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    Any rumbles on a XPS 13 refresh?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Zlog, Jan 12, 2010.

  1. IKAS V

    IKAS V Notebook Prophet

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    Hopefully the wait is well worth it *sigh*
     
    IKAS V, Apr 7, 2010
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  2. i330

    i330 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Are we talking July or December?
     
    i330, Apr 13, 2010
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  3. Dell-Bill_B

    Dell-Bill_B Guest

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    Closer to December than July, but I will need to verify that. Once I hear back, I will post what I can.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, Apr 13, 2010
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  4. i330

    i330 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks :(
     
    i330, Apr 13, 2010
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  5. FusionZ06

    FusionZ06 Notebook Consultant

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    Ouch. December?
     
    FusionZ06, May 27, 2010
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  6. i330

    i330 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Any new rumbles?
     
    i330, Jun 22, 2010
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  7. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Not a single rumble. Nothing!
     
    Bronsky, Jun 22, 2010
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  8. skagen

    skagen Notebook Deity

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    It could be that Dell is unable to source a hugh quality screen that can meet the standards of the XPS sub-brand. I notice that in this size of latop basically only Macbook Pro and Sony Z have quality screens. All the rest are basically crap.

    Maybe the LCD makers dont bother to make quality screens in this space unless the price offered to them is very high. Sony does charge a lot for the relatively low volume Z and Apple has very high economies of scale in this laptop because they make just one size and one screen offering, so maybe they are able to make it work that way.

    Whereas in contrast maybe Dell cannot make the numbers work sufficiently to offer this screen, because they do so many variants. I think its wrong, as Apples approach lets them reap economies of scale from being more focused and leaner in product lines. But maybe that is the problem with regards to getting an XPS 13 refresh.
     
    skagen, Jun 22, 2010
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  9. i330

    i330 Notebook Enthusiast

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    After using Dell notebooks for 10 years I guess I'm going to get the Sony Z.

    I need a premium 13" laptop and just can't wait until December for Dell to get their act together. :(
     
    i330, Jun 29, 2010
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  10. Vaio Z Power

    Vaio Z Power Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe I'll wait, but I hope that at least its new model incoporate, GPU ati 5650 ot nvidia 335 as minimum...
     
    Vaio Z Power, Jun 29, 2010
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  11. FusionZ06

    FusionZ06 Notebook Consultant

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    I just went with the M11x-R2 for now and will look at the XPS 13 in the future.
     
    FusionZ06, Jun 30, 2010
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  12. Lakshya

    Lakshya Notebook Consultant

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    Ya, now you may find the all-new xps series (xps 14, xps 15, xps 17) with Studio XPS line found to be completely stuck off the rolls of dell.
     
    Lakshya, Nov 11, 2010
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  13. FusionZ06

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    Build quality looks blah...
     
    FusionZ06, Nov 11, 2010
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  14. Dell-Bill_B

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    Actually I played around with an evaluation unit for a couple of days. Build quality seemed good to me. No keyboard flex. There was a wee bit of LCD flex, but it wasn't bad for a 17". The JBL speakers and woofer sounded great.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, Nov 11, 2010
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  15. Skittlesdfw

    Skittlesdfw Notebook Enthusiast

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    Bill, is there any word of an XPS 13 refresh? I really like the XPS 14, but the weight/dimensions are a bit high for my tastes.
     
    Skittlesdfw, Nov 16, 2010
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  16. Karamazovmm

    Karamazovmm Overthinking? Always!

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    A bit high? the XPS 14 is a 15'' laptop with a 14'' screen, and that thing is on the heavy side
     
    Karamazovmm, Nov 16, 2010
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