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    couple of quick questions

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by matw01, Sep 5, 2011.

  1. matw01

    matw01 Notebook Enthusiast

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    hey everyone, just ordered myself a xps 15 with the following specs...

    i7 2630QM 2.0ghz
    6gb ram
    GT540M 2GB
    Blu Ray Drive
    1080p screen
    backlit keyboard
    750gb hardrive.

    just a couple of quick questions if anyone can assist.

    1) what amp rating is the power supply as i am not sure where i am going to plug it in at the moment.
    2) the current estimated delivery is the 20th September, the laptop was ordered last Friday but i am off next week so was hoping it would be delivered by the 16th. How accurate are there delivery times? do you think by the 16th is possible?

    thanks in advance.

    from an excited future xps owner
     
    matw01, Sep 5, 2011
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    zackor Notebook Consultant

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    For the first question, I have no idea lol but for the delivery it depends where are you located.. for me I was in Canada and my laptop was supposed to be delivered today but I got it a week ago.. basically it took 4 days to build it and it was customized since I have added another cpu and other options.
     
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    yeh mine is a custom build and i live in the uk
     
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    Well my power supply, a 150W versus the 130W you will be getting, says 2.5A at 120V on it. So not too much current, we aren't talking 10A here.

    As for delivery date, well, it depends on where yours ships from. I am in the US, and Dell allotted a week to ship to me in their delivery estimate, but it shipped from a location such that it got to me the day after they shipped it (New Jersey -> Boston area). Not sure where the UK ship from though, I don't believe Dell has build spots in-country. There is a chance for you, sure. Just don't count on it, lol.
     
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    okay ill try not to get my hopes up!

    don't all the i7 systems come with a !50 watt power supply?
     
    matw01, Sep 6, 2011
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    why you buy old model ? now same price, I7-2630QM already free update to I7-2670QM.
     
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    that deal does not exist on the uk site, i ordered last Thursday night. It costs and extra £160 for the 2670QM and im sure the 2630 will be plenty fast enough for me as my current top end machine is 3.06GHz core 2 imac.
     
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    No, the only system that gets the 150W is the 17" with the 555m graphics card, all the rest get a 130W.

    You will be fine. Don't mind Alinad. The 2670 is only a tiny bit faster, not worth the upgrade price. And the 2630 isn't exactly old, it's only been available for 6 months...and a very capable processor at that.
     
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    That's what I thought, this computer is allot more powerfull than anything else I own, hoping it's capable of a little light gaming.
     
    matw01, Sep 6, 2011
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    It will be but dont expect wonders from the 540
     
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    Light gaming, no sweat. Heavy gaming, no. But it will play most anything on medium settings reasonably. GPU is your limit there, definitely not the CPU.
     
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    medium settings and medium resolution will do me fin, hoping to play deus ex invisible war.
     
    matw01, Sep 7, 2011
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    Oh, i see. i check malaysia dell website, same before price, but cpu already free update from I5-2410--->2430, I7-2630QM--->I7-2670QM.(performance fast 10%)

    Dell - The Official Site | Dell Malaysia

     
    alinad, Sep 7, 2011
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