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    Xps 13

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by MarcTonk, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. MarcTonk

    MarcTonk Notebook Geek

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    How well does the XPS 13 compare to other 13" notebooks with similar specs. Could some of you with them give me your thoughts. Im looking at a HP dv3t but the design is holding me back from buying. My buddy is looking at an XPS 13 with similar specs. Would the SSD be worth the extra money on this? Can the GPU handle games coming out like Diablo3 and Starcraft2? Is the heat issue fixed on this model? How is the battery life? Is there anything else I should recommend or take away from this let?

    Any help or tips would be appreciated. He plans on buying next week. I'm still looking but this sleek design looks WAY better than the HP...

    SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black with Leather Accent

    PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (3MB cache/2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB)

    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit

    HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD with 1.3 Megapixel Camera

    MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)

    HARD DRIVE 500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)

    VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500M - 256MB

    WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1510 802.11n Half Mini-Card

    SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0

    BLUETOOTH Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)

    BLUETOOTH ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth
     
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    BlackRussian Notebook Deity

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  3. MarcTonk

    MarcTonk Notebook Geek

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    More than half those links are just for sales of the laptop. The rest are nothing in particular helpful. Now he is also looking at the Studio 15 for better graphics card and screen. Ha ham trying to get him to buy one so I can toy around with it before I get serious on buying.

    Thanks for help.
     
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    hah2110 Notebook Consultant

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    I have the XPS 13 identical to yours except I have the SSD. It is BLAZING. I mean - computer is up and running in like 20 seconds (on a bad day). It is FAASSTT. So far, this thing has handled EVERYTHING I could throw at it quite well.
     
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    MarcTonk Notebook Geek

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    Could you tell me what you have thrown at it program and game wise? Yes, my buddy was looking at the the SSD also. Just need to find some coupons to get the price down.
     
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    I have done some moderate-heavy video/photo editing. PhotoShop will slow down a little bit only when I'm rendering some of my larger images (~360mb and poster size things like 40 x 50"). The only gaming I have done is Americas Army on highest settings. Only a hiccup here and there.
     
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