Dell Laptop User Thread

[salivaman]

Just give Customer Service a call; I extended mine for 2 years.

how much did it cost?

 

[eddy2099sg]

that's odd...the salesman who attended to me when i was at the courts megastore said i could extend the warranty even after purchase, but he did not mention the warranty has to be purchased within 30 days from the delivery of the laptop, which was stated under the terms and conditions of the courts warranty contract. but when i read the terms and conditions the 30 days from purchase is already over so can i do anything about it?

my alternative would be extension of warranty through dell but their site does not show the XPS notebooks for the warranty extension page.

I believe the 30 days of purchase condition is the one set by Courts and not by Dell.

I've bought a Dell notebook last year and about a month before the warranty expired, I received an email to extend the warranty. I believe that applies to all Dell computers. However at times, they may run discounts for warranty when you extend them at the time of purchase.

 

[crazypig]

hi guys
how gd is the dell warranty?
the warranty aint cheap thou..
does accidental damage covers overseas as well?

thanks for sharing ur experience

 

[salivaman]

dell warranty is gd..i called them up at 2.00 am yesterday.

 

[chrisvin]

yap...i have extended my desktop warranty for 3 times already.

when comes to replacement parts, most of the time they don bombard u so many questions; provided you can put ur problem clearly to them

only thing is trying to get them on the line can be a tad hard at times haha

 

[xiao_dingdang]

anyone took the M1330 xps wif gfx8400 deal???
sounds value for money leh.....but today last day liao...still tinking.

 

[cloestin]

i thought all along 1330xps comes with gfx8400?

 

[xiao_dingdang]

hmm....isit?...cos i tot it comes wif x3100.
i saw it on the dell website that today is the last day liao....sad...still undecided.

 

[falcon91]

yes correct just the pricing different only

 

[Softcore]

IMO, get it, xiao_dingdang. The big difference from Dell's warranty as compared to Courts' is that the accidental damage cover is not as comprehensive. I haven't heard of 30 days policy by Courts. So far, it's only 7-day 1-to-1 exchange or return policy for any manufacturing defect. Extended warranty can't be taken up later for Courts. Dell can be anytime.

 

[xiao_dingdang]

icic....wah...didnt kno this difference until now.
thankx.

 

[seePyou]

How you guys managed to install XP into XPS 1530?
I scourged their web and I cannot find the laptop drivers for XP. Only 1330 is available

 

[zhicha0]

How you guys managed to install XP into XPS 1530?
I scourged their web and I cannot find the laptop drivers for XP. Only 1330 is available

i tried, after a few frustrating hours, gave up. Installed ultimate, and will probably do a dual boot into xp for work requirements.

I couldnt get my audio drivers to work, and some issues with video drivers where display will not resume after standby.

anwyay here are the links.

How to: Step-by-step guide for installing Windows XP on XPS M1530 - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion
**Official Dell XPS M1530 Manuals, Drivers & Applications** - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion

let us know if you are able to install xp successfully...

 

[Softcore]

How much you spend on Ultimate man. Haha.

 

[undergrd]

any body knows any shop in SLS that is reliable in upgrading an old dell notebk? Dell Inspiron 4150...

 

[nardnardcai]

i managed to connect to wireless finally!! thank you felime and Softcore..

btw.. can the laptop type chinese characters ar..?

 

[facadegeniality]

i managed to connect to wireless finally!! thank you felime and Softcore..

btw.. can the laptop type chinese characters ar..?

ya can...i only know the xp method tho...but since u using vista...then i dunno.

i think u muz put in the vista cd then go keyboard and add the chinese (prc).. shld be..im nt too sure. jus tryin to give suggestions

 

[Softcore]

No need to put in the Vista CD. Just go Control Panel then click Classic View. Go to Regional and Language Settings. Choose Chinese (PRC), press Apply. Then at the right of your taskbar, there will be a choice of EN and CH. Open up Notepad, change to CH, then can type in hanyu pinyin already.

 

[undergrd]

any body knows any shop in SLS that is reliable in upgrading an old dell notebk? Dell Inspiron 4150...

 

[linliansen]

any body knows any shop in SLS that is reliable in upgrading an old dell notebk? Dell Inspiron 4150...

If you are upgrading the RAM or HDD, just approach Best Bargain.