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    CNET Review of the XPS 14z

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by zombiefan, Oct 26, 2011.

  1. zombiefan

    zombiefan Notebook Geek

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    zombiefan, Oct 26, 2011
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    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    The discreet card in the 14z is barely better than the IGP so its not really a huge difference either way.
     
    Fenikkusu, Oct 26, 2011
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  3. Tsunade_Hime

    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Ya the HD 3000 is up there for integrated video. Almost lines up with 8600M GT, which in my Vostro 1500 can still play modern games at medium settings. Also no rubbish Optimus to deal with.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Oct 26, 2011
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    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    May I ask why you think Optimus is rubbish? So far I'm seeing nothing but benefits for me anyway.
     
    Fenikkusu, Oct 26, 2011
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    2 air flow bottom and left side, very stupid design. Xps 15z and macbook pro is better.
     
    alinad, Oct 26, 2011
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    Optimus has a few compatibility issues with some programs. For most users though it works great. I love this feature personally. But with the 520m not being a particularly impressive GPU, integrated should be fine. Intel's come a long way in that regard with HD3000. Ivy Bridge promises to be even better.

    Still has that trim that has caused some issues on the 15z...hope that issue is not as serious as it appears...
     
    madmattd, Oct 26, 2011
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    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    I've heard about that but experienced none of it. My experience thus far with optimus has been pleasant. Same with the 15z it'll be a month tomorrow and my trim is just fine.
     
    Fenikkusu, Oct 26, 2011
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    It sounds like the major culprit is the Total War series. Apparently one game/game set having an issue means Optimus is crap. I suppose if that's all one needs it for, this is true. Glad your trim is holding up. Perhaps Dell fixed up their process on that.

    Of course, the comments one is most likely to find are those from the people having problems...not the majority that are fine.
     
    madmattd, Oct 27, 2011
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  9. Fenikkusu

    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    This is true, certain notebooks and features you're not going to see a slew of "THIS IS A GREAT NOTEBOOK!" posts, because those people aren't really on forums writing about the computer, they're using it. Majority of people on forums are those with problems and those helping with problems.
     
    Fenikkusu, Oct 27, 2011
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  10. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    That freaking chrome trim. Even if it doesn't fall off, it LOOKS cheap and dumb.
     
    hockeymass, Oct 27, 2011
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  11. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Agree it looks cheap, I rather buy an another Vostro 3555 for $350 which also has the backlit keyboard, USB3.0 ports and twice as strong graphics.
     
    Atom Ant, Oct 27, 2011
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