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    anyone cross shopped with Dell XPS 15 (L502x)?

    Discussion in 'HP' started by kevjen888, Jul 9, 2011.

  1. kevjen888

    kevjen888 Notebook Guru

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    i purchase a XPS 17 (L702x) and returned it one day after opened the package. i totally under estimated the size and bulkiness of that thing. now i'm deciding between a XPS 15 and the refreshed Envy 14 Beats edition. anyone in the same boat? XPS offers more for your money and have the options of better screen and BD drive which Envys don't. but i'm a big fan of Envy's styling and built quality. tough call, anyone wants to chime in?
     
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    notebooko Notebook Consultant

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    XPS 15z looks pretty cool. I was going to resell my Envy to get it, but some people are saying the build quality on it is pretty poor, but there are also a lot of positive reviews on it.
     
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    grimreefer1967 Notebook Evangelist

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    The build quality on the XPS 15 seems to be pretty solid so far. I'd steer clear of the 15z though.
     
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    eafd Notebook Deity

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    It's a hard call, because the better screen comes at the cost of a worse graphics card than the envy, which might not be good when it comes to games.

    However, if you don't game much, it'll be great.
     
    eafd, Jul 9, 2011
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