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    New Dell XPS L521X (Ivy Bridge)

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

  1. JohnBDL

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    No. He said they're not about any currently shipping product(this was when that page was showing info for a 1600x900 screen and a 1080p screen that was wled)
     
    JohnBDL, Jun 15, 2012
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    Actually Z-series uses Gorilla Glass?
    When info was present there was info about Gorilla Glass and Brightness specs that are not present in actual XPS line.
    Bill can't say nothing until official release, indeed if some information is deleted, maybe we must thank him :rolleyes:
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  3. ctwt

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    I am still hoping for a 1920x1080 option on the XPS 14. With a weight of 3 lbs it sounds very good. I also hope there SSD options such as a 512GB SSD. It is a shame that Dell does not announce anything concrete yet.
     
    ctwt, Jun 15, 2012
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  4. ejl1980

    ejl1980 Notebook Evangelist

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    You can hope all you want for those things. Those options will not be there. Nothing is stopping you from putting a 512 gb ssd in the machine though, and probably for much cheaper than dell would charge.
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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  5. Skareem2

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    XPS 14 caps out @ 1600 x 900 ...... srry dell ssd options go up to 256gb ...
     
    Skareem2, Jun 15, 2012
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    DvP, Jun 15, 2012
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  7. Francesco V.

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    Page Up / Page Down Button on arrow keys as secondary function key are quite annoying, to be honest.
     
    Francesco V., Jun 15, 2012
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  8. ejl1980

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    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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  9. ejl1980

    ejl1980 Notebook Evangelist

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    If I'm reading that chart right, the 14 will be 4.6 lbs and .81 inches thick?
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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  10. Francesco V.

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    If what we see is the base config of XPS 15 (8Gb Ram can confirm this guess) then i think it will cost a little bit because of the 256GB SSD in the, VERY COOL, mixed storage solution.
     
    Francesco V., Jun 15, 2012
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    XPS14 battery is not so bigger than XPS15, 69Whr vs 65Whr.
    Wow there are a lot of pics more than an official presentation :D
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  12. alfling

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    In the first leak they wrote "mSATA SATA3 miniCard SSD, 32GB up to 256GB" so I don't think it's the very base configuration..
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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  13. DvP

    DvP Notebook Evangelist

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    I am disappointed :-(

    XPS 14 - perfect CPU but GPU too slow and Fermi.
    XPS 15 - best CPU (if it is no ULV CPU) but 640M which is too slow for 1920x1080 - downscaling will look bad as always.

    Still hoping for a XPS 15z (slimmer and no optical drive) using ULV CPU and 640m (no optical drive) with 1600x900 but that will always stay a dream. Or ULV + 650m and FullHD.
     
    DvP, Jun 15, 2012
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    Form the pics XPS15 have 2 USB3.0 + USB 3.0 with powershare.
    [​IMG]
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  15. Francesco V.

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    Also, i see double exit grid for hot air, along all the long side of the laptop. It seems encouraging but i have to admit that i'm not aware about air exit grid of modern laptop, i'm on a EliteBook 8530 and on a XPS1530m.
     
    Francesco V., Jun 15, 2012
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    Nice detail:
    [​IMG]
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  17. ejl1980

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    If you look at the ports, they all say SS next to them
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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    Bill,

    It really looks like the cats out of the bag. Maybe another email to your PR people is in order :D
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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    XPS14 has really few openings/grills
    [​IMG]
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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    The mSATA tops out at 256gb, but traditional SATA SSD's will be available up to 512gb.
     
    cbullard, Jun 15, 2012
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  21. alfling

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    Sorry guys, maybe I missed the thing but what is the slot next to the ODD?
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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  22. Skareem2

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    [​IMG]

    how much u guys wanna bet that the vent slots at the front of the XPS 15 above are for the stereo speakers
     
    Skareem2, Jun 15, 2012
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  23. ejl1980

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    I'm going with SD card reader
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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  24. alfling

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    Ok, thank you.
    Btw, I'm still hoping for a black option...Don't like very much that plain silver
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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  25. Francesco V.

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    Bill, if your PR/Marketing area need help we can preapare and pack out some nice press stuff, launch stuff about XPS, maybe at this point we know something they still don't know


    J/K :D
     
    Francesco V., Jun 15, 2012
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  26. Skareem2

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    and i was right about the 3 usb 3.0 as well idk y poeple thought dell would put usb 2.0 in a system of this price range
     
    Skareem2, Jun 15, 2012
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    Have you see the video posted about speakers on XPS13?
    In XPS13 there aren't grid for speakers!
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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  29. Skareem2

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    no link me the video please
     
    Skareem2, Jun 15, 2012
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    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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    phisible, a lot lot of space on palm rest. All for battery, perhaps.
     
    Francesco V., Jun 15, 2012
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  32. PaKii94

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    lol according to hp the envy gets up to 10.25 and it actually gets around 5, so I don't know if u want to get ur hopes up :p
     
    PaKii94, Jun 15, 2012
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  33. The Muffin Man

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    The grills in the front bottom are def for the speakers.

    And did we determine if the third (furthest to the front) USB port on the 15 is eSATA? I swear that looks like a tiny thunderbolt next to the USB symbol but I know the connectors aren't the same.
     
    The Muffin Man, Jun 15, 2012
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    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  35. nunomoreira10

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    that seems like a really good cooling system as long as it takes air from the front and push it thought the back cooling the laptop
    its possible to see the heat pipe and is not that small for the xps 14.
     
    nunomoreira10, Jun 15, 2012
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  36. alfling

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    There is definitely a lightening, if you open this and zoom quite a lot
    [​IMG]
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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    For the Speakers watch video about XPS13 i believe they used same way in XPS14/15.

    Symbol on third USB3.0 for me is for powershare.

    No eSATA on XPS :(
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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  38. The Muffin Man

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    Powershare makes sense. Thank you!
     
    The Muffin Man, Jun 15, 2012
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  39. ejl1980

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    Correct, that is the logo saying its for power share, not esata. That looks nothing like an estata port thats on my vostro.
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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    So we are thinking this will have an 640m , 650m, or 660m GPU?

    I really think they should have just used the design of the m1530. it was one of their best laptops ever!!!
     
    gaidin43, Jun 15, 2012
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    Or MAYBE they've turned the body of the latptop itself into a speaker! No grills required! :)

    Meet the NEW Rock-It 2.0 - YouTube

    A bit gimmicky maybe, but still cool.
     
    cbullard, Jun 15, 2012
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  43. alfling

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    I think that 640m is pretty sure so far
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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  44. ejl1980

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    XPS14 - 630M DDR3 (FERMI)

    XPS15 - 640M DDR5 (KEPLER)

    These are the choices.
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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    I love how literal translations of other languages turn out in english.
     
    ejl1980, Jun 15, 2012
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    Why same question? XPS15 has GT640m with 2GB GDDR5 and GT630m for lower configurations...
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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    Lol that thing is crazy. Next time I have an oral exam I'll put it on my neck and a registered lesson will come out of my mouth! An A is granted! :D
     
    alfling, Jun 15, 2012
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    totally agreed!
    best design ever!
     
    nunomoreira10, Jun 15, 2012
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    I think Dell did it...
     
    [-Mac-], Jun 15, 2012
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    After these pictures in recent posts, I'm sold on the design. Its exactly what I've been waiting for. Its been between the Macbook Pro 15, XPS 15, and the ivy Envy 15. Ideally, I want a macbook pro that runs windows 7 natively lol.

    Im a little disheartened to see the 640 and not the 650. Hopefully the U.S. region gets a 650. The 640 does perform pretty well though, according to notebookcheck.
     
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