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    Dell Sudio XPS 1645

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by PlasmaBomb, Sep 30, 2009.

  1. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    WLED = standard white LED

    RGBLED = self-explanatory

    ;)
     
    sleey0, Oct 6, 2009
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  2. dchan07

    dchan07 Notebook Enthusiast

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    320-8341 16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p Full HD RGBLED LCD, W/2.0 MP, XPS 1645
    320-8332 16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p Full HD RGBLED LCD, W/2.0 MP, XPS 1645

    ??
     
    dchan07, Oct 6, 2009
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  3. Bryan505

    Bryan505 Notebook Consultant

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    I just got off the phone with Dell (they must be sick of my voice by now) and the guy said that it is actually the RGBLED display, not the WLED one. Not sure why it's showing up as that on the order status site, but the rep said that their system is showing the RGB screen. So if you ordered the RGB one but it's not showing up as that, they still have the RGB as part of your order.
     
    Bryan505, Oct 6, 2009
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  4. ikjadoon

    ikjadoon Notebook Deity

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    :( The return policy is 21 days, right? Crapola....tried sweet-talking a representative?

    I mean, I'm sure you could sell it to get a good portion of the money back.

    @scorpeeon

    I found a site that showed PLENTY of performance degradation from doing a Vista-Win7 upgrade versus a clean Win7 install. I guess I'll have to figure out how to get DataSafe Local somehow with the clean install. Thanks for all the help, mate! :D

    ~Ibrahim~
     
    ikjadoon, Oct 6, 2009
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  5. garrettwp

    garrettwp Notebook Guru

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    I ordered mine through the Employee program. Not sure if you have done the same, but that could be the reason for the different numbers?

    - Garrett
     
    garrettwp, Oct 7, 2009
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  6. rexian

    rexian Notebook Consultant

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    Is there any review out yet? I am waiting (like many I am sure) to find out if there are any heat issues and if the extra cores can be shut off to prolong battery life when on road.
     
    rexian, Oct 11, 2009
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  7. garrettwp

    garrettwp Notebook Guru

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    The i7 has the ability to turn off unused cores. Now if you are talking about manually shutting off cores, then I do not know if that is possible.

    - Garrett
     
    garrettwp, Oct 11, 2009
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  8. Serg

    Serg Nowhere - Everywhere

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    Does this model come standard with Backlit KB?
     
    Serg, Oct 11, 2009
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  9. lancorp

    lancorp Notebook Virtuoso

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    Possibly two different part numbers for two different panel manufacturers?
     
    lancorp, Oct 11, 2009
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  10. lancorp

    lancorp Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yep, I think you blew it also. $350 for a 256GB SSD from Dell is about what you're going to wind up paying Newegg for a 128GB.

    PLUS, Samsung will be releasing a new FW for Trim to work (supposedly as soon as Win7 is released).

    And LASTLY, whatever advantage you think Intel or Indilinx has over Samsung will soon be foreshadowed by some greater technology that seems to come out every other week. You plan on keeping it 3 years? By then, your Intel or Indilinx-based SSD will be trash compared to what's out then.

    I have the Samsung 256GB SSD from Dell (got it for less than $300 upgrade) and am completely happy with it. I'll be even happier when Samsung releases newer FW with the Win7 TRIM support! :)
     
    lancorp, Oct 11, 2009
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  11. Bryan505

    Bryan505 Notebook Consultant

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    Nah I think I made the right choice. Intel is the drive I want to go with. It's good that you're happy with your choice though.
     
    Bryan505, Oct 11, 2009
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  12. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    As long as you're happy with your purchase then it's all good.
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 11, 2009
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  13. Bryan505

    Bryan505 Notebook Consultant

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    Actually I'm thinking 160GB is too much capacity for me. I have an 80GB hard drive in my laptop now and I have half of it empty. I'll probably end up going with a 120GB OCZ drive (apparently they're good with firmware updates?). And I'm going to replace the optical drive with the 500GB drive my laptop comes with just for backups and things like that.
     
    Bryan505, Oct 11, 2009
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  14. sgogeta4

    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why not the 80GB Intel then?
     
    sgogeta4, Oct 11, 2009
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  15. Bryan505

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    Umm...I don't know haha. I guess I'd rather have the extra space. But I've been fine with 80GB for the past 3+ years, and if I put the 500GB drive in my computer also, then I guess I don't need 120GB. I'm gonna have to think about it some more.
     
    Bryan505, Oct 11, 2009
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