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    The good news and the bad news on my new Dell XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Kage, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. Kage

    Kage Notebook Consultant

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    The good news is that yesterday my Dell XPS M1530 arrived to my house. Now here is the bad news on my M1530.
    The Bad News List
    1. The silver paint on the keyboard started to rub off when I press the keys down.
    2. The LG WXGA+ screen that came with my m1530 is abnormal. It had uneven backlighting on the right side, which is very noticable. The image quality looked washed out. Also it had a grainy look to it. When I compared the screen to my HP w2007 computer monitor, the HP w2007 is superior.
    3. Touchpad made the mouse cursor act funny.
    4. The Intel wireless network n card does not like my wireless router.

    The Solution I Made
    1. I emailed Dell to request a return with a refund. With the refund it would be quicker to pay off most of my debt by the summer.
    2. I will continue to use my Dell XPS 410 desktop computer with the Intel E6600 2 Core Processor (2.4GHz), 2GB RAM, 250GB 7200RPM HD, 256MB Geforce 8600 GTS, SB X-Fi.
    3. I will probably sell my computer this summer and look for new laptop for non-pc gamers.
     
    Kage, Mar 22, 2008
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  2. dtwn

    dtwn C'thulhu fhtagn

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    Sounds like you got a major lemon. Sorry to hear that. I'm curious though, why not ask for a new one instead of a refund?
     
    dtwn, Mar 22, 2008
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  3. pixelot

    pixelot Notebook Acolyte

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    What a bummer. :(
     
    pixelot, Mar 22, 2008
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  4. MAC5217

    MAC5217 Notebook Consultant

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    Hey admin....why delete my post? Nothing better to do with your time???
     
    MAC5217, Mar 23, 2008
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