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    Good to go for this XPS 15z?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by cosrocket, Apr 10, 2012.

  1. cosrocket

    cosrocket Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey folks, I configured this XPS 15z which comes to $980 after tax and shipping. I think it's a good price but I'm just wondering if anyone hear who has the XPS 15z can tell me if they are happy with it. I saw it at a Dell kiosk and I'm kind of on the fence between the XPS 15z and the XPS 15, but the XPS 15 is so bulky it's a turn off, even though you get more for the money with the XPS 15. What I really want is the XPS 14z with a higher res display but unfortunately it's not available.


    XPS 15z XPS 15z
    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
    Processor 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2640M processor (2.80 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.50 GHz)
    Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz
    Keyboard Backlit Keyboard - English
    LCD & Color Elemental Silver Aluminum 15.6" 300-nit FHD (1080P) WLED Display with Webcam
    Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 2GB graphics with Optimus
    Hard Drive 256GB Solid State Drive
    Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

    Optical Drive 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
    Sound Waves Maxx Audio 3
    Wireless Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
    Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Starter:
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee® SecurityCenter, 15-Months
    Battery 8-Cell (64 WHr) Battery
    Service 1 Year Premium Protection Package - America's Best Standard Protection
    Peace of Mind DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
     
    cosrocket, Apr 10, 2012
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  2. alinad

    alinad Notebook Consultant

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    no. because ivy-bridge release on may-Jun 2012. this dell model is old, dell also refresh the model to ivy bridge with same retail price.


    don't stupid.
     
    alinad, Apr 11, 2012
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