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Dell is going to form a new contract with ASUS. In their new contract ASUS will make a 14.1" model for Dell. I am not sure which model or when it will be produced. However, the new Santa Rosa platform will be released in one moth. Will the Dell Latitude D630 be an ASUS laptop? I would pay extra for a Dell laptop made by ASUS. However, I also here Dell might bring back their 14.1" XPS model. ASUS is known for gaming laptops, will the "Dell XPS M1410" be an ASUS laptop? Either way I will be happy. Make your prediction. Which laptop will ASUS make: XPS 1410 or Dell Latitude D630.

 

ya i think it will be the xps 1410

this is because of the way they market their models.
Quanta makes all of the lattitudes. Wistron makes the xps 1210.
So it follows more precedence that it be the xps 1410. They have one company make all the inspirons and one company make all the lattitudes and theyve done it that way for 20 years.
then they have smaller companies make the individual ones like the xps 1210 or there was another one samsung made. Just to give the consumer the confusion factor.

 

ASUS' business models are much more sleek and nicely designed than Dell's Latitudes, so I don't think it'll be a business model that ASUS makes for Dell since it doesn't fit Dell's theme .

So I think its most likely going to be a XPS M1410. I still won't buy Dell though .

 

The D630 has already been seen somewhere, and it uses the same design as the D620.

 

Those are pictures of D620 laptops. Dell has not officially released pictures of the D630 yet.
Dell makes me angry

If I am wrong, could you send me a link to the D630 pictures?

 

there is also the precision line. If the w3j was a dell it would be a precision m40 or something along those lines.

Because its a order for over 1 million units though its probably xps line.

 

I'd definitely be interested in an M1410, if it looks similar to an M1210. I can't stand the bling bling on the M1710.

 

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Homer Jay Thompson

 

urgh... i hope that deal falls thru. Dell doesnt deserve the manufacturing expertise of asus

 

I like Dell. Dell's Latitude series might have the strongest case of any 12.1", 14.1" or 15.4" laptop. The Dell Latitude D420, D620 and D820 have the least amount of flex in the lid and keyboard for their size. OK, I am not sure about the D420, but the D620 and D820 are solid.
(UPDATE) I decided to read some more reviews about the Dell Latitude D420 because I did not know much about it. Its case is just as solid as the D620 and D820. I recommend the Latitude series because it might be the strongest built series of any laptop manufacturer.

 

Whatever it'll be, who knows what it'll look like, since ASUS is only the OEM here, Dell will be doing the designing and telling ASUS what to put together with what material.

 

I voted for the xps

 

Sleek and nice XPS AND produce by Asus, i'll consider about it...

 

It'll still be a dell though, made acording to dell's specifications, even though Asus made them.

 

Miller makes Samuel Adams beer. I like Samuel Adams beer even if Miller makes it. This analogy is true with Dell and ASUS. The only difference between an ASUS laptop and a Dell laptop made by ASUS is the little logo that says "DELL" with the stupid slanted "E". The ASUS laptop will not have that logo and this is the only difference.

 

Let's create a NBR sticker that fits the stupid slanted "E" (I agree, it's defintely ugly)
Slap it on and u'll gain an additional 1mhz from it.

 

I'm not sure about that... Even though it is asus made, and asus generally makes high quality products, these will be produced for a company that sells budget-ish laptops. The latitudes are solid and robust lappys so they'll be ok, but the XPS line isn't as solid. Those are more of an massmarket line, and therefore will have to cut corners for them to be able to have higher specs and lower costs. That would make the build roughly the equivalent of the a8j-series, and those are probable better built than an inspiron, but not as good as an xps should be. My point is, if Asus build the XPS for del, it'll be just like another company had built it for them.

 

I think you are confusing the XPS series with the Inspiron series? The XPS series is Dell's top of the line gaming series. Except the XPS M2010, which is a piece of crap.

 

It's dells top of the line gaming series, yes, but not as top of the line as say, clevos or asus's good stuff, and as I understand it a bit budget-y. But it is entirely plausible that I'm wrong, i have been many, many times before. Which is kinda sad (and pathetic).

 

Its impossible to say.

Wistron makes the xps 1210. They make mostly tough business notebooks they make the acer travelmate and some thinkpads.
The xps 1210 is really tough too compared to a inspiron

It has a much dimmer lcd than any asus. It gets better battery life than any asus also. Thats going to be a big difference with a dell too is the lcds they use. The asus line uses current lcds always, they usually introduce the cmo lcds because they are related companies. Dell uses whatever sometimes good sometimes bad.

I mean Im preaching to the choir but the difference between a dell and a asus is that the asus is always new. Its a new model with new everything, current to the computer industry when it is released.

A dell is an old thing using recycled parts from years ago. A e1705 is using the same chassis from the inspiron 9200 from like 2004. It comes with a wxga screen from like 2000
So if dell gets 1 million xps 1410 chassis from asus all you really have is a better motherboard than a inspiron. The parts are still dell. It will run much cooler than a inspiron as well.

 

From what I heard in reviews, Dell uses Inadequate screens. I hope ASUS uses one of their superior screens instead. I hear many good reviews about the XPS M1210, however fewer are written about other XPS laptops. I think the XPS M1210 is a great laptop and the other XPS laptops are more disappointing. The XPS M1210 is not a bugety laptop. It is heavy, but it is well built with a nVidia Geforce 7400 video card. I want the XPS M1410 to be just like the XPS M1210, except with some of ASUS's better parts, like ASUS screens. I am not sure which brand ASUS uses for the screens, but they are nice. It will be somewhat heavy, but if the XPS M1410 is built like the M1210, it will be a tank. Remember XPS laptops use Aluminum Magnesium cases. XPS laptops are much sturdier than any budget laptop.

 

If Dell made an XPS M1410, even if it had the same specs as the M1210, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

 

So.... ur a Dell Fanboi?

 

i dunno... i had the m1210, and i'm somewhat appalled by the build quality... it's definitely not something that impressed me (especially the keyboad, wrist pad etc)... the only reason why i bought it was cuz it was a good size (still a bit too thick) and has a 7400 go with 4 hours battery

the G1 i'm using now, though... wow... i still get mesmerized by the build quality everytime i open that baby to game

i voted for the m1410, though i must say i hope that it's not the m1410, since this would most probably mean if asus is building a 14" gaming laptop for dell they would have to enter a clause with dell that asus themsleves wouldn't be able to create something that competes with it (not just 14" gaming laptop though, of course, which is wot the A8 is sort of about. but one that is more dedicated like the G1/2, with 'better' build quality)

 

Dell orders products for a particular price point. Asus will build the notebook with whatever specs and components Dell specifies.