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    DELL Studio 15 Artist Edition- from $649 w/LED

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by allfiredup, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. allfiredup

    allfiredup Notebook Virtuoso

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    The new DELL Studio 15 ‘Artist Edition’ is now available and all models features an LED-backlit WXGA (1280x800) display. These are also the first Studio 15 models available with the newest Intel GMA 4500MHD graphics.

    The base configuration starts at $649- http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dndora6&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~laptop-studio-1537
    DELL Studio 15 Artist Edition
    Includes choice of eight designs- three new (PRODUCT) RED or five Mike Ming
    2.0GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core T3200 (667MHz FSB, 1mb L2)
    Windows Vista Home Premium
    15.4” Glossy WXGA (1280x800) LED display
    2GB DDR2-800 RAM
    250GB Hard Drive
    Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics
    8x Slot-Load CD/DVD Burner
    Dell 1397-g wireless card
    2.0mp Webcam
    6-cell Battery

    Upgrading to the $749 model makes the following changes- http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dndora7&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~laptop-studio-1537
    2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 (800MHz FSB, 2mb L2)
    3GB DDR2-800 RAM
    Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN wireless card
    15-months McAfee, Trend Micro or Norton Internet Security

    Upgrading to the $849 model make the following changes- http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dndora8&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=productdetails~laptop-studio-1537
    2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 (800MHz FSB, 2mb L2)
    320GB Hard Drive
    256mb ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3450

    Three new (PRODUCT) RED designs are offered-
    Joseph Amedokpo's "New World"
    Siobhan Gunning's "Shine Within" (my personal fave)
    Bruce Mau Design's "Healing Patterns"
    By choosing one of the (PRODUCT) RED designs, DELL will contribute $20 to the Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.

    The five Mike Ming designs offered are-
    Bunch O' Surfers
    Red Swirl
    Sea Sky
    Seaweed
    Sunburst
     
    allfiredup, Nov 20, 2008
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  2. KingRaptor

    KingRaptor Notebook Evangelist

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    Centrino 2 Studio 15s have been around since mid-October. These artist designs, however, are new.
     
    KingRaptor, Nov 21, 2008
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  3. allfiredup

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    The new P8400 and T9400 processors and the Intel WiFi Link 5100 were added to the lineup in early or mid-October, but only with the ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3450. The Intel GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics just became available in the last week or so. The Studio 15 main page still shows the Intel GMA X3100 on two of the three models shown.

    The Artist Edition and the Studio 15 special(s) shown at Dell.com/Everyday and in the newest catalog have the 4500MHD instead of the X3100. The Studio 17, however, no longer shows the X3100 on any models. They have been updated with the 4500MHD and hopefully the ones on the Studio 15 main page will soon do the same.
     
    allfiredup, Nov 21, 2008
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