Please Yahoo Answers Community.I need your help. I recently ordered a dell xps m1530 and they said it would ship by july 1st. however, upon calling today, they said they have cancelled my order. I didn't receive any email confirmation on any cancellation. I am very upset with Dell and would like to get a great alternative to the XPS m1530. here are my specs:
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 $1,024.00 1 $1,024.00
XPS M1530 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
[224-3940]
System Color Tuxedo Black
[313-6439]
Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
[311-7822]
LCD, Color and camera Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280×800) & 2.0 MP Camera
[320-6690]
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
[320-6082]
Hard Drives Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
[341-5865]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
[310-9764]
[420-6436]
[420-7590]
[420-7622]
[420-7938]
[420-8566]
[420-9100]
[421-0323]
[421-0427]
[463-2282]
Software - Adobe Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
[410-1883]
Combo or DVD+RW Drive Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
[313-5820]
[420-8183]
Sound Card High Definition Audio 2.0
[313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
[430-2680]
Productivity No Microsoft Office
[412-1397]
Software - Antivirus McAfee 15 month
[410-2090]
Primary Battery 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
[312-0638]
Warranty & Service 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
[412-0360]
[950-3337]
[950-9797]
[960-8710]
[984-2350]
[988-5607]
Installation Services No Installation
[900-9987]
SECURITY Finger Print Reader XPS M1530
[467-2337]
Bluetooth and Wireless USB Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
[430-2566]
Doms Camera and Color Black Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280×800) & 2.0 MP Camera
[320-6794]
[420-7715]
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
[310-8319]
Dell Printer Driver Windows Vista™ Premium
[310-8628]
DataSafe Online Backup Dell Remote Access, free basic service
i WAS planning on using the laptop for gaming(call of duty 4, age of empires 3,etc) since the XPS had a great graphics card. I was also planning on using it for education,etc.
Can you guys give me an alternative laptop(not DELL) that would have a similar or better configuration(and a similar graphics card) to the XPS? Thanks,
By the way, I paid 1000.00 USD for the laptop so that price range would be good.
p.s. it would be nice if the laptop could be comparable to the xps m1530 in style and design(looks slick,etc.)
The answer is provided by :
Sligh :
I found this laptop on a reputable laptop builder's website called www.xoticpc.com. Dollar for dollar, the one I have built you below is better, you get a faster processor, faster (not bigger) hard drive, more ram, and better video card. Take a look.
Sager NP2096 Custom Laptop (Built on the Compal JHL90)
- 15.4" WXGA "Glare Type" Super Clear Ultra Bright Glossy Screen (1280×800)
- Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- ~Intel® P8700 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/3MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt
- nVidia GeForce 9600M GT 512MB PCI-Express DDR2 DX10
- No Video Adapter
- ~ 4,096MB DDR2 800 (2 SODIMMS) Dual Channel Memory (Requires Vista 64-Bit to utilize Full 4GB)
- None Standard–
- Standard Finish
- ~Combo 8×8x6×4x Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x DVD-RAM 24x CD-R/RW Drive w/Softwares
- ~ 320GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 3-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 5100 802.11 a/g/n
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio - Included
- No Carrying Case
- Smart Li-ion Battery (9-Cell)
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- ~Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit Installed (64&32-Bit CD Included) w/ Drivers & Utilities CD's
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- 1 Year Parts & Labor, Lifetime Sager Toll Free Tech Support
$994.00