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    Should I buy it?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by zombiefan, Oct 14, 2011.

  1. zombiefan

    zombiefan Notebook Geek

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    I have been waiting around on the forum for a laptop for awhile now. At first I wanted the xps 15 but then I heard about the Samsung series 7 that was coming out. I was pretty sure I was going to buy that but the specs are too flaky on it. One website is saying one thing and another website saying another. Then I was checking out the Sony SE. It's light like the samsung but theres no quad core and the GPU kinda sucks. Although its about the same as the 525m. I want to play some games on it. Also I hear the screen is kinda flimsy.

    Then fast forward to now and Dell releases the XPS 15 with an upgraded quad core the i7-2670QM. So I'm pretty sure I am going to get this laptop now. It's cheaper than the Sony SE but its heavier for sure. And I dont think the Samsung 7 is ever coming out.

    One thing I was kinda looking for was for a laptop to be light but I figure I dont really take my laptop I have now that many places (m1530).

    One thing I'm worried about is the 9 cell battery. I dont really need one but it kind of includes it for you instead of the 6 cell. I'm worried about it sticking out and not sitting well on my lap.

    heres the specs I'm thinking about buying:

    XPS 15 XPS 15
    Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    Processor 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10 GHz
    Memory 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
    Keyboard Backlit Keyboard - English
    LCD 15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
    Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 1GB graphics with Optimus
    Hard Drive 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    Color Elemental Silver Aluminum
    Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
    Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
    CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
    Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
    Wireless Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000
    Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2010
    Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter, 24-Months
    Battery 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Service 1 Year Basic Support
    Peace of Mind DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
    Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected
    Miscellaneous Award Winning Service and Support
    Trusted ID Trusted ID,IDSafe, 12 Month Subscription, Digital Delivery
    Recovery Tools Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English, Recovery DVD
    TOTAL: $1,064.99

    Also with the i7-2670QM you can upgrade up to 16gb of ram vs the 8gb with the i7-2630QM
     
    zombiefan, Oct 14, 2011
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  2. Jon vMagic

    Jon vMagic Notebook Consultant

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    *shrug* looks OK, I have the 17inch version and love it...

    can you get the gt540m in the xps15? If so I'd get that

    additionally... I also still have the m1530, with the 9 cell battery and yeah, it's not the most comfortable thing to use on your lap but it does increase airflow/cooling when on a desk. If you're really worried about it then try ordering via the telephone and ask for a 6 cell battery instead
     
    Jon vMagic, Oct 15, 2011
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