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    Dell XPS 13 i7 6560U or 6500U

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by Mani2Web, Mar 1, 2016.

  1. Mani2Web

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    Hi,
    I'm planning to get the Dell XPS 13 with i7 and 8 GB of RAM from Tokyo. Could anyone please let me know which one of these processors I should go for? I would probably be using the laptop to run a Virtual machine - so please let me know your thoughts..

    Thanks!
     
    Mani2Web, Mar 1, 2016
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  2. Eason

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    If you need the gpu at all then the 6560 is better. If you don't then the performance is about the same but more heat/power consumption
     
    Eason, Mar 1, 2016
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    Thanks for responding! More power consumption for the 6560U?
     
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    Yeah, it's got slightly worse battery life and more heat issues
     
    Eason, Mar 1, 2016
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    NBC Screenshots follow soon...
    (Tapatalk crash while importing pictures)
     
    knruff, Mar 2, 2016
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    NotebookCheck confirms the higher power draw and lower battery life but surprisingly the 6560U runs significantly cooler (at least in the XPS 13).
     
    MattM_004, Mar 2, 2016
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    Cooler?
     
    hotnspicyjohnny, Mar 2, 2016
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    MattM_004, Mar 2, 2016
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    There are sooo many mistakes... first of all measurements, the IRIS version is neither smaller nor bigger than the hd modell, then pricing (i´m from germany) they claim the 16gb version costs 1300 Euro, meanwhile dell says 1900 Euro...

    But yes, the temperatures looks kinda strange.
     
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    Ja. They messed up the link to pricing. Problem is I haven't seen an in-depth test of the 6500U and 6560U of the XPS 13 on the same site to be comparable.
     
    MattM_004, Mar 2, 2016
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