About to take the plunge on a Blu-ray laptop

[BLindsay]

Dell XPS M1530
Core 2 T9300
4GB DDR 667MHz
320GB 7200 SATA HD
256MB 8600GT
Blu-ray Burner!

$1199 with 12 months no interest and free shipping, im not really going to game on it so im well aware of the 8600GT's lack of power lol

other then that, seem like a good deal?

[VinnAY]

Do you travel alot that you want to watch blurays on a tiny screen?

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by VinnAY

Do you travel alot that you want to watch blurays on a tiny screen?

its a 15.4" screen, i wouldnt call it tiny, but yes i want to keep it fairly portable and the 17's are a bit much

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by VinnAY

Do you travel alot that you want to watch blurays on a tiny screen?

Watching a Blu-ray on a laptop is not what some want you to think it is.
I doubt that anyone would be watching their laptop from 10 feet away, ya know?

Sitting on your lap, and depending on screen size and resolution, watching a Blu-ray there is comparable to watching a Blu-ray on a 68" HDTV at 8 feet.

I know, I have two BD laptops.

Plus, if the machine has HDMI, OP will have a portable BD player that will work as good as, and possibly better than, any other BD player known.

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Dell XPS M1530
Core 2 T9300
4GB DDR 667MHz
320GB 7200 SATA HD
256MB 8600GT
Blu-ray Burner!

$1199 with 12 months no interest and free shipping, im not really going to game on it so im well aware of the 8600GT's lack of power lol

other then that, seem like a good deal?

Yes! Nice setup.
HDMI?

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by dadkins

Yes! Nice setup.
HDMI?

yeah it has HDMI

i cant wait, Blu-ray burner is gonna be nice, i have a crapload of stuff on my desktop i want to backup

and the 8600 should be enough to play games that are a few years old fairly decently.

according to the specs its an LED LCD screen to

but yeah, portable blu-ray player

i was more concerned about the laptop over all being fairly fast which is why i opted for the T9300 and the 7200rpm drive.

[VinnAY]

Originally Posted by dadkins

Watching a Blu-ray on a laptop is not what some want you to think it is.
I doubt that anyone would be watching their laptop from 10 feet away, ya know?

Sitting on your lap, and depending on screen size and resolution, watching a Blu-ray there is comparable to watching a Blu-ray on a 68" HDTV at 8 feet.

I know, I have two BD laptops.

Plus, if the machine has HDMI, OP will have a portable BD player that will work as good as, and possibly better than, any other BD player known.

I wasn't knocking the guy...the question bares a answer to the intended uses when he asks if it's a decent system

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by VinnAY

I wasn't knocking the guy...the question bares a answer to the intended uses when he asks if it's a decent system

There is no need to ask your question.
If it will play Blu-ray, it is a decent machine.
Better than most others at that price point.
Since it is a burner drive, it REALLY stands out for it's class.

Obviously, he does!
Since it has HDMI, it makes for a great portable, battery operated, Blu-ray Disc player.
Whether on it's own display or connected to a HDTV.

[VinnAY]

Originally Posted by dadkins

There is no need to ask your question.
If it will play Blu-ray, it is a decent machine.
Better than most others at that price point.
Since it is a burner drive, it REALLY stands out for it's class.

Obviously, he does!
Since it has HDMI, it makes for a great portable, battery operated, Blu-ray Disc player.
Whether on it's own display or connected to a HDTV.

How someone intends to use the equipment is directly related to it being a "good deal".

/yourself

[dadkins]

Whatever you say friend, whatever you say...

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BLindsay, don't trip dude, that is a good deal on a nice machine!

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Dell XPS M1530
Core 2 T9300
4GB DDR 667MHz
320GB 7200 SATA HD
256MB 8600GT
Blu-ray Burner!

$1199 with 12 months no interest and free shipping, im not really going to game on it so im well aware of the 8600GT's lack of power lol

other then that, seem like a good deal?

DONT DO IT.......lol you should just save your money until next year and get an oled laptop

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

DONT DO IT.......lol you should just save your money until next year and get an oled laptop

Too late already ordered


Besides i bet oled laptops are gonna cost some serious money for a while

[bageleaterkkjji]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Too late already ordered


Besides i bet oled laptops are gonna cost some serious money for a while

well did you at least buy an led backlit one?

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by bageleaterkkjji

well did you at least buy an led backlit one?

yes i did

[Xerios]

can u link a specific one, or did u just customize it through Dells website?

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by Xerios

can u link a specific one, or did u just customize it through Dells website?

i customized it myself, but if you google search on the web you can find a dell coupon for 25% XPS M1330 or 1530 over $1599

[BLindsay]

Woot! dell just updated my order, shipping tomorrow and i should have it on the 8th instead of the original time of the 14th! Cant wait!

[PaulGo]

Sorry to tell you this but.. The 8600M Gt the Nvidia produced has a very high falure rate due to improper manufacturing of the chip. It seems Nvidia cut corners in the chip manufacturing process and the tempature changes in the laptop messes up the vidio chip. The 8400M GT chip also has the same problem. Nvida has thaken a $200 million charge on its books to cover the loses.

http://www.mobilewhack.com/dell-exte...y-on-8600m-gt/


Dell Extends Warranty on 8600M GT
It seems that 8600M GT problems aren’t plaguing only the Apple MacBook Pros, but Dell machines as well, with failures reported from both companies.

To remedy the problem, Dell has recently extended the warranty on machines with the 8600M GT by one year, giving users more leeway just in case theirs happens to fail.

Nvidia apparently doesn’t want to take this problem mainstream as they still haven’t announced all of the models that could be defective, all we know right know is that 8600M GT’s with 128MB to 512MB of ram are possible defective. A recall or something would be nice.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by PaulGo

Sorry to tell you this but.. The 8600M Gt the Nvidia produced has a very high falure rate due to improper manufacturing of the chip. It seems Nvidia cut corners in the chip manufacturing process and the tempature changes in the laptop messes up the vidio chip. The 8400M GT chip also has the same problem. Nvida has thaken a $200 million charge on its books to cover the loses.

http://www.mobilewhack.com/dell-exte...y-on-8600m-gt/


Dell Extends Warranty on 8600M GT
It seems that 8600M GT problems aren’t plaguing only the Apple MacBook Pros, but Dell machines as well, with failures reported from both companies.

To remedy the problem, Dell has recently extended the warranty on machines with the 8600M GT by one year, giving users more leeway just in case theirs happens to fail.

Nvidia apparently doesn’t want to take this problem mainstream as they still haven’t announced all of the models that could be defective, all we know right know is that 8600M GT’s with 128MB to 512MB of ram are possible defective. A recall or something would be nice.

so are you saying my xps has 2 years of warranty on it now?

either way im not that worried, i fix my own computers and i have a year guaranteed with it and i upgrade so damn often anyways it probably wont be an issue

[blckman]

Originally Posted by BLindsay

Dell XPS M1530
Core 2 T9300
4GB DDR 667MHz
320GB 7200 SATA HD
256MB 8600GT
Blu-ray Burner!

$1199 with 12 months no interest and free shipping, im not really going to game on it so im well aware of the 8600GT's lack of power lol

other then that, seem like a good deal?

I know this is a bit late BLindsay, however, I would have bought this one in a heartbeat. I don't know if you've seen this ad below. Take a look and tell me what you think because it looks like a great buy for a blu-ray laptop. The processor is 500Mhz slower, however, you get the same amount of ram as yours. Overall, I think you're getting the better deal because the video is much better than the intel that onboard on this laptop. Great job and have fun.

http://shop3.frys.com/product/586918...ook%20Pod:Pod5