To Return L501X for L502X or not

Hi,

I initially bought XPS L501X with i7 processor. I felt the palmrest very warm near to hot. I exchanged it for another i7 laptop. That also felt warm near to hot. Then i returned i7 and ordered new one with i5 560M. This one is ok not too warm. But the boot up time from press of power button untill the internet explorer opening is about 3 minutes.

After that the system looks fine. But now i am tempted to return this for sandy bridge with i7 quad core.

I am a computer professional, sometimes i do coding on my personal laptop. But no video games or photo editing.

But after spending $1900 the system takes 3 mins in boot up time is something making me uncomfortable.

Shall i go for new sandy bridge. But if i return my current laptop then Dell loses money as they have to sell it as refurb at lower price. And i dont want to make someone's loss.

Is sandy bridge really worth. How much will be the approx boot time.

 

i don't think boot time is really related that much to the processor. it relies mostly on how well windows is optimized.

my old dell xps m1530 with a C2D T7500 takes probably 38 seconds to boot up and then open up IE or something. my xps with an i3-370m is also pretty quick. my gf's i7 takes a lot more time than mine in just the booting up time and i think its mainly because i optimized my laptop better.

soo, honestly, i think something's not right with your i5 laptop and it can probably be fixed. but if u can get an i7 sandybridge for free...than id go for it.

 

There are many variables that play into boot up times. For instance, the laptop in my sig below boots up in under 20 seconds including entering the password. Now, my $4K custom desktop with the best of everything, takes 2-3 minutes to boot up, mainly due to the bios config as well as my system startup settings. If boot up times worry you that much, put it in sleep, hibernate, or reconfigure your settings.

 

OR get a SSD to improve boot up time.

Just curious how did your laptop reach 1900$ with an i5 in it.

And if in case you decide to return have a look at the refreshed macbook line as well before pulling the trigger on xps 15.

 

The spec are as follows:

CORE i5 560m
640 gb hdd
6gb ram
1080 + TV tuner
BLU RAY
9 cell + bluetooth+ n 6300 wimax
Window ultimate
3 year accidental warranty


Do you think i got it expensive??, i7 was little cheaper.

 

Wow. That is way expensive. The 3-year warranty and windows ultimate are nice, but you spent too much. $1600 is a more reasonable price, or under $1500 with windows HP instead of ultimate.

 

Yeah, you def paid way too much. No modern computer should take 3 min to boot up. Something might be up with your hdd. Try reformatting and reinstalling windows.

If making dell loss money is part of your concern... don't be because 1. the cost of taking refunds is baked into the price, and 2. its a big heartless corporation, you're not hurting its feelings.

 

1900 for a xps 15 with i5? That money could get two of my xps 17 with i7...

 

I guess just because of the price they quote you you should be returning the laptop to them.

I cant even think how did it go above 1600$ without an SSD in it.

And if you are thinking of getting SB i7 quad core laptop then they are really a significant upgrade and for i5/i3 although they are not big upgrade but welcome upgrade as any upgrade for free is welcome.