Graphic wise, can Dell Inspiron 1520 handle games like C&C 3 and The Sims 2 without any flaws?

Take it easy WildChai. This is not a contest. :-)

At the very least this post will make you aware of the availability discounts if you have yet to place your order.

Back to your question. I ordered via phone. Asked for discount. In the past the discounts are normally not given especially during promotions. However, still no harm asking. Was surprised when SA offered to take $100 off the total price without much hesistation. That is why i am asking if anyone else was offered a discount and how much.

fyi: ah..noticed a specs from one of the user here. so copy and paste. no need type again

1. INTEL C2D T7100 1.8Ghz
2. 2GB DDR2 RAM 667Mhz (Free upgrade)
3. 120GB SATA Hard disk
4. DVD Burner
5. GeForce 8600M GT 256MB DDR2
6. Intel Pro Wireless-N
7. 6-cell battery
8. Windows Vista Home Premium
9. 15.4" WXGA with TrueLife
10. Dell Backpack upgraded
11. Bluetooth usb mouse

3.6k++

This post has been edited by tanmat: Aug 6 2007, 09:58 PM

you din upgrade to 3 years complete cover?

no. left it at default 1 year. For home use only and will not be travelling outside with it. The only travelling this laptop will see is from room to room. I have used dell laptops for more than 10 years and I have one laptop that is 7 years old and still kicking except for the battery (harddisk died though and had to replace that) :-)

Also, i would not like to use a laptop more than 3 years old at the rate technology is moving. Another reason to change. lolz

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Added on August 6, 2007, 11:56 pmIf you miss this one, then wait for the merdeka promotion. Every year they will have one. But in the past you can normally ask the SA for the last promo although this has passed.

This post has been edited by tanmat: Aug 6 2007, 11:56 PM

3.6k. Very good deal. No need to wait?

My Command and Conquer 3 crash again. Should I blame the game or my 1520... grrrr....

Standard SA talk. If got stock early we send to you next week if not 2weeks ++

If the price drops before it gets delivered i told him i want a rebate.

This post has been edited by tanmat: Aug 7 2007, 12:27 AM

I think Dell delivery is superb unless they got no stock.
They dun charge till they ship.

I think it doesnt hurt if you choose 160GB, better lcd (1440x940 Truelife - not many will like Truelife including me), 9 cell battery and T7300 2.0GHz.. totals up to around 4.3k+ but definately an improvement.

I manage to buy mine as the last few customers before pc fair closed. Yeap they do offer the free "premium mouse" and 15months mcafee, on top of that they'll give u a 100 bucks off the price. thats prolly the only reason why i bought it on the spot.

I was told that white, black, yellow, pink and red has sufficient stock atm, other colors are required to wait at least 3 weeks to 5 weeks.

And complete cover only covers msia, sg, philipines, aussie (if im not mistaken), so if u took this and u were to be abroad and ur dell is faulty, u gotta send it back to these countries to be entitled for the complete cover.

Got my 1520 at a whoopin 4.4k pricy but i hope its a good buy
below are the specs
-C2D T7300 (2.0ghz, 4mb cache 800mhz fsb)
-15" widescreen truelife -hope i don regret this
-2x 1gb 667 ram
-160gb sata hhd
-8x dvdr (heard plenty of complains on this)
-Geforce 8600gt 256mb GDDR2222
-4965AGN wifi minicard
-audigy card (just add 35, only applicable in pc fair)
-9 cell battery
-3 Yrs Complete cover


btw i just went to dell's site, apparently their new warranty is called "Dell Care" - 3Yrs limited warranty (includes night & weekend) + 3Yrs plus phone support + 3Yrs CompleteCover + 1Yr HelpDesk @ 659 from a default 1year warranty.

apart from the grainy screen n leaking, wat other problems does other 1520 users get?

This post has been edited by machine85: Aug 7 2007, 05:30 AM

i ordered a brown, without any additional specs...

i hope its a fast delivery.

This post has been edited by benni: Aug 7 2007, 10:12 AM

brown is in low supply and in high demand, be prepare for 3 weeks at least i guess,
wats your order status right now?

Hmm.. I've heard complaints about people getting a lot of noise interefence through some earphones when you plug it into the slot. Try it and let us know.. Hope yours is not affected.

That's cheap, I got mine for RM4315, and the differences from yours are
C2D T7100
120gb sata hdd
no audigy card
6 cell batt
3 yrs limited warranty

Yours come with Vista premium or basic?

I might be mistaken but its not a card but just a software upgrade. And if you look around the forums you can find something similiar.

I have purchased this for the 640m before. I could not find any noticeable difference in the sound output.

Heh, mine crashed while playing C&C3 too. sigh..

Make sure you are using original C&C3. Pirates one are prone to crashes.

For your information, they does give RM100 rebate if u upgrade yo package more than RM200.

Besides, they oso giv out
FREE Dell Premium Optical Mouse
FREE Norton or mcafee anti-virus up to 15month

Plus, they also give out free usb Hub for those who make payment on spot. While stock LAST

I make my order at 6.45++ p.m , when i ask for the hub, only last 2 left

So try to get some freebies in the next pc fair.

My spec are as follow:
T5450 1.66Ghz/667mhz
Vista basic
14.1 Widescreen + truecolor
2GB DDR2 Ram
120 SATA HDD
Internal 8x DVD+/-RW dual layer
Nvidia Geforce 8400M GS
Intel 4965AGN wifi-N
Integrated Stereo Sound
Midnight blue with 2MP webcam
Norton Antivirus OEM 15 month
9-cell battery
90W primary AC adapter (must for upgrade the video card)
Targus pulse 2 backpack
!year limited warranty

total worth RM3079 (My budget was 3k)

Is just a ok package for me, i wish to get vista premium. i will hunt some cheaper copy of vista at campus

In addition, i found that the 2.0MP webcam got delay when capturing image.
Will it get better if i upgrade the video card? Any owner of 1520 /142 could help me diagnosis on this? THX

hmm how did you get free optical mouse? btw i bought pink 1 means fast delivery?

Oh, I though it's a hardware.

I've searched high and low for the solution and I found that there's some people facing this kinda problem too. There are two possibilities I can think of:
1. The game itself, but not everyone is facing this problem.
2. The GPU is too hot to handle the game.

Errr... it has nothing to do with the originality of the game, the only thing that matter is the CD key, if you buy an original game but use a pirated cd key, it's considered as pirated and vice versa. So I think that this is not one of the reason why the game crash.

could it be vista? btw how heavy is this laptop