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    Studio Xps 16 heat--laptop advice

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by weswp, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. weswp

    weswp Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm looking into getting a laptop fairly soon. I am trying to decide if i want to go with the xps 1530 or studio xps 16. I read various reviews of how hot the studio xps got and was wondering if it has gotten that problem fixed at all. Also any advise on which laptop i should learn toward is much appreciated. :)
     
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    Most reviews have been exagerated about the heat its a very cool laptop. The palmrest gets warm not hot but if you dont want that get a solid state drive
     
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    Will an SSD noticeably reduce heat, or is it not really worth shelling out more cash?
     
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    No more hot palmrest with SSD
     
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    I'm going to wait until the price gets cheaper and the capacity gets higher...then I'll just switch out. Give it like six months, it's already way down from what it was a little while ago from what I can tell.
     
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    Yea i know what you mean. As soon as it reaches 500gb and is at about 200 im getting one
     
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    A SSD won't necessarily reduce heat. It really depends on which one you choose, since many SSDs continue to draw a good bit of power even when the computer is idle, as opposed to a HDD which can spin down.

    If you choose to buy a SSD, do it for the shock-resistance and low latency.
     
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    In the xps 16 it actually removes the heat of the palmrest so people have said
     
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    I don't imagine the xps will get much hotter than my 1720 does. This thing cooks when the 8600 starts rolling.
     
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    There's plenty of reviews on how hot the 1530 gets too.
    I think (especially with dell) it depends on the specific laptop, as regards how hot it gets.

    If I were you I'd be leaning towards the 1640. The xps 1530 is great and all, but it is getting on a bit, the tech is old and there's also the whole 8 series Nvidia fiasco.

    I'd only consider the 1530 if I was getting a very good deal.
     
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    Yeah I was in the same dilemma, and for only slightly more money in the studio xps 16, you get a better processor, better ram, better graphics card, and usually larger HD...I didn't see a reason to go with the 1530, unless a 16" really won't work for you.

    There seemed to be a lot of advantages the 16 had over the 1530.
     
    Narthecium, Apr 7, 2009
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