if you were to get a free upgrade...

what two would you choose:

1 to 2gb ram (could always upgrade myself)

160 to 250gb hdd (external hdds are getting cheaper, but I don't normally use up much space on my hdd anyways)

2.0 to 2.2ghz processor (much of a difference in the future? I'll be using laptop for internet, ms word, music, photoshop, possibly movie editing)

*not considering anymore v*
lcd to led monitor (getting the led risky? thinness, grainy possibility [I'm not a fan of very bright screens btw, so I don't mind having a low lit lcd])
*not considering anymore ^*

for the m1330. I may get compensation for 2 faulty m1330's, several hours wasted talking to dell to get this all straightened out, waiting since mid December and still no usable laptop.

I plan to ask for a warranty extension from 1 to 3 years, but I'm not sure if I should ask, or they will do the offering.

I would appreciate some feedback.
Thank you

EDIT
led vs lcd

 

The LED backlit upgrade sounds like the best one.

 

The warranty they cannot upgrade but anything else will be given as a 'one time' customer upgrade.

Ive been in the same position with you with my M1210 and, quite honestly, make your case in point for an upgrade to a SSD. Be convincing and businesslike.

 

I'm worried about the thinness(fragileness). I would only get this for it being thinner/lighter and not for the screen itself since I'm not picky on brightness and I heard the battery saving is negligible.

you don't believe I can ask for an extended warrenty? Of all people, I would should be listening to you b/c of your known experience w/ Dell. I've only purchased from them once before years ago, no issues.

Do you really think I can get 900$ value for compensation? I wouldn't mind if I just got an upgrade of all those things. Do you think that is possible?

 

If i was doing it i would look at resale value. You would get the biggest bang for your buck getting the LED screen.

 

I would do the LED upgrade

 

led .

 

The only way you can get an upgraded warranty is if they call you before the reorder is placed. It is doubtful then even because your warranty technically started on the invoice date of the first system.

You may be able to get them to upgrade to a complete care but I dont think you can get the base warranty changed.

I have 24 reorders in total for my systems and yes, several resulted in upgrades. The SSD isnt considered by price as an upgrade, but rather, customer situation. They may give it to you as a 'one time' gesture in order to keep you a happy customer...exactly as they did me.

 

I haven't talked with the person who would give me comp (if he does at all). So are you saying, I have slim chance of getting an extended warrenty?

It would be cool to have an ssd, but I would actually want more space. an ssd would be nice though.

For the processor, do you think the upgrade would be nice? I mean, its 2mb more cache, but it would lower my battery life, and make it more hotter right?

I'll think about it. I'll probably get called tomorrow.

 

get the SSD then go buy an ext HD for space...

 

Just a quick question. If I get a bigger hd, would that mean more cpu/battery usage?

 

I was reading a little bit about your ssd stuff.

What are the real pitfalls.
so far I've seen in your topic about ssd's:

slow write speeds (especially for small files) -not sure what this means though
random failures (someone's ssd pooped out in 3 years iirc)

If I were to say: just use it for some occasion games: (team fortress 2, Company of heroes, sim city 4 - really the only three games I play) and mostly work would it be ok.

lol, I'm acting as if he's already gonna give it to me. I hope I get some compensation though.

 

No. In some cases your battery usage could be even lower (I think), because on the bigger hdd the information is stored in smaller areas so in the situation of the same amount of date on a 2 different size drives, the bigger drive with more compact data would logically require less mechanical movement. Probably not a significant difference, though. The other factor could be the spindle speed. I *think* the 7200 RPM drives consume more than the 5400 ones. However, for my taste the speed enhancement is well worth it, especially if the "extra" time the slower hdd gives you is spend waiting on it to load applications, etc.

 

There are no performance pitfalls to the SSD. Slow write speeds were evident only in the Sandisk which was the original release. The negatives are the storage capacity and price in certain instances.

I apologize but never saw your original price paid and configuration. That may make any upgrade or comp a bit difficult because of your low original price paid; you got a bit of a deal.

With respect to the warranty, they may be able to upgrade it to a complete care but that would be it if you were lucky. Dell would be hard pressed to change your base warranty as that would now change your original date of warranty start..or orig invoice date.

I don't know of anyone who had gotten this after the fact.

 

@sonicwind
makes sense. I do believe the higher rpm would increase battery usage. Thanks for your input, it seems like I would either go up w/ the hdd space or the ssd.

@flamenko

http://www.storagesearch.com/easyco-flashperformance-art.pdf

ssd's seem so cool . I really do wonder about these small files written though. I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask. I think I read that somewhere in your topic as well flamenko lol.

now, I understand what you mean about the warrenty. Again, I'll see what I can do about it.

Thanks a bunch for your support flamenko.

 

With respect to the article, look at the date and the SSDs used, specifically the Sandisk. This article is very 'old news' in todays SSD world. Check the articles I have written and take a look at the speeds now.

The Memoright I just tested is the first to have write speeds over 100MB/s and the Mtron and Memoright are both hovering around the 100MB/s for both read and write.

In addition to that, if your looking for comparisons with regards to extended SSD usage, compare an SSD to any HD. There is a significant drop in performance through consistant usage of the HD (as seen in every HD test ever done) whereas there is not any at all with the SSD.

I would still try for the SSD...Use it as a base point and go from there. Read my 'Getting Money Back' article and things should become a bit clearer as it pertains to your situation.

 

ic. thats good news for me I hope. What kind of ssd are in the m1330 nowadays?

Alright. I'll keep that in mind if I decide on getting the sdd as compensation

 

Samsung 64Gb SSD is standard.

 

alright. Thank you. Well, I guess I'll have to see tomorrow