Studio XPS 1645 - good deal, or should I cancel?

I ordered a Studio XPS 1645 last week, but now I am starting to wonder if I rushed into it and should cancel my order if I can (the order status is still in pre-production). The main thing that has been concerning me is the power throttling issues when using the power adapter. (I did not find out about this issue until a few days after placing my order.) If I had known about this issue, I probably would have waited a month or two until all the issues have been worked out, or went with the Studio XPS 1640. I know users have said that 130W power adapters have fixed their issues, but what if the issue is also related to the motherboard or something...I don't want to be stuck with a bad motherboard.

The reason why I ordered the system last week is because I thought it was somewhat of a good deal. Here are the main specs that I got for $1670 (w/o tax) when using a certain e-value code. All other configurations using similar specs seemed to be over $2000. (Let me know if this wasn't such a good deal...)

- Intel Core i7 720QM
- 4 GB RAM
- ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4670 1GB
- RGBLED display
- 500GB 7200rpm HD
- Blu-ray combo drive
- Bluetooth
- Free Next Day Shipping (I don't know if this was standard or not...all shipping options were shown as $0 when I placed my order...so I picked the fastest one.)


Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

Don't worry, Dell has very good warranty coverage, and with the amount of media this thing is getting, they won't leave us hanging. I would say that's a pretty decent deal and and to go for it. Pick up a 130-watt adapter to go with it, though and wait for Dell to provide the 'official' remedy.

 

im in the same boat here but it seems to be simply that the adapter dell provides just isnt giving it enough juice

dell guy i talked to today says this issue has been fixed - not sure if he even knew what i was talking about but i'll test it when i get it swiftly in one months time

90watts doesnt seem enough for a laptop with that power look at any comparable laptop they all have a higher wattage supply

actually thats just talking i have no idea how much an i7 laptop is supposed to draw

 

Plus even with the 90 watt adapter there are lots of workarounds, lower the screen brightness, use an external monitor, make the video card run a bit slower, play on battery.

 

you shouldnt have to "work around" anything

they should supply the appropriate adapter

and this is just to run the damn computer what if we have USB devices plugged in drawing power too?

dell gawd

 

Mine will be delivered today:

720 Core i7
4gb ram
128 ssd
1080p WLED
Blue Ray

The way I see it are there are the people called double E's. They were super dorky in school and understand concepts even few engineers can grasp. These people should be on Dell's pay roll. Dell should have taken every component, maxed it out, all at the same time, figured out how much power all of it will use, and provided a power supply and ac adapter that can power that and then some. That's why we pay dell to build are PC's, isn't it? I mean if I just wanted to through a bunch of hardware into a case and hope it works I wouldn't need Dell at all. I certainly don't use them to install software for me, as everytime you buy a new comp you have to do your own install to get rid of all the bloat ware and redundant programs that come with it. Yes, Dell is there to build hardware, and garuntee that the hardware they send out is compatible and tested. Sounds like they launched this PC before putting it through its paces.

More importantly than the AC adapter, has anyone done any digging into the power supply? I am sure I will get the 130w adapter from Dell, but can the power supply in the laptop handle all that draw, and if it can't, will it burn out prematurely. A bad power supply is a pain in the as far as I can see in a laptop, though, I admit, I don't know what a laptop power supply even looks like, as I only know how to service them in desktops.

That said, I do give Dell props for investing in Future tech. Only HP offers an SSD, and RGB LED is way ahead of it's time, though I thought the SSD would get me more bang for my buck. I'm sure 1080p will look good on a 16 inch screen even if it is WLED.

Good luck to ya. I would say stick with it. I got mine in under 10 days, and if you know how to work Dell's system, and don't mind it taking several hours, in the end we almost always win with them. It's just a matter of how hard you need to try to get results. Some people just don't know how to work the system I think. Still it shouldn't take several hours, and it used to not take that long, but Dell outgrew its roots. Oh well. At least I got all that for 1650 delivered. Mac, nor anyone else, except maybe HP can compete.

 

where are you guys getting these deals? I can not find anything comparable.

 

Thanks for the replies. My order just switched to "In Production" today, so it looks like I might have to go with it now. My last resort is probably to refuse the order/delivery when it is delivered. Does anyone have any experience with this, or know how this works? If I did this, would I be charged a restocking fee?

Another reason why I wanted to cancel and reorder is to use Bing Cashback. I never have thought about it at the time. Using the same configuration, I could have gotten the system for around $1300 instead of $1670, or done some more upgrades for about the same price.

 

I ordered mine for $1299.99 back in october during the early sales they had.

720qm
4gb
ATI 1gb
500gb hdd
bluetooth
xfi
black leather

 

do yourself a favor and buy it from trianglelaptops

$30 instead of $99

 

Guys what do you think? Is it a good system and have a "Peace of mind"....?