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    Studio 1749?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mickyb28, Jan 25, 2010.

  1. mickyb28

    mickyb28 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I believe '1749' is the model number for the core i5 Studio 17 - anyone know when it will be released or whether the i5-540m will be available? Considering buying an XPS 1647 now but would prefer the 17" screen. Thanks.
     
    mickyb28, Jan 25, 2010
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    guapper Notebook Consultant

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    Here are some specs for the Studio 1749:
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    *click for larger image

    It's already on sale at DELL USA, though it's not offered with a dedicated videocard or Full HD panel at this moment.

    My educated guess is it'll get a ATI HD 5730 or 5650 GPU with 1GB VRAM, and I can't imagine there won't be a option for a Full HD panel to complete the 1749.
    We'll just have to wait to find out what kind this screen will be: I'm hoping for the B+RG LED, but I'm sure the WLED panel looks great too.

    *thx to c-mattic for the specs*
     
    guapper, Jan 30, 2010
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    Note the L1, L2, L3 cache differences. I think, unlike the Studio 1747, the Studio 1749 will not support quad core CPUs but only the i3, i5 and soon i7 dual core variants which is how the Studio's of the past were (They didn't support Core 2 Quad CPUs). I'd be wary of a motherboard revision that will prevent using Quad Cores with the 1749, whereas the 1747 has full support of Quad Cores (720, 820, 920).

    I also think this is a round about way of addressing the underpowered 1747's where the i7 + 4650 > 90W PSU.

    Unless you have no desire for a Quad Core CPU, then by all means rock on.

    On the other hand, you do get the 58XX GPUs.
     
    electrosoft, Jan 30, 2010
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  4. guapper

    guapper Notebook Consultant

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    Actually, I was surprised to see how well these new dualcores do in benchmarks. [​IMG]
    *Click for larger image*

    The i7 620M dualcore gives only 10% in a multicore rendering benchmark compared to the i7 720QM quadcore. It will use plenty of energy when it's running full throttle, needless to say that's not going to solve the throttling issues. I'm wondering how much heat it will produce.
     
    guapper, Jan 31, 2010
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    Luckily, there is a work around for the throttling issue, but really Dell needs to man up and address the issue across a number of their laptops.

    It is the C2D/C2Q scenarios all over again. In single and dual threaded apps, it made sense to go with a T9900 (3.06ghz x 2) over even a QX9300 (2.53ghz x 4). If your applications can truly take advantage of 3 or more cores, then the Quads make the most sense.

    Honestly, in the end, I'm sure even the bottom barrel 520/540 are more than enough for today's applications for 99% of the users out there. :)

    But I'm still leaning towards the 1749's not being quad enabled.
     
    electrosoft, Jan 31, 2010
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