Dell XPS 1530

at that rate i might as well just buy a desktop instead .

 

Alright well i got some good news. Dell offers the penryn on the australian site i just looked it up. So expect the US to get the update sometime today or tomorrow. The weird thing is they only offer the T9300 and the T9500 no other cpus. But its a sign of good things to come for us who have been waiting.

 

I saw that too...T9300 and T9500 on the Australian site. Now if only we could get an LED screen....

 

im fine with the penryn. hopefully it will be there tomorrow so i can see what kind of deals are available and all that junk.

 

wow USA still no penryn?!

 

Need penryn and coupon....

 

apparently not im shocked. i checked the UK site and they did not have it either. Id like to know dells sales dept excuse for why they dont have it now .

 

man, the reps are saying penryn wont be out in USA/UK for possibly a month?! Thats rediculous considering other countries have it.

 

I think i might give it til the end of next week myself. after that I will just buy from another company (sony or hp).

If it takes another month its pointless to even get the penryn because a month following that the montevina or whatever will be out and that is actually a significant change. My guess is the dell rep just was bsing you to try to sell you on what they have.

 

I talked to dell today same bs as normal. The marketing department takes care of that and they dont know when its coming.

also does anyone know if the finger print scanner also works as a scroll wheel inside windows?

 

Incase you guys missed it:

Dell XPS M1330 or 1530 $250 off coupon code for systems OVER $1299 (not stackable online)

Dell XPS M1330 (Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Vista Home Premium)
Use code H$JF4XFTZ?XM00 to save $250 off this product (must configure price above $1,249.00 to get discount).Dell has a $250 off coupon code for the XPS M1330 or M1530. Just use code H$JF4XFTZ?XM00 at checkout to get this $250 off on any XPS configured $1249 or more. Offer expires 3/6/2008 at 5:00 a.m. CST

Dell XPS M1530 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66GHz, 120GB HDD, 2GB RAM)
Use code H$JF4XFTZ?XM00 to save $250 off this product (must configure price above $1,249.00 to get discount).Dell has a $250 off coupon code for the XPS M1330 or M1530. Just use code H$JF4XFTZ?XM00 at checkout to get this $250 off on any XPS configured $1249 or more. Offer expires 3/6/2008 at 5:00 a.m. CST

 

hopefully penryn comes before this expires thanks for the heads up btw.

 

another day.... no penryn.

 

how stupid do they thhink we are? They boldly claim $600 off on the XPS, but all they did was raise the base price so that with the $600 off it comes out to be exactly the same as before.

That is annoying.

 

The base price was raised because the 256mb graphics card is now standard rather than an option. That is not annoying for those of us planning on paying for this upgrade. However, they did drop the standard screen resolution, which is annoying but overall this new best setup saves you about one hundred dollars on the old one.

 

I havent had a chance to look at the setups beyond the cpu. I dont even pay attention to the price of the 1530. Once they have the damn T9300 i will look to buy. But the way its going they got til the 15th from me before im going to buy something else.

 

Got tired of waiting for penryn so I jumped on the reduced prices. If LED/penryn come out in 21 days then I'll switch it out.

 

hope you enjoy it man let us know!

 

One of the UK prospective 1530 buyers was told you could call up a Dell representative and ask for Penryn in your 1530. You guys might want to try that.

 

I tried that and all I got was "huh what's that? Your the first one to want it so it must not be in high demand..."

Oy...

 

well i found this about 2 hours ago so hopefully this is good news for us .

http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/07/dell-us-hints-at-bringing-penryn-to-m1530-whats-the-holdup/

 

Penryn is here. But now i have a question. Is 2.2 ghz with 4mb cache better than a 2.4 ghz with a 3mb cache?

 

haha yeah i just noticed it. before work this morning i checked and they had that video card text up again for the penryn. Just checked now and its up. Now i cant wait to get off work to go home and search for a stackable coupon for it plus the EPP.

 

if anyone happens to have a stackable coupon for the 1530 in the US it would be greatly appreciated

 

Just called in and changed my order with no additional cost even though the same config has jumped $100.

Rock on!!!!

 

Congrats man. Im still trying to search for a stackable coupon. hope to find one before i go to bed otherwise i will just get what i can.

 

anyone have a coupon they arent using for a refurb xps? ill be greatful if you can share it

 

15% off any refurbished Inspiron or XPS™ PC
Enter Coupon¹ Code at Checkout:
TDXGCXQHK874FC


Expires 3/10. Online only.

 

Stupid bank. i went to checkout and i got some verification message where i had to enter my social's last 4 and my birthdate. entered it correct like 10 times then it suspended my account so now i gotta wait til morning to call my bank to get it activated again, then figure out why it didnt work then order again after work. This is quite the process.

 

Alright guys finally ordered after all this time. i got the best option with
T9300
highest resolution lcd
intel wireless n
9 cell battery
no finger print reader

everything else i left as best had it. prelim ship date the 18th .
shipped for $1,655.99

 

how did you get it for so cheap?

 

For all the PM's to me asking how i got it for this price. I just used the best option with the EPP and after free shipping state tax etc this is what it came out to be.

It actually would have been cheaper last night dell raised the price by $20. Also i selected no AV software which took $19 off.

 

http://www.dell.com/content/segmenter.aspx?c=us&cs=6099&l=en&s=eep&~topic=eep_login

its Employee purchase program. it is available through some businesses you work for, or a school you might have gone to, or go to.

you can check to see if your school is on the list by going here

www.delluniversity.com

 

Psyched!

Estimated Ship Date: 03/19/2008

1 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9500 (2.6GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache)
1 Tuxedo Black
1 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
1 High Resolution glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1680x1050) & 2MP Camera
1 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
1 Speed: 200GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
1 Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate Edition
1 Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
1 Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
1 High Definition Audio 2.0
1 Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
1 No Microsoft Office
1 Trend Micro Internet Security 36-months
1 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 Get $70 Gift Card with 4 Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service
1 No ISP requested
1 Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements
1 Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
1 Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
Dell Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Bundle
1 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
1 Windows Vista™ Premium
1 DataSafe Online Backup 20GB for 1 year

Dell Members save $599 off this select XPS System! - $599.00

ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS AND COUPONS

Dell Members receive 12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service. Congratulations, you are receiving the maximum member discount. - $278.16


Order Subtotal: $2,039.84
Shipping and Handling Total: $19.99

Shipping Discount: -$19.99

Tax Total: $101.09
Total Charges: $2,140.93

 

damn JDM you went all out. only thing that rig is missing is the blu-ray drive.

i see people all seem to get the finger print reader. does everyone really use it? i op'td out of it. I really see 0 use for it other then a dust collector. if someone wants to really get into my computer that bad they will find a way anyway

 

I didn't really see a way to omit the finger print reader, but I understand that you can just disable it.

 

if you goto list view the bottom of the first page had the option. either way it doesnt really matter. looks as if we should be getting ours around the same time.

 

How much extra did you have to pay for the T9500?

It's only 100mhz faster than the T9300.

 

if you check the dell site from the T9300 to the T9500 its $275 upgrade. pretty hefty price for 100mhz imo. but some people want the best options possible.

 

so an update i havent posted in here for awhile. Got my laptop on thursday got the nice LG screen hit the power button and i could barley see the terms of service for vista so i tried to increase brightness etc turns out the lcd screen is bad. So now dell sent me a replacement screen and the tech should call me tomorrow morning to scheduale an appointment to install it. Really hope its an LG screen or me and dell will be tooth and nail until that happens.

 

Good luck with it ... I did not have any luck with them, so I gave up. May be next time when they have resolved the quality problems.

I got the first one with the grainy & dim samsung screen, dell replaced the whole system. I was so excited to get the awesome LG screen, until I install a program...... the Optical drive was vibrating so hard and was making LOUD noises....

So, no more M1530 for me for now.

 

I am seriously considering IFL92...the GDDR3 in 1530 is useless with all those quality problems !!

 

My local dell tech is suppose to call me tomorrow,

if my lcd isnt anything nice, ill be returning it

 

yeah my dell tech was supposed to call today he didnt, so i called the company and it sounded like the dude got fired. they have someone calling me tomorrow to confirm the part # and an install time.

The problem is the system has a few quirks right now being that of the LCD screen however with some patience you can get it fixed and have maybe the best 15.4" laptop on the market right now. To me its worth it at this point. My thoughts my change if things continue to escalate without a positive outcome.

 

I hope things work out for you djtoodles...

Well, after the outlet XPS m1330 fiasco, I pulled the trigger for the XPS m1530. Here are my specs:

XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 3M L2 Cache)
Tuxedo Black Casing XPS M1530
4GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MO Camera for XPS M1530
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
200G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
Roxio Creator Basic
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
No Internet Service Provider Requested
3 Year Limited Warranty
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
Adobe Pepe,English
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)
XPS,Datasafe 20GB,1YR,DHS

Dell EPP Members save $599 off this select XPS System -$599
Dell EPP Members receive 12% off systems priced $1600 and up with 3/4 yr At-Home service. - $196.20

Order Subtotal: $1,438.80
Shipping and Handling Total: $19.99
Shipping Discount: -$19.99
Tax Total: $99.63
Total Charges: $1,538.43

- $200 Dell promotional gift card
- 5% CitiCashBack -$66.92
- $100 CC credit & Free next business day shipping (3/29/08)

New final price $1171.51

 

Hey hcp,
How did you get the $200 promotional gift card ?

 

From last November Dell promotional sale... I bought 2 laptops and got two free $200 giftcards

 

im not quite sure if this is new or not(i dont remember seeing it before), but for the 1530 for the "best" config, you get free accidental damage and lojack protection.

 

I called Dell today and told them that with the current deal ($699 off), I would save more money... They are going to credit my CC and give me free next shipping

 

You always get the 3-year warranty, but complete care is not always included.