Building my new laptop...

...with Dell.

I'm planning to buy a Dell XPS M1530 and i wanted to know what do you guys think about it so far.

Specs:

-Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2 GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB cache)

- Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280 x 800) & 2.0 MP camera

- 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz (2 dimms)

- 160 GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive

- 256 MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT

- 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

This laptop isn't meant for hardcore gaming, i just wanted it to be powerfull enought to play Dreamfall: The Longest Journey and other future adventure games.

Do you think it's good enought? If not, what modification would you do to it?

i would get a non-glossy widescreen instead of the glossy widescreen, probably save some money. lol just kidding

looks good, wish my laptop was that good. did you get the free 3 year warranty?

i would get a non-glossy widescreen instead of the glossy widescreen, probably save some money. lol just kidding

looks good, wish my laptop was that good. did you get the free 3 year warranty?

j3ninja10

Yeah, i want my laptop to be safe for at least 3 years hehe. Do you think i should also get the Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft protection?

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i would get a non-glossy widescreen instead of the glossy widescreen, probably save some money. lol just kidding

looks good, wish my laptop was that good. did you get the free 3 year warranty?

Pegnose

Yeah, i want my laptop to be safe for at least 3 years hehe. Do you think i should also get the Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft protection?

I realy suggest the accidental damage, but I'm not sure about the lojack (doesn't mean you shouldn't).

thx for your suggestions. :)

I was thinking, do you think 2 GB of RAM is just right or too low? Should i increase it to 3GB?

Or what about the Hard Drive...should i increase it to 250GB?

its good but how much does it all cost ?mastershake575

I think it's around $1,500.

perfect right where you are. increasing ram will have zero effect on gaming. 250gb single drive drive? or raid0?NewClean

[QUOTE="mastershake575"]its good but how much does it all cost ?Pegnose

I think it's around $1,500.

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[QUOTE="mastershake575"]its good but how much does it all cost ?mastershake575

I think it's around $1,500.

Mmm, it sounds promising, but something that i put alot of value is the warranty. Do you think i can recieve a similar warranty from avadirect?

dude you'll be **** to people all over the world trying to decipher broken english before you get service. Same thing every time, "please shut down your computer and remove the battery......you would be surprise how much crap you have to suffer through to just get a box sent to your house. They want you to endure the pain to punish you for actually cashing in on your warranty. They for sure assemble it in china too. you send it in and get back some frankendell with parts recertified and refurbished.

i would parts individually with manufacturers warranties for each component. woof

dude you'll be **** to people all over the world trying to decipher broken english before you get service. Same thing every time, "please shut down your computer and remove the battery......you would be surprise how much crap you have to suffer through to just get a box sent to your house. They want you to endure the pain to punish you for actually cashing in on your warranty. They for sure assemble it in china too. you send it in and get back some frankendell with parts recertified and refurbished.

i would parts individually with manufacturers warranties for each component. woof

NewClean

I could say the samthing about all companies, the best choice is to build a laptop myself and learn to fix it and all that stuff.

I also will be getting this notebook soon!

the specs are:

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800MhzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)

3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm

15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530

256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GDDR3

160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition

Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP

the specs.

How good are the specs?

how will it run, Crysis, the orange box, Flight sim X, COD2, 4? and some of the newest PC games?

Do I need to get the blu-ray drive?

How good are the specs?

how will it run, Crysis, the orange box, Flight sim X, COD2, 4? and some of the newest PC games?

Do I need to get the blu-ray drive?

Neubauer4

Yes I must, because I take trips to south america. I use it to edit and store my photos, video, games, watch movies.

also I like this because if its looks:)

I think desktops offer better specs. but it must be a notebookNeubauer4