Dell Laptop, Whats these ports for ?

[D1CKY]

I have recently purchased the laptop below.

And was wandering if anyone knew what a SATA usb port is ?
I have one on the side of my laptop and it looks like another usb port but the top of it is slightly different :S

http://www.cablemax.net/images2/expresscard1238.jpg

I can't get onto photobucket to host pics, sorry

And what the firewire port is for ?


Price

£1,197.97You Save

£99.00

Total

£1,098.97

Components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 Cache,)

Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate SP1- English

1 Year Base Warranty

Midnight Blue with Microsatin Finish

15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ WLED (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™

2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - LED


4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3450


Fixed Internal Blu-ray Disc (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM) Slot Drive including SW


Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Internal English Qwerty Backlit Keyboard
No Biometric Fingerprint Reader

Accessories

No Carrying Case

Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)

Microsoft® Office 2007 Basic / English - Microsoft® Word, Excel and Outlook


Services & Software

No Accidental Damage Support

No Security/Anti-Virus Protection - English


Also Includes
1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK
English - Documentation Studio 1535
N0953504
1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
Studio 1535 Order - UK
Studio 1535 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
AC Adapter 90W - 3 Pin
Wireless Label (Dell Wireless Cards)- Core 2 Duo

 

[Ronnie R]

i think they have more power going to them or something...

 

[Ronnie R]

nope i was rong http://www.gizoo.co.uk/Products/PCGaming/PCGadgets/IDESATADriver.htm

 

[Ronnie R]

thats a pretty mean laptop !

 

[D1CKY]

thats a pretty mean laptop !

Which one ?

 

[KDF]

I actually tells you in the photo you posted lol.. its E-sata.

 

[Mike_182]

It's not eSATA. The port you refer to is actually a power socket for the Dell external drives:

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd800/sm_en/pinouts.htm#1004737

But the photo you posted is indeed an eSATA adapter. But that's not on the Dell Studio 15.

 

[KDF]

thats a pretty mean laptop !

In what way exactly lol ?

Its got a base processor and 667mhz ram ? its not exactly top of the range (no offence D1CKY)

On a side note, you should have got the 9 Cell battery and the 802.11 b/g/n mini card.

 

[Mike_182]

thats a pretty mean laptop !

In what way exactly lol ?

Its got a base processor and 667mhz ram ? its not exactly top of the range (no offence D1CKY)

On a side note, you should have got the 9 Cell battery and the 802.11 b/g/n mini card.

Yeah, bit ghey. I got the real one, with the nVidia graphics, BD-RE, 320GB drive, 1GB FCM, 5520 Mobile Broadband, 4965AGN WiFi, both the 6-cell and 9-cell batteries, 4GB RAM, 2.6GHz Processor and the 1920x1200 screen.



And proper support. Allegedly.

 

[182-racing-blue]

I just bought the missus one of these for xmas.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=250276837543

I upgraded to a dedicated graphics card for an extra 50 quid.

And yes, it's in bubblegum pink.

 

[McBunny]

[FONT=arial,helvetica]NEW !!! Dell Latitude™ E6500

[/FONT]

Microsoft Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista ™ Ultimate SP1 64Bit - English - with Media 1

Base:
Latitude E6500 - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500(2.53,1066MHz,6MB) Base Options:
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M, 256MB 1

Dell System Media Kit:
E6500 Resource DVD

LCD:
15.4in Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) 2CCFL

Hard Drive:
160GB 7200rpm Hard drive (Free Fall Sensor)

Memory:
4GB 800MHz DDR2 memory (2 x 2GB)
Optical Devices:
8x DVD+/- RW Drive
Base warranty:
3Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day

Wireless Networking:
Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3)

Camera:
Integrated 0.3MP camera with microphone
Colour Choice:
Black Back Cover for 2CCFL LCD 1
Docking Stations:
UK/Irish Simple E-Port with 130W AC Adaptor without stand
Docking Stations:
E-Series Flat Panel Monitor Stand

Primary Battery:
6 Cell 54WHr LI-ION Primary Battery

Monitor:
19in 1908WFP WIDESCREEN

Carrying Cases:
Nylon Black Top Load Carrying Case for 15in Laptops

not bad for £1281 list price is £1857 !!

 

[D1CKY]

thats a pretty mean laptop !

In what way exactly lol ?

Its got a base processor and 667mhz ram ? its not exactly top of the range (no offence D1CKY)

On a side note, you should have got the 9 Cell battery and the 802.11 b/g/n mini card.

No offence taken bud

Its just a laptop for taking offhsore.

Will the 9 cell be noticable ?
And whats the 802.11 b/g/n mini card ?

Wireless or something ?

 

[D1CKY]

[FONT=arial,helvetica]NEW !!! Dell Latitude™ E6500

[/FONT]

Microsoft Operating System:
Genuine Windows Vista ™ Ultimate SP1 64Bit - English - with Media 1

Base:
Latitude E6500 - Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P9500(2.53,1066MHz,6MB) Base Options:
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M, 256MB 1

Dell System Media Kit:
E6500 Resource DVD

LCD:
15.4in Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) 2CCFL

Hard Drive:
160GB 7200rpm Hard drive (Free Fall Sensor)

Memory:
4GB 800MHz DDR2 memory (2 x 2GB)
Optical Devices:
8x DVD+/- RW Drive
Base warranty:
3Yr Basic Warranty - Next Business Day

Wireless Networking:
Intel WiFi Link 5300 (802.11 a/g/n 3X3)

Camera:
Integrated 0.3MP camera with microphone
Colour Choice:
Black Back Cover for 2CCFL LCD 1
Docking Stations:
UK/Irish Simple E-Port with 130W AC Adaptor without stand
Docking Stations:
E-Series Flat Panel Monitor Stand

Primary Battery:
6 Cell 54WHr LI-ION Primary Battery

Monitor:
19in 1908WFP WIDESCREEN

Carrying Cases:
Nylon Black Top Load Carrying Case for 15in Laptops

not bad for £1281 list price is £1857 !!

Aint Blue Ray though

 

[McBunny]

and why the hell would i want bluray in a buisness laptop for people that never even take them anywhere ??

 

[Gumby]

and why the hell would i want bluray in a buisness laptop for people that never even take them anywhere ??

Bragging rights. That is, until they all find out they have the same one...

 

[D1CKY]

It's not eSATA. The port you refer to is actually a power socket for the Dell external drives:

http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/latd800/sm_en/pinouts.htm#1004737

But the photo you posted is indeed an eSATA adapter. But that's not on the Dell Studio 15.

Sorry boys.
If only i could have taken a pic of it and hosted it

It would have made it clearer.

So whats this port for then ?

Just Dell stuff ?

P.s i tried to post this at 10am but the forum was down for maintenance

 

[D1CKY]

and why the hell would i want bluray in a buisness laptop for people that never even take them anywhere ??

Meaning ? ?

 

[KDF]

No offence taken bud

Its just a laptop for taking offhsore.

Will the 9 cell be noticable ?
And whats the 802.11 b/g/n mini card ?

Wireless or something ?

I have a D830 just now,hopefully changing to a E6500, but that means my laptop wont work on all the D-ports we have around my company I have to get an E-port for it !

Anyway, the 9 Cell battery give it over 5 hours of actual usage time, and by that I mean wifi/bluetooth on doing intensive tasks with the screen at full brightness...

Its deffinatly worth it over the 6 cell. The wifi I recommended just adds 'n' and makes it more future proof.

 

[D1CKY]

Ok that clears that one up mate.

I suppose if i need a 9 cell battery sometime down line i'll buy one.

Anyone any ideas where ?

Ebay ?

Or dell ?

 

[McBunny]

I have a D830 just now,hopefully changing to a E6500, but that means my laptop wont work on all the D-ports we have around my company I have to get an E-port for it !

Anyway, the 9 Cell battery give it over 5 hours of actual usage time, and by that I mean wifi/bluetooth on doing intensive tasks with the screen at full brightness...

Its deffinatly worth it over the 6 cell. The wifi I recommended just adds 'n' and makes it more future proof.

the e port monitor stand is MUCH MUCH nicer than the D series bud everything about the e's is much nicer though

 

[Daz]

the e port monitor stand is MUCH MUCH nicer than the D series bud everything about the e's is much nicer though

Yea.. awesome idea.

I was close to looking at a E4200 or a E4300 to replace my D420, but.. now Apple look like they're releasing some new ones, I'm going to wait for their announcement first

 

[KDF]

the e port monitor stand is MUCH MUCH nicer than the D series bud everything about the e's is much nicer though

Nooo.. now I'm gonna HAVE to get one !!

 

[Daz]

Nooo.. now I'm gonna HAVE to get one !!

Yea, the monitor stand is genius..

 

[D1CKY]

I have a D830 just now,hopefully changing to a E6500, but that means my laptop wont work on all the D-ports we have around my company I have to get an E-port for it !

Anyway, the 9 Cell battery give it over 5 hours of actual usage time, and by that I mean wifi/bluetooth on doing intensive tasks with the screen at full brightness...

Its deffinatly worth it over the 6 cell. The wifi I recommended just adds 'n' and makes it more future proof.

And whats an E port ?

 

[Daz]

And whats an E port ?

Docking station, or port replicator depending which version you get.

 

[D1CKY]

Ah right ok