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    Just Bought The Studio XPS 16!!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jmwein, Mar 31, 2009.

  1. jmwein

    jmwein Notebook Evangelist

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    Ships on 4/9 and can't wait!!!

    Specs:

    Intel Core 2 Duo T9550(2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6M L2 Cache)
    4GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz 2 Dimm forXPS 1640
    16:9 1080p FullHD RGBLED LCD W/2.0 MP
    ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3670 - 512MB
    256GB Dell High Performance Solid State Hard Drive, 2.5MM

    Do you guys recommend installing a standard version of Vista without any bloatware or is the Dell install okay? Also, does anyone know the approximate weight of the machine I purchased?! Thanks!
     
    jmwein, Mar 31, 2009
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  2. Persnickety

    Persnickety Notebook Evangelist

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    I found this:

    Congrats on your purchase :)
     
    Persnickety, Mar 31, 2009
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  3. krionX

    krionX Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm envious of your SSD config...

    Dell Singapore is offering the 128GB SSD (with the 1640) only, for about US$850 more!
     
    krionX, Mar 31, 2009
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  4. Joelist

    Joelist Notebook Consultant

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    The Dell XPS image has a lot less bloatware than I expected. So I doubt you will need to perform a reimaging. And if you decide to, the restore disc for the OS is a clean version, no built in Dell stuff at all.
     
    Joelist, Apr 1, 2009
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    ImakE Notebook Evangelist

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    I just uninstalled a few apps. Its very low on the bloatware count.. esp. compared to my Sony, which is terrible. As Joelist mentioned, if you do a clean install, you will have to go to the Dell site and reinstall all the 1640 specific apps manually.
     
    ImakE, Apr 1, 2009
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