Dell :: **BEWARE** FYI XPS 16 I7

Bought a Dell XPS 16 i7 with te RGBLED a while back BEFORE reading te numerous postings on this setup.

My first issue was the OVER saturation of reds with the RGBLED monitor.
It WILL look fairly decent when watching a movie but if you're thinking about getting it for photography, you WILL NOT be able to CORRECTLY adjust the saturation levels...and also, the brightness is WAY too bright even at its lowest setting. Be cautious about 'reviewers' who say the extra $$$ is TOTALLY worth it to get this monitor...it might be ok for gaming and multimedia (alto even during those applications, I found it rather distracting) but I NOT recommend this for professional uses...don't be fooled by 112% gamut. If you feel the need to purchase this laptop, stick with the 15.6 LED...but then that begs the question: Why buy a 16 inch laptop that as a 15.6 monitor??

Secondly, Ive begun find reports that the 90w power adapter is inadequate to power the laptop. Forum users have posted benchmarks showing decreased performance using the 90w adapter compared to the battery (lol). I think this may explain why my monitor was flickering every so often while plugged in. Very annoying. Ive read of people calling and calling and calling and calling Dell CS and finally calling getting them to ship out for free the 130w power adapter which seems to fix that problem. (pretty sure you can search here and find info on this)

Thirdly, Ive been researching DDR2 compared to DDR3 and, please, correct me if I'm wrong, but using 2 dimms of DDR3 is rather ineffectual since the i7 core is built to utilize a triple channel setup. So it seems the XPS 16 doesn't really get to sow off ALL its performance.

And lastly, the idea of a subwoofer in a laptop SEEMS like a cool idea, but considering the build quality of the XPS 16, all it really did on mine was VIBRATE the plastic seams...and I couldn't really turn off or lower the bass enough even as a workaround.

I guess since Im writing this, I might as well share about the 9 cell battery...again, seems great to get a larger capacity battery, but I found it annoying to have this BULGE coming out of my laptop bag. And considering I wasnt getting much more than an hours worth of battery with the RGBLED and an i7 cpu, I always had my underpowered 90w adapter with me. Im pretty sure they include the 9 cell b/c it adds some room underneath the laptop for extra ventilation. Im wondering if they've had some warranty returns due to overheating.