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    I just bought S400, it's much better than a $819 BESTBUY XPS 14

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by yun, Jan 29, 2013.

  1. yun

    yun Notebook Deity

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    Asus s400 $650 vs Bestbuy XPS 14 $819 (returned)

    -Quality. I feel they are even, xps 14 doesn't carry better quality than s400.
    -Materials. I like S400's more than xps14's
    -Screen. They are both very bad in color reproduction, but asus has touch feature, asus wins
    -Touchpad. s400 touchpad isn't stable at all, when u press it, it will have some click click noise, Dell wins!
    -Weight. 4.15 lbs vs 5.2 lbs, easy math. (notebook itself+ac adapter)
    -Heat s400 is completely cool when I play LOL, while xps14 will heat up on keyboard, so disappointing.
    -Noise s400 has excellent noise management, xps 14? I don't know how to describe how bad it's.
    -battery life: s400 offers really bad batter life , like 4 hours, while xps 14 can have about 5.5 hours

    Overall, I hate the xps 14 so much because it's noisy and hot!

    I don't understand how hard to design a system which is, low emission, comfortable temperature and light weight. Asus make it on a $650 notebook, while dell can't make it on their premium line(not even close)---XPS, What a troll.
     
    yun, Jan 29, 2013
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    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    The Gorilla corning glass on the Dell is a nice touch, but outside that the specs seem just about identical. Looks like you really did get a better deal on the Asus. :thumbsup:
     
    Prostar Computer, Jan 30, 2013
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