erm.. no purpose one.. for the sake of a new laptop only.. bcoz i can just get the 1520 (exchange my M65) at tat spec without paying a cent and summore got some money to change

1. new proccessor - T7300, now - T7200 (of coz new better)
2. new - Nvidia 8400, now - FX350 (what is the diff eh?)
3. new - WXGA, now - WUXGA (which one better actually?)
4. new - got webcam built-in, now - nope
5. new - 160GB, now - 100GB
6. new - inspiron, now - precision (seems downgrade )

pls advise on the diff.. thx a lot!

1. T7300 vs T7200, similar or no significant improvement, super pi tells u all
2. 8400m gs scored ~2500 vs fx350m ~2000 in 3dmark05
3. wugxa is sharper right?

in a nut shell, dun expect any significant improvement over current one esp. in processing power. as for gaming, better go for 8600m gt

oo.. so 8400m gs vs fx350m is just 500 diff? erm.. is the 500 diff huge? or just lil diff only? sorry if it sounds noob.. coz i nvr use 3dmark b4..

both entry level so not huge difference

I'd say stick with your older laptop. You probably won't notice a big performance leap (say maybe 10%), but you can be rest assured that your Precision business class notebook will have much better build quality compared to the Inspiron consumer class notebook.

Only downside i can think of is maybe that business class notebooks tend to have not as good speakers as multimedia notebooks, but if you were fine with your Precision's speakers then no worry.

oo.. the speaker sux eh.. but i dont mind la.. i dont listen music tru the speaker also.. thx for all the comments.. i think most probably i not going to change then...

anyway.. i still will go touch touch the inspiron 1520 b4 making my final decision

but then in term of reselling value.. still precision higher price than inspiron right?

Hi, mhave anybody experience their 1520 hang before? seems like i get it yesterday, was running some program and suddenly, hang
Was shock to see this because for the last few weeks never experience hang before.

Never had this problem on XP, but I never push it that hard...

vista or XP?

It's fine if cpu usage spike when starting a program but make sure it's not consistent such as 10 min 100% cpu usage.
The ram usage is also depend on what program you are using and startup.It's normal if you are using vista.

The clicking sound if not mistaken came from the hard disk arm seeking and finding data.

What kind of sound ? is it the mose code sound 'teee , tiii , teee' ?

Both almost the same , the difference are the driver and software.If you run Auto cad on fx350m , you'll see significance improvement on speed compare to 8400m.It'll be the same if you play a game on 8400m better on handing than fx350m.

This post has been edited by kingmax: Sep 19 2007, 12:57 AM

thx kingmax for the comparison.. btw.. i decided not to change from precision m65 to inspiron 1520.. bcoz inspiron 1520 is so big n white...

stick back to m65 better.. keke.. anyway.. really very thx to all the comments..

anyone know how to update the 8600 M GT video card driver ? i downloaded the latest driver from nvidia , but it wont allow me to install. i am using vista any idea ?

Anyone experience bleeding of LCD as of a thread say Inspiron 1420 did?

i'm using vista, the hang just once only, since then no hang la, touch wood first

nVidia drivers on their website only cater to desktop GPUs, for laptop GPUs try laptopvideo2go.com, but be sure to read the instructions 1st!

so far so good....

Update - Official for Dell Insipron 1520 XP

R158235 STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio (09-13-2007)
-Sigmatel STAC92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...3&fileid=211297

R147115 D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,modem (09-20-2007)
-Conexant D330 HDA MDC WinXP/Win2K Modem Driver V.7.59.00.50
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...0&fileid=195675

This post has been edited by dzi921: Sep 22 2007, 06:22 PM

Updated (22/09/2007) - Tested Working

Installing Windows XP on Dell Inspiron 1520

Before you install XP, you must first configure a setting in BIOS else XP CD will not detect your hardisk

In BIOS:
Onboard Devices -> Flash Cache Module -> Set Off
Onboard Devices -> SATA Operation -> Set ATA

Ok, you can now proceed with installing XP

Dell Inspiron 1520 XP Drivers (Complete)
*Best to install in sequence

For more updates, check out Dell Inspiron 1520 Drivers & Downloads official page
http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...=WLH&hidlang=en

R153997 Mobile Chipset (06-26-2007)
-The Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility installs Windows* INF files to the target system. These files outline to the operating system how to configure the Intel(R) chipset components in order to ensure that the following features function properly: - Core PCI and ISAPNP Services - PCIe Support - IDE/ATA33/ATA66/ATA100 Storage Support - SATA Storage Support - USB Support - Identification of Intel(R) Chipset Components in the Device Manager
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=205326
*Must install this first

R141246 R5C833 (06-26-2007)
-Ricoh Memory Card Drivers for Vista 32-Bit and XP/2K
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=188377

R160738 GeForce 8400M/8600M (09-03-2007)
-nVidia 101.38 WHQL Windows XP-32bits Driver for G86/G84
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...6&fileid=215217

R158235 STAC 92XX C-Major HD Audio (09-13-2007)
-Sigmatel STAC92XX C-Major HD Audio Driver
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...3&fileid=211297

R149798 440x 10-100 Integrated Controller (06-26-2007)
-Broadcom 4401/B0 Ethernet Drivers
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=198980

R147115 D330,HDA,MDC,v.92,modem (09-20-2007)
-Conexant D330 HDA MDC WinXP/Win2K Modem Driver V.7.59.00.50
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...0&fileid=195675

R164255 Intel(R) PRO-Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (08-14-2007)
-Installer package for driver version 11.1.1.22 and Intel PROSet/Wireless utility version 11.1.1.7 supporting Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN Mini Card and Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection Mini Card on Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=220545

R161378 Wireless 355 Bluetooth Module (Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR) (08-08-2007)
-Dell Wireless Bluetooth 355 driver release for Windows XP32 bit OS
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...5&fileid=216131

R160323 Laptop Integrated Webcam (09-03-2007)
-This combo driver packages supports both 0.3M CCD and 2M CCD of cameras.
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=214676
*If this doesn't work, you might want to try the driver from Windows Update

R155586 Touchpad-Pointing Stick (06-26-2007)
-Combined 32-Bit Touchpad Driver for XP/2K and Vista
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...7&fileid=207655

1520_A03 Inspiron 1520 System BIOS (08-20-2007)
-Dell Inspiron 1520 FlashBIOS
Download: http://supportapj.dell.com/support/downloa...1&fileid=221269

This post has been edited by dzi921: Sep 22 2007, 06:21 PM

man. use less than a month began to have 1 dead pixel on my screen dee

is this normal or dells product fault

Call the CS or TS to clarify with their warranty policy on LCD dead pixel.