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    XPS 1645 vs. MBP 15.4''

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by stabbish, Dec 27, 2009.

  1. stabbish

    stabbish Newbie

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    Hi,

    I'm currently deciding whether to buy the XPS 1645, 6GB RAM, i7, 500GB model of the XPS.

    Or a refurbished MBP for the same price. (The one with 256MB DDR3 VRAM)

    My main focus is video editing in HD. I've been using Windows 7 and OSX so am familiar with both systems.

    What it comes down too right now is the build quality and the potential out of both machines.

    I've read numerous reports of "Heat" problems from the XPS1645 which kinda scares me from buying it, however the 1080p and i7 kinda interest me.

    And help on deciding between the two would be greatly appreciated.
     
    stabbish, Dec 27, 2009
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  2. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    for video editing in HD ... no brainer you will really like the i7 for encoding !!!!
    both are a quality system but the MBP is sorely lacking in CPU and GPU ( if you use gpu accelerated software )
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 27, 2009
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  3. stabbish

    stabbish Newbie

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    Yeah I know that the i7 will greatly help with rendering and that. Does anyone have the surface temperature of the mousepad after some use?
     
    stabbish, Dec 27, 2009
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  4. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    havnt used one myself but I hear they arent too bad at the pad. but if you are doing serious editing work why arent you using a mouse, digitizer or touch tablet?
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 27, 2009
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  5. stabbish

    stabbish Newbie

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    Good point, I'd still be nice to know (I do alot of traveling where surface space isn't always present for a mouse), how about the temperatures for just general use because I am replacing my desktop computer (lack of space in new house) so it will double as my main computer
     
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  6. crazycanuk

    crazycanuk Notebook Virtuoso

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    cant say, hopefully someone who owns one can jump in here.. I hate to pass on third hand knowledge.
     
    crazycanuk, Dec 27, 2009
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  7. Zlog

    Zlog Notebook Deity

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    Its fine. the touchpad on the 1645 doesn't get beyond warm for me even when gaming
     
    Zlog, Dec 27, 2009
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    cause&effect Notebook Enthusiast

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    Same here... Not to bad at all. The "Heat" problems are most likely from the XPS1640 that you are hearing about.
     
    cause&effect, Dec 28, 2009
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    fred2028 Sexy member

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    Confirmed. Open up your 1645 and you will find a heat sink covering the south bridge, which is what made the touchpads hot. Even when gaming, the laptop is very bearable without any external cooling. And it only needs 1 fan to do all this.
     
    fred2028, Dec 28, 2009
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  10. yejun

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    It's very hot at palmrest and touchpad area. Bearable but uncomfortable.
     
    yejun, Dec 28, 2009
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    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    Macbook Pros also run incredibly hot. The whole block of AL acts as one big heatsink that dumps the heat from the computer onto the user.
     
    KingRaptor, Dec 28, 2009
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