Studio 15 or xps 16

XPS16 or Studio 15

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I am planning to buy an new laptop for home (games,video,music and ect.) and considering two options:
Dell xps 16, i-7 core 720QM (1,6ghz, 6mb cache), full HD LCD 1080p with true life, 4096MB 1333Mhz memory, 500GB hardrive, 9cell baterry, 1GB ATI HD 4670 videocard, +bluetooth (999£)

Dell Studio15 (1558), i-7 core 720QM (1,6ghz, 6mb cache), 4096MB 1333Mhz memory, 500GB hardrive, 1 GB ATI HD 5470 video, 9cell baterry, Full HD LCD 1080p Wled with truelife, =bluetooth (900£)

As you can see both xps and studio can have the same tech. spec. So it is hard for me to choose wich one is better. I red a lot of reviews about them. And can tell some advantage of each of them.

Dell studio 15 advantages:
1. A bit cheaper
2. Runs better Windows 7 operating system. (Dell studio xps was built for vista operating system but also can run windows 7, but older models has some problems with it)
3. Has more upgrade options then xps (dont know if it is advantage because xps was built as high performance laptop meanwhile studio 15 as medium performance laptop but after some upgrades from dell company we now have a studio 15 which you can upgrade to high performance.)
4. Newer model laptop then xps16
5. Doesnt have so many overheating problems then xps16. (At least medium performance studio 15, dont know how about high performance, anybody knows how it is with overheating for studio 15 with intel - i7)

XPS 16 advantages:
1. Style
2. Sound system
3. Video card ATI 4670 slightly better than ATI 5470 for games. But both are not the best cards for gaming. I called to dell and told them next time to release a laptop for home with better video card options. Because it doesnt make sence when you have to choose between 512MB and 1GB crap.
4. I heard that xps 16 LCD 1080p is better than upgraded Studio 15 LCD with same tech. spec.(full HD, 1080p, truelife). Dont know if its trueth.

So can anybody tell wich one i should buy. Especialy who uses these laptops can you give me advice. i dont want a gaming laptop because i hate alien W. design. I need a high quality, good performance, nice laptop for a good price. Cheers

 

With the set-up's you are looking at the difference is only about $100, I would go with the XPS.

 

There was a time when xps was nice but now there is no 16" screen in 16" laptop, no backlight keyboard, no wireless n and no TV tuner.

 

the xps studio 16's DO have a backlight keyboard and a wireless-n... not sure about the TV tuner but im sure u can buy it separately if u really wanted...

btw, i'd def. choose the xps 16 over the studio 15 since u said u wanna game and listen to music on it.

 

Not in the UK.

 

is there a big quality difference between these two models???

 

I think so. SXPS 16 has superior build quality and design compared to studio 15. I was avoiding SXPS 16 because of the heat it was producing with quad core i7, but now many have no heat issue with dual core i5.