Just bought new Dell with BD Burner! - Blu-ray Forum

inaz4sun · 01-16-2008, 08:30 PM

Just ordered a smoking XPS 420 with a CD/DVD/BD 50GB burner in it. Should be fun. Dell offering $700 off selected XPS 420 machines. Couldn't pass that up. I'll make 50GB blu-rays of my AVCHD video from my Sony HD camera now. Sweet!

cathexist · 01-16-2008, 08:36 PM

I can't wait until a have a bit more money so I can buy a new Dell laptop with BD burner and be able to backup 50gigs of stuff at one time...how I wish I had that now...

Tanman19az · 01-16-2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inaz4sun

Just ordered a smoking XPS 420 with a CD/DVD/BD 50GB burner in it. Should be fun. Dell offering $700 off selected XPS 420 machines. Couldn't pass that up. I'll make 50GB blu-rays of my AVCHD video from my Sony HD camera now. Sweet!

How much did it all cost if you dont mind me asking? I wish my 2 yr old laptop will grow older faster if that makes sense hahaha I need an excuse to buy a new computer

inaz4sun · 01-16-2008, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tanman19az

How much did it all cost if you dont mind me asking? I wish my 2 yr old laptop will grow older faster if that makes sense hahaha I need an excuse to buy a new computer

$1774 as I configured it, including what I said in my first post and

750GB HDD
512MB Nvidia card
3GB 800 SIMMs
Accelerator and video input/TV tuner
Adobe Premiere and other burning software
2.1 speakers
7.1 audio
built in LCD screen on box
LAN and WiFi
Multi card reader
Bluetooth stuff
Windows Vista Ultimate
and more

You can get similar system with smaller HDD and BD player only and no vide accelerator and TV tuner and no speakers etc..for around $12-1300

BluGamer · 01-17-2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inaz4sun

$1774 as I configured it, including what I said in my first post and

750GB HDD
512MB Nvidia card
3GB 800 SIMMs
Accelerator and video input/TV tuner
Adobe Premiere and other burning software
2.1 speakers
7.1 audio
built in LCD screen on box
LAN and WiFi
Multi card reader
Bluetooth stuff
Windows Vista Ultimate
and more

You can get similar system with smaller HDD and BD player only and no vide accelerator and TV tuner and no speakers etc..for around $12-1300

For $1900, I bought a XPS 720.

4GB RAM - 800 MHz
Nvidia 8800 GT 512 MB
Blu-ray Drive/Burner
7.1 Audio
250GB HDD (not too expensive to upgrade in future)
Vista Home Premium

with 4 years of warranty. Also snatched free printer/scanner and $100 gift card..

By the way, the Blu-ray drive isn't that good compared to stand-alone players. Can't play some latest discs. Firmware support is crap. It's from Philips. =/

IvanDrago · 01-17-2008, 05:34 PM

Is there a way to backup my movies with a Blu Ray burner? That may be worth the $300 investment in a OEM drive.

bhampton · 01-17-2008, 06:08 PM

If your movies are home movies then sure.

If not ... there is copy protection.

-Brian

prerich · 01-18-2008, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhampton

If your movies are home movies then sure.

If not ... there is copy protection.

-Brian

Back it up using AnyDVD HD - even if its "protected" totally legal program

Allin4greeN · 01-18-2008, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by prerich

Back it up using AnyDVD HD - even if its "protected" totally legal program

Not exactly a totally legal process, though

America's Team · 01-19-2008, 12:07 AM

Typing as we speak on my new Dell XPS 1530, that I got this week, but without the Blu drive that I now want to put into it. I love this baby it's better than my home computer and that Dell is one bad MoFo!

America's Team · 01-19-2008, 12:17 AM

Never have heard of a 420.....

I know the XPS models consit of M1330, M1530,M2010, but have never have heard of a 420...Hummm...

Riverside666 · 01-19-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by America's Team

Never have heard of a 420.....

I know the XPS models consit of M1330, M1530,M2010, but have never have heard of a 420...Hummm...

Pretty sure he is talking about a desktop while you are talking about Laptops.

Which are all XPS, btw I have a 1710 as well as a 1730, both of which are laptops, lol.

blu2 · 01-26-2008, 08:46 PM

Can anyone relate their experiences using the Blu Ray burner on the Dell XPS 420?

- What authoring programs are included?
- Have you created discs with high def material?
- How was playback on the a player such as the PS3?
- What are the specs for the burner?
- etc

Thanks

blu-rayfan101 · 01-26-2008, 08:47 PM

How much extra did you have to pay for the BD burner?

plee · 01-27-2008, 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu2

Can anyone relate their experiences using the Blu Ray burner on the Dell XPS 420?

- What authoring programs are included?
- Have you created discs with high def material?
- How was playback on the a player such as the PS3?
- What are the specs for the burner?
- etc

Thanks

Generally, BD burners come with the Cyberlink stuff which basically creates BDAV which is fine but if you want to have menus, etc... you will need to get something else.

loganhunter2002 · 01-28-2008, 05:25 PM

I got the XPS420 with the BD drive as well. It was about 1400 with tax and shipping. Couldn't resist it was a good deal. I'm not sure if it can burn BD. Can someone help me verify? When I looked under the hardware manager, it list the drive as a Philips BD-RE 1001. Can I burn BD disc? Thanks in advance.

DocNovak · 01-30-2008, 03:55 PM

I also have a XPS 420 with a BD burner, but I have not used it burn any BDs yet. Does anyone know of a good place to get cheap blank media?

dadkins · 01-30-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DocNovak

I also have a XPS 420 with a BD burner, but I have not used it burn any BDs yet. Does anyone know of a good place to get cheap blank media?

Newegg - but all I see is 25GB blanks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=BD-R(Blu-ray)

RE discs - 25GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=BD-RE(Blu-ray)

DocNovak · 01-30-2008, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadkins

Newegg - but all I see is 25GB blanks.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...e=BD-R(Blu-ray)

RE discs - 25GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=BD-RE(Blu-ray)

Thanks. I will try it out and let everyone know how my blu-ray burning experience goes.

01-16-2008, 08:30 PM	#1
inaz4sun Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Just bought new Dell with BD Burner! Just ordered a smoking XPS 420 with a CD/DVD/BD 50GB burner in it. Should be fun. Dell offering $700 off selected XPS 420 machines. Couldn't pass that up. I'll make 50GB blu-rays of my AVCHD video from my Sony HD camera now. Sweet!

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cathexist Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Aurora, CO 4K collection:302 Blu-ray collection:1253 DVD collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:8	I can't wait until a have a bit more money so I can buy a new Dell laptop with BD burner and be able to backup 50gigs of stuff at one time...how I wish I had that now...

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IvanDrago Active Member Member since:Nov 2007	Is there a way to backup my movies with a Blu Ray burner? That may be worth the $300 investment in a OEM drive.

01-17-2008, 06:08 PM	#7
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01-19-2008, 12:07 AM	#10
America's Team Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	Typing as we speak on my new Dell XPS 1530, that I got this week, but without the Blu drive that I now want to put into it. I love this baby it's better than my home computer and that Dell is one bad MoFo!

01-19-2008, 12:17 AM	#11
America's Team Active Member Member since:Dec 2007	Never have heard of a 420..... I know the XPS models consit of M1330, M1530,M2010, but have never have heard of a 420...Hummm...

01-26-2008, 08:46 PM	#13
blu2 Special Member Member since:Oct 2007	Can anyone relate their experiences using the Blu Ray burner on the Dell XPS 420? - What authoring programs are included? - Have you created discs with high def material? - How was playback on the a player such as the PS3? - What are the specs for the burner? - etc Thanks

01-26-2008, 08:47 PM	#14
blu-rayfan101 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The Universe.	How much extra did you have to pay for the BD burner?

01-28-2008, 05:25 PM	#16
loganhunter2002 Junior Member Member since:Nov 2007	I got the XPS420 with the BD drive as well. It was about 1400 with tax and shipping. Couldn't resist it was a good deal. I'm not sure if it can burn BD. Can someone help me verify? When I looked under the hardware manager, it list the drive as a Philips BD-RE 1001. Can I burn BD disc? Thanks in advance.

01-30-2008, 03:55 PM	#17
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