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Dell XPS 17 – **updates**

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**Updates on bottom**

Well, it has been several days since I placed my order, and I have nothing new to report besides the waiting. I will update every day till shipment 🙂

4/11/2011 Pre-Production/In Production
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4/22/2011 Finalizing Production
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4/24/2011 Shipped!!

Delays for 4/23/2011:

NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics 10 days
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with TV Tuner 10 days
1.28TB (2 x 640GB 7200 RPM HDD) 22 days
640GB 7200 RPM SATA HDD with 256GB SSD Dual Drive 2 days

The forums I follow:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-xps-studio-xps/

Quick update(s):

4/19/2011…
I called my epp rep and he stated everything looks ok to go.

4/21/2011…
I just received an email and it looks like the 3D glasses were shipped! I should get them pretty soon!

4/22/2011…
Looks like my XPS is in the process of being shipped!!! I called the rep and he verified, plus I was given a tracking number. Nothing on the tracking side yet, just “Shipment information sent to FedEx.” Interestingly enough though, its being shipped from NJ – so it appears I could get it in a day. Maybe tomorrow?? We will see while I keep checking tonight.

4/23/2011…
The glasses came – there is a mini unboxing in a another post. However the XPS is still in the fedex limbo – “Shipment information sent to FedEx”. I hope to get it pretty soon!

4/24/2011
It shipped!!! I will have a video on when it arrives!!

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Dell XPS 17 on the way…

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Well, after debating about what to get, I think I found what I looking for….the Dell XPS 17.

Here are the specs:

225-0587 XPS 17
317-6215 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
317-6203 6GB,DDR3,2 DIMM
331-1414 Backlit Internal Keyboard – English
320-1986 17.3in FHD WLED TL (1920×1080) 3D
421-3642 Basic Stage
421-3874 Camera Software 2.X, Factory Install
320-2335 NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3GB graphics with TV Tuner
342-2251 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
318-0432 Elemental Silver Aluminum
421-1737 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
421-0757 Skype VOIP Application
420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
330-6222 Windows 7 Label
420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6576 DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron
421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
420-9876 Cozi-Calendar
421-2086 eBay Webslice
318-0392 Windows Live Wave 4
331-1416 Resource DVD (L702X)
421-4118 WHITEPAGES.COM,Webslice
421-4289 Dell Support Center Software 3.0
430-4038 Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
318-1064 Tray Load Blu-ray Triple Writer (reads and writes CDs, DVDs, BDs)
318-0434 Roxio Creator Starter, FI
421-4550 Power DVD 9.6, 3D
318-0138 JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
317-6214 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
410-9452 McAfee Platinum, 30 Day, MUI
312-1182 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
410-0487 Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel with ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
939-4150 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
939-4160 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
994-3700 Accidental Damage Service, 1 Year
950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
412-0358 Soft Contracts Consumer Accidental Damage Agreement
420-8878 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement
933-0410 Warranty Support, Initial Year
988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
927-2357 DataSafe Online 2.0 2GB
421-4356 Software, DataSafe Online 2.0 2GB
430-3893 No Mobile Broadband L501X
421-4600 Recovery DVD for Windows 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English
906-3539 3rd Party Guaranteed buy-back program Dell customer’s Notebook for a guaranteed percentage based on time and condition
466-8143 Plant A Tree – Workstation Offset
462-3235 Thank you for choosing Dell

I originally placed another order, and it had the 640 GB HDs, however cause of the delays, I cancelled that order and did the 2x 500GBs.

My EDD is 5/10, but we will see when it ships.

Car, dell

Too many issues

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I know I haven’t been blogging that much :/ I just been so bust with quite a few things. First thing is I added another HD to my NAS, which is normally easy, but I ran out of ports on the MB for SATA, so now I have either get another motherboard, which is not the best solution, or just get a add-on card. I plan to get the add-on card, however I am trying to figure out if I should go with a software solution, or a hardware.

Secondly, my small dell laptop I had was starting to over heat on me. It was clean as a whistle, however it was just hitting around 70C on both cores. Granted it was a small laptop, but still – that isn’t a good temp. So I called Dell and they sent someone to fix the laptop. So the tech comes over for the repair and after the install I noticed both cores are doing a bit better, however now I notice that the wireless switch is stuck. To make a long story short, the wireless switch was broken by the tech who put in a new motherboard. So they sent another motherboard, but it was DOA, so they decided to send out another system! It was upgraded in a few ways – processor, memory, and SSD drive, however I was having some wireless issues. So I proceed to open up the back wireless cover to take a look. This is what I saw:

I then had no choice but to send back the laptop to the Dell depot to get repaired. Around a week later the laptop came back, but now it has a hairline scratch on the back LCD cover. So then I call and get that part from Dell and I repair it on my own.

The last thing that happened was the fact I traded in my modded high HP car for a more economy car. Granted I will miss it, but getting around 28 MPG+ on the highway is awesome instead of 19 or so 🙂

So hopefully that is it for a while 🙂

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Long time

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Well, it has been a very long time since I have even touched the site, but I have been really busy with a few things. Busy with work, and busy with my own life as I try to save money for some other things 🙂

A quick breakdown of the Red Vostro 3400…in short, was sent back due to a couple of issues: 1) construction and 2) electrical shock











More about 1:

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Some have stated that they don’t have issues, others do have it, but it wasn’t that bad. For me, it wasn’t bad enough to warrant a return. However I felt like number 2, was an issue since I was just using the system one day and out of the blue I felt a light buzzing feeling on the top of the notebook. It almost felt like a short. No one else reported this, but I had it. Therefore the laptop was sent back and I am currently still using my old and now having issues D430…

Computers, dell

Its been awhile…

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I know its been awhile, but I had quite a few family issues to work on. However that should be straightened out, and now I can blog a bit more 🙂

Anyway, ever since I sold pretty much everything I had to make some money, I was left in a void of nothing.

I sold the Alienware for a custom AMD system and OC’d it to 3.6 GHz. The camera was never really replaced, as well as the camcorder, but I can make due for now. So the only left was the laptop. I sold a Dell e6400 for a nice price on ebay, but I was wondering what to get next. After looking around around for some time I found the vostro series.

The vostro series, to me anyway, was something in between a inspiron and a latitude. So therefore I never really looked into it, and just never crossed my mind…until recently. When I saw the new 3000 series, I was impressed with the looks, and the colors of the system. So I decided to try it out and I placed my order with my account rep. A few days later, I thought I made a mistake, and cancelled it cause on outlet, they had a nice studio xps 16 for almost the same price. However I was too late and the I wanted was gone. So I replaced the order again. The problem now was the color choice. Red, being the color I wanted, was on backorder for at least 10 days at the time (now 8). So now I had a wait.

The wait wasn’t that bad, but I really hate waiting…

Order Date: 3/25/2010

3/25: Pre-production
3/26: Pre-production
3/27: Pre-production
3/28: Pre-production
3/29: Pre-production
3/30: In Production – build stage
3/31: In Production – build stage
4/1: In Production – build stage
4/2: In Production – build stage
4/3: In Production – boxing stage
4/4: In Production – boxing stage
4/5: In Production – boxing stage
4/6: Shipped!!!

These are my specs:

224-8458 Vostro 3400 Laptop
317-3846 New 2010 Intel Core i5-520M (2.40GHz, Turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz, Dual Core/4T, 3MB/L3) Vostro
317-3852 4GB,DDR3,1066MHZ, 2 DIMM Vostro
330-8216 Dell Keyboard 86 Backlit English Vostro
330-8088 Vostro Documentation and Documentation Tech Sheet Setup English
313-9450 Nvidia Geforce 310M, 512MB Graphics Vostro
342-9965 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive Vostro
421-2281 Dell,Software,Digital Persona Inc,Fingerprint Reader,4.0,Factory Install, Vostro
330-8224 Palmrest with Fingerprint reader Winery 14 Vostro
320-8919 14.0 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with anti-glare Vostro
421-1553 Windows 7 Home Premium, Media, 32-bit, Notebook, Vostro, English
330-6322 Genuine Windows 7 Label, Latitude, Vostro and Mobile Precision Notebooks
421-0320 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface,SMB
421-2231 Dell Data Back-up and Recovery Manager for WinXP,Vostro
330-8236 Dell Resource DVD, Vostro 3400
330-8223 90W AC Adapter for Vostro
430-3747 Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth 2.1 Module Vostro
313-9428 8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability, Vostro
421-2223 Cyberlink Power DVD 8.3 Vostro
421-1188 Roxio Creator Dell Edition 10.3 Media Vostro
421-1006 Dell Webcam Software 1.4 Application Kit Vostro
313-9468 Bezel, LCD, with Camera Winery 14
313-9457 Lucerne Red Vostro
313-9463 Lucerne RED with DVD+/-RW Vostro
410-1736 Trend Micro 16.6 PC-cillin Internet Security, English 30-day, Subscription, for DellVostro DT and NB
312-0995 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery for Vostro
421-9888 No Productivity Software Vostro
925-3810 Basic Support: Next Business Day Parts and Labor Onsite Response Initial Year
908-8047 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service Initial Year
988-7347 No Warranty beyond 1 year
983-3920 Warranty Support,Initial Year
900-9987 Standard On-Site Installation Declined
986-5010 CompleteCare Accidental Damage Protection, 1 Year
988-7689 Info, Complete Care
468-4927 Lucerne RED Vostro