my estimated delivery changed from 24 nov to 18 nov

yeah i read some review is quite +ve too

but sadly not yet saw any i7+gt435m review :S

well, SXPS 16 is a good alternative...

haha....sure......bt im a bad reviewer ....>.<

and....my name isnt casperwife.....=.=

Someone should open a thread for XPS 15 owners
I ordered the XPS 15 with i7, nvidia 435m, and 8gb ram configuration on 1st of Nov... Initially the EDD was 24 Nov, after a week i waited, it changed to 15 Nov, and it has been delivered to me on last Saturday, 13 Nov. 13 days including weekend and working days, not bad.

@makubexong,
Fast and responsive generally. Startup time slower, due to Dell's numerous softwares. Took 2 DVDs to create the factory restore discs. Temperature acceptable, slightly warm over the touchpad, and left region of the keyboard. Noise is negligible under normal surfing, unless you have started playing games, the fan noise will become quite prominent after it works at full speed. The size of the laptop is generally longer than the average 15.4 inch laptop. Speakers sound quality is good. However the bass is rather "tight", not so natural. Webcam works fine under adequate lightning. Use MiniDisplay port to VGA port adapter, if you like to do presentation using old projector, in my case, I bought the original Apple adapter, RM99 with 1 year warranty, works fine. The harddisk bay is not readily accessible, have to remove the top cover of the laptop (including touchpad) in case you want to upgrade the storage device to SSD.

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Added on November 17, 2010, 8:51 pm@Casperwinde, i didn't order backlit keyboard, it might look stylish, but afterall it still consumes more battery (u can adjust the brightness anyway).

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Added on November 17, 2010, 9:06 pmPlease note that i didn't order 1080p screen also. Maybe that is the thing that causes delay? For me 768p resolution is fair enough, and comfortable. 1366x768 resolution on 14 inch is simply... too small and not good for my shortsightedness eyes, lol. With RM400, i think we might as well get a better monitor with even higher resolution and screen size

Received my xps 15 already

Pros:
-beautiful screen , VERY beautiful!
-1366*768 is sweet enough for me
-temp is acceptable. when normal usage max 50C, when gaming max 70C(i using coolermaster notepal and evecool fairy, testing game is cod7 )
-speed is awesome
-great gaming experience (better than my old 8600m GT)
-beautiful backlight keyboard (automatic off if u dint touch the keyboard, sweet!)
-great and loud speaker with subwoofer
-touchpad is good with multitouch and smooth
-only HDMI , is ok for me since my acer 24" using that cable
-many multimedia function key which is sweet! (can change tthe setting from the shourtcut key on the laptop, thanks schwarzschild for the solution!)

Bads:
-design is wierd but acceptable
-too many dell software makes start up slow~ ( i already uninstall most of them )
-battery life not yet try

conclusion:
no regret getting it. it is a great laptop!





processor is i7 740 not 820. i dont know why CPUIZ show 820 
(sorry for poor english and low quality camera , and i compare it with my old vostro )

Hi All,My configuration like this
i7-740 + 435M + 1920x1080 15.6 + 8GB + 9 cell + backlit kb +RM10 media kits
Initail internet price : RM4560.
Dell agent quote offer : RM4379

Shall i proceed?

my order status changed to "Manufacturing build completed" today... 
my new EDD is 1st dec... more than 1 month after i ordered.. 
i wonder how long will it take to reach here...

i7 740qm, 435m, 4gb ram, 15.6' HD, 6200 wireless, backlit keyboard
i donno y its soo late.. i heard tht other ppl in malaysia already getting their laptop with the same specs...
maybe coz they gave me rm100 rebate.. 

the easiest way is by going to dell sales chat room. its on their website. u can chat with dell sales representative and ask them for discount. they will then email u a quotation with the discounted price.
good luck mate 

My configuration is:
Intel® Core? i7-740QM Processor (1.73GHz, 4Core/8Threads, turbo boost up to 2.93Ghz, 6M cache)
15.6 FHD (1920x1080) B+RGLED display with TrueLife
Anodized Aluminium LCD Back Cover (for WWAN/6300 wireless/Tv tuner)
8GB Dual-channel 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4G)
640GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
Tray Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability
6 Cell Primary Battery
2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 435M graphics
Intel Wireless Network Card 6300
Dell Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad (English)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover

FFFFFUUUUU   specs? or you didnt change anything from the package?

very ma fan leh to call dell center, last time i call, took me quite some time to actually got what i want. and my credit was from Rm12 till Rm7, what did you ask from them when you called?

Congrats! Enjoy your unboxing

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Laptop received!