Weekend/night service? Care to elaborate on that? Sorry if I'm being a little buggy, just want to make sure I've got everything set for the laptop. It's gonna be with me for quite a while anyway.

Ah, I see. Thanks mate. vernon too.

I'm going to order my XPS 15 soon. Anybody got any ideas to shave off the price a little? I heard talking to the call center people can get us a better deal?

Haha, thanks. I'm currently trying to get through to the Call Center. slow, slow...

And will burn a hole in your battery life. I chose the i5 over the i7 too.

The 6300 will help when you are out because usually we don't sit next to the wireless router. I find WiFi a very significant factor and since there's an upgrade, so I went for it.

IMHO the range increase is enough to entice me to buy the upgrade.

If you picked the B+RGLED, there is a shortage. Just contacted them, they told me now it'll take at least 3 weeks to build my system.

Not a prob.

Just a thought, so many people are going with the B+RGLED when they're not going to fully utilize it. I can predict that quite a few are going to come onto this thread to complain that text is 'horribly small' on their LCDs.

And when that happens, I am going to laugh.

IINM 8x is the maximum write speed. There are many reasons why DVDs run slow, one being your DVD is old/faulty/dirty. Try checking your disc first.

Price dropping due to demand & supply? No idea, but good point.

I heard that Google Chrome doesn't follow suit and renders text pretty much unreadable (too small).

HAHA. There we go, the culprit. Scratches.

Ah, I see. I've been stuck with 1200x800 & 1366x768 for quite a while, never experienced Full HD before

The 16x 8x is about write speed, IIRC. Fast, but it produces bad quality CDs. I usually burn at 2x or 4x to ensure that the files go in smoothly without getting corrupted.

It doesn't affect read speeds. And even if you have a 24x DVD drive, having a scratched CD will render the speed useless. That's why sometimes CD cannot be read, etc.

Why shipping so long one? Haih, sad. What time did you place your order?

Looks like I really have a long time to wait. Cantonese: yau pai dang.

Darn. Looks like I seriously have a long wait to go.

Anyway, from what I've read on the Dell site, and from the CC person, the delay was because of the B+RGLED. Maybe since yours is already built, it won't take a long time. I'm expecting pictures from fellow XPS owners somehow, I can never get tired of staring at pictures of the to-be-new-laptop. LOL.

Unrelated to the topic discussed here, has anybody tried installing Hackintosh on this laptop?

Now I know that Hackintosh is most likely 'pirated' and 'illegal' but some of us DO have original retail DVDs, so I take it as discuss-able. So please don't start trolling around with smart-ass comments, thanks. Serious discussion.

1. Battery power = gone. i7 does not have an integrated GPU so there's no Optimus with the i7.

2. It is definitely worth the RM411. General opinion would be 'go for it, it's damn well worth it', but my opinion, too many people are getting these B+RGLEDs not knowing the true potential behind them. The screen will lower your gaming FPS (more pixels for GPU to process), and videos, I don't think it'll be VERY big of an effect, but yeah. You get the point. More pixels = more processing = more load.

3. The elevation is good so that you get an angled keyboard (good for typing) and also improved airflow for the vents underneath. If you use a cooler though the 9 cell might get in the way.

4. Same thing with 1, but more is better, so it's up to you. I personally went for the 8GB, don't want to waste time upgrading it later on if I need it, so just went along with it.

Feel free to shoot any more questions you have.

i5 is definitely the best choice. Not many applications fully utilize quad cores yet, anyway. But if you want something more future-proof at the expense of atrocious battery life, then go for it. Weigh your options carefully (:

Don't forget, it is a B+RGLED. I'll get a little technical here: WLEDs can only show 60+-% of the total color gamut (color range) of Adobe RGB, while B+RGLED can show almost 100% of the total color gamut. Layman's terms, colors are more realistic and vibrant on the B+RGLED compared to the WLED. There's a lot of differences between the two but it might even go unnoticed apart from the sharper, pop-pier pictures displayed by the B+RGLED.

Also, 6GB is not recommended. No dual channel as it is on 1x4 and 1x2 so it's a waste of the 2GB stick. Want more, go straight for the 8GB. Don't forget, you can always upgrade an extra 4GB stick yourself, it's as simple as ABC. 5 minutes to Digital Mall or even search the forums for a RAM seller, get a stick, plug it in. Problem solved.

I'm not too sure about that. I can't exactly gauge an 'average'. If you don't mind, go for the 4GB and upgrade only if necessary. That way you save money and also save effort.

Yes, they are changeable. Borrowed from a fellow member wolfkodi's blog (warning, big image):



This is the little panel which you can open up and the memory module slots are right underneath it. And just a tip, RAM gets hot, that's why there are vents for airflow there.

Don't worry about installing it, if you bring your laptop to an IT shop they'll gladly do it free for you. At least, that's what I've experienced.

RGBLED was and is quite overkill, IMHO. Btw, what do you mean by 'B+RG screens are a great compromise'? Forgive me for asking, I'm not quite sure what you meant by that.

Note in the first line of the quoted text: you have to have the same density to be able to achieve full dual channel.

1920x1080. Icons and everything become really small, I would guess - I haven't got mine yet so I can't say exactly.

Solution, take out the battery when you want to put it on the cooler. Then when you want to use it again, place it back.

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Added on December 20, 2010, 1:47 pmDamn it, mine is still processing delivery date the invoice says on or before 13/1.

This post has been edited by TheWandererX: Dec 20 2010, 01:47 PM

I think I paid for it using a 0% instalment scheme, can't remember which one, or whether I used instalment or lump sum. Nevertheless, what is it that you need help with?

Tell you what, call their call center. Or I can refer a salesperson to you if you want. Easier compared to the site.

It is expected. Enjoy your baby

Don't buy from Mac City/Machines/Epicentre. LOL. They overcharge like hell for accessories. Take a little time off, go to Digital Mall and save yourself 60%-70% of the price for cables.