xps 16 vs studio 15

im looking to buy a laptop for college this coming fall and i think i have narrowed my search to these 2. i would like some decent battery and good, future proof reliability. both are about the same price and have similar specs, except the gpu and cpu
heres the specs:
studio 15-
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Video
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, 1GB
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Media Bay
8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability
Hardware Upgrade
90W AC Adapter
9 Cell Primary Battery
125V Power Cord
Back-lit Keyboard
No WWAN Option
Laptop Screen
15.6 inch Full High Definition (1080p) High Brightness LED Display with TrueLife
Network Interface Card
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 with Netgear WNR2000 Wireless N Router
Software Upgrade
Roxio Easy 10.3
Windows Live
Microsoft Works 9.0
McAfee Security Center, 30 Day
64BIT Operating System DVD
64BIT Operating System CD
Web Camera
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
Base
Studio 15 - 1558 Laptop
System Color
Pink Soft-Touch Paint
Processor
Processor: Intel Core i5-520M Processor (2.4GHz, 4 Threads,3M cache, turbo Boost up to 2.93GHz)

xps 16-
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
Memory
6 GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHZ
Hard Disk Drive
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor
Video
1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
System Color
Obsidian Black
Laptop Screen
15.6 inch Edge-to-Edge FHD Widescreen WLED LCD (1920x1080)
Base
Studio XPS 16 - 1645 Laptop
Bluetooth Wireless
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
Hardware Upgrade
9 Cell, 85 WHr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
130W A/C Adapter, 3P
125V Power Cord
Certified Refurbished
Certified Refurbished
Media Bay
8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive
Network Interface Card
Dell Wireless 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
Software Upgrade
Windows Live
Microsoft Works 9.0
Facial Recognition Version 2.3
McAfee Security Center, 30 Day
64BIT Operating System DVD
64BIT Operating System CD
Processor
Processor: Intel Core i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache)

 

The spec between the two are pretty much identical which you've also pointed out. If I were you, I'd get whichever suits your eyes better.

I'd get Stuido XPS 16 though if it were me for that SSD, but Studio 15 has better GPU.

 

the xps im looking at doesnt have a ssd

that would be the perfect combo, but it would be to expensive for my budget

 

bumpppppppppppp

 

Mobility HD4670 is way better than the one in Studio 15. By the way, I've heard that the Studio XPS has this throttling problem. Especially with the core i7 mobile processor.

 

If you want something for school to carry all day long between class, you will find the XPS 16 pretty big & heavy. I bought the XPS 16 for school too and i should have bought the smaller 13 inch version. I love it as my desktop replacement, i will probably buy a XPS 13 soon only for school.

 

Can you order from Costco? They have a deal going on right now for the Studio 15. Plus you can buy the XPS 16 for a $100 more if you want but with half the ram and no MS office. The video on the XPS is much better but also runs the batt down much faster from what I've heard.

Plus you get 90 days no hassle return which makes it a no brainer.