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    New Dell XPS L521X (Ivy Bridge)

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

  1. PaKii94

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    oh i thought i read 4 gb somewhere around the forum. not folllowing it too closely but yeah :rolleyes:
     
    PaKii94, Apr 17, 2012
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    according to some sources, it should be released on the 23rd, but still there is no info
     
    Kema97, Apr 18, 2012
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    that would be insane!, i hope your sources are correct!
     
    Oats04, Apr 18, 2012
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  4. PaKii94

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    lol thats the general release date for the ivy bridges for most. so yeah more than likely we will hear more info about it then
     
    PaKii94, Apr 18, 2012
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  5. Oats04

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    i knew about the info, but it would be cool if the actual lappy was released then
     
    Oats04, Apr 18, 2012
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  6. ZXRaziel

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    Its comming - next week :D
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 19, 2012
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  7. mastypk

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    how do you know this?
     
    mastypk, Apr 20, 2012
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  8. nicob

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    I just hope it's as good as expected...
     
    nicob, Apr 20, 2012
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  9. ZXRaziel

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    I hope that it is bettter than expected .
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 20, 2012
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  10. nicob

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    Well considering that the Samsung Series 7 Chronos was supposed to be a killer laptop, that the new Envy's were also supposed to be great and in the end both turned out to be a bit disappointing, I am genuinely anxious about the XPS. I do need to replace my XPS M1530!
     
    nicob, Apr 21, 2012
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  11. mastypk

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    yeah, I hope too that Dell will beat Samsung series 7. I am waiting for it too ;)
     
    mastypk, Apr 21, 2012
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  12. Jako

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    Dell revealed Alienware 14" with updated parts, XPS15 will have less powerful gpu probably 630M or 640M but may have mSATA port and RAID0 and 16GB of ram. I think because of Alienware the spec of new XPS15 will be average. Even Lenovo who don't do high spec systems will have Y580 with 660M graphics.
     
    Jako, Apr 22, 2012
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  13. SInC

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    Based on leaked specs, we're expecting a .95" thick laptop with 1080p, the GT 640m w/ GDDR5, and the i7-3612QM.
     
    SInC, Apr 22, 2012
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  14. arst

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    is the gamut of the LCD panel is better than Studio XPS 16?
     
    arst, Apr 22, 2012
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  15. SInC

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    I'm not familiar with the Studio XPS 16, but the current XPS 15 has very good color gamut (95% AdobeRBG) as it uses a B+GR LED backlight and one of the best 15.6" TN panels. The XPS 15z (55.8% AdobeRBG, a bit under sRBG coverage) is nothing special.

    The leaked specs for the XPS L521X state that we're getting a W-LED backlight, so I'd expect gamut similar to the XPS 15z's or hopefully a bit better for full sRGB coverage.
     
    SInC, Apr 22, 2012
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  16. ZXRaziel

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    Another delay if the rumors are correct.
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 23, 2012
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  17. PaKii94

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    uhoh what are these rumors now? :(
     
    PaKii94, Apr 23, 2012
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    racertim, Apr 23, 2012
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  19. mastypk

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    Search Google "Intel Ivy Bridge Released" or "Intel Launched Ivy Bridge" you will find many news today. Look like Ivy Bridge has been launched.

    There are also news for Ivy Bridge launch party too.
     
    mastypk, Apr 23, 2012
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    Wow if that's the case that would be highly disappointing and probably would be the only thing stopping me from buying one
     
    Gotoma, Apr 23, 2012
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  21. ZXRaziel

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    Paper launch today , real aviability starts next week , we are slowly getting there :)
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 24, 2012
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  22. ZXRaziel

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    Performance results are disappointing ( just my opinion ) , lets hope that the power consumpton and heat results for the mobile parts its going to be better .
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 24, 2012
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    Are you talking about the XPS or the Ivy Bridge?
     
    nicob, Apr 24, 2012
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  24. ericdabbs

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    Paper launch to the Ivy Bridge chips release or the Dell XPS L521X? I don't see anything from Dell releasing a new laptop yet.
     
    ericdabbs, Apr 24, 2012
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  25. mastypk

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    Ivy Bridge
     
    mastypk, Apr 24, 2012
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  26. ZXRaziel

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    IB of course .
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 25, 2012
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  27. Kruai

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    I really hope this thing has decent cooling, a decent screen, and decent battery life. It's looking pretty good so far.
     
    Kruai, Apr 25, 2012
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    any experts have an opinion about the release date? will it be released in the next 14 days?
     
    salmonnigiri, Apr 25, 2012
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  29. mastypk

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    It rumours are true. It should be available in May.
     
    mastypk, Apr 25, 2012
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  30. idontknow_lo

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    lauch quicker my 5-yr inspiron 6000 just broken...... i want ivy bridge xps15.... really hope that they keep R+BG screen , it sounds awosome and JBLspeaker also....
     
    idontknow_lo, Apr 25, 2012
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  31. Genoskia

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    I would love to see a thunderbolt port on this baby.. unfortunately it seems dell hasnt committed to it at all according to news sites. Anyone know anything about if this will have thunderbolt or not?
     
    Genoskia, Apr 25, 2012
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  32. Luoar

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    I'm not an expert...
    But as it would be released with an i5 (even as an option...) it would be at least June, when the i5's are introduced.

    So I'm afraid that it won't be within 14 days, but that's just what I think... Could be wrong (hope so :p)
     
    Luoar, Apr 25, 2012
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  33. Genoskia

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    Very true, lets hope they release it as quad core only for a while (possible) or release it along with a Sandy Bridge dual core variant (which probably wont happen) or they will wait until both are available (most likely).
     
    Genoskia, Apr 25, 2012
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  34. mastypk

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    XPS is only available with i5 & i7. These have been released already.

    So, I don't think it will take that much time. But as Dell is not disclosing any information, it can take time. As if we see XPS 13 ultrabook, XPS 15z etc, these were available for more than a month before the release date.

    So, lets see when it will come.
     
    mastypk, Apr 26, 2012
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  35. nicob

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    Bad news: I just read an article that states that:

    Source: Digitimes
     
    nicob, Apr 26, 2012
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    Reading about the issues with Ivi , i am going to stay with the Sandy i have , it is so good .
     
    ZXRaziel, Apr 26, 2012
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    Now I'm curious... what issues with Ivy?
     
    ximinez, Apr 26, 2012
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    The only "issue" I'm aware of from reading online articles is that these chips tend to run a bit warmer than the Sandy Bridge series chips, more noticeable when overclocking them, though...
     
    supertoast92, Apr 26, 2012
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  39. sevenofnine

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    I've not read the early reviews yet but I'm really surprised they run warmer than Sandy Bridge! I would have thought they would would run cooler with the lower power draw etc. Interesting.
     
    sevenofnine, Apr 26, 2012
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    I need to get my daughter a laptop before July 1st a xps 14 ultrabook would be cool
     
    russhw, Apr 26, 2012
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  41. SInC

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    Don't worry about the heat issues. It's an issue only with desktop users who want to overclock their CPU's to the 4.5~5.1ghz range. Anandtech explains it well.
    As a tl;dr, Ivy Bridge is apparently very sensitive to voltage changes (due to the new 22nm process and optimization for low wattage use), so that overvolting causes huge increases of temperature.
    On stock voltages, Ivy Bridge runs more efficiently than Sandy Bridge, so laptop users have nothing to worry about.
     
    SInC, Apr 26, 2012
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  42. [-Mac-]

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    Maybe the problem is that IB engineering sample uses thermal paste between IHS and real chip instead of fluxless solder.
    So this problem there isn't for notebook processors that haven't IHS.

    Sorry for English
    Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk
     
    [-Mac-], Apr 26, 2012
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    Actually, you're spot-on. That's exactly what's going on.
     
    Serephucus, Apr 26, 2012
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  44. Bronsky

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    Doubtful, since Intel has announced that Thunderbolt support will be coming later. http://forum.notebookreview.com/8466715-post449.html I feel your pain. Classic Intel. Add native Thunderbolt support but delay its implementation.
     
    Bronsky, Apr 26, 2012
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    What do you mean add native thunderbolt? Thunderbolt isn't native at all in Ivy, that's Haswell.
     
    Netherwind, Apr 27, 2012
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    I'm a little confused by the suggestion in that Digitimes article that vendors are mostly going to wait until Computex (Jun 5-9). Intel's ARK site mentions 9 different IB Mobiles (7 in the Core i7-3600 family) launching on the 29th. OEMs have long had them. They're just going to let 5 weeks go?
     
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    some places ahve started talking orders for ivy bridge comps (lenovo has the y480 and all the sager/clevo retailers) but they are mostly delated till the end of may
     
    PaKii94, Apr 27, 2012
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    many of the clevo reseller's are still saying customer's will have IB laptops in hand around the 2nd week of may
     
    hizzaah, Apr 27, 2012
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    I think I need L521X to be available for purchase soon. I just got The Witcher 2 and tried to play it on my L502X. It has handled the likes of Dragon Age II, Portal 2, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution just fine @ 1920x1080 with medium-low settings, but TW2 does not have a satisfactory framerate unless I play it at the lowest of the low settings and @ 1280x720. It looks bad. What an intensive game. I'm hoping the GPU in the L521X is good enough for a substantial improvement. If so, I can hold off on playing it.

    I also looked into an M11x or M14x but those have far worse displays. Don't want to give up 1080p. And M17x+ is just too big and expensive.
     
    jmeyer2039, Apr 28, 2012
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    Have you tried overclocking? You can get about 10-18% more power.
     
    NeoMesal, Apr 28, 2012
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