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    M1530 review here

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by nastychicken, Dec 5, 2007.

  1. nastychicken

    nastychicken Notebook Guru

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    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    job well done

    cudos for being the first to at least post a link for any form of review about the soon to be bestseller XPS M1530
     
    surefire, Dec 5, 2007
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  3. paperkut

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    So does a 3dmark06 score of 4290 indicate DD2 or GDDR3? (assuming the standard clocks)
     
    paperkut, Dec 5, 2007
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    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Don't forget the fact that it's on a 1280 x 800 screen. Pretty sure I've seen someone else link that review before.
     
    dtwn, Dec 5, 2007
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    Seems like the Asia version at least has GDDR3 VRAM. Good to know!
     
    odin243, Dec 5, 2007
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  7. surefire

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    ok then cudos for at least making me aware of such review
     
    surefire, Dec 5, 2007
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  8. sleey0

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    Yeah, this has been posted twice already.....
     
    sleey0, Dec 5, 2007
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    It's a shame they don't offer a higher res :( 1280*800 is a bit too low for me on a 15".
     
    afireinside, Dec 5, 2007
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    i didnt realize it even had gigabit LAN
    i guess i just overlooked it
     
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  11. nastychicken

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    http://www.enet.com.cn/article/2007/1129/A20071129929975.shtml

    here is one more, if you cant read chinse well.... too bad lol but atleast you can look at some real pictures. china and hong kong customers already recieved their units starting this week.

    also check out the benchmark on page 6 with resolution 1440 X 900

    "　XPS 1530采用15.4英寸液晶宽屏显示器，标准配置的屏幕分辨率为1280×800像素(WXGA)，用户购买的时候还可以选择分辨率为1440×900像素(WXGA+)和1680×1050像素(WSXGA+)的型号"

    the site saids "you can get screen option with dell 1530" but when i check dell's china site it still dont show any options. but I wonder if you call in dell's chinese sales line would have give you the choose. I'll try later... lol
     
    nastychicken, Dec 5, 2007
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    surefire Notebook Consultant

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    23min later after the first post on this thread, NBreview finally post a firstlook review of 1530 and also confirm a 3dmark06 score of 4310, while asia.cnet is 4290

    so XPS M1530 approx has a 3dmark score of 4300 at 1280x800

    definitely a GDDR3
     
    surefire, Dec 5, 2007
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  13. zipx2k5

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    This is definately good news! Now I just have to wait for the higher res screen before I order mine :(
     
    zipx2k5, Dec 5, 2007
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  15. A Led Rock

    A Led Rock Notebook Evangelist

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    thats git-r-done news
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 5, 2007
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    any1 seen any reviews out besides the first look here?
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 8, 2007
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  17. jambocool

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    Are you serious? I was really really liking the M1530 untill i saw the battery life.. That just sucks!
    What sort of extra battery life would you expect from the 9cell battery then?
     
    jambocool, Dec 11, 2007
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  18. odin243

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    How does that suck? Very few 15.4" gaming laptops can do better on a 6-cell. Maybe the MBP when running OSX, but not in Vista, I don't think. Remember that DVD battery drain will be much lower than normal usage.
     
    odin243, Dec 12, 2007
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