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    Dell studio 15 or Lenovo IdeaPad Y550?????????

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by lovely_monu, Jan 6, 2010.

  1. lovely_monu

    lovely_monu Notebook Guru

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    Lenovo IdeaPad Y550
    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600
    GenuineWindows 7 Home Premium 64
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 240M 1024MB
    4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz
    15.6 " HD Wide LED 1366x768
    500GB 5400
    Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 5100
    DVD Recordable (Dual Layer)
    None
    One Year
    Industry Standard Touchpad
    6 Cell Lithium-Ion


    Or

    Dell Studio 15

    Processor
    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.20GHz/ 800 FSB/ 2MB Cache)
    Operating System

    Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)
    Memory
    4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 SDRAM Memory
    Hard Drive
    500GB SATA Hard Drive
    Display
    15.6” 720p WLED (1366x768) Display with TrueLife™ and Built-in 2.0MP Web CamVideo Card
    512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570
    Optical Drive
    Slot Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability
    Wireless Network Card
    Intel(R) WiFi Link 5100 (802.11a/g/n) Half Mini-card


    Dear Friends i am bit confused between these two laptops, can you give me suggestion that which is good system or worth for money. I'd like to do some gaming, definitely video editing/production and watch movies. Also... typical office apps, and photo manipulation, program compilation, dot net program development . I like to keep my hardware for five years, buying the best available architecture, but not necessarily the top of the line in performance. Your suggestions will be very much valuable for me. Waiting for your comments.
     
    lovely_monu, Jan 6, 2010
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  2. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550's graphics card is significantly more powerful than the one in the Dell Studio 15. The Y550 will also benefit (slightly) from the use of DDR3 memory, it is slightly faster and uses 25% less power than DDR2.

    The Y550 also looks and feels sturdier (like it would hold up to several years of heavy use) than the Studio 15....
     
    allfiredup, Jan 6, 2010
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  3. Luke1708

    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    ok, i dont know for the lenovo y550, but i've held a dell studio 15 and it feels sturdy. so according to allfiredup, the y550 should be sturdier which means better. i would go with the lenovo because of the gpu. if the dell had the gt240, i would go with it but at this time, the ideapad y550 is the better of the 2.
     
    Luke1708, Jan 6, 2010
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  4. theoak

    theoak Notebook Consultant

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    You may want to wait a week or two and see what the new I5 CPUs have to offer from both camps ...
     
    theoak, Jan 6, 2010
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