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    SYSTEM EXCHANGE! Are my new specs better?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by guavajellyfish, Jun 18, 2009.

  1. guavajellyfish

    guavajellyfish Notebook Enthusiast

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    Just found out the specs on my new system exchange! Unfortunately, I am having trouble decoding them. Any thoughts? In case they are sending me anything mediocre, I would like to start raising hell BEFORE they ship in two days. I heard that every single part must be equal to or better than the specs of the same part from your old computer.
    I can't even tell if this is an Inspiron or a Studio 1537.

    Here's the new specs (Jeez they are so long! I'm sorry! I honestly can't tell which ones are important because I don't know what some of them are!) :confused:

    1 W543M Base,Notebook,Core Penryn T6400,2.0,1537 $268.83

    1 0797C Customer Kit,Documentation, Airborne $1.99

    1 C076J Module,Palmrest,IMR,Hepburn W/FPRDR $23.15

    1 C181J Module,Information,Liquid Crystal Display, WXGA, TLF, WLE $.00

    1 C614J Module,Bezel,Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp,Camera HEPBURN,Medium Voltage $20.71

    1 C912C Module,Label,Intel,Notebook Core Merom,Core Penryn $.00

    1 DR464 Module,Label,Microsoft,WindowsVista Os,Premium,Inspiron $.05

    1 F218N Module,Hard Drive,500G,5.4K WD-ML250,Across Line of Business $72.00

    1 F977H Module,Card,Network,370 Foxconn,Consumer Notebook Dell Americas Organization $5.07

    1 J019D Module,Software,DELL-DOCK Consumer $.10

    1 J206C Module,Software,Dell Connect 2.1,Dell Americas OrganizationEMEA,Brazil Customer Center $.00

    1 J908C Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,4G,800,DDR2,2X2G Inspiron $82.80

    1 K637C Module,Software,Creative Camera,Consumer $.45

    1 K639C Module,Software,Digital Persona Inc,Fingerprint Reader $.45

    1 K679C Module,Keyboard,US-ENG Inspiron Lightweight Single Pointing Backlit,DIAZ,D/E $21.50

    1 K811H Module,Software,VHP64SP1,CNB England,D/B $75.52

    1 M412C Module,Cord,Power,125V,1M,C5 E,United States $.93

    1 M434H Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,VHP64SP1,Latitude Cpt $.00

    1 M761C Module,Card (circuit),Network DW1397,Inspiron,United States $6.29

    1 MT326 Module,Battery,Primary,85WHR 9C,Samsung Power Division $45.00

    1 P087H Service Install Module Software,1537 $.00

    1 P130H Module,Assembly,Base,Discrete 1537 $131.89

    1 P166F Module,Software,VHP32/64 Certificate Of Authenticity $75.53

    1 P618C Module,DVD+/-RW Pacino/hepburn,Sony Nec Optiarc Inc.,INSP. $33.00

    1 P640X Module,Liquid Crystal Display Cover,Paint,Red,1537 $21.28

    1 P820K Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Driver,32,64,1537 $.43

    1 P885X Module,Liquid Crystal Display 15.4WXGA,Light Emitting Diode Lg Philips Lcd,Low Cost $97.02

    1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English $9.95

    1 U264H Module,Software,VHP64SP1 Digital Video Disk Drive,MUL5 D/B $.44

    1 W871N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Consumer $.00

    1 W904C Module,Software,Roxio,10.2 Dell Edition,Factory Install $.00

    1 X479D Module,Information,With,Camera $.00

    1 X639C Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,Flexible,90W,3P,World Wide $10.87

    1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business $.00

    1 Y425G Module,Software,Dell Remote Access,1.0 $.00

    1 Y704H Ship Group,Notebook,English 1537,Dell Americas Organization $4.33

    1 Y720M Module,Software,DSPRT-CTR 64BIT,2.0 $.00

    Sub-Total : $1009.58



    OLD SYSTEM:

    -- Studio 15 (1535) Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
    Unit Price: $639.00
    Quantity: 1
    -- Studio 15 (1535) Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)

    -- Certified Refurbished

    -- Shipping Material

    -- Processor Label

    -- Software

    -- Operating System Label

    -- 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

    -- Integrated Finger Print Reader

    -- Service Software

    -- 15.4 WXGA Laptop Screen Display with TrueLife

    -- Software

    -- Documentation

    -- Notebook Keyboard

    -- Power Cord

    -- Software

    -- Software

    -- Software

    -- Operating System DVD

    -- Dell Solution Center Software

    -- Ruby Red

    -- Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera

    -- Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card

    -- 6 Cell Primary Battery

    -- Shipping

    -- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium

    -- Information

    -- 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

    -- Resource DVD

    -- Microsoft Works 9.0

    -- 90W Additional AC Adapter

    -- Software

    -- 320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)

    -- 3 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz (2 DIMMs)

    -- Information

    -- Image Restore Software

    -- Roxio Creator 10

    -- STUDIO 15 (1535) : 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, Mail-In Service after Remote Diagnosis, 24x7 Phone Support (Included in Price)
    Unit Price: $0.00
    Quantity: 1
    Total Price: $0.00

    Subtotal: $639.00

    So how does it look? Do you think this makes up for the maddening hoops Dell has been forcing me to jump through for two months? Is there anything at all that looks sucky?
    Thanks!
     
    guavajellyfish, Jun 18, 2009
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  2. guavajellyfish

    guavajellyfish Notebook Enthusiast

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    BTW I realize now that if they said they will ship in two days, I should expect it to be mailed in about a week. Blah!
     
    guavajellyfish, Jun 18, 2009
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  3. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Heck, I can't even figure if you're getting WLED or CCFL......., and er, where is the GPU? Did I just miss it?
     
    Fragilexx, Jun 18, 2009
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    OK, ignore that, it's WLED, the bit that refers to CCFL is the bezel.

    I think it's the 1537, seeing this line:

    1 W543M Base,Notebook,Core Penryn T6400,2.0,1537 $268.83

    and the discrete GPU seeing this line:

    1 P130H Module,Assembly,Base,Discrete 1537

    Doesn't seem like much of an upgrade
     
    Fragilexx, Jun 18, 2009
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  5. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    TRANSLATION:

    1 W543M Base,Notebook,Core Penryn T6400,2.0,1537 $268.83
    1537 Chasis+mobo+cpu

    1 0797C Customer Kit,Documentation, Airborne $1.99
    I believe this is postage documentation

    1 C076J Module,Palmrest,IMR,Hepburn W/FPRDR $23.15
    Palmrest + ?? + ?? + fingerprint reader

    1 C181J Module,Information,Liquid Crystal Display, WXGA, TLF, WLE $.00
    Leaflet

    1 C614J Module,Bezel,Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp,Camera HEPBURN,Medium Voltage $20.71
    Bezel + Camera

    1 C912C Module,Label,Intel,Notebook Core Merom,Core Penryn $.00
    Sticker

    1 DR464 Module,Label,Microsoft,WindowsVista Os,Premium,Inspiron $.05
    Another sticker

    1 F218N Module,Hard Drive,500G,5.4K WD-ML250,Across Line of Business $72.00
    Hard drive - 500GB 5400RPM

    1 F977H Module,Card,Network,370 Foxconn,Consumer Notebook Dell Americas Organization $5.07
    Ethernet

    1 J019D Module,Software,DELL-DOCK Consumer $.10
    lol, they attach a charge to this?? This is the dell dock software

    1 J206C Module,Software,Dell Connect 2.1,Dell Americas OrganizationEMEA,Brazil Customer Center $.00
    More software

    1 J908C Module,Dual In-line Memory Module,4G,800,DDR2,2X2G Inspiron $82.80
    4GB 800MHz DDR2 RAM

    1 K637C Module,Software,Creative Camera,Consumer $.45
    WebCam software

    1 K639C Module,Software,Digital Persona Inc,Fingerprint Reader $.45
    Fingerprint reader software

    1 K679C Module,Keyboard,US-ENG Inspiron Lightweight Single Pointing Backlit,DIAZ,D/E $21.50
    Backlit keyboard, I think.

    1 K811H Module,Software,VHP64SP1,CNB England,D/B $75.52
    Software

    1 M412C Module,Cord,Power,125V,1M,C5 E,United States $.93
    Power cord

    1 M434H Module,Software,Quick Fix Engineering,VHP64SP1,Latitude Cpt $.00
    More software

    1 M761C Module,Card (circuit),Network DW1397,Inspiron,United States $6.29
    Wireless card

    1 MT326 Module,Battery,Primary,85WHR 9C,Samsung Power Division $45.00
    9 cell battery

    1 P087H Service Install Module Software,1537 $.00
    More software

    1 P130H Module,Assembly,Base,Discrete 1537 $131.89
    256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

    1 P166F Module,Software,VHP32/64 Certificate Of Authenticity $75.53
    Vista HP licence

    1 P618C Module,DVD+/-RW Pacino/hepburn,Sony Nec Optiarc Inc.,INSP. $33.00
    DVD/CD RW drive

    1 P640X Module,Liquid Crystal Display Cover,Paint,Red,1537 $21.28
    Red lid

    1 P820K Module,Media,Digital Video Disk Drive,Driver,32,64,1537 $.43
    Driver DVD

    1 P885X Module,Liquid Crystal Display 15.4WXGA,Light Emitting Diode Lg Philips Lcd,Low Cost $97.02
    15.4" WXGA display I'm confused, because this mentions LED, but looks like CCFL backlight with the bezel near the top of the list.

    1 T013C Module,Software,Works,9 English $9.95
    Works software

    1 U264H Module,Software,VHP64SP1 Digital Video Disk Drive,MUL5 D/B $.44
    Vista Home Premium DVD (Service Pack 1)

    1 W871N Module,Software,WINDOWS-LIVE Consumer $.00
    More software

    1 W904C Module,Software,Roxio,10.2 Dell Edition,Factory Install $.00
    Roxio 10 software

    1 X479D Module,Information,With,Camera $.00
    Leaflet

    1 X639C Module,Adapter,Alternating Current,Flexible,90W,3P,World Wide $10.87
    Power supply

    1 XM544 Module,Software,PC-RESTORE Transactional Line Of Business $.00
    More software

    1 Y425G Module,Software,Dell Remote Access,1.0 $.00
    More software

    1 Y704H Ship Group,Notebook,English 1537,Dell Americas Organization $4.33
    Shipping

    1 Y720M Module,Software,DSPRT-CTR 64BIT,2.0 $.00
    More software

    I think that is all about right anyway; very quick translation

    So, removing the rubbish:
    Studio 1537
    T6400 2.0GHz
    4GB DDR2 800MHz RAM
    500GB 5400RPM HDD
    256MB ATI HD 3450
    Still not sure about screen, but I can tell you it's 15.4" WXGA at least
    Fingerprint reader
    DVD/CD RW
    Wireless card
    Backlit keyboard
    9 cell battery
    Red lid.
     
    Fragilexx, Jun 18, 2009
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