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    Sound quality on SXPS 1645 vs. Alienware 15x

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by MrAceXPS, Dec 31, 2009.

  1. MrAceXPS

    MrAceXPS Notebook Guru

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    Is the sound quality better on the Dell Studio XPS 1645 than the Alienware 15x?

    I am researching the Alienware 15x, with the possibility of returning the 1645 and getting the Alienware.

    It seems there are clear tradeoffs. I am not really into gaming, but would prefer a laptop that has complete use of the i7 performance. It appears that the Alienware does not have the same performance restrictions as the Alienware; however, it looks like many Alienware owners are dissatisfied with the internal laptop sound and the track pad.

    I am not looking to hook external keyboards, or an external mouse, or an external speaker system up to the laptop.

    Curious to get some feedback from people who have experience with both laptops. I don't want to get the Alienware and then get fristrated because the multimedia aspects of it are crud.

    Thanks for the feedback.
     
    MrAceXPS, Dec 31, 2009
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  2. Fenikkusu

    Fenikkusu Notebook Evangelist

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    Alienware has a similar issue, it's GPU throttling lol.
     
    Fenikkusu, Dec 31, 2009
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  3. Dr.Nat

    Dr.Nat Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well I did compare M15X to my XPS 1640 and the XPS speakers destroy AW(well that's too extreme of course, the bass is louder in XPS because of a subwoofer). Considering that you are not really into gaming, I would keep the XPS but if you are set on AW there is a throttle fix for M15x where it doesn't throttle anymore. Good luck with your decision :)
     
    Dr.Nat, Jan 1, 2010
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