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    New 13" coming any time soon?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by laxer3n7, Apr 24, 2010.

  1. laxer3n7

    laxer3n7 Notebook Guru

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    Has anybody heard whether Dell is planning to release a new 13" Studio XPS/Studio? I need a new laptop by Augustish and was hoping they were planning to release something, preferably with optimus/graphics switching and i5/i7 processors
     
    laxer3n7, Apr 24, 2010
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    Last I checked, Dell couldn't fit the processors and graphics they wanted into the 13 due to heat or something. It's a shame that they would leave the premium 13 inch space to Apple, so hopefully I'm proved wrong. :)
     
    booboo12, Apr 25, 2010
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    chris2k5 Notebook Consultant

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    Well they did it with the Vostro 3300 but it is still not a great Apple competitor.

    I wish Dell would release a new 13" Studio XPS/Studio laptop.

    I am looking to replace the old E1505 that I loved for so long with another Dell around August.
     
    chris2k5, Apr 29, 2010
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  4. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    There was some discussion about it a couple of months ago when the XPS13's were being discontinued and disapprearing from Dells websites. They were completely redesigning the 13. They were talking 6 months for a redesign. I would guess we won't see the new 13" before the fall, probably Q4.

    Bronsky :cool:
     
    Bronsky, Apr 30, 2010
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    chris2k5 Notebook Consultant

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    It can't be seriously THAT hard to redesign...Just copy what other companies are doing... AHHH wish I could get a Dell in 13".
     
    chris2k5, Apr 30, 2010
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    alaskajoel, Apr 30, 2010
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  7. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Indeed, if Sony can do it I don't see why everyone else is having so much trouble. Especially since the ODMs do most of the work anyway.
     
    Peon, Apr 30, 2010
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  8. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Maybe because if done the Sony way you'd have to pay $2k? And that Inspiron is ugly, it has the Mini 10 and Latitude V13/Vostro 13 butt.
     
    Jayayess1190, Apr 30, 2010
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    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    SXPS 13 disappeared from Dell site, so I'm guessing new one will be introduced soon.
     
    burkle25, Apr 30, 2010
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    ^ Didn't it disappear months ago?
     
    chris2k5, May 1, 2010
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    From photo's, it definitely looks more subtle than the "butt" on the Mini's.
     
    booboo12, May 1, 2010
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  12. Bronsky

    Bronsky Wait and Hope.

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    Yep. And they said it would be six months from then before we saw a new one.
     
    Bronsky, May 1, 2010
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    So six months would make it August? September? July? June? Can you specify please.
     
    chris2k5, May 1, 2010
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    It may not be the Sony way, but Acer intends to do something similar for much less than $2k in the very near future. Actually, aren't you the one who alerted us here at NBR to that?

    Seriously, how hard can it be to pack an Arrandale CPU and a GPU somewhere between low end and midrange into a 13" laptop?
     
    Peon, May 1, 2010
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  15. burkle25

    burkle25 Are you a color?

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    It did :confused: . I'm behind by a couple months then :p
     
    burkle25, May 2, 2010
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