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[scyform]

Just ordered my m1330 a few hours ago, expected ship date set to Feb. 7th...

Pretty excited to use it after lugging around an Inspiron 9100 for the last 3.5 years or so!

[Widge]

I have had to cancel my order. Thanks to Dell giving me a torrent of verbal abuse down the phone.

Nah, only joking. My fiancee is now out of work and looking for a new job, even though there is a great saving on the m1530, I don't think I can justify forking out 700 notes on a spangly new laptop. Well at least I've inherited a Compaq n1015v. Gaming is fantastic. I can display static images from Crysis on the screen. :/

Will wait until the next inevitable onslaught of Dell savings to begin again. They always happen.

[zeth006]

I have had to cancel my order. Thanks to Dell giving me a torrent of verbal abuse down the phone.

Nah, only joking. My fiancee is now out of work and looking for a new job, even though there is a great saving on the m1530, I don't think I can justify forking out 700 notes on a spangly new laptop. Well at least I've inherited a Compaq n1015v. Gaming is fantastic. I can display static images from Crysis on the screen. :/

Will wait until the next inevitable onslaught of Dell savings to begin again. They always happen.

Yep, and that they do. Especially with competition from HP, Lenovo, and Acer/Gateway heating up, we can expect a LOT of discounts to come up. Already I'm seeing discounts on laptops from all three manufacturers appearing at least on a weekly basis in retail stores online and B&M.

[zeth006]

Ordered a vostro 1500 on the 22nd and it came today very pleased .

Heres the spec

2.2 core duo
4 gig ram
160 harddrive
8600 GT

WHOA WHOA...basically it took 7-8 days for them to manufacture and ship your notebook? That is FAST. I think around September to December I used to read about a lot of complaints from customers who kept having their orders delayed for months.

Here's what my order confirmation letter says:

Order Date: 1/30/2008

Est. Ship Date: 2/6/2008

Date: 2/11/2008-2/13/2008


Basically I'll have to expect it to arrive in two weeks.

I know. This is my first custom laptop. But 7-8 days? I hope that the e-mail was just making conservative estimates! Otherwise, I would like mine to also arrive in 7-8 days too!

[Widge]

Yep, and that they do. Especially with competition from HP, Lenovo, and Acer/Gateway heating up, we can expect a LOT of discounts to come up. Already I'm seeing discounts on laptops from all three manufacturers appearing at least on a weekly basis in retail stores online and B&M.

Indeed, I just keep an eye on the HotUKDeals website now. Let them do all the work for me. All I have to do is find something with a Dell Deals tag on it, click it, and then see whats on offer. There's usually someone out there who configures a bargain system, plus attaches relevant discount codes too.

Once the madam is in work again, out will come the plastic!

[own3d]

Ordered my M1330 last night

T7500
2gb Ram
WLED Screen

Order status says pre production stage 2 :

Order date: 30/1/08
ETA: 16/2/08

THATS 17 DAYS! :S

[scyform]

Ordered my M1330 last night

T7500
2gb Ram
WLED Screen

Order status says pre production stage 2 :

Order date: 30/1/08
ETA: 16/2/08

THATS 17 DAYS! :S

looks like we're in the same boat, but I'm a sucker for free shipping...

[zeth006]

Even taking off the 5 day maximum shipping time, that's 12 days to assemble the parts which I would assume have already been stocked up ahead of time...or rather should be.

I dunno about the current supply/demand dynamics, but that notebook you're buying...wasn't it just recently released in the past couple of months? A few deal sites I occasionally check show discounts for it. If that's the case, then I wouldn't be surprised if Dell were to be facing a lot of demand for a notebook whose parts are just beginning to get manufactured in China/Vietnam/some other country with cheap labor.

[SoonerDave]

Okay, had to get past a separate computing problem before I could post my own brag, but I've had my red XPS1530 now for about a week. The gory details:

* T7500 2.2Ghz CPU (I wanted that 4MB cache!)
* 3GB RAM
* 160GB HD, already wishing I'd gone one bigger
* 1680x1050 screen, Samsung, but not noticing severe grain issue as others have. Do wish it were a bit brighter, though.
* GeForce 8600 w/256MB dedicated
* Vista Home Premium upgraded to Vista Ultimate
* Slot-load DVD

This lappy is a replacement for a 3.5 year old Inspiron 9100, and actually that box was more of a DTR than a true notebook. This thing, by comparison, is light as a feather. It arrived nearly two weeks ahead of its scheduled ship date - ordered 1/18, and it arrived on 1/23.

Overall, to be honest, my reactions are positive...here's a summary:

* The keyboard has a bit of a crown in the middle - don't know if that's by design, or just a sloppy installlation.
* The keyboard, as is becoming more prevalent among other lappy manufacturers, are moving the Home/PgUp/PgDn keys to the extreme right side of the board. That's a killer for a touch typist who has grown accustomed to their presence in the upper right-hand corner.
* The screen is the Samsung variety, which is savaged by most owners here as having an untenable grain, either doesn't have the grain, or my eyes don't discern it. I do wish the backlight were a bit stronger. Maxed-out brightness still seems a shade below my old Insprion 9100
* Fingerprint reader is VERY touchy; I have to moisten my finger slightly for it to capture a scan or it simply won't recognize anything.
* The slot-load DVD is one of my FAVORITE features. Put in media about halfway, and the capture mechanism grabs it gently and pulls it in for you. My only misgiving here is how would one retrieve a CD or DVD if the "Eject" command within Windows failed
* I realize everyone (or at least most new lappy owners) shares this pain: my 160GB HD is pre-polluted with a 10GB recovery partition, and another partition for Dell Media Direct Uselessware.
* The buttons on the touchpad have *entirely* too much travel to engage a "click," necessarily making double-clicking seem really strange.

I'm already in the early stages of assembling a WinXP setup disc with nLite as others have described here, and repartitioning the drive to create a dual-boot configuration. I can't help but think this machine will ROCK with XP. After playing with Vista for a week, and trying to give it a chance, I find it to be a lethargic, gasping whale, and I"m going to see how this box performs with XP...

More later.

-David

[Flipzter]

Ordered a 1530 today. Here's the specs

XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
313-6075 1 Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530
311-7822 1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
320-6078 1 15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ TrueLife LCD with 2.0 MO Camera for XPS M1530
420-7715 1 Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP
320-6082 1 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
341-6256 1 200G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
420-6813 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
420-7590 1 Media Direct 3.3
420-6995 1 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
310-9764 1 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP, XPSM1530
412-1056 1 Turbine Lord of the Rings Online
420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
313-5820 1 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
420-6464 1 Roxio Creator Basic
313-4783 1 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
430-2449 1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
410-1174 1 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
312-0639 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested
412-0359 1 Soft Contracts - Qualxserve
950-3339 1 3 Year Limited Warranty
960-3652 1 Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
960-8710 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s)
1 Type 15- Third Party At HomeService with Nights and Weekends, 24x7 Technical Support,2 Year Extended
988-5617 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
984-2360 1 Type 15- Third Party At Home Service with Nights and Week ends, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 Soft Contracts - Consumer Complete Care
1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
1 Auto/Air Combination Power Adapter, for XPS 1330



1 Absolute - Computrace LoJack for Laptops 3 Year
1 160 GB 5400 RPM eGo Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue
1 Lexar JumpDrive FireFly - USB flash drive - 1 GB
1 Targus BUS0117 - Ultra Mini-USB 2.0 4-Port Hub, Notebook Optical Mouse with Retractable USB Cable, 15.4 Messenger