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    New Dell XPS L521X (Ivy Bridge)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by htrex, Mar 10, 2012.

  1. jeremfg

    jeremfg Notebook Consultant

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    Lol... I'd seriously question the technician if he didn't notice anything in my 9400! :D

    The second heat-pipe from my GTX 7950 is a dead give away! Plus the broken-off plastic part to make this XPS-card fit in my inspiron!

    Maybe Dell should repeat this experience! This way, we could get the AW Card in our XPS without them knowing :p
     
    jeremfg, May 24, 2012
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  2. Dell-Bill_B

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    You have a very kind and trusting heart to believe that about our service providers and depot techs.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 24, 2012
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  3. ejl1980

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    Hmm... the frown makes me sad. :)
     
    ejl1980, May 24, 2012
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  4. AX-Turbo

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    hmmmm...

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    GT6 50M + GDDR5. :p
     
    AX-Turbo, May 24, 2012
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  5. PaKii94

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    lol now if that happened.... xps 15 would be a VERY strong contender.....
     
    PaKii94, May 24, 2012
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  6. Greyout

    Greyout Notebook Guru

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    A good hmmm or a bad hmmmm? ;)

    Also any hints on pricing bill? maybe in comparison to current laptops on the market ;)
     
    Greyout, May 24, 2012
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  7. jmeyer2039

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    If Dell is going to give us 650M + GDDR5 in the L521X, I want to be drinking something when it's revealed so that I can do a good spittake.
     
    jmeyer2039, May 24, 2012
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  8. The Muffin Man

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    I'm all for that discrete combo, but how on Earth are they going to keep it cool with a chassis under an inch? It's tough enough on the L502x, even the L7.
     
    The Muffin Man, May 24, 2012
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  9. PaKii94

    PaKii94 Notebook Virtuoso

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    I dont care ill put a blower under it if i gotta :D :D
     
    PaKii94, May 24, 2012
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  10. Elands

    Elands Notebook Evangelist

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    All this news is actually very reassuring, even if it is only a 640M. I get 30% off from the Dell website because of the university I'm attending next year.

    Even though it is just speculation it definitely seems to be towards the top of it's competition.. :cool:
     
    Elands, May 24, 2012
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  11. Dr.Ndre

    Dr.Ndre Notebook Geek

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    Dr.Ndre, May 24, 2012
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  12. PaKii94

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    where are u going? I dont get 30% off from my university :(
     
    PaKii94, May 25, 2012
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  13. mahapatra

    mahapatra Notebook Guru

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    look, there is a rumor that apple mbp 2012 is going to house a GT650m and cpu options are i7 3720qm, i7 3820qm & i7 3920xm in a even more thin chasis than the current one! power consumption of GT640m(ddr3) is similar to GT 525m and I guess TDP of gt650m will be around GT540m(?), though ddr5 will make it slightly hotter!
    I think there will no 650m in L521x as Dell is always promoting only AW for gaming therefor they will leave no stone unturned to ensure that there will be no AW gfx card in L521x :mad: ! I am hopeless with dell!
    Also I am hopeless with display! Dell is continuously downgrading their display quality!

    look at xps 13 screen.....low contrast, high black level and narrow viewing angle spoiled all the fun of having great performance & build quality!

    look at AW m14x R1/R2 screen......it is almost a mirror,again narrow viewing angle & low color gamut!

    The golden era of studio xps 16s and studio 15s are over! studio xps 16's screen is still one of the greatest! Now a days Dell is only going for "nits",completely ignoring the viewing angle and color gamut issue! None of Dell's premium laptops have IPS panel where all other rivals are going for it! :mad:
    Bill, do you have any explanation?
     
    mahapatra, May 25, 2012
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  14. mark_pozzi

    mark_pozzi Notebook Consultant

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    just noted cnet asia has said samsung series 9 ivy bridge will be available from June 3rd so would expect dell to have an announcement around then seeing other ivy bridge dual cores will be available in the market place.
     
    mark_pozzi, May 25, 2012
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  15. Botsu

    Botsu Notebook Evangelist

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    C'mon now. I understand some of your griefs, yet :

    - MBPs get hot. Really hot. Even better, iirc the 6750/6770M AMD GPUs they used on last year's batch were downclocked from factory, yet they were still reaching high temps. That's what you pay for packing horsepower in such a small form factor. I expect the newer ones will experience the same problems, if not worse

    - The studio XPS had high temps and occasionnally throttling issues depending on your setup. Build quality was also inconsistent from what I gathered at the time. Yes the RGB LED display was awesome but it was darn expensive too.
     
    Botsu, May 25, 2012
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  16. Dell-Bill_B

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    You guys are slippin'. Fire up your Googles and see what you find today. We're not happy about it. :(

    I can't talk about anything on unreleased product yet, but I will when I get the green light.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 25, 2012
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  17. snoopy1710

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    snoopy1710, May 25, 2012
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  18. Dell-Bill_B

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    No comment.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 25, 2012
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  19. bananam8nuk

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    Wooooooooops lol

    it does get me wondering thou! dont get me wrong im sure coporate espionage is still out there every day,

    BUT no one likes the thougfht of releasing a product and no one knowing its released so when you see these sort of things you got wonder if its kinda deliberatre to wet the retail markets appetite :cool:
     
    bananam8nuk, May 25, 2012
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  20. Elands

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    University of Wisconsin-Madison, gives me 30% off of Dell and Apple so I'm definitely looking at Dell
     
    Elands, May 25, 2012
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  21. nicob

    nicob Notebook Consultant

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    Hum, besides the XPS 14 leaked on Amazon I can't find any new XPS15 info on Google within the last 24 hours... Or are you referring to exactly this...?
     
    nicob, May 25, 2012
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  22. jamezr

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    I was thinking the same thing about the release of new products.
    If these specs are real and they release a 15 inch version I will buy on release day!
     
    jamezr, May 25, 2012
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  23. bananam8nuk

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    :)
    i was soo wanting the xps13 ultrabook, but hearing laot of not soo good stories on here, but this might just be up my street depending on when it will be available to order :D
     
    bananam8nuk, May 25, 2012
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  24. jamezr

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    jamezr, May 25, 2012
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  25. Dell-Bill_B

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    If we were going to deliberately leak a slide, it sure wouldn't be that one. It's terrible. Looks like someone's aunt who is using PPT for the first time made it and chose the worst photo imaginable.

    I doubt it's espionage. If one company gets info on another, they aren't going to share it publicly for all the other competitors to see. They lose most of the benefit of having the knowledge at that point. Besides, I'm sure Apple, HP, et al are of the highest moral character, and would never resort to any kind of chicanery. ;)
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 25, 2012
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  26. Oats04

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    The amazon link for the xps 14 is down, can someone who saw it post what specs they saw for it?
     
    Oats04, May 25, 2012
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  27. madmattd

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    Read the first link. It talks about the Amazon one.

    Obviously someone got in trouble for that "oops" :D
     
    madmattd, May 25, 2012
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  28. Oats04

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    yeah i saw it, i was hoping for gpu info , aww shucks
     
    Oats04, May 25, 2012
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  29. DRCOOL

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    DRCOOL, May 25, 2012
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  30. kgh00007

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    kgh00007, May 25, 2012
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  31. Dell-Bill_B

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    Looks good. We have them on battery life and SSD. Remains to be seen how we fare with the refresh on everything else. A worthy competitor at the very least.
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 25, 2012
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  32. Ernestds

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    Let me guess: Kepler supply.
     
    Ernestds, May 25, 2012
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  33. DRCOOL

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    I do wish it had an ethernet port. That is one negative. Being in dorms, ethernet is easier than wireless for me.
     
    DRCOOL, May 25, 2012
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  34. Dell-Bill_B

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    Time to learn the Way of the Dongle?
     
    Dell-Bill_B, May 25, 2012
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  35. ericdabbs

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    I really hope the next version of the XPS 15 and 17 models make it easier to clean the fan. I have a Inspiron E1505 and I hate how I have to take everything apart just to get to the fan assembly to clean it.

    If Dell could just cut out a small partition on the underside of the laptop near the side of the fan vents held by 2 screws to have easier access to the fan I would very much appreciate it. Being able to get easy access to clean out the fans in any laptop should be a high priority for any manufacturer for laptop longevity and reducing laptop temperatures.

    I know previous XPS models had easy access to the fans which is why I know its possible.
     
    ericdabbs, May 25, 2012
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  36. Greyout

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    Bill was on about a photo leak, is there one from today or is that the old photo from a few months ago?
     
    Greyout, May 25, 2012
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  37. DRCOOL

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    Yeah, probably.
     
    DRCOOL, May 25, 2012
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  38. NeoMesal

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    It comes with an Ethernet dongle out of the box
     
    NeoMesal, May 25, 2012
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  39. jrmcr

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    So, the new XPS is not going to have an ethernet port?? That would suck...
     
    jrmcr, May 25, 2012
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  40. DRCOOL

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    I was referencing the Asus that was posted. Nothing has been said about whether the XPS will have ethernet ports or not. However, if Dell had to choose between eSATA and ethernet, I'd choose eSATA.
     
    DRCOOL, May 25, 2012
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  41. unlogic

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    Guys, I found cached Dell Japan XPS L521X page and got some new info! :D

    •NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 630M 1GB GDDR5 VRAM
    •NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 640M 2GB GDDR5 VRAM

    I checked Nvidia homepage and quite surprised that GT 630M GDDR5 is exist.
     
    unlogic, May 25, 2012
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  42. mastypk

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    Same were on Ireland site
     
    mastypk, May 25, 2012
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  43. PaKii94

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    so wait the dissappointing thing is the xps 14 thing?
     
    PaKii94, May 25, 2012
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  44. Elands

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    If the graphics card is confirmed as GDDR5 I am sold!
     
    Elands, May 25, 2012
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  45. unlogic

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    The Ireland site didn't mention the VRAM type :)
     
    unlogic, May 25, 2012
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  46. NeoMesal

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    You might be able to overlclock the GT640 to a strong 650M levels so long as it doesn't get too hot :rolleyes: :cool: :D
     
    NeoMesal, May 25, 2012
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  47. Elands

    Elands Notebook Evangelist

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    I heard earlier on here that the 640M would be roughly 50% better than the 540M, how would a 650M GDDR5 perform compared to a GT 555?
     
    Elands, May 25, 2012
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  48. Francesco V.

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    Forgive the dumb question, i'm out of hardware world since i bought my xps 1530 4 years ago.

    Which is the difference or comparison between a 640 gddr5 , a 650 gdr3 and a 650 gdr5 ?
     
    Francesco V., May 25, 2012
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  49. Elands

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    640 GDDR5 will perform closer to (of course less unless overclocked) a 650 GDDR3 level and than a 650 GDDR5 is the best performing one out of the bunch, than comes the GTX versions.

    I'm sure someone else will speak more in depth but that's the jist of it :p
     
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  50. unlogic

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    Synthetic benchmarks and real gaming showed that GT 640M DDR3 is at same level as GT 555M DDR3 and GT 650M GDDR5 is only slightly slower than GTX 560M GDDR5.

    I hope L521X thermal solution can handle the new hardwares. It will be sux if your laptop overheat and throttle every time when playing games.
     
    unlogic, May 25, 2012
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