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    Studio xps 1640 palm rest

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by waloshin, Apr 13, 2009.

  1. waloshin

    waloshin Notebook Consultant

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    Before I buy this laptop I am wondering what is the palm rest made from? I did chat to dell and they said magnesium? It doesnt look like magnesium to me,it looks like plastic.
     
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    if its anything like the xps 1340, then yes the palm rest is plastic, with aluminum trim and magnesium support.
     
    fernandez21, Apr 13, 2009
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  3. waloshin

    waloshin Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks thats what I thought, Dell online chat never know what thier talking about it seems all they train to do is upsell, push sales (make commision), and asnswer questions like what is faster a 2.0ghz cpu witrh 3mb's of cache or a 2.4ghz with 3mb's of cache.
     
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    Narthecium Notebook Evangelist

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    Of course, a 2.0ghz is going to be slower than a 2.4ghz, especially if they have the same cache and bus speed..
     
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  5. waloshin

    waloshin Notebook Consultant

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    What i was getting at is that the Dell live chat know pretty much nothing and only can answer simple questions like that.
     
    waloshin, Apr 13, 2009
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    Tell them you won't buy unless they know what the average wing speed of an unladen swallow is.

    And yes, it is a very high gloss finger-print attracting plastic, which was one of the reasons why I was hesitant with my purchase. I preferred the all-aluminum of the m1330. However, it's not as bad as you would think... and it feels pretty nice too.
     
    xScorp1on, Apr 13, 2009
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