Dell £339 Laptop 15.4" widescreen, wireless, DVDRW (NOW GONE - that's all folks!)

fairytooth

fatboy2002 wrote:

hi people,

can anyone point me in the right direction, i am as we speak typing from the said lappy:)

one thing though, i managed to get some extra memory for it, from lowestontheweb...but can anyone provide images on how to install it? i know there are verbal instructions on here, ive tried to locate some sort of guide on the lappy as the box didnt have any in??

also te screen is good when plugged in as said.

thanks guys and girls

Good luck with the installation fatboy but be very careful to follow the instructions from Dell exactly to the letter.

I am speaking from painful experience here. I bought an Inspiron 6000 about a year ago. It only had (still has) 250 meg of ram. So I bought another 250 from Crucial (good company). By the way, I have installed ram on a PC many times before but not on a laptop.

So when said extra memory arrived I switched off the laptop, unscrewed the memory cover, added the new chip, and ..... bingo .....NOTHING !!!

I blew the motherboard. Crucial didn't want to know but refunded the cost of the chip, Dell didn't want to know because they hadn't supplied the chip
- all in all a nightmare with a new laptop that was completely dead.

Luckily, after speaking to most of the people in India via a call centre, I got hold of a nice Irish lady from Dell who arranged to replace the laptop under warranty _ PHEW !

So just be careful and follow the instructions and all should be ok. :T

Shez

mine arrived half hour ago!!!! (original delivery date was 24/4) only ordered it monday - havent opened it yet as its for DS, let him do it later and got to get router now. :j

Saw the Big UPS lorry backing in and opened the door!!! it has beaten the virgin wine getting to me!!!

thanks to the OP!

fatboy2002

fairytooth wrote:

Good luck with the installation fatboy but be very careful to follow the instructions from Dell exactly to the letter.

I am speaking from painful experience here. I bought an Inspiron 6000 about a year ago. It only had (still has) 250 meg of ram. So I bought another 250 from Crucial (good company). By the way, I have installed ram on a PC many times before but not on a laptop.

So when said extra memory arrived I switched off the laptop, unscrewed the memory cover, added the new chip, and ..... bingo .....NOTHING !!!

I blew the motherboard. Crucial didn't want to know but refunded the cost of the chip, Dell didn't want to know because they hadn't supplied the chip
- all in all a nightmare with a new laptop that was completely dead.

Luckily, after speaking to most of the people in India via a call centre, I got hold of a nice Irish lady from Dell who arranged to replace the laptop under warranty _ PHEW !

So just be careful and follow the instructions and all should be ok. :T

thanks for the warning..except..ive been trying to find the insructions?no guide on the laptop..no guide in the box...ive never installed memory before..

smsmasters

I ordered mine on 11 March, when do you think mine will be dispatched?

Ally

what a load of tosh and BS from the UPS delivery man!!! He claims he tried to redeliver it at noon ... my tooshy he did! If he did, he forgot to ring the bell or knock on the door ... he even forgot to come here!!! Have sent an email of complaint about him to Dell and UPS! UPS also still claim that they haven't received the release forms from Dell, despite Dell confirming it by phone and email ... three times!

PS ... Kilty ... you beat me to it

competitionscafe

Ally wrote:

what a load of tosh and BS from the UPS delivery man!!! He claims he tried to redeliver it at noon ... my tooshy he did! If he did, he forgot to ring the bell or knock on the door ... he even forgot to come here!!!

Sounds familiar - that's exactly what happened to me.

Bubba_Shaboo

Hi Folks,

Mine arrived 8:50 this a.m. :j



Unfortunately I'm at work :mad:



Only 20 minutes 'til hometime though :laugh:


L8ters,


Bubba©

Ally

competitionscafe wrote:

Sounds familiar - that's exactly what happened to me.

Do they get paid per visit or something! He was probably sat in a cafe or something and chilling ... thinking I must be at work or something ... so it's ok to lie about attempting delivery .... IF UPS get the release form on their system and I get to go there tonight ... I shall be giving that twit an ear full and if he ain't about, I'll make another complaint to UPS and/or Dell!! I can't stand such liars .... too make it look like they are working really hard .... gggrrrr!


and breathe in ... and breathe out .... in and out!

Bubba_Shaboo

fatboy2002 wrote:

hi people,

can anyone point me in the right direction, i am as we speak typing from the said lappy:)

one thing though, i managed to get some extra memory for it, from lowestontheweb...but can anyone provide images on how to install it? i know there are verbal instructions on here, ive tried to locate some sort of guide on the lappy as the box didnt have any in??

also te screen is good when plugged in as said.

thanks guys and girls

Have a looky here:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins1300/en/sm/upgrades.htm#wp1084976

HTH

Bubba©

Ally

YAY! Dell just called the depot for me and said "you can go ahead and collect your order, and we are very sorry for your negative experience with UPS and the inconvinience they have caussed you Miss X, we are very sorry and we will be requesting a report from UPS regarding the attempted delivery in the morning and the alleged attempted delivery at noon!" RESULT!

Right, I'm .... almost off ..... UPS depot just called and said to be there with ID eventhough no confirmation has come through from Dell, he will se what he can do as it should be with him by then!

Right, I'm off now!