Post when XPS M1330 ordered and when/if shipped

No worries. My quest continues! Thanks for trying.

 

Wow. I didn't realize the M1330 was so big.

*hehe*

 

I have on orer an XPS-m1330 T7500, 160 gig HD, 2 gig ram,Bluetooth, Nvidia card,Verizon wireless card, LED screen. I have been in production since June 26 (first order date in the US). Estimated ship date on July 31. I have been in build stage since I started calling in mid week last week. I ordered by phone in US as was told a two week wait. I hope Dell can at least hit the estimated ship date. I am retiring my VAIO TX650 to my son. I expect much better speed with the Verizon card. I have had alot of trouble with the Sony/Erickson card. After months of trouble it is working but very sloooow (Cingular Edge). I looking forward to a faster processor, quicker graphics and a bit larger screen yet have excellent mobility. I would rather have Dell take their time and get the machine right then get a defective model. Went through a year of hell with Gateway 8 years ago with a lemon, failed repairs and defective replacements.

 

I didn't know it came with futuristic ssex mechanics!

 

Oh yeah, in itself, the Verizon EV-DO rev. A will ravage EDGE. No comparison at all.

Hopefully Dell's able to hit these end of July estimated ship dates. I don't want to see them push back those dates like they did in other parts of the world.

 

Just make sure you don't DL more than 5 gigs or Verizion will kill your account

 

... well 5 gigs per month ... just to clear stuff up. They aren't THAT insane (but they are pretty close to it).

 

Are you sure I have downloaded DVD ISO's for Linux before at about 3GB's. That on top of normal monthly usage must go over 5GB. I do not have a basic plan though.

 

Consider yourself lucky. Just try not to download that much that often. I'm sure if you go over once by 1 G or so ... they'll forgive you. If you do it consistently, consider yourself banned!

 

Wow i never knew they actually had "laws," i guess you could cal it that, on how much you can download at a time. this seems just sooo rediculuos to me, anyone else?

What has the internet become????!!?!

 

I have a few pictures i snapped of a demo model of the m1330 but i cant post it from work. I can e-mail it to someone so they can post it. Pictures aren't great quality but its something. Any want to volunteer to post the pictures?

 

Arghhh... Dell's website doesn't change the order status. I wish at least they mention which part of the "In Production" phase they are in. Currently I'm still in "build" mode.

Oh wow, I didn't realize that my NBR title changed from Notebook Geek to Notebook Consultant. Groovy.

 

I'll post 'em. PM me and I'll give you my email addy.

 

I am not sure if this was already mentioned and if it was I am sorry but the direct2dell blog website had an updtate on 7/20 for the m1330 more bs in my opinion but its new stuff and not the update they corrected before this is all new http://direct2dell.com/one2one/default.aspx

 

Yep... its been mentioned twice before... but I guess a reminder once in awhile for the non-frequent visitors is appreciated.

 

It's not really a law... more like a "hidden rule".... and people are not happy about it either.

 

Yeah, I'd be willing to host them as well. It doesn't really matter.

 

Thats it thanks for the link PE... I think it promotes the mahine perfectly.

 

Thanks for helping but just sent them to dbam

 

Here are the demo pictures that pogiboi wanted to post here. Thanks pogiboi!



They are actually pretty good quality pictures.

 

lol, they were taken with my tmobile dash =)

 

nice pics

 

If you think about "Unlimited" has to have limits Verizon is a for profit corporation.

I have the Kyocera card and I like the speed. Just got the V740 and can't wait to try it out.

By the way you get a better deal from Verizon than Dell.

 

I don't mean to be negative but what a useless post. This tells us what Direct2Dell knows "NOTHING". The only usefull information they posted about the M1330 they retracted.

 

How can it be useful if it had to be retracted for incorrectness? I think you mean the only information we liked hearing.

 

that m1330 ad probably really shows how they are making them in real life since its taking so long they are still trying to figure out how to fit the engine into the machine.

 

Yeah fire those stupid chicks who are scared to get dirty, and get some real techs working on it.

 

yeah and send them to my house to keep me entertained while I wait as some kind of compensation for my wait.

 

Hmm, monkey wants to see techs in the commercial... that's a disturbing thought

 

Is anyone worried that when your m1330 arrives that it will have the same grainy screen problems that other new Dells are having?

 

WTH? The black one on the pic doesn't have a card reader? I guess it's a dummy but still, it's a little unnerving..

 

I haven't been following up on that issue as it seems to be isolated to only Inspirons (or so I think). Anyone experience this issue with XPS systems?

 

"grainy problem" is more due to personal perception. I, for example, never noticed it, like I don't notice "ghosting" and so on when using LCDs...

 

did anyone try calling the order status number today?

 

I don't think the black one is even an XPS system... is it? It doesn't bear the XPS logo... and seems MUCH thicker than the red XPS.

 

No, that's what we have blahdude for

 

yeah, it took me a little bit to figure that one out

 

There doesn't seem to be much new to say about ship dates, so I tried configuring the m1330 on the UK and US websites to compare prices with what I'm paying. My spec is:


Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
Genuine Windows® Vista Ultimate Edition
Standard Display with 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
No Fingerprint Reader

I'm paying 198,000 yen. The UK price is £1,133.99, and US price is $2070. Converting the yen price into GBP at the current rate makes it £794, looks incredibly cheap - but that's mainly to do with the strong pound.

Just in case anybody is on the brink of asking why I chose the steam-driven chalkboard instead of the WLED... don't.

 

HA ha ha ha ha.... I didn't even check it until an hour ago.... still much of the same stuff. I don't think I'll check it until Monday tho.

 

Yeah, why DID you choose CCFL?

 

grrr.

ok - the long version is that I have to budget under 200,000 yen, and Vista Ultimate is a must so I can convert the interface from Japanese to English using the MUI.

The short version is - I didn't know what a WLED was when I ordered it.

 

Sorry, you've asked for it :laugh: Btw, why don't you get a plain english version of windows?

 

they dont offer any english OS on the japanese site, only english keyboard

and about the LED in japan, the lead time for that here was 5-8 weeks...

 

It's going to bother me that I bought the thick version of the 'world's thinnest notebook' for sure.

 

That's right - I asked the rep to ask Dell to order an English OS versin but they weren't having any of it.

 

seriously, its going to be a pain. i think ill be dual-booting the japanese OS and ubuntu. if it gets too unbearable ill have to buy a copy of windows *wince*

 

That is a blue inspiron 1420 not a xps

 

You didn't want to go for Vista Ultimate then? - that seemed to be the easiest way to do it.

 

im on a pretty tight budget, and i figured i might as well give ubuntu a try, and if it doesnt work out, i can always fix things up later. im really regretting not getting the LED though...

 

At least other versions of vista should let you load English based software ok.