out for u man.

 

They just turned up at your door with a new system was it?

 

i still havent received it....

 

Wow man, they really went over the top with that replacement. Very lucky and congrats.

I have not gotten any updates on my replacement, so we'll just have to wait and see what happens...

 

haha yeah man...sometimes it pays to have a very obsolete laptop, so when they replace it, everything's an upgrade

let me know how your replacement goes

 

Wow, I'd feel extremely happy and lucky if I was YOU. That's a HUGE upgrade!


LOL. Thanks for catching my typo. Hahaha.

 

GRRR...ITS BEEN A WEEK!!!
A full week and so far no updates whatsoever. Then again, that might mean that they are having trouble finding a 1520 and finding me a m1530 instead.

 

Sweet!
Hey be sure to let us know when you receive the replacement!

Want to know how it all worked out!


Cin!

 

teehee

 

posting this from my new laptop: its awesome!!

how do you check what kind of video card you have? i still don't know...

 

Push the "start" button (in vista its the little orb) and in the search box type in dxdiag. On the display tab under "device", it should say what kind of card you have.

 

i have integrated X3100...i had an onboard 32 MB in the first one

 

Nice, you got a pretty sweet deal on everything. Since you pretty much got a new notebook, I hope you have extended your warranty to cover it for at least a year.

As for my notebook, it has been 6 business days out the 7-10 it is suppose to take (including shipping I assume) and so far no updates at all.

I have a question: Do they send you the replacement with a return shipping label to send back the old one, are there seperate boxes, or do you have to send your original notebook back first?

 

they will send u a replacement while u continue usin yur current one. that way u can compare the 2 notebooks when yur replacement arrives. u then have to put yur current notebook into the box that the replacement came in. there *should* be a packin slip included. if, for whatever reason, that they didn't include one. u can call them up and they can email u a printable shippin label.

 

Awesome! You got it, and it's working thus far WoOT..GoYOU!



Cin.

 

Oh that's nice, I finally got a replacement but there is a problem with it:

Ruby Red Studio 1535
Vista Home Premium
Core 2 Duo 8100
Glossy 1920x1200 screen
200GB 7200 RPM HD
2GB RAM
ATI Radeon 3450

Anything wrong with this picture?

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THE GRAPHICS CARD IS 1/2 THE PERFORMANCE OF MY CURRENT ONE!
Grr... I am currently chatting with Dell tech support and he is insisting I have to contact Customer support to get this right. >_>

 

Why would they give you a Studio if you had an Inspiron? Sounds like they messed it up.

 

They must replace the notebook with an equal or better system. Since the 1520 is discontinued, they must replace it with another system. The Studio can almost match my current specs, except for the graphics cards. As a matter of fact, the only 15" notebook that can match my system is the XPS m1530, which they seem to be trying to avoid.

Wow, this sure has been a gigantic hassle for me. Tech support tells me they are sending that one because the graphics card is listed as a 8400m instead of the 8600. They are telling me to contact customer service to correct the records but customer support tells me they can't do that and to call tech support instead.I am talking to supervisors in each department (online chat with tech support, phone with customer service) and they are insisting it is within the opposite department's power to do so.

 

I forgot the 1525 doesn't have a dedicated option anymore. Yeah, I think they should pony up a M1530 for you.

 

Yup, this is a huge mess on Dell's part. I am on hold now with tech support as the supervisor talks to dispatch and tries to figure out why it lists a 8400. Since Dell is all about customer satisfaction, I am going to pretty much demand to know what they are going to do to make me a satisfied customer. Hopefully, this will involve guarenteed upgrades and/or a gift card. A system replacement is bad enough without having to deal with all this ****.

 

yeah dude...demand a m1530!! they HAVE to give you something because of "equal or better" policy