Just received my 1420!!

Just opened the box and setting vista up!! =D
So far everything is great with it, no graininess on the screen taht i can see!!
So far so good =D
I will be posting details of it as i continue to unpack my new inspiron!!

Only problem I had so far is when i connected my ac adatpers and there was a crack.. I'm pretty sure that is alright because its the first time the ac adapters were connected. =D

Any questions about my laptop is encouraged =D

 

So far with the screen.. i do notice a bit of leakage at teh bottom of the LCD.. once i get into the OS i will porbably take a better look whether or not it is an AUO or samsung, but my guess is samsung

 

I have a question, how did you get such a good deal with Dell Canada?!

 

let me know if there is noise in the headphone jack like the 1520 problem.

thanks.

 

About how long did it take from placing your order to actually shipping?

 

i had a 300$ coupon that a rep was willing to put ontop of the 240 promo that aws on

 

approximately 3 weeks..
if uwant to know the dates exactly let me know

 

so far so good, i've reformatted the drive, so i don't have media direct and reinstaleld the dell drivers.. i don't see much graininess to the screen, but maybe i'm not nit picky about it.. i haven't had much issues with any CPU whine or fan problems.. i have noticed that the battery does wiggle like half a millimeter in its slot, which is normal so thats alright.. so far i haven't run into nay problems at all

 

One thing that I have noticed with the laptop is that the DVD drive seems to be pretty loud when i pop a disc into it. It makes a noticeable spinning sound. I'm assuming its normal since my desktop dvd drive does the same thing.

anyone else with this issue

 

No need to guess...

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=144207
If you want to know what kind of screen you have, go to device manager, right click on Monitors, click on the details tab, and then select Hardware Ids from the drop down list.

-LQ

 

When I do that I get LPL0000. It is a 1420, received this week, with a WXGA (1280x800) TL glossy. It is sharp and clear with no graininess. I can set it side-by-side with my D620 (also 14" widescreen WXGA, but anti-glare) and the 1420 is sharper and clearer.

So, what manufacturer is LPL0000?

 

it says generic pnp monitor and i have a lot of graininess

 

yah its a samsung screen!!

 

I have an AUO with no grainess, but I do have SOME light leakage on the bottom. I have a warranty exchange coming for an unrelated issue, not sure what I'm gonna get then <_<

 

Where did you get this $300 coupon?

 

it is the ones listed on the website

 

The one on notebookreview's site? Aren't those USA only?

 

yup but my rep was able to add it onto my deal =D

just teested the headphone jack and yes there is interference when i have a headset plugged in. it almost sounds like its interference coming from the adjacent parts inside the laptop. but hey it could be just me, cause i hear beeps and some whine in the earphones provided.

 

wow...interference on the 1420 too?

DELL. GET YOUR **** TOGETHER.

 

lol its really not that bad. only real noticeable when i'm not listening to anything.

on a second note. i think this has to do with vista more than anythign else but, when i have a cd in my drive. and its stopped spinning, when i click to install a driver, vista doesn't recognize that tthere is a disk in the drive. onlyy when i eject and push it in again is when the disk is recognized. anyone else have this?

 

Did you try the other headphone jack?

 

i tried both, and there was still interference in the second jack.