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For XP defo 2GB is ideal. For Vista the more Ram the better. However, Dual channel does make a difference so 2x1GB sticks dual channel is better than 1x2GB and 1X1GB. Not sure if they do 2x1.5GB - if they do then I'd say get the 3GB. Not...

The fingerprint reader is available in the UK - comes standard on the 1530 and costs extra if you want it on the 1330. So it's not a US only thing but still not sure if it's available in AU

Even though the 8400GS isn't meant for game it can play some recent games at mid-low levels and some last years games on high. I'd get the dedicated video card for 1) Resale value 2) Vista performance 3) gives you the option of playing...

Mines probably in the outlet. I ordered it when it first came out and because of a shortage of glass and other components there was a massive back log of orders I had to wait over 1month before it arrived. I was then disappointed with...

Voiding your warranty and potentially wrecking your system is not the best move. I would say doing a HDD/Ram upgrade as it's straight forward enough might be worth the risk but artic silver? On a macbook maybe but on the 1530 it's not...

I have ultimate on my desktop and premium on my laptop and I can safely say I don't miss any of the ultimate features when I use my lappy. The main features that you might want ultimate for are - bitlocker - encrypt your harddrive data...

It wouldn't be the first time Dell Support got it wrong. What confirms it beyond doubt is benchmarks. Typically get around 3000 3DMarks with a DDR2 version of the card and over 4000 with the GDDR3. My system gets over 4000+ I think it's...

The Dell 1520 version only uses DDR2 not the GDDR3 of the 1530 so game performance will be up to 20% slower. http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-...ok.5940.0.html

I can confirm the Dell XPS m1530 uses GDDR3 and this is why it scores significantly better than the Asus equivalent that uses DDR2. It can make upto 20% difference to benchmarks scores so it's important to get the 8600GT that does have...

I got 4278 Marks Dell XPS m1530 2.20GHZ core2duo 2GB DDR2 667mhz Ram 256mb 8600M GT GDDR3 250GB samsung SATA HDD 2GB Readyboost stick