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    dv6tqe vs dell xps 15

    Discussion in 'HP' started by snowman555, Jun 29, 2011.

  1. snowman555

    snowman555 Notebook Enthusiast

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    looking at both of these for my upgrade from this dell inspiron 1520 from 2005.

    Any input which would be better? same specs basically besides the graphics card in the dell

    dell-
    PROCESSOR 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz edit
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
    OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook edit
    SERVICE PLAN 1 Year Premium Hardware Service edit
    VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus edit
    MEMORY 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory edit
    HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
    SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 30-Day Trial edit
    HD DISPLAY 15.6 FHD B+RGLED TL (1920x1080) and Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam & Facial Recognition edit
    INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
    WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0 edit
    BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery edit
    SOUND OPTIONS JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3

    hp dv6tqe-

    dark umber
    Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
    2nd generation Intel(R) Quad Core(TM) i7-2630QM (2.0 GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) w/Turbo Boost up to 2.9 GHz
    1GB GDDR5 Radeon(TM) HD 6770M Graphics [HDMI, VGA]
    FREE Upgrade to 6GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    640GB 7200RPM Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    No Additional Office Software
    No additional security software
    6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery (standard) - Up to 5.5 hours of battery life +++
    15.6" diagonal Full HD HP Anti-glare LED Display (1920 x 1080)
    FREE Upgrade to Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
    HP TrueVision HD Webcam with Integrated Digital Microphone and HP SimplePass Fingerprint Reader
    Intel 802.11b/g/n WLAN with Wireless Display Support
    Standard Keyboard with numeric keypad
    HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelo



    Both are basically the same price hp is a little cheaper with 30% off but its only like 75$
     
    snowman555, Jun 29, 2011
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  2. R3d

    R3d Notebook Virtuoso

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    The HP has a better graphics card and blu-ray.

    The Dell has a better screen/speakers.

    If you plan on gaming or just need blu-ray for some reason, go for the HP. Otherwise, go for the Dell.
     
    R3d, Jun 29, 2011
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  3. ggcvnjhg

    ggcvnjhg Notebook Evangelist

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    Can someone with a dv6T I7 sandy chime in on battery life? I tried to go through the mega thread but frankly those all inclusive owner's threads are abysmally inefficient to find information.
     
    ggcvnjhg, Jun 29, 2011
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  4. LLStarks

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    the dell is also needlessly thick for a notebook of its class
     
    LLStarks, Jun 29, 2011
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  5. BeaverRat

    BeaverRat Notebook Consultant

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    On mine I get roughly 4 hours on full brightness browsing the web...
     
    BeaverRat, Jun 29, 2011
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  6. Rykoshet

    Rykoshet Notebook Deity

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    I will 100% confirm that the 6770 is much better than the 540m.

    Graphics wise the HP is better.
     
    Rykoshet, Jun 29, 2011
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  7. hockeymass

    hockeymass that one guy

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    That and the GPU are the two things that turned me off buying it. It's hyuge, Jerry, hyuge!
     
    hockeymass, Jun 29, 2011
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  8. kurosawa79

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    Truly fugly machine imo.
     
    kurosawa79, Jun 29, 2011
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  9. myrcgarage

    myrcgarage Notebook Consultant

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    One of the main reasons I am going to get the HP. I hope there will be another 33% or even 38% off coupon before the end of the summer.
     
    myrcgarage, Jun 29, 2011
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  10. snowman555

    snowman555 Notebook Enthusiast

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    im not really worried about how it looks more so on how it performs and the screen/backlit keyboard.
     
    snowman555, Jul 1, 2011
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  11. Juanderful

    Juanderful Notebook Consultant

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    Why do people demand that their must be a backlit keyboard these days?

    Sure, it looks nice, but if you use a computer on a daily basis, you shouldn't need to look down at the keyboard when you type anyway.
     
    Juanderful, Jul 1, 2011
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  12. grimreefer1967

    grimreefer1967 Notebook Evangelist

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    LMAO, I'll look at my keyboard whenever I want to, whether you think I should or not. Why do people demand anything? Because they want whatever it is.

    ...and keyboards haven't been limited to just typing for awhile now. :cool:
     
    grimreefer1967, Jul 1, 2011
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  13. grimreefer1967

    grimreefer1967 Notebook Evangelist

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    Why do you think we need backlit keyboards. In the dark, you can't see the fugly. :D
     
    grimreefer1967, Jul 1, 2011
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  14. jiggawhat

    jiggawhat Notebook Evangelist

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    Who uses their computer in the dark? Especially on a glossy screen like the Dell has, when you use your computer in the dark it's way too bright and you ahve to turn down the brigthness and even then it's still too bright
     
    jiggawhat, Jul 1, 2011
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  15. Falco152

    Falco152 Notebook Demon

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    Well, the reason I got the backlit keyboard is my experience working in the dark.
    Even at the brightest setting, I have squint a bit in order to see a few keys that I can't seem to touch remember like delete, home, end. Since those are never seem to be in standard positions in any laptop keyboards and those buttons are noticeable if I move the screen every time I need to use it.
     
    Falco152, Jul 1, 2011
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  16. grimreefer1967

    grimreefer1967 Notebook Evangelist

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    Out of over 6 billion people on this rocky little dustball, I'd dare say quite a few of us aren't afraid to use computers in the dark, even laptops. :eek:

    As far as "a glossy screen being too bright"... LMAO. Seriously? :D


























    Still LMAO.
     
    grimreefer1967, Jul 1, 2011
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  17. brownm339

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    Are there coupons for the XPS? Cuz when I was making my purchase I customized the Dell to about 1500, and the HP to around 1600, but I had a coupon that took 600 off my HP, and the best coupon that I could find for the Dell is about 100 bucks. Made for an easy decision.

    I love my laptop so far. Quick as hell, thin, and looks very sleek.
     
    brownm339, Jul 1, 2011
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  18. jiggawhat

    jiggawhat Notebook Evangelist

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    brownm - there are no coupons suitable for the xps 15, but the xps 17 can have 350 off $1600 and above, and then a $150 coupon in addition.

    turn on the light and buy a laptop based on more important things than a shiny keyboard

    a backlit keyboard is nice but it's pretty dumb to base a purchase decision on such an inconsequential feature
     
    jiggawhat, Jul 1, 2011
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  19. otacon

    otacon Notebook Evangelist

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    $500 in coupons for the XPS 17 running until July 30th if you configure it for $1600

    $350 coupon code 8GHR80Q1PLLCF7
    $150 coupon code: 7WR1C2?HTTQQ11

    When I ordered mine they were running an instant discount of $20 off the $120 1TB upgrade so the total for coupons on mine was $520.
     
    otacon, Jul 1, 2011
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  20. otacon

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    The only reason I got the backlit is I needed to just top $1600..lol
     
    otacon, Jul 1, 2011
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