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    Purchasing a new Dell Studio XPS 1645

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by lebsir, Apr 30, 2010.

  1. lebsir

    lebsir Newbie

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    Hey mates..
    Currently i have Dell Studio 1537 with those specs
    Intel Core 2 Duo T8600 2.4Ghz
    4 Gb ram
    320 Gb HDD
    backlit keyboard
    DB dvd rom
    9 cell battery
    Wled Screen
    256 ATI vga card

    I had this laptop since a year and couple of months.
    I saw the Studio XPS and i liked it very much
    here are the specs
    Core i7 1.6
    4 Gb ram
    500 Gb HDD
    DB dvd rom
    9 cell battery
    backlit keyboard
    1 Gb ATI VGA card


    what do you think and if you have Studio XPS 1645 please let me know your reviews about it.
    and Wled LCD screen
    90 Watt power adapter
     
    lebsir, Apr 30, 2010
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  2. EGM92

    EGM92 Notebook Evangelist

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    It's not a bad laptop but you may want to read up on the forums for all it's problems.
     
    EGM92, Apr 30, 2010
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  3. lebsir

    lebsir Newbie

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    I did read them, and i called Dell they assured me that the problem was solved with the 90 watt power adapter...without any replacement
    but I cant trust them honestly
     
    lebsir, Apr 30, 2010
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    cccplus Notebook Consultant

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    dell has solved most of the throttling issues with the bios update and 130w adapter. but if sxps has a rgb led, then most likely throttle will still be there becuase rgb uses alot of energy
     
    cccplus, Apr 30, 2010
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  5. cbaty08

    cbaty08 Notebook Evangelist

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    WLED w/i7 still throttles.
     
    cbaty08, May 1, 2010
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  6. cbaty08

    cbaty08 Notebook Evangelist

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    Do NOT trust them..
     
    cbaty08, May 1, 2010
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    RacingGun Notebook Consultant

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    I'm a little surprised they are saying it comes with the 90W adapter... I received my 1645 (specs in sig) only a couple weeks ago, and it came with the 130W adapter.

    Anyways, concerning the rest of your post: I love this laptop... so far. I use it all day for work, then do some gaming in the evenings. It probably just really depends what you expect to use it for. If you are a hardcore gamer, then I would definitely have concerns about the GPU throttling. As it is, I play Dawn of War II, Team Fortress II, and some other games for hours at a time with no problems at all. I'm very impressed by the performance of this laptop and would definitely recommend it to others.

    Take this all with a grain of salt though (as you should any advice from a single person, because one data point is not enough), and see what other people say.
     
    RacingGun, May 3, 2010
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  8. pleasance

    pleasance Notebook Enthusiast

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    pleasance, May 3, 2010
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  9. cbaty08

    cbaty08 Notebook Evangelist

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    1645 has the i7 cpu where the others have other cpu options and NOT the i7... hope that helps.
     
    cbaty08, May 3, 2010
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  10. jeffyen

    jeffyen Notebook Guru

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    XPS 16 is a general name for this series of laptops. So depending on what you want, you'd choose the 1645 or 1647 etc... and they have different configurations.
     
    jeffyen, May 3, 2010
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    leopardhunter7 Notebook Consultant

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    mine does not throttle anymore... dell replaced the 90w with the 130w and now everything works fine... even when I'm playing games like age of conan or arkham asylum
     
    leopardhunter7, May 4, 2010
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