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    Dell wants to give me a Studio 17 for my xps 1647...good deal?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by brendan_kelly, May 30, 2010.

  1. brendan_kelly

    brendan_kelly Notebook Guru

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    Here are the Studio specs:

    Dell wants to replace my studio xps 1647 with a Studio 17 with the following specs:

    224-7350 Studio 17 Laptop $420.00
    1 312-0949 85 WHR 9-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT $80.00
    1 313-4783 HD AUDIO 2.0 $0.00
    1 313-8043 17.3" FHD B+RG LED DISPLAY W/CAM,1745 $150.00
    1 313-8044 Black Chainlink $0.00
    1 313-8871 6X SLOT LOAD BLURAY COMBO DRIVE,INSP $150.00
    1 317-2448 i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz, 8MB Cache) $239.00
    1 317-2712 6GB,DDR3,1333MHZ,2 DIMM,1747 $200.00
    1 330-4433 BACKLIT KEYBOARD,INSP $40.00
    1 330-4532 NO WWAN,STUDIO 17 $0.00
    1 330-5790 ATI RADEON 4650 1GB,1747 $150.00
    1 330-6222 Windows 7 OS Label,CNB $0.00
    1 330-6363 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,1747 $0.00
    1 341-9979 1TB (2x500GB) HDD, 7200RPM,1747 $300.00
    1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0,MLANG,I/S/X NB $0.00
    1 410-2462 MCAFEE PEARL MUI,15MTH,W/O,CNB $39.00
    1 420-6436 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP $0.00
    1 420-6576 DELL WELCOME,SW,DIM/INSP $0.00
    1 420-7938 DELL CONNECT 2.1,DIM/INSP/XPS $0.00
    1 420-9100 DELL DOCK CONSUMER,INB/XNB $0.00
    1 420-9352 DELL,SW,WILD TANGENT INC GAMES I/S $0.00
    1 420-9691 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 2.0 BASIC $0.00
    1 420-9800 DELL REMOTE ACCESS, FREE BASIC SERVICE $0.00
    1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG $0.00
    1 421-0161 FACIAL RECOGNITION VERSION 2.4,CDSK,INSP $25.00
    1 421-0187 DELL SPRT-CTR SW,64BIT,2.0 $0.00
    1 421-0304 MS WORKS 9.0/HS,ENGLISH,I/S/X NB $0.00
    1 421-0323 WINDOWS LIVE SEARCH,MUI,CSMR NB/DT $0.00
    1 421-0757 SKYPE VOIP SOFTWARE APPLICATION,CNB $0.00
    1 421-1009 DELL WEBCAM SW 1.4 APPLICATION KIT,CNB $0.00
    1 421-1362 DELL SOFTWARE,ROXIO 1.0, CNB $0.00
    1 421-1367 WIN 7 HOME PREM, 64, ENG,INB $40.00
    1 421-1583 CYBERLINK POWERDVD 8.3 BD-P DVD,CNB $0.00
    1 421-2086 EBAY-WEBSLICE, CNB $0.00
    1 430-0735 INT 365 BLUETOOTH WIRELESS,CNB $20.00
    1 430-3619 Intel WiFi Link 6200 $30.00
    1 465-8687 PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH MORE DETAILS

    Is this a good deal?
     
  2. chevychic55

    chevychic55 Notebook Consultant

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    It would be helpful to know the 1647's specs
     
  3. brendan_kelly

    brendan_kelly Notebook Guru

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    My current system is the following:

    1 224-7728 Studio XPS 16 Notebook $0.00
    1 312-0811 56 WHR,6-CELL,LION,PRIM BATT,INSP $0.00
    1 313-7056 BLURAY COMBO,INSP $0.00
    1 313-8545 HD AUDIO 2.0 with SRS $0.00
    1 317-2365 6GB,DDR3,1333MHZ,2 DIMM $0.00
    1 317-3513 Intel CoreTM i5 430M processor (2.26-2. $0.00
    1 320-1208 ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4670 1GB $0.00
    1 320-8335 16 Full HD RGBLED BLK-LTHR w/2.0 MP 1645 $0.00
    1 320-8352 OBSIDIAN BLACK LTHR,INSP $0.00
    1 330-6222 Windows 7 OS Label,CNB $0.00
    1 330-6468 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP,XPS 1647 $0.00
    1 341-9802 320GB HARD DRIVE,7.2K, XPS 1645 $0.00
    1 410-1883 ADOBE READER 9.0,MLANG,I/S/X NB $0.00
    1 410-2090 MCAFEE SAPPHIRE MUI,15MTH,XNB $0.00
    1 420-6436 PC-RESTORE, DIM/INSP $0.00
    1 420-6576 DELL WELCOME,SW,DIM/INSP $0.00
    1 420-6589 MS OFFICE 2007 HOME AND STUDENT ED,INSP $0.00
    1 420-7938 DELL CONNECT 2.1,DIM/INSP/XPS $0.00
    1 420-9100 DELL DOCK CONSUMER,INB/XNB $0.00
    1 420-9691 DATASAFE LOCAL BACKUP 2.0 BASIC $0.00
    1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG $0.00
    1 421-0187 DELL SPRT-CTR SW,64BIT,2.0 $0.00
    1 421-0188 FACIAL RECOGNITION $0.00
    1 421-0323 WINDOWS LIVE SEARCH,MUI,CSMR NB/DT $0.00
    1 421-1010 Dell Webcam Central v1.4 $0.00
    1 421-1696 MOD,SW,RXO,10.3,PREM,BD-P,XPS $0.00
    1 421-1737 WIN 7 HOME PREM, 64, ENG,S/XNB $0.00
    1 421-1851 CYBERLINK PWR BD 8.3,MEDIA,CNB $0.00
    1 430-0700 DW 370 (USB module) $0.00
    1 430-0762 MOD,CRD,NTWK,6200,CNB $0.00
    1 430-3605 INTEGRATED NIC


    To my untrained eye, the Studio 17 looks better because of the screen (recall that the Studio xps 1647 no longer ships with RGB Led)

    I also don't play videogames, so the slightly reduced gpu doesn't bother me at all.
     
  4. Illegal Operation

    Illegal Operation Notebook Evangelist

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    Looking at the specs of both, looks like a fair swap to me. Upgraded processor, loads more storage. If I were in that situation, I'd probably give them the go ahead.