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    Help me pick a Dell XPS 15!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010.

  1. HardCoreKid

    HardCoreKid Newbie

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    Hey guys! please help me decide on one of these awesome laptops *my price limit is £580*

    £579 (i3 with 3gb ram and 1gb graphics card)
    [​IMG]

    £567 (i5 with 2gb ram and 1gb graphics card)
    [​IMG]

    I would be using it primarily for gaming, listening to music and editing/watching videos (no streaming)

    The software i wish to use on it is: Photoshop,Sony Vegas,After Effects,Flash etc.

    The games i wish to play on it are: COD 4 & 5, Gothic 3 & 4, and various other games.

    Note - Don't dont care about the size of the harddrive (i have 3tb worth of external harddrives).

    I need a laptop that will run on at least medium game settings and will be able to run multiple programs at once (e.g spotify,cod4 and xfire)

    Thanks for your help!
     
    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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    HardCoreKid Newbie

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    btw its cheaper to upgrade ram than to change the processor
     
    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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    JohnnyFJohnsson Notebook Consultant

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    But it's easier to upgrade RAM afterwards than change the processor.. so leave the memory and better take a better cpu
     
    JohnnyFJohnsson, Nov 24, 2010
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    games_icon Notebook Enthusiast

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    Please use this link for XPS15 discussion.
    BTW, with photoshop and with some of ur games, I would prefer 2nd option.
     
    games_icon, Nov 24, 2010
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    Hosfer Notebook Enthusiast

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    For this use, i prefer update de RAM and not the CPU. Multiple tasks requires more RAM.
     
    Hosfer, Nov 24, 2010
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    how much will the ram be
     
    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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    vovano Notebook Geek

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    as much as you need
     
    vovano, Nov 24, 2010
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    Go for Core i5 - i.e if you are into casual gaming.
     
    Gigacore, Nov 24, 2010
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    Hosfer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Depend of the quantity of multiple tasks you need to run..

    I consider 3 or 4GB is perfect!
     
    Hosfer, Nov 24, 2010
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    ok thanks :D :D
     
    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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    quick question do i buy another 2gb ram (to make it 4gb) or a whole new 4gb ram memory?
     
    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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    HardCoreKid, Nov 24, 2010
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