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    New Xps 1530 Owner!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by noddy78, Mar 5, 2008.

  1. noddy78

    noddy78 Newbie

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    My new XPS 1530 arrived yesterday, had a quick play with it last night and 1st impressions are it definately has the wow factor!

    Bearing in mind I have read quite a few posts on here from people who have had to return their 1st laptop for one reason or another, I was just wondering what are the main things I should be checking or looking out for when giving it the once over?

    Cheers


    XPS 1530 OWNER :)

    BASE Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
    HARDWARE SUPPORT Base Warranty - 1 Year Hardware Support, Next Business Day
    COLOUR CHOICE 2.0 mega pixel Camera & Midnight Blue for CCFL Display
    LCD 15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™
    BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION Biometric Fingerprint Reader with BLACK accent
    MEMORY 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    HARD DRIVE 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
    GRAPHICS CARD NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory
    OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Blu Ray 2X Slim Slot-Load Drive, including SW
    PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
     
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  2. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    If you're happy with you machine, you shouldn't go looking for problems.

    9 times out of 10, if you go looking for problems, you're going to find it, no matter what.
     
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  3. Gfresh404

    Gfresh404 Notebook Evangelist

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    Very true.

    There's no "perfect notebook" out there. Just live with it and be happy. Don't go looking for problems, cause you'll always be able to find one.
     
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  4. gunned

    gunned Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah ..just make sure you use it to it's potential..try all the options etc... before the return window expires so if there is any issues they can be sorted...you will love it ...very versatile...can't wait to hook it up to the big screen flatty via the hdmi...congrats....
     
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