ok I just bought this notebook, what do you think, still time to cancel if this is a bad idea


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222-9693 1 XPS M1330, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)

310-9239 1 Soft Touch Red Casing XPS M1330

311-7638 1 3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm

320-5583 1 13.3 Inch Wide Screen WXGA TL WLED Backlit LCD with Camera, XPS M1330

320-5603 1 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS, for XPS M1330

341-6242 1 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor

420-6813 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English

412-0946 1 Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR

310-9246 1 Creative Earbud EP630

430-2600 1 Integrated 10/100 Network Card

313-5361 1 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1330

313-4783 1 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0

430-2577 1 Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini Card

461-8389 1 No Virus Protection Requested

312-0561 1 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for XPS M1330

312-0564 1 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery, for XPS M1330

412-1397 1 No Productivity Software requested

950-7447 1 4 Year Limited Warranty

960-9189 1 CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 4 Year

988-0689 1 Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 4Year

310-9273 1 Fingerprint Reader

430-2566 1 Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

430-2315 1 Dell Bluetooth Travel mouse

464-9572 1 No Preinstalled Software

320-5769 1 Slim and Light LCD with Crimson Red Casing with Microsatin Finish and Camera XPS M1330

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12/30/2007 7:29:13 PM

Sounds like a good deal. I'd suggest dumping some of those accessory items like the earbuds and mouse as you'll find other products at comparable prices that perform superiorly. Also, if you feel comfortable upgrading ram yourself you can save a really nice chunk of change by ordering less and installing the rest yourself off of newegg. I bet you probably are comfortable with it since you were obviously smart enough to realize the 32bit vista OS you're getting with it can't use 4 GB of RAM.

Also, what are you getting 2 batteries for? Did you intend on having a second one just in case the first dies, or do you plan to keep them both charged so you can have extra power on hand just in case? Keeping the second one charged all or most of the time will degrade it almost as fast as using it would so keep that in mind.

12/30/2007 7:52:23 PM

the accessories were cheap, $25 for mouse
as far as ram, 3gb was the minimum, i would've gone with 2gb
im gonna install xp pro when i get it, i may run vista for a while to see how it copes
im excited to see the LED backlit display, im sure the led's will probably never die out or can be easily repaired if they do,

i wanted to upgrade to the solid state 64gb HD but it was $750 more, i dont think its worth it

12/30/2007 8:04:28 PM

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"i wanted to upgrade to the solid state 64gb HD but it was $750 more, i dont think its worth it"

Yeah wait a year or two for them to be reasonable. Might make a worthwhile upgrade by then- haha also if your current drive fails around the time the solid state ones become reasonable why not go for it right?

[Edited on December 30, 2007 at 8:35 PM. Reason : ]

12/30/2007 8:30:58 PM

problems i see


1. why no vista? fuck all the vista haters. xp is gonna be shit in 6months compared to vista

2. 13" is a pretty small screen


positives i see

1. pretty decent little video card
2. extra battery is good
3. 7200rpm hard drive is OK
4. enough ram for vista easily

12/30/2007 8:40:55 PM

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"13" is a pretty small screen"

Not a negative at all if someone is concerned with weight and form factor; in that case it would be a huge plus.

Quote :

"1. why no vista?"

Because even with the latest updates Vista performance still lags behind XP in most benchmarks. Also, if you read the configuration, he's getting Vista and if he gets the recovery discs for it he can always switch to it later.


[Edited on December 30, 2007 at 8:48 PM. Reason : ]

12/30/2007 8:43:54 PM

exactly, i'm planning to use xp for a while then upgrade to vista after they come out with some service packs, which im guessing should be sometime in 2008

12/30/2007 9:01:16 PM