Dell XPS M1530?

Your choices are fine but a few points;

1. The T9500 is overpriced compared to the T9300 or the T8300. I have the T9300 on my M1330 and a T8300 on the M1530 -I honestly can't tell any difference and the are all Pennryns.

2. Both of mine have LED screens - we have every kind of laptop at work and mine has the brightest screen of all.

3.If you back off on the T9500 you would be well on your way to getting the BluRay - its dropped to $400 now.

4.Get bluetooth its only $20 -I use the Dell Blue Tooth mouse to free up a usb port.Works pretty good.

Anyway you will be happy with the way you have it spec'd.

Good Specs - similar to mine. I love my 1530 and haven't had any problems at all.

Get the faster HD (7200 rpm); you'll enjoy everything just that much more!

:)

Cheers!

Hi,

 

Thanks for replying,

 

They hae included free bluetooth etc as standard.

 

But there is No option to upgrade hard drive and i dont understand what you mean by LED screen? i have 3 screen options the one i picked is the second and the one after the one i choose is widescreen, i will definately go for T9500 but Blu-Ray not sure as it still priced at £230 if i remember.

thats pretty much the same as my xps 1530, its a great machine.

with regards to the LED screens, if you're in the UK like me its not an option as yet. Wish it was as i would have choosen that option.

Most don't think the T9500 gives you a good bang for the buck.

Looking on the Dell UK site, 100Mhz increase in speed isn't worth the £160 in price between the T9300 and the T9500.

• Going from a T8100->T8300, you get a 300Mhz clock speed increase for £30 increase
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• Going from a T8300->T9300, you get a 100Mhz clock speed increase plus double your cache from 3MB->6MB (esch core uses 3MB, instead of 1.5MB), for a £60 increase from the T8300
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• Going from T9300->T9500, you only gain 100Mhz clock speed

Here's some reading from Anantech's test between 2MB and 4MB of cache:

http://anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=2795&p=4

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The 4MB L2 cache can increase performance by as much as 10% in some situations. Such a performance improvement is definitely tangible, and as applications grow larger in their working data sets then the advantage of a larger cache will only become more visible. Unfortunately, you do pay a price premium for this added performance and future proofing as the cheapest 4MB L2 part is the E6600 priced at $316.

If you're the type to upgrade often, then the extra cache is not worth it as you're not getting enough of a present day increase in performance to justify the added cost. However, if this processor will be the basis for your system for the next several years, we'd strongly recommend picking a 4MB flavor of Core 2.

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I would think the 3MB->6MB may have the same effect. I'm sure that 100Mhz increase won't give you a 10% increase in performance for that £

Money would be better spent elsewhere.

I myself would rather spend it on upgrading the warranty length or adding accidental damage.

LED screen pertains to the backlight. Normally, it CCFL -Cold Cathode Flourescent. CCFL uses more power than the LED, the screen is usually a little thicker.

IIRC, the LED is only available in 1440x900 (and maybe 1280x800. It isn't available in the screen resolution you posted. Actually, LED screen isn't offered yet in Europe, so it's pretty much a moot point at this time.

Unless it's specified with 4GB RAM as standard... stick with the 2GB, and buy/fit a 4GB kit yourself!

 

Dell (UK) wanted £70 to upgrade my XPS M1730 to 4GB RAM.

I refused the upgrade, and bought the RAM listed in my sig for £65 (delivered).

I subsequently have the 4GB Patriot Signature, plus the original two 1GB modules the laptop came with... all for less than Dell wanted for a 2GB upgrade :smileytongue:

 

 

Other than that... it's a nice setup you've got there ;)