mine is arrived too (on 9/24, 1-wk earlier) but until now dun have chance to have a look, maybe tonite gua... light leakage? how bad is it? minor is common to me lah

i dunno light leakage is minor or not, as this 1 1st time using dell true life screen. pls let me know how abt yours 1

all of u guys take the normal truelife, not the ultrasharp 1? i wonder is the ultrasharp suffers this o not...

oh my god, they gv me hyundai ram,may i know if i change the kingston ram...will it void my warrenty??kindly advise.thankyou

checked last nite, the leakage is negligible i would say, frankly speaking u won't notice it (at least it's true for me), btw it is matte type


all lcd suffer a certain degree of leakage, my 6400's truelife leakage is very minor, not noticeable too


i pair stock 1gb hyundai with 1gb kingston, working fine. to play safe; just make sure both of the latency & etc is the same (check with cpu-z)

sotong u get the non truelife for ya vostro? review a bit ur laptop le

it's my bro unit, a vostro 1400, just a glimpse; first impression it looks plain and dull but solid, heavy too (b'coz of magnesium alloy chasis i suppose); due to whole unit is in black, the dust/debris/finger print is easily spotted. in general, it is value for $, with very decent spec @ rm2191 only (12-mth 0% installment); the matte screen is pretty impressive, much clearer & sharper than i expected, the light leakage is negligible to me (not noticeable actually). i would strongly recommend this unit to ppl who want a cheap with decent spec and dun want fancy looking laptop (but u could skin it right?).

the spec:
C2D T5470 (1.6GHz, 2MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB)
2x 512MB 667MHz
Vista Home
14.1" TFT
120GB Sata
8X DVD-RW
X3100
1-yr CompleteCover
Nylon Case

Wohoo..Got my Vostro 1400 yesterday after less than 1 week ordering.
First impression:
Looks cool. A little lighter than expected. The black skin smears easily with fingerprints. Keyboard a little lower than expected leaving less space for my palms since my hands are big.
Touchpad sensitivity needs a little adjusting.
Too much crap loaded up in the OS. Need to slim it down.
Screen is ok. Minimal light leakage. Battery wobble is also minimal.
Other than those, haven't do much yet with my unit.

Here's my machine's specs:
C2D T7100
2 GB DDR2
160 GB
14.1" (1440x900) with TL
GeForce 8400M GS with 128 MB DDR3
DVD-RW Burner
Integrated 2.0MP camera
9-cell Li-ion Battery
Vista Business

how much is yours? seems like u customized a lot. actually dell is consider kind enuf in vostro, last time my inspiron was pre-installed even more bloated proggie.

hey guys...I'm planning to get this one - http://dellstore01.sg.dell.com/public/cart...=159235&sr_no=3

What you guys think? for a core2duo, I think it's cheap...but I is a computer newbie...laptop dum dum haiyo...pls advice me

I oso a bit worried about the screen...Some ppl say Dells got backlight or LCD leakage problem...

ah finally some1 with ultrasharp screen... so it's minimal leakage? what brand is the lcd? i wonder y the wireless-n card is so exp in vostro...

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Added on September 29, 2007, 7:44 pmah 1 thing... does the vostro in malaysia comes with card reader?

This post has been edited by EpsilonStar: Sep 29 2007, 07:44 PM

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yes, got built-in card reader

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/f...bsd1&l=en&s=bsd

ok, look at the one on the extreme right

the one priced @ rm2049 right? same package as i ordered mine wks ago, just that during my that time got additional rm100 rebate (1-unit only instead of 2-unit now) on top of rm350 redemption + free delivery. the price among the packages won't vary so much lah, sometimes they offer 2GB free upgrade instead of free delivery, just grab it should u decided to get one.

Hi guys, i am seriously thinking of getting a Vostro 1400 since can get C2D with OS for less then RM2.5K. Besides the price, what attracts me is the Mylar(R) -sealed keyboard helps guard against dust and spills. My present compaq keyboard is damaged because i spilled coffee onto it!

Noted so far for Vostro 1400 users/owners:

cyclone2k1's ultrasharp TL - minimal light leakage
sotongg168's TFT matte - negligible light leakage

Got a question for 1400 owners - how many RAM slots are there? If i get the Vostro with 512MB RAM from DELL and then goto LYP to purchase additional RAM, what is the cheapest option to upgrade to 2GB RAM?

TS- is he still around? Suggest you have a Vostro user list a 1st post.

Gen-X,

upgrading ram is as cheap as RM105 for Kingston 1GB DDR2 667, thus 2 stick will cost u RM210, and with the extra of original 512mb tht u might sell it off

reference:
http://www.thundermatch.com.my/pricelist1.htm

i hv seen inspiron 1420 for both ultrasharp n matte type 1280x800, and i appreciate matte screen where the viewing angel is a lot lot better, and contrast is similar though

i wont recommend u to sell the original ram from dell

upgrading ram outside of dell will void the warranty right? I think you MUST only upgrade from dell

upgrading ram outside dell wont void warranty.

but, if u sell ur original ram, then later u try to claim warranty, might void ur warranty. especially if ur mobo burnt due to the new ram, dell wont change it under warranty.

as safety, do not sell ur original ram. in case anythg happen, just put back the old ram.

death_nite is rite, keep the original for warranty claim purpose (just in case lar). 1400 has 2-ram slot, one is at the back and another one is under keyboard, sounds complicated but nothing gimmick there, the manual teach u how to assemble it.