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    XPS Studio 16 vs Alienware 15x

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by almac, Sep 25, 2009.

  1. almac

    almac Newbie

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    PROCESSOR Intel ® Core ™ i7 820QM 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
    MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
    HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
    VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB

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    PROCESSOR Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)
    VIDEO CARD 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 260M
    MEMORY 3GB DDR3 at 1066MHz

    These questions probably get asked all the time. But I am having a hard time deciding what laptop to pick up.

    I plan on gaming (mostly) and realize the Nvida card is a better GPU than the ATI..but the XPS has 1080p vs 900p 1gig more Ram (even thought it is shared) and a Blue Ray burner.
     
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    SxualVnilla Notebook Enthusiast

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    If for gaming the alienware is the way to go.
     
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    Well when I say gaming I mostly only play MMOs on my laptop. Wow/DDO/Darkfall, possibly Aion

    But I want something that is going to be able to play newer MMOs well.

    I generally stick to Xbox for my fps/rpg fix..
     
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    5150Joker Tech|Inferno

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    The new M15x lacks HDMI so keep that in mind if it's important to you. For gaming, the AW is the better choice. With that said, if you want a gaming laptop like you mentioned, then you should also consider an Asus or Clevo. Both offer the same features/performance of an AW but for a much better price.
     
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    I did consider Asus/Clevo but what I am really thinking is I want something that is going to be able to still funtion at a decent level in a couple of years. So I am shying away from the Dual Cores and looking more at Quad/i7
     
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    Sephoroth Notebook Evangelist

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    The SXPS 16 has a better CPU, more RAM (configured as dual channel), and faster RAM. Though the higher resolution monitor can degrade performance (assuming you play at your native resolution), I wouldn't specifically consider that a downside if you ever do anything other than game.

    I agree with 5150Joker here. If you want to primarily game, make sure you first take a look at Asus and Clevo. Both of them have already announced mobile Core i7 computers.
     
    Sephoroth, Sep 25, 2009
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