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    Replacement 1330 XPS Ugh

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by howardpm, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. howardpm

    howardpm Notebook Evangelist

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    So my Replacement 1330 XPS came today. Occasionally its making a weird clicking noise. Also looks like a huge amount of lightbleed at the top vs my old one, will have to wait till I get home to compare. This one also has the CPU whine but so did my old one. Everything else knock on wood seems to be fine.
     
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    jabbok Notebook Deity

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    I recieved my replacement a couple of days ago the left side still won't sit flush with the rest of the system it keeps popping up and I think there is more light leakage as well but I will check that when I get home before I send the other unit back, I have requested another replacement today
     
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  3. howardpm

    howardpm Notebook Evangelist

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    I can already see this being bad. Just spent over an hr and 1/2 on the phone with Dell. Heres what they are doing. Taking the hard drive out of my first laptop and putting it in the new one. Then taking the system fan out of the old one and putting it in the new one. Seems like a hack fix to me. On a side note this is pretty cool, hold down FN and press the power button and you go into a really cool dell Diagnostic mode.
     
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    yep..just got my replacement today too
    freakin horrible lightblade, shade of yellow to the screen, less bright than my original..uneven distance between hinges..what a POS
     
    d94, Sep 21, 2007
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