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    Do I need a 130W Charger?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by XxCGSxX, Oct 11, 2010.

  1. XxCGSxX

    XxCGSxX Notebook Enthusiast

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    Here are my Specs for my 1647, it came with a 90W adapter:
    1 262-6126 Studio XPS 16 Notebook
    1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
    1 499-9998 International Processing
    1 317-3519 Intel CoreTM i3 350M processor (2C/4T, 2.26 GHz, 3MB L3)
    1 317-3797 4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1640
    1 320-8331 15.6 inch Wide Screen 16:9 900p HD+ WLED LCD, W/2.0 MP, XPS 1645
    1 421-1010 Dell Webcam Central v1.4
    1 421-0188 Facial Recognition
    1 320-1308 ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 - 1GB
    1 330-7786 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,MADISON,XPS 1647
    1 341-9802 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    1 320-8351 Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish
    1 421-1737 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    1 421-0323 Windows Live Search,Multiple User Interface
    1 420-6576 DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron
    1 420-9100 Dell Dock Consumer
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    1 420-7938 Dell Connect 2.1
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    1 330-6222 Windows 7 Label
    1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
    1 430-3605 Integrated 10/100 Network Card
    1 410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
    1 313-7054 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive for XPS1640
    1 421-1361 Roxio EZCD Creator 10.3 DE, Factory Install
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    1 313-8545 High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound
    1 430-0762 Intel 6200 Wireless-N (2x2) HM,CNB
    1 410-2467 MCAFEE PEARL MUI,24MTH,Without Media
    1 312-0811 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion P Primary Battery, for XPS 1640
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    1 420-8051 Microsoft Works 9.0, English For Inspiron
    1 420-9518 DATASAFE ONLINE 1.1 2GB
     
    XxCGSxX, Oct 11, 2010
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  2. seeker_moc

    seeker_moc Notebook Virtuoso

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    Not really, you have a lower-power CPU, GPU, and display. If you notice throttling you can try to get an upgrade, but you probably won't need it.
     
    seeker_moc, Oct 11, 2010
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  3. XxCGSxX

    XxCGSxX Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ok then, but is it normal for the charger to get hot? Very hot?
     
    XxCGSxX, Oct 12, 2010
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  4. kezuk12

    kezuk12 Notebook Evangelist

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    If it gets very hot then you can call Dell and ask them for the 130W, it's what I did and they said they would send it me just to be on the safe side.
     
    kezuk12, Oct 12, 2010
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  5. jmkiang

    jmkiang Notebook Consultant

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    My specs are in my sig.

    On the 90W, the brick got pretty hot. With the 130W, it stays pretty cool under decent load.
     
    jmkiang, Oct 13, 2010
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