Looking over the parts in my e1505

ok...still not here yet, but i was able to get my service code, and see what parts i have. i was wondering if people could tell me if i got a good system or not (ie- some screens have more light leakage than others, some dvd drives are better than others)

ok..i have a:
Samsung screen
Seagate hard drive
Philips dvd drive
and i have no idea what type of RAM

 

Seagate HDD's are good, wish l had gotten one


Thats all l can comment for lol.

 

Samsung makes some of the best screens out there, Seagate makes solid hard drives (better than Maxtor and Western Digital, at least), and I can't really comment on your optical drive. Looks decent overall, though.

 

I have the Samsung screen on my E1705 and I am happy with it (other's are not), seems to be hit or miss. Seagate = great hard drive, can't commect on the philips dvd drive but i know that they are generally pretty decent. As for the RAM Dell often gets noname brand because it is cheaper, they also charge an arm and a leg for it

 

I think that as long as you don't get the Sony cd drive you are fine. The sony drive seems to cause the most problems - I think. We get so many cd/dvd problems that the threads kind of start to run together in my head

 

My friend's Phillips drive on his e1705 was in the wrong mode and i had to uninstall it from the hardware list and reinstall it to get it to play dvds right. Are the Sony drives still ridiculously loud? the Sony in my i6000 shakes the entire table.

 

Most if not all Sony slim drives are re-badged Lite-Ons, FYI.

 

my phillips drive is pretty loud.

 

I got my service code but how do I see my parts?

 

How do you get your service code? And how do you see your parts?

 

i got my service code by asking a dell rep about it. they already sent me an email about the CDs i need, so i just replied back by asking for my service code. but u cant get your service code at least until ur laptop is built...but i dont think u can get it unless it is shipped.

heres a link to where u see your parts:
How to see parts

once your there, go down to the side, type in your code, the chose "original system configuration" then hit go. and there you go


*side note- i still havent recieved my laptop. UPS' website said that it would be delievered today. its almost 7pm and still nothing here. should i call UPS? should i be upset?

 

I got the Samsung LCD .. there is a small amount of light leakage at the bottom but nothing all that bad.. you can only notice it in a dark room and on a completely black screen.

 

Haha, I think UPS's tracking system is screwed up big time. It says my laptop is going to be delivered tomorrow. There's no way it is going to make it up here via UPS ground from Nashville to Portland, Maine in one day unless they installed some new super-high-octane-turbo-jets on those big brown trucks? Anybody familiar with said upgrades?

 

as soon as i sent an email to the local UPS, i get the laptop (which im on right now). so far..i see very little light leakage, but i havent really looked for it (i tilted the screen, and saw a very little bit at the bottom).

hopefully i can make a review soon. one gripe though...i would think is the keyboard. i guess its something i gotta get use to. for some reason, it seems too far away. oh well, ill get over it

 

So when you say you contacted a Dell rep about your service tag, was it in hardware, order, or sales? Because I tried asking someone in order support and they kept giving me my tracking number, so I gave up.

 

i believe it was order support.

also, im blanking right now, where is the option so that if i close my lid, it will shut down, or go into stand by. i use to know it...but i cant remember. must be all the excitement. lol

 

Go to your screen saver propterties and click on Power
its under the Advanced section

 

ight, thanks for that

 

awww...i got screen ripples . pushed the back of the LCD to see what happened, and i noticed ripples. oh well, thats the only bad thing i see so far

 

well you aren't suppose to push the back of the LCD - that generally causes the ripples

 

Haha, she's definitely right about that after all its only a plastic behind the screen right?

 

well, i thought thats how people tested for ripples. haha, guess i was wrong. anyways, here is a pic of the light leakage. is this too much?

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/5536/leakage3zj.jpg

 

LOL, there really isn't anything to say that this is too much or not.

As long as you are happy with the screen, then that is all that matters. Most LCDs do have some type of light leakage - just depends on how much. Generally if you only see the leakage when you are in a dark room with a dark screen, then you probably won't notice it unless you meet those two conditions all the time.

LOL, i don't think that makes any sense.

 

That looks perfectly normal. I was bothered by my E1405's leakage until I went to Circuit City and Best Buy to look at their display model notebooks. 95% had leakage similar to what my E1405 has, which is more than yours. In the end, if you like it, then don't worry about it.

 

That would be very acceptable to me and I wouldn't stand for a lot of leakage.

You're just going to have to accept that for the price you pay for the Inspiron line that you're not going to get a perfect, top of the line computer. Some people do luck out with their screens, but most do not (and will not) unless they want to play the return game for a while and hope they win the screen lottery.

 

Can someone tell me how to check parts brands?

 

I also got a philips drive, but I don't even see a philips driver available for download at dell.com. Did I miss something?

 

That looks very good NOSintake, I would be extremely happy if my E1505 looked that good when I get it tomorrow. I should take a picture of my brothers Gateway that has like extreme light leakage from all sides of the LCD so people will know how bad it can really get and not worry so much about it!

 

Can anyone tell me if this is a Truelife display because I did not intend to get one (it wasn't listed in the specs) but it sure looks like it has a glare coating:

MODULE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 15.4WX, QUANTA DISPLAY INCORPORATED, GLARE WIDE VIEWING ANGLE, 6400

Some of the outlet 6400/1505s have Truelife specified so I thought that since mine didn't, it wouldn't have it. It is a 6400 from Canada apparently if that makes a difference. It is a great screen otherwise with 0 problems.

Also are the touchpad buttons on 6400s supposed to be really mushy, like they go down 2 mm? The keyboard is fine but the touchpad buttons are weird.

Only other nitpick is the bright white plastic bumpers : (

Got SuSE Linux 10.1 on it so we'll see how that goes : )

 

I hope so, mine was supposed to come today and would be waiting for me when I got home from work. It's not here and now UPS says its supposed to come tomorrow? Let's hope it gets here today.

 

That is most likely the matte screen - Dell normally includes "Truelife" in the title if it is a glossy screen.

 

Samsung screens are the best no Doubt about it kills LG

My Configuration

1 HC186 PROCESSOR, 80536, PENTIUM M DOTHAN, 780, PLASTIC GRID ARRAY, C0
1 R4114 PIPE, PROCESSOR, HEIGHT, LAGUNA/TOKYO
1 F2951 KIT, CORD, FLAT, 3F, D3W/3P, PROPOSITION 65, UNITED STATES
1 G4646 KEYBOARD, 87, UNITED STATES, ENGLAND/ENGLISH, DUAL POINTING, LAGUNA/TOKYO
1 T9487 CARD (CIRCUIT), GRAPHICS, ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC, 128MB, M24, LEAD FREE
1 8267R CONNECTOR, HEADER, 2X22, FEMALE, 2, S, G, 35K, THIRD HEIGHT, CHIP SET
1 GF604 ASSEMBLY, CABLE, W/O TAPE, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 15.4, LAGUNA/TOKYO
1 YG262 ASSEMBLY, BASE (ASSEMBLY OR GROUP), MB-ULD, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MFGR., LAGUNA/TOKYO, LEAD FREE
1 F4991 KIT, DOCUMENTATON ON FLOPPY DISK, SOFTWARE, POWERDVD, 5.1
1 FK812 KIT, SOFTWARE, OVERPACK, WXPPSP2C, COMPACT DISKETTE W/DOCUMENTATION, ENGLAND/ENGLISH
1 TD418 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY, 15.4, Wide Super Extended Graphics Array, VIDEO ELEC. STDS. ASSOC., SAMSUNG
1 G7228 HARD DRIVE, 80G, 9.5MM, 5.4K, SEAGATE, MERCURY, LEAD FREE
1 P7125 MODEM, 56K, INTERNAL, MODEM DAUGHTER CARD, 1.5, FOXCONN, LEAD FREE
1 KH132 ASSEMBLY, DVD+/-RW, 8X, PHILIPS, D MODULES
2 Y5522 DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE, 512MB, 533, 64X64, 8K, 200
1 C8023 ASSEMBLY, ADAPTER, ALTERNATING CURRENT, 90W, LEAD FREE, DELTA - AC ADAPT
1 D5540 BATTERY, PRIMARY, 11.1V, 9C, LITHIUM, SIMPLO
1 C9063 CARD (CIRCUIT), NETWORK, MINI PCI CARD, 2200LF, NOT APPLICABLE

 

idk...it could be. since it says "glare" and "wide viewing angle" im pretty sure that it is