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    XPS 16 with 256GB SSD?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by sketch76, May 13, 2009.

  1. sketch76

    sketch76 Newbie

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    Hi there,

    I'm looking to buy a new laptop and really like the XPS Studio 16. Does anyone have a XPS 16 with a 256GB SSD? Does this configuration help the cooling much?

    Thanks,

    Jim
     
    sketch76, May 13, 2009
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    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    yes, i have a studio 16 with 256gb samsung ssd.
    i sold the ssd on ebay but not the laptop.
    you can do that too, buy a dell 16 with ssd and then sell the ssd for some cash.
     
    nomoredell, May 13, 2009
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  3. sketch76

    sketch76 Newbie

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    How much overheating did you experience while using with SSD vs with no SSD?
     
    sketch76, May 13, 2009
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    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    hard drive or ssd has nothing to do with system overheating .
    just open up the computer you'd know.
     
    nomoredell, May 13, 2009
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  5. Rebellion

    Rebellion Notebook Geek

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    I have the 256gb ssd in the 1640. There is no overheating in the 1640. What you have is a concentration of heat under the trackpad and palmrest on some system configurations. (wireless 5300 seems to generate some heat)

    About 2 days ago I went over to a friends house and he has the 320gb HDD in his 1640. There is a definately heat difference in the plam rest area when compared with my 1640 with the 256gb SSD. But this was just a subjective statement. When actually looking at the temps with HWmonitor. There was very little noticable difference in the actual tempatures.

    He also games more than I do and has not seen this temps go over 70C which is really not that bad in my opinion. Its definately not overheating, not even close.

    Overheating really means it is affecting the function of the systems. So much so that the system shuts down, throttles down or has some other thermal created fault.

    There are many that are convinced that the 1640 has a heat "problem". The M1530 had a heat "problem", the 1640, in my opinion, does not.
     
    Rebellion, May 13, 2009
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    sketch76 Newbie

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    Thanks Rebellion that's pretty helpful!
     
    sketch76, May 13, 2009
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    jcomey Notebook Evangelist

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    How much did you sell the SSD for?
     
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    nomoredell Notebook Deity

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    $700 on ebay for 256gb samsung.
     
    nomoredell, May 13, 2009
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