**The Official Studio XPS 1645 Intel Core i7 "Owners Lounge"

Hey kaushik, I ordered via phone it saved me the vat...... No employee discounts for me.... First i was leaned towards studio 15.. gave reference of my cousin working in wipro got 5% discount... but when i ordered xps, sales rep told me no discount for xps as its there premier machine.... I didnt argue as I have no one working in dell.. U are right that its cheaper via phone....... ok i will find some dell retailers in kol and forward u the info within today... bye

 

I thought it was like hard-wired into the BIOS chip, but after a reinstall, it stopped calling home.

 

hey thanks a lot... thank you! i'm a professional chess player and one of my reasons for opting core i7 was to harness the immense process for accurate chess analysis... and the mobility of a laptop to carry around in various tournaments and make sure a SUPER GRANDMASTER is always there by my side to help me out with analysis and preparation!! thats a really good benchmarking score for a laptop.. it even beats several mid to high range desktops!!

anybody with 720 QM can perform the same test and upload the screenshots?? (8,4,2, & 1 logical processors?) THANKS IN ADVANCE!!

 

Ibrahim seems to have the same configuration that i have ordered.. plz ibrahim can you just do me another favour?? PLZ??

 

Just ran it for you. I am gonna hop in a game with some friends so I only ran the 8 core, but the scores are so similar compared to the 820QM that I figured it should make you feel like you got an answer.

Relative Speed: 12.47
Kilo nodes per second: 5985

EDIT: Same exact specs as Max420, except i have the 500GB HDD and 720QM cpu.

 

I have the 720QM, interesting to see how it compares:
8 CPU
4 CPU
2 CPU
1 CPU

Edit: Beaten

The test results for 8 CPU is similar because the test may not scale very well to 8 processors and there is some bottleneck I'm guessing.

 

wow hyperthreading did about a 40% jump there. or i wonder if it uses the 4 reall cores in 4 core mode?.. I know its app dependant but seems nice

 

@ zlog
@eblock12

THANK YOU... THANKS A LOT!!
Really Impressed with the scores... even my desktop with intel core2Quad Q6600 @ 2.53 Ghz does a fair 5050 score(running on all cores flat out), which i used till now to check my analysis and Games, but i guess its just the other components that make the difference like 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 Ram compared to the 4GB 800 Mhz DDR2 on my desktop!! THANKS A LOT... I THINK i did the right choice to go in for XPS 16 rather than wait for (i dono how long! ) STUDIO 17 with core i7... Cant wait to lay hands on this wonderful Desktop Replacement Beast!!

P.S: I think i did the right thing by ordering My machine with 720QM rather than spend additional 350$ (or Rs. 12,000) more for 820 QM as i only use the power of the CPU for chess analysis (results of both are almost similar) and Gaming & dont do anything else that requires more maxed out cpu!

YIPEEEEEEE!!

I think I rather spend those Extra Bucks for accessories Like wireless mouse/Keyboard set; laptop Stand; Portable HDD; Docking etc;
but there are professionals who need those extra cpu power for video editing and applications like maya; 3d animation; software development etc., so dell good job offering both versions!

 

Seems liKe Intel ppl have really done a Stratospheric Job incorporating the TURBO BOOST and HYPER THREADING TECHNOLOGY under the HOODs of their new Core i* Range of Processors!!
Cant wait to see The next Gen Processors... and their technologies...

 

and hey i heard that Alienware M15/17x was designed by the Dell Studio Xps team(hardware) and alienware team (design)?? that makes me more proud of my Laptop!! ) )

just one hitch.. i wanted my SXPS 16 in Alpine white but sadly Dell India offers only Obsidian Black for SXPS 1645 (with core i7) and they offer all the three premium colours for the 1640 model.. i dono why.. becoz if you are purchasing higher config lappy then you should get mor options no??(which i beleive)

otherwise everythings more than PERFECT!!

 

jbartlettjr: How did you manage to get -20% through bing? I've already spent more than hour searching for such cashback, but no success... :-(

 

go to bing.com, search for "dell", click on the "bing cashback" link, follow the quick instructions to sign up, and you'll get kicked over to Dell.com.

make your purchase normally and checkout. You usually have about 30-60minutes to do this before the session runs out.

you won't see another Bing cashback reminder anywhere in the checkout process, so after you pay, if you haven't gotten a Bing email in a few days (check your spam folder too), call Dell or Microsoft Bing. If all else fails just cancel the order, since it usually takes some weeks to ship anyway.

 

Go to Bing's cashback site, and click on "cashback stores" on the left. Then search for "Dell Studio XPS 16." Along the right column of the resulting page, you will see a cashback offer for this lappie. It looks like an ad, but it is not. Click on the cashback part, then follow the directions.

 

How long did the folk who're now owners wait between it being in production and receiving it? (Mines in production so trying to plan when I'm throwing a sickie

 

Only dell cashback i can see is for ebay :-( Did you check that it's still working???

Also when I type dell in bing, there is no cashback link...

 

For Bing cash back ... can you still use your Dell Preferred Account and take advantage of the 12 months no interest?

 

No, that's not correct. It is still there. Try following my instructions above EXACTLY this time.

 

I ordered mine on 11/2, and it shipped on 11/9, arrived 11/10. I think I may have just gotten lucky though, don't know if that's the norm.

 

This Anandtech article dogs on the Samsung 256 SSDs, specifically, performance after the drive is used for a while. I hope Dell is using the newest Samsung drives, as, according to Anandtech, the firmware on the drives is not currently user-upgradable.

http://anandtech.com/storage/showdoc.aspx?i=3631&p=1

 

samsung has said that they will release a tool for us to upgrade teh firmware. anand isn't jesus.

 

Still no luck :-( Maybe because i'm from czech republic, but I've chosen US bing so there shouldn't be anything different from yours...
(a friend of mine is in the US and he would bring me the laptop)

Could you please just post a link to bing site where there is this offer?

The one I got to using your instructions is this: http://www.bing.com/shopping/search?q=Dell+Studio+XPS+16&go=&form=QBRE&scope=cashback

 

Do you guys feel the extra money for the i7 was worth it over a C2D 1640. I'm strongly considering an XPS16 as a replacement for my fried Asus G1s.

I've never had a computer with more than two cores, so I'm wondering if I'll be more inclined to take advantage of the extra computing power because its there. Is it true that the 1645's cooling system is improved over the 1640 and that it runs cooler under light use? *I would be using a cooler for moderate-heavy use, of course.

Right now the complaints of random GPU downclocking during gaming is holding me back somewhat, but if it's just a power supply issue then I'm not too worried about it. Honestly, most of the games I play are older Source games, but I would expect them to run flawlessly on a machine with these specifications.

 

it depends upon your requirements.. i seem to think that you do not need the extra computing power of core i7 for your gaming... just go for c2duo (P9700) which should provide you with upto 4 hrs of battery life (high usage) and if you want to play more advance games in future (beleive me i was like you at one time but cudn stop myself from inclining towards modern games)or be future proof i strongly recommend Core i7!

about the heating issues, generally i beleive from all the reveiws i read from the web as well as some fantastic reviews here on notebbok review, 1645 is generally cooler on lighter loads(see temp graph in the same thread posted previously) and the gap generally declines as the usage increases but remains fairly below the 1640. (for conformation i shuld get my 1645 which is due on 16th December {Hopefully})

and about the GPU downclocking.. i think it might be a power issue and khaledsif and all have written it on dell forums and dell ppl should get through this problem fairly soon as its a premium notebook.

 

I'm also a gamer who plays older games replacing a burned out M1710 XPS, I ordered a 2.8 1640 but cancelled in favour of the I7 for a couple of reasons.

1) It appears to run cooler from the tests I've seen here, and having had GPU failures in my last 2 gaming laptops this is a big plus imo (I'm going to use a Zalman NC-1500 with it so hopefully itll be a reasonably cool set up)
2) The RAM speed and lack of Southbridge mean a speed gain regardless of the processor
3) Getting the I7 720 which is the entry level means I will have a decent upgrade path for the processor if I want it in 18 months or so, getting the 2.8 leaves little ceiling.
4) Games will come out in the future which make better use of the cores
5) I'm a sucker for latest tech

 

Yeah, well that's a relief. Here I was thinking that Anand and Jesus were one and the same. After all, I have never seen them in the same place.

Yes, it's just a review, and it did not deter me. I ordered the 256 SSD. Just passing on info.

 

anyone having problems with verified by visa with dell? mine is always saying that the transaction is failed, called the credit card company and they said dell and verified by visa are not "getting along"

 

I was wondering when someone would finally develop a future proof machine, I guess this is finally it... .

Of course next month when they announce they will be putting a bettter video card in....or new/faster ram....or the new Dual quad core.....

 

I came from a G2S-A1 and it was *definatly* worth the wait and trouble. this thing is FAST. It's definatly just an issue with the 90 watt adapter not being powerful enough. So if you order one make sure thye know the contingency for you placing an order is if they throw in the 130watt adapter, or give you enough money off so that you can buy one seperate.

Then theres this:

 

true, and thanks for the info.

 

SAME HERE BUDDY!! SO DID I PREFER FOR CORE I7 (one of the many reasons!!!!)

 

YEah you cant have a totally future proof machine (Get an Alienware M17x or i think even that is outdated now the Core I7 mobile extreme edition cpu's (920XM) are here!! you cant have a totally future proof machine becoz every week or every month someone keeps coming up with a better hardware be it a GPU/RAM/CHIPSET/PROCESSOR/OTHER TECHS.. so if you think you will wait for the future proof machine i guess you'll end up waiting ... (my personal experience) i have waited since this JULY for a Quad core laptop.. it had arrived in sep in the form of intel core2 Quad powered machines (Q9000 and Q9100 series) but i read about intel core i7 technology and that it will be due soon so thought to wait.. now i see it has arrived and its a nice time to order one .. by future proof i meant relatively same configs with minor differences that really dont make a big difference

 

Quad cores are doomed HEX cores are already here.

The world's fastest supercomputer is Cray XT5, also known as Jaguar. Jaguar bags the no. 1 spot, beating IBM's Roadrunner, who has been holding the top crown since past 18 months. Jaguar recently upgraded its quad-core CPUs to hex-core Opteron processors, which meant a 2.3 petaflop per second theoretical performance peak (”nearly a quarter of a million cores” , and 1.75 petaflops measured by the Linpack benchmark. This surpasses Roadrunner's 1.04 petaflop/s. A petaflop/s refers to 1 quadrillion calculations per second. Jaguar, located at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, came close to beating Roadrunner in the two previous Top500 lists. This time, however, Roadrunner's performance fell from 1.105 petaflop/s in June due to a repartitioning of the system.

 

Oh, no. I knew I should've waited a little longer! Damn it, now I get to watch all my friends load Word a millisecond faster. UGH, I hate technology!

~Ibrahim~

 

although, i'm loving the improvment in encoding x.264 video files. glad i got the 820qm ^-^

 

Is the service manual that ships with/on the 1645 the same as the 1640?
When you look for the docs for the 1645 on dell it now points to the 1640 page. (apposed to the empty page before).

 

Yes, that is the right page. Following the rest of my instructions, look at the RIGHT COLUMN OF THE PAGE. It looks like an ad, but it is not. Click on "Bing Cashback" under "The Studio XPS 16 by Dell."

 

There is nothing like that :-( Really!!! I dont understand that... There's just ad for dell on ebay, not the dell site...

 

maybe the ads are different depending on your ip address? this is what's on the right column for me, i'm in the u.s:

Sponsored sites

*
Studio XPS 16 Laptop

Check out Dell's New Cutting-Edge Laptop! Powered by Intel Technology
www.Dell.com/StudioXPSBing cashbackBing cashback
*
Dell studio xps 16

Buy Dell studio xps 16. You may get 10% off with PayPal if eligible.
www.eBay.comBing cashbackBing cashback

 

Under "Sponsored Sites," it should be your first option. Ebay should be second. As someone else said, it may be missing for geographic reasons.=(

 

Apparently. I checked for the 1645's service manual a few days ago and it just redirected me to the 1640's.

I guess nothing service-wise changed...replacing a mobo is still replacing a mobo.

~Ibrahim~

 

Ok, i believe then, that url is what's important (i think that's how dell know it's through bing), so where does the link lead to? "www.Dell.com/StudioXPSBing" is probably wrong as it says: "The page you requested may no longer exist on Dell.com"

 

Try this:

http://0.r.msn.com/?ld=2vTSWyk+9esg...xnHE7jO7SzP6khmdx6ua1btDwSE9HA0tXSaPx2SN0rXIL

 

Or simply try this for the Bing 20% CB.

Note: You need to have a MSN Hotmail or Live email account set up.

>Go to www.bing.com
>Search: Dell > Enter
>Next Page you will see > All Results > Dell...com Official Site $BingCashBack > Click $BingCashback

>Next Screen will be: Your purchase during this visit to Dell.com Home & Home Office Store will earn you 20% > Enter your applicable Live or Hotmail email addy >
>Click Enter, You will be taken to Dell's Home Page.

Click on: Home or Business, for which Segment you want to shop!
And, you can search for what you want to purchase: A lappy, desktop, accessory, or what not. You can search by Model Name, Dell Part Number.

And you proceed as you would normally do on Dell.com, add to cart...make your purchase. You will not see anything regarding Bing Cashback during your purchase or at checkout!

**** It may take up to 48 hours to get Bing Cashback Confirmation e-mail info direct from Bing. Dell has nothing to do with this. So contacting them regarding your Bing Cashback is effortless. If you do not hear anything back from Bing in say 48 hours, you can send an e-mail to Bing, and they are really good with followup!

Also, Dell has been extremely slow with their own e-mail confirmations, so be a bit patient with them also, on purchases!

Hope that helps!

Cin...

 

Hi Guys,

I ordered SXPS 1645 earlier this month but just realized that my confirmation order Email and the Order status on the Dell's website have different items.

I ordered Full HD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP and this is in my confirmation E-mail from dell

In the order status it is Premium FHD WLED Display, Obsidian Black, 2.0 MP Webcam. Item# 320-8335

To me these look like entirely different monitors. I would be really pissed if they actually changed my order.
I will try to give them a call tomorrow.

I would appreciate if you guys can confirm whether these are different monitors.

 

On my order status it said:
320-8332 16.0 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p Full HD RGBLED LCD, W/2.0 MP, XPS 1645

 

I just ordered the same thing today (the RGBLED) and it said FHD WLED in my order status as well. I just canceled an order I made yesterday with the 15.6 1080p monitor and in my order status it listed it as "15.6 inch Wide Screen 16:9 1080p Full HD WLED LCD, W/2.0 MP, XPS 1645"

So I think we are ok.

 

Thanks. I hope you are right. By the way this is a post I found in another thread

 

"Premium WLED" is the same as RGBLED. I confirmed with rep last week.

 

Ok, Take a look at the screenshot below. There are 3 choices, obviously, and one of them is FHD WLED which is about $175 cheaper and lower quality. 60
-70% gamut etc. Main concern here is that I may end up with this one. My experience with Dell Reps is not great. Is there way to distinguish these two displays apart from their small size difference

Once again, I ordered Full HD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP and this is in my confirmation E-mail from dell

In the order status it is Premium FHD WLED Display, Obsidian Black, 2.0 MP Webcam. I tem# 320-8335

 

while we're on the bing issue, does the cashback occur before or after tax? And also, i know the conditions say that it's only applicable for home and small business, any chance i can save the cart then call an epp rep and still have the 20% cashback applied?