--->The Official Studio XPS 1340 Owner's Thread<---

Thanks. It will be my primary computer, so I want something with some decent performance. I might not be playing games or using intense software every day, but I want to have the ability to do so.

Thanks. Is that 3 hrs on the lowest settings (brightness, etc)?

 

Out of curiosity, are you running of the base 6 cell battery, or the 9 cell?

 

the drivers windows update finds are ALOT bether. been testing drivers for a while.

latest dell drivers i scored 2109 in 3dmark 06
windows update drivers i scored 3492 in 3dmark 06.

still isnt able to run the drivers from nvidia.com for some strange reasons.

 

There is a setting in the dell battery meter titled "Dell Extended Battery Life". Basically I have it enable whenever I unplug the computer it puts it in power saver mode, disables aero, uses the intergraded graphics, and disables side bar, with the brightness at about level 3 of 15. I also have the LED screen.

I'm using the stock 6-cell.

 

Is the LED screen worth the extra money? Best buy has P8600 model with 4gb of ram and a 320gb hard drive for $899. No led screen though. It would be a lot more to get it from Dell with the led screen.

 

@crcowboyfan

I got the best buy 1340 for $899, its a great deal. I really don't think it is worth the $300+ for the led screen. In the end you will get a brighter screen and just a little better battery life. That's just my opinion, I am not saying that the led isn't better. Just not worth the price difference in this case.

 

whether its worth it or not is completely subjective. For me, it definately is, as the screen is one of the most vital components of a laptop to me. The LED has great viewing angles and everything is nice, crisp, and clear. You could also try hunting for one in the outlet store, they have very good deals in there. You just have to be patient.

 

I worked out why my Windows 7 was freezing up, in case anyone else has the same problem. The NVIDIA drivers freeze if the 9200 is disabled and you try to enable it again. By default, it's set to disable after 4 minutes - hence leaving the computer for any length of time caused it to freeze.
You can stop the 9200 turning off in advanced power options, though I don't know how to actually fix the problem yet. Starting with both cards already on will let me use them fine.

 

Just run the newest Nvidia drivers. The ones that Windows automatically finds are 181.72 I believe. The newest drivers out are 185.81. I don't know why Mysticon has had trouble, but once I placed the modified INF file in the extracted installation folder, I was able to install them. I did get the standard "this driver has not been singed message," but it all went without a hitch. This is by far the best driver I have used so far. HDMI connectivity is great and I it tested at 3694 in 3DMark06 which is the largest I have seen.

 

Thanks, I'll do that. I had downloaded them but didn't know about the modified inf to make them work.

 

Can you post the link the modified inf location?

What does it do?

 

I installed the new Nvidia drivers downloaded directly from the nvidia site and installed it on my 9400M without any modded INF. I downloaded the Windows 7 x64 drivers.

I had originally tried the ones on laptopvideo2go and those did not work even with the modded inf.

 

You wouldn't need the modified INF for just the 9400M. The 9500M is the problem most likely because it is a very nonstandard configuration. Oh and the modified INF file is here: http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/win7x64/185.81 Use only the modified INF from here. I would suggest downloading the drivers straight from Nvidia.

 

The modded INF is for users with the 9500M GE as Nvidia's drivers don't seem to want to install under hybrid SLI.

 

Here is a new review on the Dell Studio XPS 13 Ultraportable Notebook - very positive!

http://hothardware.com/articles/Dell-Studio-XPS-13-Evaluation/

 

Eh, well the specs are wrong for starting lol 800mhz memory? DDR3? meh...1.3 mpx webcam?

Anyway i have osmething to ask, Have anyway used the downloadstore.dell.com/media (or something like that) page..to download all the apps that came with the laptop? ..meh i still can register my laptop and hence..cant download all the apps that were included..like face recognition thing =(.......

Cheers

 

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..? what? meh

 

Specs are correct, DDR3 memory with only 1066mhz, and the LED screen only got a 1.3mpix webcam.

Downloadstore are afafik only available to us custommers.

 

All the 1340s available here have DDR3 1067MHz.

 

I'm getting more and more worried about marks from the keyboard on the screen.

A soft, perfectly fitting case isn't enough. On one hand, I think those MAY just be prints from fingerprint oil as they seem to go away when I wipe the screen with a soft tissue, but on the other hand, I can't shake off the feeling that some very faint marks didn't vanish. It can be pure paranoia of course, but if I'm right, then by the time the marks are visible it's too late.

Also, has anyone else had some issues with the function keys above the keyboard? Occasionally they seem to be stuck after booting, with one or (rarely) two being brighter then the rest and completely unresponsive...

 

I do not have any problems with the function keys..
The fingerprint oil is very annoying but I love this laptop so I live with cleaning it once in a while.. I do not see any marks on my screen. are you saying the keyboard is hitting your screen or something?

 

I have had this problem. I just needed to power cycle to fix it. (That's remove the battery and hold the power button if your don't know)

 

Just completed installing windows 7.

For some reason the latest NVIDIA geForce 9M series (notebooks) drivers dont work well. I coulnd't switch to hybrid w/ the modfied file from the location listed below

http://laptopvideo2go.com/drivers/win7x64/185.81

I decided to get the drivers from the windows update and now it works and I can switch from regular to hybrid mode with no problems.

Anyone know why?

Also I have two missing drivers.

Coprocessor and Unknow Device

Any ideas where I can get the missing drivers? Windows update wont find them.

Thanks....!

 

You can find all the drivers you need here : http://support.dell.com/support/index.aspx?~ck=pn.

Also I have noticed the same problem you have. If I install the drivers while in a profile that would put the graphics cards into performance mode, my notebook will restart with hybrid SLI enabled, but if I change to power saving mode I am unable to get back to performance mode. Right now I'm messing around with some .dll's to see if I can fix this. So far it seems like I may need to go back to the windows update drivers. Also there will be new windows update drivers. 185.85 has been WHQL certified so it is only a matter of time before they hit Windows Update.

 

Thanks for the fast respond. What about the missing drivers?

Coprocessor and Unknow Device

Also my wireless doesn't work if I hide my SSID from broadcasting. It works fine when it does broadcast. Anyone know why it would do this? It works fine with all my other laptops.

 

I don't have the missing co-processor (I installed the motherboard drivers from Dell, try that if you haven't) but the unknown device will be the infra-red. It's not important unless you have a remote but if you want to get rid of it, just install the IR driver from Dell.

Also yep, same video problems for me. Went back to the Win Update ones.

 

guys .. help me out


i av dell 1640 lappy . .. .

i made 2 partitions .. 1 for ubuntu and other for vista . .
now after reinstalladtion , i am having problem with the display . .

i installed every driver given in the disc . .

dvd movie when played is blurry . . i mean iz not sharp ..

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/377/test2dvq.jpg

and even the graphics of the display,icons,every thing looks awkward . .

i installed ati radeon driver given in that cd but the problem persists

 

so how does everyone like there xps 13? any regrets? I'm thinking of either the sxps 13 or the vaio z? any thoughts are welcome

Thanks

 

It's because of the XPS 13 unique-SLI set-up. It needs special drivers in order for it to work 100% correctly. I believe, they're some beta drivers that might cover this on LV2Go...but at this point with early drivers, I'd suggest just sticking with the official Dell ones.

 

do yoiu have it set at the right resolution?

 

no regrets with mine, I love it. I couldn't afford a vaio z when I was lookng for a laptop, but I have heard really good things on the Vaio Z too, so if you have the money to be considering both, its a good problem to had.

 

thanx fernandez21 for ur fast reply . . . .

i did play wid all resolutions .. but nothin seems to work
i think this is because of some display driver which is not given in the cd . . .

now my screen resolution is 1360 by 768

can u help ??

 

Ya when I spec'd out both laptops they came to 1800-1900 including accessories so just looking for member feed back.

Thanks

 

P8600 CPU

my 3dmark06 results with windows 7. This is the windows update graphic drivers.

2176 - regular mode
2713 - hybrid sli mode

So why is it so low?

 

The most recent video driver update screwed my system! It won't boot up at all now... looks like Vista tries to load then blue screens and reboots. I tried using last know good config and safe mode.. same problem.

Using the Vista repair console it has managed to get it to boot again but now it stops dead in its tracks once booted... the logonui.exe file (the windows login screen) that the repair process copied over is a 16bit program and cannot load in the 64bit environment!!! Stupid Windows...

Can someone please email me or host a copy of there 64bit logonui.exe file so I can attempt to fix it via the command prompt. It is located in the 'c:/windows/system32' folder... and it is tiny.

FOUND THE FILE ON THE DELL RECOVERY PARTITION.

 

I'm not sure I understand.

Whenever my function keys get stuck, I just shut down the laptop and start it up again (soft reboot is not enough). This fixes it, but it is by no means a permanent fix, and the keys are likely to get stuck again at some point in the future. It seems to happen at least once per day.

Are you saying that you had fixed this problem permanently?

 

i recently purchased this laptop with the base model specs in new zealand. I would recommend to anyone I have had no issues at all including BSOD or overheating.

The graphics performance is also very strong on the 9400.

Dont be spooked by the lemons and buy this laptop.

 

3DMark06 score on P9500 CPU, 3GB RAM and GeForce 9400M: 2226

Running latest W7 with latest nVidia drivers.

 

Those are the worst drivers in the world. They dont even bother chaning from power save to boost mode. The gaming performance is horrible and the nvidia control panel isn't even saving my settings. I would delete it. Dell's new 179.82 are much better. Install it and you will see the difference it is more stable and actually feels like they were made and tested for the laptop and keeps the laptop much cooler.

 

Got everything back up... had to do some work in the command prompt and then some more tweaking to get my trackpad and keyboard working again.

I have no idea why it crapped out so bad... I want to try the update again but I am a little paranoid. Maybe tomorrow

 

what is the specs of 128gb samsung ssd used in studio 13, it seems to be a little bit slower than 256gb samsung.

 

I have seen four of these now at various Best Buys and all of them have terrible fit and finish. Many areas not lining up right, buttons and keys fitting poorly, and really an impression of cheap plasticky look and feel throughout. Really not an impressive effort by Dell.

 

I've seen laptops at bestbuy that I've owned in person. For example, my gateway p7811fx. I was at BB on day and saw a 7811 that looked pretty lousy. But the one I own in person looked much better even though it was the same model. IMO BB just has horrible display models

 

you should check out dell's website and search for your drivers. That resolution doesn't sound right, I think the 1640 goes to 1080p wich is a higher resolution than that.

 

i did a massive search buddy . . .i din't get any

can u copy and paste the name of driver folders (R28591,R52856) . ..

i can check for missing driver

 

I have the 1340 and not the 1640, but here is the page with all the drivers for the 1640

http://support.dell.com/support/dow...ID=STUDIOXPS16&hidos=WLH&hidlang=en&TabIndex=

 

Meh, personally I prefer the look (not to mention price/specifications) of the SXPS 13 to both of this generation's Apple MacBooks but that may just be me. The glossy finish can be somewhat annoying as it seems spectacular when clean but horrible when poorly maintained. Luckily the sleeve Dell shipped it with rather useful in this aspect.

 

yea, im shocked to hear ppl still criticize the looks of dell computers.
the only problem of dell studio 13 & 16 is fingerprint & dust, the exterior design is beautiful awesome.