Took the plunge, m1530 in production now

Looks like a great setup. I was looking at the 1530 myself, but with everything that I wanted it would have been way out of my budget. I bet you can't wiat for it to get to your house.

OUCH! It still hurts at the wallet. =) You'll be very happy with it though the wxga+ screen is crisp, and very bright, and has a slightly better viewing angle than the wsxga screen. Should also perform very well with the 8600M GT with that resolution, grats.

I also just ordered mine a couple of days ago. With Dells $594 off and my EEP mine came out to $1607 plus I had a free $200 gift card so my total was $1407 plus tax. Here is the config I got

XPS M1530, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7700 (2.4GHz/800MHzFSB, 4M L2 Cache)
Midnight Blue Casing With Microsatin Finish XPS M1530
3GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm, for XPS M1530
15.4 inch Wide Screen WSXGA+ TrueLife for XPS M1530
Camera Software XPS M1530 2.0MP
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive for XPS M1530
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
Media Direct 3.3
DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR
ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPSM1530
Roxio Creator Basic
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
Intel 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS M1530
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery, for XPS M1530
3 Year Limited Warranty
Warranty Support,2 Year Extended
Warranty Support,Initial Year
Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Extended Year(s)
CompleteCare Accidental DamageProtection, Inspiron, 3 Year
Bundle LoJack Theft Recovery Service - 3 Year
Dell Wirless 355 Bluetooth Module (2.0+EDR)

^ that's a good deal as well

since were posting our 1530 deals heres mine

Item Description Unit Price Quantity Total Price



Logitech V220 Wireless Mouse - Flamingo Pink $30.00 1 $30.00


XPS M1530
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache), Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition $2,422.00 1 $2,422.00
XPS M1530 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)

System Color Midnight Blue
Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
LCD, Color and camera High Resolution glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1680x1050) & 2MP Camera
Video Card 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Hard Drives Speed: 160GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Combo or DVD+RW Drive Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
Sound Card Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
Productivity Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Software - Antivirus Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months
Primary Battery 9-cell Primary Battery and 9 -cell additional Lithium Ion Battery
Warranty & Service 3Yr In-Home Service, Parts Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Accident and Theft Protection Add Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 3Yr Warr.
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Digital Media Edting Software Yahoo! Music Jukebox - Music Player
Adobe Photoshop + Premiere Elements
Bluetooth Options Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)

Subtotal: $1,569.64
Shipping and Handling: $85.00

Sales Tax: $147.27
Total: $1,801.91

Mine was scheduled to ship on Jan 25th but I just got an email today Jan 16th and it has shipped. So hopefully the rest of you will get yours soon too.

dell seems to be quick witht hier shipping, well for anything that's not new to the market. You'll may get yours quicker depending on where you live. I got mine about 10 days early

mine came today

i placed it eArly jan, and i had a 1530 but my escalations rep offered to return it for me to get the higher res screen. is nice. i like it

Thats what I did with mine, they exchanced it for no charge to the WSXGA screen...