Studio 15 or Studio 14z..I Love performance

which one is the best optoion
im very much impresed with the the new configuration of new studio 14z
DDR3 @ 1033 Mhz
But the problem is it has 14 inch screen no screen updating option
I love STUDIO 15..but i m sad that it has DDr3 RAM...
Which one is the best option will the ddr3 and ddr2 on a 2.4 Ghz @ 1033 MHz
make a big difference.But i headr from you people that it wont mak big diffrence ..but here i need model wise comparison.....so please help

 

If I remember right, the 14z doesn't come with an optical drive? If so, take that into consideration aswell =P

 

hey last I saw the new Studio 14 has an optical drive like the one in the studio 15..(slot load)..

 

From the looks of it right now, it seems like theres only an optional external optical drive.

"System does not come with a DVD or CD Drive. The external drive below is needed to access DVD or CD media. Drive may be required for OS recovery."

 

hmmm...maybe I am not sure if there is diff between the 14z and the 14...but atleast Dell India says tht the Studio 14 has an optical drive..
here the link http://www1.ap.dell.com/in/en/home/...aspx?refid=laptop-studio-1450&s=dhs&cs=indhs1

 

For now, the performance improvement of DDR3 over DDR2 is minimal. Overall, the two studios are very similar in performance, but the Studio 15 has a more powerful video card.

 

DDR3 matters A LOT when using an integrated card like 9400M. In comparison to DDR2, when using the DDR3, there's a performance boost in video of about 33%. Is that "minimal"? That's huge, I'd say.

 

If OP cares about performance so much, will they really be wanting an integrated card?

 

Sure, with integrated card, you are expecting a performance boost by improving RAM speed ? I would think you will go for dedicated graphics. There are tests that have shown that DDR2 and DDR3 show no performance difference. It might take quite some time for DDR3 to be quite faster and then you will have USB 3.0 too and all. Moreover with DDR2 you will have cheaper upgrades in future.

I think there are other bottlenecks in the system that are critical to have good performance, just evaluating a laptop because it has DDR3 and others have DDR2 would be wrong and misguided. So look at the holistic picture.

Only thing is that Studio 14 doesnt have 1080p or any screen closer to that, and also it doesnt have disk drive, thats what is critical for some, who want to carry around laptop, why would you want to carry another external optical drive, that would be irritating.

 

Cool, i guess the dell studio 14 is being sold in india .. http://configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=in&cs=indhs1&kc=&l=en&oc=S540806IN8&s=dhs . I dont know what is the difference between 14z and 14, why bring a 14z ? i guess 14 has internal optical drive too, thats right and also a decent 720p/900p LED backlit display, thats cool.

 

That's correct. The Studio 14 does, the 14z doesn't (It should, but doesn't ).

 

the studio 14 is a Mix of inspiron 14 and 14z
inspiron have 1440x and dvd , chipset intel, 14z have 1600x and no dvd Nvidia chipset
studio 14 have 1600x and dvd and chipet intel .... probably is a new model for non USA market

Studio 14 India Market
http://www1.ap.dell.com/in/en/home/...aspx?refid=laptop-studio-1450&s=dhs&cs=indhs1

Inspiron 14 USA
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/note...refid=laptop-inspiron-14&s=dhs&cs=19&ref=lthp

studio 14Z USA
http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/note...?refid=laptop-studio-14z&s=dhs&cs=19&ref=lthp