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Awesome....hope you like it....cant wait for mine

 

Congrats on your new machine, enjoy! You'll have the whole weekend to mess around with it!

 

Thanks! Yeah it's awesome, I've barely had time to be on nbr today because I've been busy playing around with my new laptop.

 

Glad to hear it came in great condition.

 

Hey Cee...I am so glad that its working out for you!!!! Woot Woot
:yes:

Just dont' make us send the Dell Rescue Team out looking for you!!!

LOL!!!! Congrats again..

 

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't been on here much today, I've been really busy Anyways I have a question for anyone who has a 1530. How do I adjust the screen brightness to anything other than the pre-set brightness levels? For instance, 100% screen brightness seems way too bright but the next brightness level (84%) is kinda too dark... so I'm wondering how I can use maybe 90% brightness or something in between the standard 100% and 84%? Rep to anybody who knows

 

Unfortunately, CeeNote, I don't believe there is a way unless you manually adjust it in the nVidia control panel.

 

I see, did it come pre-installed on the 1530 because I checked in program files and couldn't find it?

 

Right click the desktop, nVidia control panel should be in the middle.

This isn't true brightness of the LCD, but it should tone it down to what you'd like.

 

Thanks, I'll give it a try!

EDIT: This is weird, it said I have to "spread some reputation around" before I can give you some rep again. Sorry about that, i'll definitely give you the rep as soon as I can.

 

So all is going good with your 1530???

 

For the most part... I would really like to change the screen brightness to something in between the standard 84% and 100% but can't really figure out how to do it, the nvidia control panel doesn't seem to help much. 100% just seems too bright and 84% is pretty dark. There also seems to be some backlight bleeding which I haven't noticed right away so I'm trying to see what I can do about that.

Other than that I am extremely impressed by the combination of an awesome design, great build quality and a really awesome keyboard I didn't really expect this

 

Oh....I hope all is ok with it! And, the design and build are just awesome...be prepared that the lappy is the *ball* and you are the *chain*

LOL totally kidding!

 

Good to here that....im pretty good just waitin on my 1530 haha hope it comes quick....

 

It's so nice to own a laptop.

Surprisingly, I never use my desktop anymore.

E8400, 4GB RAM, Asus P5E, 8800GT 512MB, 500GB 7200RPM HDD, etc etc.

This laptop does everything fine, and on the go!!

 

Ahh! Still in build stage.......

 

Great! Working and other stuff, getting my 320GB 7200RPM Seagate Momentus today which I'll be swapping into my M1530 and using the 250GB 7200RPM as an external. Its coming with Free EXPRESS shipping, but they havn't provided me with a tracking number yet so kinda worried. I still hope it comes out today.

 

Hey, cool on what your doing! Hopefully, you can get that tracking number..it would probably simplify things for you.
*finger crossed of yah*

Work is really boring right now..

 

Hey everybody! well sadly enough, i decided that i couldn't handle the screen of my new 1530 The backlight bleeding is just too much. So right now I'm trying to figure out if i should exchange it or return it or whatever.
It's weird; i've never had any problems with any standard glossy wga res screens but every time i want something fancy i end up regretting it Hopefully I'll have better luck next time!

Here's a pic of the backlight bleeding (it's a LED screen btw):

 

That bottom part looks like a huge solid white line. That I don't have, I think my bleeding is minimal.

I think part of it has to do with the noise on your camera. I think you should just request a replacement and since you can hold on to your old while while its processing, compare the two notebooks when the replacement arrives and choose which one to keep. Win Win Situation

 

The white line on the bottom is just the taskbar. I don't think it's really the noise of my camera; it's just as unevenly lit in person. It's noticable even when i'm browsing the net; part of the screen is just way darker than other parts.

 

Yikes, I say you exchange it ASAP! Dell's pretty nice about it, they let you use the one you have right now while they send you a new one. Plus, when you return it, you still get to keep the battery (so you'll have two!).
At least, that's what happened with my dad's XPS m1210.

 

Yup def. exchange.....get your moneys worth

 

I must admit i got a samsung 1600X1050 and it was pefect no back bleading .....nothing it was just perfect every single pixel i would definently get a replacement as your notebook should not do that im currently getting mine replace because it has interference on external displays dont ask why....lol

Ow and so new for you guys Cadel Evans Australians best hope at winning the tour de france is sitting in 2nd place just 6 seconds behind Kim Kirchen. He is also the current favorite to take out the yellow jersey.

 

what a day... I just returned my new laptop I decided against getting a replacement because I realized that I don't need half the features so i'd rather save up some cash for a decent digital camera or something like that.

 

That sucks

I'd get Montevina, but I figure this:

I only need my laptop for the occasional game; If I need to play more powerful games, my battery life would only be drained more. Also, I only need it for web browsing and typing up documents for school come fall time.

Don't see how Montevina will really benefit me besides being "faster", of which I don't really need at this point in time. When I do (two years maybe? A year??), I'll just get a new laptop.

 

Yeah I decided to wait for montevina especially since i heard that the release date has been moved to next monday. I just want the newest tech for once even though i know it won't be noticeably faster. As for gaming, I bought the m1530 with the 8600m gt so that i'll be able to play a bunch of newer games but somehow i realized in the last couple days that i'm not much into gaming anymore... so i'll probably end up getting a laptop with a 3450 or some other lower mid-range card.

 

Morning Cin! It's kinda weird because I've never had any problems with standard 1280x800 screens but everytime I decide to get some "fancy" screens I end up regretting it... Next time I make it a point only to get a 1280x800 screen lol.

 

Hey thar! Maybe the 1280x800 will work best for you, then!

I dont think you are *jinxed* LOL....just that you have had *unfortunate* and *unfair* occurences

Here's to your next one..being the ONE :yes:

 

It looks like Sony will be releasing their Montevina based laptops on Monday according to Engadget. Hopefully Dell is preparing an announcement soon too.

 

I really hope so, right now I'm hoping for a decent studio 15 using the montevina chipset or a m1530 if they start using either 9 series nvidia gpus or 3 series amd gpus.

 

Yes, it would be fun! I wonder where you apply for that job!

Great news..can't wait to check the annoucement.

Soon! Soon

 

Afternoon Dell team,
Just thought I`d post a positive Dell story.
The power brick for my 1420 has been getting hotter and hotter., to day it was the hottest it`s ever been. Actually uncomfortable to hold in my hand. I went on Dell chat , explained what was going on and the first response was....I`ll send you a new one in 2-3 business days. I realize this was just a simple problem, but it was nice to get such a quick, positive offer to replace the ac adapter. I just hope they send it.

Hope you all have a great weekend

 

Hey there PhillyD, that is really good news! I am glad you had a positive response with Dell Chat.

I'm sure they will send it...did you keep a copy of the convo?

 

Definitely saved a copy. hoping I wont need it

 

I hope not also..but it's good to get everything documented

 

Sure wish my M1530 was here......I'm ready to install 64 bit and everything

 

How much longer do you have to wait?

 

Yes, I remember..you like early run's, also!

And the alarm clock, that's just fine!!! Weekends are made for taking it easy

When is the expected arrival date?

 

Ordered: 7/3
ESD: 7/25
EDD: 7/30

Still in Build stage right now....

 

I bet it get's thru the build stange fairly quickly, and on it's way to YOU

Ooish the sun won ...but were not going now..cuz of all the rain on ground..making it too sloppy on trail. DARN

 

New hard drive supposed to come in today, but enclosure is coming on wednesday

Anyone know if I can just take out the old hard drive, stick in the new one out of the box, then have Dell Mediadirect disc autoreformat it when I designate partitions or the Windows Vista disc?

Just so I don't have to wait for my enclosure to arrive to reformat.

 

Sweet, I'm definately joining

 

Well, there then! You are officially greeted and a member of the Dell Team. :yes:

Grab a signature and add it your profile! Woot! Hang out and *chill* awhile!

I'm doing great! Tis lunch time..so I can have a bit of fun! :yes:
Day is half way over and that makes me very happy! Woot...
So yeah, I'm good-to-go! Cant' wait til 5pm...

Got outside for a quick walk earlier so it was pretty nice!

Cin disclaimer: I have had to much coffee already today! :yes:
bad bad bad ~ LOL

 

It was pretty good I ran somewhere in between 2-3 miles....way too hot thoough...

 

Sony took the initiative and released their Montevina laptops.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/14/sonys-new-vaio-z-fw-sr-and-bz-laptops-go-official/

How long do we wait for Dell to do the same?

 

Finally, some action

I just hope Dell will update their studio 15 and m1530 soon... I really want to buy one soon.

 

Grrr, when the hell is Dell finally updating their lineup? I'm so impatient right now...

 

Haha yeah no kiddin I want to know if I should have waited or not

 

lol I'm still waiting due to 2 returns