ah crap...today I got 2 problems happen...
This pics say it all
Today juz back from swinburne n saw this minor crack and this sticker "S" has been loosen since the day I got it. and today the letter "S" become half and the other half is gone...maybe can't find it coz too small lolz.

will dell replace the minor crack on air vent or not? and the sticker as well.

LOL, the processor is not integrated, only the graphics. Don't have to pray.

David, they'll surely replace the sticker. they replaced mine they'll give u a whole new set of stickers. just call them. dunno bout the crack though.

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beware, to all nvidia 8400gs user out there, sooner or later this might happen to you..hehehe

btw, i'm in the middle of emailing dell asking about their action in case it happen again after my warraty has expired.

huhuhu..

my bios is still a07
so far lappy no problem....
so i dun update ...ok?
i worry once update , many problem occur
and how much to extend and upgrade my warranty?
my current warranty is 1 year , which end at dec..
i wanted to extend it...any idea?

For what reason Dell extended another year FOC?

Oh ya,is your m1330 touch pad's botton part hot?

I mean the bottom part of touchpad, its very hot after using for a while, isit our wifi card down there?

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Added on August 20, 2008, 6:00 pmJust serviced my xps at 4pm, the technician changed my motherboard and apply new thermal grease on my gpu and cpu. After that I check my temperature, no much improvement on gpu side but cpu temperature decreased by few celcius to 76-80+c.

sometimes we cant give reason why dell extent warranty because dell do monitor this site.

well, what is most important now is to get some sort of redemption from dell for those using nvidia apart from their poor build quality.

we have to proof that the nividia graphic card is a common defect that is inherent in the product itself.

what dell will commonly argue is that their laptop is build according to factory standard and industry standard and with usage of the nvidia card definitely in turn causes depreciation hence we cant factor that the nvidia card is faultly as it is working fine on day 1, 2nd day and for a month.

The best way is to request dell nicely to extent the warranty period of some sort, or to give a free upgrade or to give some freebies for example.. a mouse pad, ram upgrade...

but having receive those freebie will nulify any more further special request. the best is ask for warranty extension apart from the dell 12 month free extention annnounce recently.

more importantly, it is also important to get a good customer care representative. the best is go for some high rank people. but however some high rank ppl are very stubborn and dont want to give in.

I remember my time about laptop build defects, the hassle of calling them daily just to get things done. and they will sort of like dont trust what solution u suggest to them.

in the end, i was correct with my solution haha..but the hassle is really waste of time.

my next laptop will probably be a fujitsu or a sony. but one thing that is lacking from those fujitsu and sony brand. CUSTOMER CARE!!! so buying a dell is some sort of double edge sword haha...

SEE MY TEMPERATURE GUESS HOW COME SO LOW?

i think intel 3100 is better than ati radeon 200 xpress.

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Added on August 26, 2008, 10:02 pmi oledi get the quotation for my extended 2 Years Next Business Day Onsite Parts and Labour 1
(2 Years CompleteCover)..and what a shock ....rm 1400..

it's not a verbal quotation.they emailed the invoice to me.

No Code Description                                                                                                                Qty  Price MYR          Amount MYR
1  WS-INSPIRON WS-INSPIRON - Maintenance Services: Inspiron Notebook                                  1      1,400.00                1,400.00
    Extended 2 Years Next Business Day Onsite Parts and Labour                                                  1
    2 Years CompleteCover                                                                                                        1
    ALL 30 Days Online Training - Effective From The Invoice Date                                                1

or maybe, the price is not fixed, based on service history of the customer?

same system as car insurance..

@ 5564321 & David900924:
not sure whether you guys aware sometime really depend on luck on replacement part. as the part might take from recon/refurbish part or new (T&C stated, no discussion or no complaint once you buy you agreed, all other OEM brand are using same method too), not 100% confirm as brand new as direct from manufacture as your notebook using now.
sometimes the replacement part might bring you more other issue.