[NEWS] Studio XPS 15 and XPS 17 !!

How is the overall build quality on the 17" XPS? Materials used, fit and finish, etc. When you pick it up from the corner does it feel solid?

 

Mitchell2.24v Could you please also comment on the noise&fan work of the new XPS?. And does it have the high pitched noise, which is now unfortunately quite common among different models/manufacturers ;/.

 

Well..y dont 1 f u who already got the i5 460m try the cpuid hw monitor.

 

Answered by the reviewer in the comments:

"Maybe HWMonitor apparently doesn't know about the i5-460M. It's clocked at the same base clock as the 540M, but the 540M has higher Turbo modes. CPU-Z shows the correct CPU, as does Astra32, but I don't know how HWMonitor identifies CPUs."

I haven't noticed Anandtech getting worse. Seems like a pretty solid review to me.

 

Posted by a Spanish user on N3D forums:



I´m getting one of these XPS 17...

 

Question:

The new XPS has a mini displayport and an HDMI 1.4 port. The question is, can these two be used independently to run two external monitors at the same time, or is it an either-or thing?

 

Thanks, i've been wondering about that.

Also, can you give us your opinion on the quality of the screen? The Anandtech review of the 1080p display in the XPS15 has me jealous, and more than a little worried that I will be disappointed in the display in the 17.

 

Are these specs good?

 

I made a thread for the XPS 17, to keep all the info together:

Here!

 

Info for UK guys.

My xps 15 has just arrived and the keyboard is definately not backlit! I will be on the phone to Dell later.

 

Got XPS 15 with i7 740 & GT435. I'm liking the build quality a lot switching from acer 5920g. It is fast, hd video playback with no stuttering, which is probably not surprising. Didn't have a chance to test anything more demanding.

It's got the HDD LED at the back, which might be a bit annoying, but I can live with that.

Fan does not really come on when idling. Let's wait for the summer days.

So far so good and seems it's a good lappy.

 

Can you give some info with regards to heat, temperatures and battery life.

 

I have i7 740qm and 435m.

Currently running battery life test so will post back in about 30mins.
So far its running cool and quiet on idle

I will try and prime and furmark after the battery test and post back.

 

Cool... I'm also interested in XPS 15, i7-740qm model. So real eager to see how much affect does Dual->Quad + 420->435 - Optimus have on all these things...

 

Well I have just put a thread up for the xps 15, so keep an eye on it. I will be adding as I add benchmarks etc.

 

When installing software the fan was working but not as loud as my old 5920g. The heat is noticeable on the left side, where the fan and radiator are located you can also feel it on the hand rest & keyboard.

Battery life: 2.5-3h listening to music, watching videos, browsing and idling. There was also a few restarts.

 

What battery you got? 6 Cell? And what about the keyboard, back-lit or not?

 

Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but I was wondering if there was any throttling at all on these laptops? has anyone tried ThrottleStop for monitoring purposes?

 

6-cell battery and a non-backlit keyboard .

 

Dell chat (unreliable, most of the time) claims that it will support two separate external monitors through the two ports but that if you are using the internal at the same time it has to be a clone of one of them. I don't know how true that is.

 

check my thread on the xps 15. No throttling

Its the first thing I check for with every dell!!!

 

wow! You are getting 2.5-3 hours with the 6 cell!!! I got just over 2 just listening to music.

Also mine isnt getting hot at all! The left side is cool whilst idling/installing software and luke warm whilst running 3dmark!

 

It was idling for some of the time. As I normally use it with little breaks for coffee, toilet, etc. So no lies

 

Just in case I am sending my xps 15 back, does anyone have experience of the envy 17? thinking of getting one on ebay from the US with a 1080p screen.

 

My experience with the Envy 17:

 

I also returned my Envy 17, it has great hardware but the heat output and poor battery life was annoying. I also had the gaps and wobble problem that others have been complaining about.

 

what coupons or discounts did you use to get it to that price!?

 

I would also be interested in that.....

 

The Envy 17 problems were fixed, I hear the 3D is really good

 

Really, where did you hear that the problems were fixed?

 

I'm curious about this as well.

 

If you have SSDs, then the heating is reduced minimally, plus I've heard a cooler can work wonders. However, the system still gets a bit hot (or so I've heard), but it's much better than before. There are no more gaps at all.

 

16% Boeing discount + $100 off $999 coupon from dell epp.
I started with the base model and configured it to be just over $1000 before discounts.

 

16%? The most we get with our EPP code is 12% and that's only for purchases over $1500 with a 3 year warranty purchase. I'd kill for 16%. Maybe the EPP varies from site to site ? Sweet deal.

 

I got ~$300 off the XPS 15 I ordered by going through my uni discount + an additional $100 off.

 

So how much did that system end up costing you? Sounds like a bargain?

 

$1500
10 char...

 

I live in Greece. The new dell xps laptops havent arrived yet here in Greece...
I was going to buy the Sony VAIO F Series VPC-F13E1E/H...but today i saw the dell xps 17 and i changed my mind....Could someone tell me if the dell xps 17 has better perfomance the sony vaio F13E1E/H... Which screen has better perfomance for movies and games the dell or sony? which screen has better picture the dell xps 17 or the sony vaio F13....

 

Mitchell, I am also planning to buy a XPS. I wanted to know how is the heating at keyboard and at palm rest. The reason I am switching my current laptop (Presario) is excessive heating.

 

I needed some help in interpreting this output --

1. GPU at 80C -- how long does it stay around this ?
2. Same with CPU
3. What about the average temperature ?

 

I have not played any games yet, so I don't know how it handles those, but an hour of Furmark didn't get my keyboard and palmrest hot at all. During regular work (which stresses the CPU quite a bit in my case, and the GPU a little) the palmrest and keyboard only get slightly warm.

I'm really impressed with the cooling on this system. I cannot really compare it to the M17x as that was a different beast, but it is better than the 1645, or the Studio 17 I had.

 

how to get the uni discount for XPs's

 

Go to a university or college as a student or employee.
When they made my mailing address it also had the name of my school under my name in the address.

 

3DMark06 isn't very demanding, it shouldn't be heating the GPU up to 80C after only one hour. That's a lot hotter than the ATI 5xxx series cards.

 

From the Anandtech review:

"....in the next couple of months Intel's Sandy Bridge will shake things up. Dell is almost certain to revise the current XPS lineup to move to Sandy Bridge, but unfortunately that will require more than simply swapping CPUs. Sandy Bridge will require a new chipset and socket, which means a new motherboard. "

Anyone care to predict when SB is likely to be offered by Dell for the XPS line (bearing in mind they've just shipped)?

Jan, Feb?

 

Feb would be my best guess.

 

Well some info on gaming performance on xps 15!! finally!
YouTube - Final Fantasy XIV Benchmark [1080p] - Dell XPS 15

 

Does anyone know, if it is the exact same battery for both 15" and 17" laptop? I'm thinking about getting the L701x with 9-cell battery for myself and the L501x with 6-cell battery for my wife. I wonder if we could exchange our batteries and share the 9-cell.

 

That's a good question. My 9-cell (15") says "TYPE R795X Rating 11.1V Capacity 90Wh" If anyone can confirm it's the same on a 17", then you would have your answer.

 

Mine says the same. I will take a picture tomorrow, so you can check visually.

The DP/N on my 9 cell is: 061YD0

@mkj, sorry it took so long...