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    XPS vs Centrino2 laptop

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by simcamil, Nov 21, 2008.

  1. simcamil

    simcamil Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello,

    I am looking to buy a laptop. I like a lot the XPS but I don't know if I should get one of this or if I should get a Centrino2 laptop.

    What advantages would have a Centrino2 laptop with similar specs than the XPS? Is it really worth it?

    Thanks
     
    simcamil, Nov 21, 2008
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  2. TemjinZero

    TemjinZero Notebook Evangelist

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    Current XPS:
    Good... but some slight heat issues. In particular XPS 1330s overheating when customized with a discrete GPU. Can be partially remedied with copper mod. Not sure about the 1530, I assume it's a bit better though.

    Current Centrino 2s:
    Lower power consumption and heat generation for equivalent processing power. X4500 integrated graphics are decent, but not completely game-worthy.
     
    TemjinZero, Nov 21, 2008
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  3. 72hundred

    72hundred Revolutions-Per-Millennia

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    Which XPS are you actually talking about?
     
    72hundred, Nov 21, 2008
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    simcamil Notebook Enthusiast

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    XPS 1530 with 9300 CPU.
     
    simcamil, Nov 21, 2008
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    that should work fine. Mine is running pretty cool both GPU and CPU.
     
    Delboyko, Nov 21, 2008
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