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    Review XPS 15 L502x (i5 2410m & GT540m)

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by [-Mac-], Apr 5, 2011.

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    It says its one of the best 15" they tested recently. The FHD display was declared as one of the best they have seen, and they were quite enthusiastic about the speakers.

    Problems were:
    - heavy
    - display is excellent but glossy
    - keyboard is bad
     
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    I can see the keyboard being a "like it or hate it" kinda thing. I really started liking it after a few days of use. Much better than the MBP I had for only a week.
     
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    After reading the review Im a bit confused about which processor to select- the i5-2410m or the i7-2630Qm?
    In the report it states that one would not find much performance difference between the i5 and the i7...
    would like to know of the applications or tasks that would provide i7-2630qm a significant performance advantage over the i5-2410m??
    Also which is recommended among the two for average users considering a time span of 4-5 years?
     
    numerouno3987, Apr 5, 2011
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    http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=auto|en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.notebookcheck.com%2FTest-Dell-XPS-15-Notebook-i5-2410M-GT-540M.50915.0.html
     
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    Their pros and cons are:

    + Great display (brightness, contrast, color spectrum)
    + Large and comfortable touchpad
    + Well-aligned connection ports
    + Excellent battery life
    + High build quality
    + Very good sound system
    + Backlit keyboard
    + Optimus
    + Great performance

    - Slightly high temp & noise emissions under load
    - Flabby keys (the review states that the keyboard is "the main weakness of this notebook" and does not recommend it for excessive usage)
    - Glossy screen
     
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    Notebookcheck must hate glossy screens..
     
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