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    Hp Envy 17 S2xxxxOR S3xxxx Vs Dell XPS?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by cope123abc, Jun 17, 2012.

  1. cope123abc

    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys can anybody point out to me any differences as such between say the series hp envy 17 and the Dell XPS. With regards to raw processing power and graphics ( i like my gaming) i currently have a beats edition 14 latest gen, but its too small for me ! ive posted a link over of a possible laptop i might buy. I already know the HP looks much more aesthetically pleasing.]

    DELL XPS

    This is the Intel 2nd Generation Core i7-2670QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up
    to 3.10 GHz.
    203-10584 N02X7M06 1 S
    230-12055 Display : 17.3in Full HD WLED AG (1920x1080) with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera 1 S
    320-11589 LCD Back Cover : Silver Anodized Aluminum WLAN Cover 1 S
    340-24571 Ship Accessory : English Docs 1 S
    340-24595 Resource DVD : XPS L702x 1 S
    370-15261 Memory : 8192MB (2x4096) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel 1 S
    400-24963 Hard Drive : 1TB (2x500GB) Serial ATA (5400RPM) Dual HDD 1 S
    429-15751 Optical Drive : 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software 1 S
    450-16096 Power Supply : XPS 150W AC Adapter 1 S
    450-15039 Power Cord : UK 250V 1 S
    451-11543 Battery : Primary 9-cell 90W/HR LI-ION 1 S
    460-11379 Carry Case : Not Included 1 S
    490-12666 Graphics : 3GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M Graphics Card 1 S
    506-10187 TV Tuner : Internal DVB-T TvTuner 1 S
    555-13613 Wireless : Europe Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1030 (1x2 b/g/n+ Bluetooth Combo Card) 1 S
    583-14529 Keyboard : Internal Backlit UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard 1 S

    Whats the graphics card like with say against my 6630M? or the 6850M 1GB DDR5
     
    cope123abc, Jun 17, 2012
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  2. jason330i

    jason330i Notebook Guru

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    i returned an XPS 17 because of the anti-glare screen. i've seen anti-glare screens on other notebooks, but in my opinion, the XPS 17 has a really poor one.

    the XPS 17 has one fan and the heat sink is shared by both the processor and graphics chip.

    other than that, i thought the build quality was good on the dell.
     
    jason330i, Jun 17, 2012
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  3. Kopes

    Kopes Notebook Consultant

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    If you're gaming, wouldn't you want the new Envy with the latest processor? If Dell is updating to the 3rd Gen soon, I would like to see the price difference etc. My family had 2 dell laptops in the past couple years, all went to hell really quick. I stay away from Sony and Dell now, but just personal experience (I know it can vary from person to person and the model, etc.)
     
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  4. PaKii94

    PaKii94 Notebook Virtuoso

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    uhh the 6850m is faster, the 555 competes with 6770m. the current gen card is even more powerful
     
    PaKii94, Jun 17, 2012
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