Dell Studio XPS 1340/1640 now available for purchase on Dell's site !!!

Open it up and disconnect the wires. If later you wanna sell it, connect them back again, that's simple

 

The hinge glows? Weird

Hmm. Wish I could make up my mind between all these systems that sort of half meet my needs. Wish it had an Nvidia GPU, and preferably something higher end, and...well a hardware wireless switch, but mostly just that GPU.

 

Hardware wireless switches suck, i had enough with them, easily break/stop functioning normally, while i had no problem with switching it on and off with the keyboard. Look up the forums, lots of problems with hardware switches, they are not reliable at all, even right now i have friend's Acer TravelMate 2480 where the little pin inside it broke so the switch does not function, just moves freely side to side
But yes, i also prefer nVidia over ATI. With ATI i had only bad experience and don't trust them. I'm happy 1340 has nVidia!

 

I doubt it. Dell seems to be going the Apple route, and I believe has stated that gaming wise they are just shifting it all over to Alienware. So based on the new models (which were leaked months ago) I'd say if Dell even adds a new "revision" it'll be an 18" screen to compete against the AW/HDX 18/etc.

They aren't going to sell a screen at 16" and then one at 17", they will follow the industry format for multimedia use since they've already shown that by going with a 16" Studio XPS.

And personally, at least right now, I don't even see Dell bothering with a bigger laptop. Dell's trying to hit big on mainstream again and get popular with style to get sales (not substance, at least based on price). The big PC players are trying to become Apple of the PC market (though HP and even sometimes Sony now by comparison seem to offer more for the money). 16" is the new "in", with the economy and no giant market for a big screen laptop (especially for the crowd Dell's going after) I personally don't see a bigger laptop than 16" for awhile (maybe fall or next january they'll release a bigger, like I said 18" version).


I expect there other models (like you said the regular studio) if they get refreshed to wind up with the same scenario 13" and 16" screens with just lower end components and materials. I can see them phasing out the regular Studio line like the XPS line in the laptop market and just go with the Adamo, Mini, Insipiron, and Studio XPS. In that scenario they have the Mini (low-end netbook) and Adamo (high-end netbook) and Insipiron (low-end PC) and Studio XPS (high-end PC). Not that their high-ends are and will be exactly really high-ends (component wise), but I expect a structure similar to that.

The laptop XPS line is being phased out, and I can't see them logically having two lines going forward with the Studio moniker in it (from a business perspective). Then again this is all just speculation, as things in a few months can change.

 

My Dell sales rep told me that he though the XPS line (at least the M1330 and M1530) are replaced by the two new studios, they should not stay in parallel.

 

Adamo is certainly NOT a netbook at 13' It's just the "super high end" model to me. The XPS 1340 is already a nice computer I think, on par with the M1330. But as good looking as it may be, it's certainly not competing with the Mac Book Air or other "super luxury" laptops like some Sony. So Adamo is the luxury brand for me, you wont find any starting at 999$, as the M1330 and the 1340 are (or will be soon for the later one). They can be quite powerful with options, but they are still lacking the "wow factor" and the high starting prices that define them as "luxury machines".

 

Hi guys

Am in the market for a new laptop and had been looking at the XPS1530. The new studio XPS 1640 is looking tempting too.

I can't decide on which processor to go for... !!

T9300, T9400 etc.

Not too fussed about playing games - Sam and Max and Day of the Tentacle area bout as far as my PC gaming goes so either of the two graphics cards will suit my needs.

Mostly use my lappy for itunes and my DJ software at parties and pubs etc. so more the multimedia kind of thing.

I see the processor is upgradable on the 1630... nice for future proofing. Does that mean I could get away with a lower processor for now?

Not much savings here in the UK - I got a 10% code for the XPS 1530 and using Quidco so 4% cash back too but not much else available :-(

What are your thoughts....

 

My thoughts are "save on the proc!". Or maybe I just can't see which softwares will need a T9300 or T9400. A P8400 is already a very fast processor to me. And usually, high end procs are VERY expensive. The ratio price/perf is usually bad. If you have the money for it, fine, I'm very happy for you But maybe you could use it to "balance" the laptop a bit more, like with a better hard drive, the best screen (RGBLED, ahhhhhhhhh yessss), faster wireless, etc... Would you mind giving us the complete specs you are considering?

 

Too be honest, I am ok with the 720p screen and a 320gig HDD. When I try to build the Studio XPS on the UK site, it tells me that there is a conflict with the two intel wi-fi cards on the base selected - is this a common thing? Any way to get round it???? Per the UK site bulding bit, there are only the two intel cards to select!!

How much difference is there with the T9XXX series and the P8600 series?

 

The P8600 is a new gen processor which uses MUCH less power (measured in TDP) and still should be suffice for most needs.

 

These are real fingerprint magnets: http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-studio-xps-13-and-16-hands-on/1274615/

 

http://optimitza.cat/news/2008/09/1...00-t9400-t9300-p8600-p8400-t8300-t8100-p7350/

Look at the difference between a P8600 and a T9XXX, that's not worth the price difference for me, except if you REALLY need to do some very heavy calculations. And as SonorityGenius said, the P series will save you some battery.

Weird pb with the configurator... Sometimes they just mess it up, wait a bit and they will fix it. Also, if you are not in a hurry, you can wait for the first discounts on those models, it should save you maybe a hundred pounds at least.

 

Coolio... I have been fighting my current lappy for the last three months with problems which are building up and really starting to frustrate me now!

If I can hold myself til next month, I can hope that Dell UK decide to send out some discounts to the new studio XPS like they do for the regular XPS. Fingers crossed!!

Thanks.

 

You don't need a powerful processor unless you do a lot of encoding and stuff. But even then, you can get by with the cheapest one. I might upgrade if the next one up is $50 or less or has an even multiplier. I wouldn't worry about T or P since it makes very little difference as the TDP is under max load (35 vs 25W); however, even at idle there is a slight difference. Depending on the configuration, I would imagine maybe 15-30 min battery life at best, which might be worth a small price to upgrade if you are on battery often.

 

Is anyone considering the SSD option? Any details on what brand/model (i know to avoid the OCZs).

Ive been using an SSD on my current laptop (VAIO TZ) for almost 2 years. Aside from the performance, i like the lack of noise, no vibrations, no heat, and shock proof. I dont even need it to be super fast. Not sure if i can go back to HDD; although, i use an external HDD and SDHC cards for my files.

 

hi guys, i´ve read in page that the new XPS 1640 could be renewed soon the GPU por the ATI 4xxx.

what do you think about it?

 

Apparently it's technically possible without much problem for Dell. And anyway, very quickly most of the competitors will be offering the new ATI 4xxx or Nvidia yyyy, so will they really have the choice? They can keep the current 3xxx chip as the cheap alternative maybe and offer an upgrade to the newest 4xxx. Would make sense to me if they get bitten hard by the competitors. I'm going to wait a bit to see how the price/options evolve.

 

They need to offer Intel Wireless options as well.

 

Ok.

This is the price that a comercial have leave to me:

1640 Model

Processor: P8400
RAM: 4 Gb RAM DDR3
HDD: 320 Gb Free Fall Sensor
GPU: ATI 3670
Bluetooth
TV Tuner

This model for 1090 euros or 1463 dollars.

What do you think?good price?

 

If you have bothered to read the threat, you would have read that Dell typically uses Samsung SSD.

They are, just not for the 1340.

 

Hold the phone for a min.

I remember seeing a pic with a nice wood grain rather then leather when the pics and rumurs were about a month ago can some one confirm this

I'll take the wood grain over the leather any day, hell I'm 17 teens well the one I know don't wear leather

 

read my sig, whats wrong with the samsung SSD

 

it will be a game of wait and watch,hopefully dell will realize that they don't need to kill animals to make their notebook successful and introduce an *artificial* woodgrain since its not nice to cut trees,again,to make their notebook successful

Edit:

*threat* haha:laugh:

 

cin did u order yet ?

 

Does anyone think that the Dell Studio XPS 1340 is a better overall notebook than the Apple Macbook?

 

I finally pushed the buy button. Studio XPS 1340M will soon be mine!

My student coupon (7% on anything) was only valid until sunday (tomorrow), so I needed to make a decision. I've done great lately so why not "reward myself" . And if the graphic card isn't good enough, it will at least give me more time for studies.

The ETA for my laptop is: 2009-02-16 (Sweden/Europe)
But I hope it will arrive sooner (a sales rep. told med 3 weeks yesterday).

 

It's hard to judge since no one has one yet. It is hard to compare because they use different OSes so their functionality will differ. The 1340 has the ability to have a better GPU and they come with 4GB standard and a better range of CPUs.

 

why does you student discount only valid till sunday?

Im planning on buying mine with that and havent decided to buy it just yet.. so im very interested in knowing...

 

That was a special campaign discount (for swedish students, at least). I still have some kind of "base" student discount, but this one was much better.

 

Those ordering the 16", what res are u guys going with? !13XX or 19XX? Like another member here, I stopped by BB today and found another brand laptop with the 13X res and to be honest, I think that's a little too low for a 16" laptop if you gonna be using this as a desktop replacement for everyday use.

At this point, I'm thinking if I do go with the 16", then I'd rather go a higher res and increase the DPI (like I did for my old 17" XPS). Better to have extra desktop space and not use it instead of not having it when needing it.

Or the HDX18 would be another excellent alternative for me (at the same cost)..........

 

Suko, what country are you buying in? 1090 EUR sounds cheap to me...

 

Thanks for answer. I´m from Spain, i spoke with a Commercial and that´s the price.

 

I found the perfect leather accessory to go with the Studio XPS:

 

I don't understand your humor.

 

I am just like you. Also a software developer, and my main notebook currently is Inspiron 8600, which i have had for more than 4 years already It is 1.5 GHz, 60 GB HDD machine which came with 512 MB RAM, and 32 MB nVidia GeForce 5200 Go, which I upgraded to 2 GB RAM and 128 MB nVidia Quadro FX 1000, because I'm developing add-ins for CAD, using Visual Studio 2008. This machine is probably one of the most reliable ones I've ever used, never had a single problem with it, I guess I could even continue to use it, but I lust for XPS 1340 badly I even bought previous gen m1330 and used it a little, but not like the main machine, just additional, and then gave it as a gift and decided to wait for 1340.

Well, obviously, i'm not a student, so i don't torture myself with silly questions "mac vs pc" or "macbook vs xps1340", etc., as it's clear that i can do serious work only on a windows machine. Besides, if i later decide to upgrade components, i can easily do that with Dell, because as the largest manufacturer, there are tons of aftermarket components, which i will buy off eBay (better video card, probably swap hdd for ssd, add ram, even change the internal dvd drive to a blu-ray, if i decide so).

Well, still waiting for the first coupon discounts, and possibly more colors, and i really hope for an option without leather.

 

lol, that is pretty good.

 

Leather!!!

 

@LexusForever -- with a name like LexusForever, I'm sure you're the type of person who also appreciates a nice leather interior of a luxury car. I like fine things, and I must applaud Dell for at least taking a design risk and tossing some leather on the thing. (I'm still going to continue making fun of it, though...)

People, you're not looking at the advantages leather provides as a laptop casing. Here's a good one. Usually, these days, when a laptop is dropped, the plastic casing cracks, or in the case of a MacBook, it dents... But with leather on it, you can use a product like Leather Magic http://www.leathermagic.com/ and just watch the damage instantly vanish.

Ok, feel free to go back to discussing the merits of 128 bit bus vs 256 bit memory space...

 

haha, I like it!

 

Default screen? Default warranty? Bluray?

 

Yes, the rest is all default.

do you think is a good price?

 

Normal price is 1224€ I think. So it's a 11% discount. It's not bad, but it's nothing special. There are plenty of 10% coupons for Dell available online, so for me, it's really the average discount for Dell. I still find this a bit expensive for this computer, but that's the price to pay to have it now, I don't think the sales rep have much more to give. If you can wait, I'm quite sure you will be able to get it near 1000€ maybe. Otherwise, that's a decent offer.

 

Been reading this thread scince the early days, thought i would actually pop in with a post!

Not too sure if they actually do have real leather accents as a couple of websites are stating its a 'faux leather trim'. Either way i think its a good addition from dell. Nice to see them take a little risk, which they knew people would be divided about. Presonally i like it, think it will have a nice tactile quality when carrying it around.
Not sure about the "wood trim" people have been hinting at though. It would have to be some sort of wood effect as real wood would be prone to warping from the heat of the machine.

 

does it come in black? i would at least like it to macth my xps.

 

It seems only to be a margin of 200 SEK between the "base" student discount and the current one on a 10 000 SEK purchase (5% vs 7%), so it's not really a great discount. They've had 30% off on XPS systems during Q4 2008, of course not the student discount. Check http://rabattkod.se. I wonder if you can stack these discounts...

 

Ah, that battery life and GPU is seriously putting me off this laptop.

If only the MacBook Pro 17 didn't start at $4500 here....

 

By the way, I am the only one that's disappointed by the move to NVIDIA's MCP79 chipset? NVIDIA's hardware seems to be less reliable (e.g. 8400M GS and 8600M), their drivers are closed source and their Linux drivers are generally quite bad (ATI is no different on this point). I'm also concerned that it will have a negative impact in the heat and battery life departments compared to Intel's offerings.

I would have liked it if they'd gone with Montevina and GMA X4500MHD instead (perhaps with a dedicated GPU option for those who game) as this is not a gaming laptop.

 

Yeah, I just started reading parts of this thread but last week after waiting to see what came out at CES and when I looked over the Studio "XPS" (not sure what is XPS about these), I ordered an HP this week.

I'll skip on the leather asthetics and less than stellar screen resolution and go with performance

Also, the graphics card on the 16" is...well...curious at best. I wish them well!

 

I fully agree with you; I would have liked an integrated intel graphics card, at least as an option, over all the "Hybrid SLI" commotion. I rarely game, and using Nvidia for watching movies every once in a while seems like overkill.

Does anyone know if the Studio XPS will lower in base price in the future?
For example, will the US price of 1199 ever drop to 1099?
Or will they just offer sales that bring 1399 down to 1199, etc.?

 

Is there any information about the dimensions of the 1640? I want to find out if its that much bigger than my M1530. Been hearing the 1640 isn't that 'portable' but I travel with the M1530 very often and find it pretty portable for my needs. Anyone, anyone?

edit: Nevermind, found it.

Width: 15.15" (384.9mm)
Height: 0.95" (24.1mm) front / 1.34" (33.95mm) back
Depth: 10.02" (254.6mm)