Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

Guys i really would appreciate your help. I just ordered a 17in XPS and i have some questions. We all know most of the CSR aren't knowlegable enough to answer them:

1.
The most important question i have is i've seen a lot of discussion on which machines come with 4 DIMM Slots (16GB Max) and which don't. I REALLY REALLY hope my configuration comes with 4 DIMMs because the work i do i definitely want to go with 16GB. From the discussion what i understand is that You will get 4 DIMM slots when you get the Better Video Card (555) and a 9-Cell Battery. Thats the only reason i even got the better video card. I'm not a gamer. Can anyone tell me 100% if i will have 4 dimm slots?

2. You will see below that i ordered the better screen along with a Blu-Ray drive. I didn't get the 3d glasses. I'm pretty sure that i can do 3d since i got the better screen (i pretty sure i have the same screen as the 3d version). I will just have to order a pair of cheap 3d glasses from someplace. Can anyone confirm?

I would appreciate anyones help especially with question #1.

thanks....




Module Description Show Details

XPS 17 XPS 17
Operating System Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
Keyboard Standard Keyboard - English
LCD 17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus
Hard Drive 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Color Elemental Silver Aluminum
Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9
CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Wireless Plus Bluetooth Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 30-Day Trial
Battery 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Support Services 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty (Shipping not included. 14x7 phone support)
Data Safe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected

 

You need the 3D model, quad core i7, and the 3gb 555m in order to have 4 DIMM slots.

 

But i'm pretty sure it is same thing as the 3d model. Look at this specs:

1. I do have a quad core. 2720QM
2. I do have the 3gb 555m
3. The Screen is exactly the same: 17.3in FHD WLED AG (1920x1080)

The only difference is the 3d version comes with the glasses.

 

Apparently the 3D model and the non-3D model have different motherboards, so even if you do get the right CPU and GPU but don't have the 3D, you won't get 4 DIMM slots, Of course, I doubt anybody's got a 1080p non-3D XPS 17 yet, so when those start coming in we'll know.

 

Ya if only the CSR knew there from a while in the ground they we would know. They make it WAY to hard to tell if your getting 4 DIMM or not. If you call up and try to get a straight story plan on being on the phone for a couple of hours.