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    Rate Your Dell Laptop

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by fignewtons6, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. fignewtons6

    fignewtons6 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Amazing
    Good
    OK
    Poor
    Shouldn't have bought it
     
    fignewtons6, Aug 25, 2008
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    My 1530 is Amazing

    Simple as that ;) :) :cool:


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 25, 2008
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  3. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    Good, only because I had to copper mod it to play games, otherwise the GPU hits like 105C. Note that this problem is pretty much only in 13" Dells such as the XPS M1330 and I believe the Vostro 1310.
     
    Hep!, Aug 25, 2008
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  4. rezendevous

    rezendevous Notebook Evangelist

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    awesome....(my dads) lasted 6 years!

    hopefully my new incoming baby will be just as nice.
     
    rezendevous, Aug 25, 2008
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  5. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Good/Amazing. I can't say there aren't a few things I would change. But coming from a thinkpad lemon, my dells are Amazing!
     
    millermagic, Aug 25, 2008
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  6. houstoned

    houstoned Yoga Pants Connoisseur.

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    amazing. i am, and have been, a dell supporter for 10+ years. simply amazing how far laptops have come in general. :D
     
    houstoned, Aug 25, 2008
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  7. ryank82

    ryank82 Notebook Guru

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    Its hard to rate anything a perfect score. Usually you can find at least one thing your not thrilled with. With that said, I have been very happy with my new Inspiron 1525.
     
    ryank82, Aug 25, 2008
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  8. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    For me, my M1530 baby has been super good and lovely :) I love every second sitting in front of this :)
     
    fonduekid, Aug 25, 2008
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  9. paper_wastage

    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    im putting
    Amazing - stylish, looks great, sturdy, relatively priced
    Good - specs
    OK - as said, temperature problems
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 25, 2008
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  10. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    Just over 2 years with my 6400 (specs below). Still running strong. This thing flies.
     
    Matt is Pro, Aug 25, 2008
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  11. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    My XPS M1530 is simple Awesome piece of Machine :D
     
    vinumsv, Aug 26, 2008
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  12. mgh_a1

    mgh_a1 Notebook Evangelist

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    I have a Dell 1420. T7250, 2 Gb ram, 120 (should've gone bigger) hard drive. If the screen were a little better, and my GPU wasn't defective it probably would have gotten an 'amazing' rating. Until it is on its 3rd trouble free year I am withholding that rating! I do think it runs great so far however. She'll probably get a 320Gb hard drive in the next year or so.
     
    mgh_a1, Aug 26, 2008
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  13. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Amazing is the highest rating? This rig deserves more then just amazing for what its been through and continues to do for me.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 26, 2008
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  14. Jahanzeb

    Jahanzeb Notebook Enthusiast

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    It good, very good; not excellent because I wanted something better than my Inspiron, but only this one was available from Dell
     
    Jahanzeb, Aug 26, 2008
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  15. phy

    phy Notebook Consultant

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    my 1525 is ok... do regret not getting a xps...
     
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  16. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    I really like it :D

    It's my second Dell.

    only grr... moments: I waited for 2 years for a 15" XPS and it came out right after I got my 1720. And then after that Alienware came out with a 15" ... still kind of burnt about that :p I'll see in two years what I go for.
     
    burkle25, Aug 27, 2008
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  17. Nankuru

    Nankuru Notebook Evangelist

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    My Vozzie is too new but I got it for an amazing price for the spec.

    Otherwise my Inspiron 8200 recently celebrated its sixth birthday and everything still works. It looks about six months old despite being used 16/6 (a lesser version of 24/7) for most of that time.
     
    Nankuru, Aug 27, 2008
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  18. Chief_10Beers

    Chief_10Beers Notebook Enthusiast

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    The 1720 is my Fourth Laptop from Dell. It's a good Laptop as the other ones were.
     
    Chief_10Beers, Aug 27, 2008
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  19. apples

    apples Notebook Guru

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    Would not have gotten the bluetooth 355 module. It will NOT work with the Intel Wireless N wifi card. Period. It appears to be a driver/software problem which DELL has been informed about but won't/haven't fixed. So save yourself the pain and the $20 bucks. I didn't want dongles hanging out of my computer either but having bluetooth that won't work with your internet is just as painful. DON'T get a microsoft mouse and think that the dongle is going to work with other things, it doesn't. Other dongles work. So choose other option or wait until someone posts that Dell has resolved this issue. GOOD LUCK!
     
    apples, Aug 27, 2008
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