Dell :: SXPS 13A Good Choice?
Jul 30, 2009
I've been looking for a new laptop from Dell, and had trouble deciding between the Studio XPS 13, Studio 1555, and Inspiron 1440 (all configured to similar specs).
I'm leaning more towards the SXPS 1340 because of the build quality and size, and I just have a couple of questions before I make the order:
1. Heat:
Besides the physical design aspect where the screen partially blocks the exhaust vent, the BIOS update from Dell supposedly "fixes" the heat.
But does anyone know what exactly the BIOS update does? I'm just afraid that it discreetly clocks the CPU/GPU at a lower speed to control the heat...does anyone have benchmarks showing the before&after performance of the BIOS update? .....
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Jul 28, 2009
I am looking for a new laptop for school, and I have been looking closely at the Dell Studio 15.
I have a couple of member discounts on Dell.com (I have built this same one on the dell website), but they don't seem to do enough to match the low cost of this one from BestBuy:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218041998162
Can someone tell me if I am missing something huge about this particular computer?
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Jul 1, 2009
Core 2 Duo T9800 (2.93 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
4 GB DDR3 RAM ......
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Aug 19, 2009
When you are traveling, and wanna game, or do something that heats up the laptop, you think the Antec Notebook Cooler to go will help at all? Or can you guys suggest any other good portable cooler?
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Oct 31, 2009
I don't know alot about harddrives but own a dell m6400 i want to buy a new SSD drive to istall windows 7 on but am not sure what to get.
I have about $350 bucks to spend on this puppy and was thinking of going with this one
Patriot PE128GS25SSDR Warp 128GB 2.5IN SATA2 Solid State Disk Flash Drive SSD
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...acture=Patriot
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May 4, 2010
recently got a replacement for my laptop with an xps 1645. However when it got here I was having a hard time viewing the screen with the wide screen view. My current laptop has a
15.6 945p HD+ WLED LCD
However I have an option to get either a
16" FHD RGB Display in Merlot Red with leather and 2.0 MP Webcam, 1645/1647
or
15.6 FHD WLED Display in Merlot Red with leather and 2.0 MP Webcam, 1645/1647
I'd prefer to have a more normal screen size. Can anyone tell me what is the difference between these three monitors.
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Feb 22, 2009
I am trying to decide between XPS 1330 and Studio XPS 1340. So far, the differences are - * Better video card in 1340 (256 vs 128), *
Bigger hard drive in 1330 (500 Gb w/free fall sensor vs 320 Gb), * WLED display in 1330 vs CCFL backlit display in 1340, * Backlit keyboard in 1340. The price for both are pretty same.
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Jul 15, 2009
I have a new 2530p here. When I start it up it shows a screen where I can choose what language I want to install of Windows Vista.
If I choose a language, can I later recover the laptop to it's original state, so I can choose the language again?
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Dec 30, 2009
This is interesting... a friend of mine just tried to order the SXPS with the i7-820 processor and got denied by Dell. Apparently, the 1645 has been fully discontinued, and Dell will no longer be placing the i7-820 processor in any SXPS form factor. They quoted that due to hardware and power issues as the reason behind discontinuing the 1645 (and replacing it with the 1647) and killing i7-820 support. The sales rep said the only offering will be the Studio series for the i7-820.
As a 1645 owner with the i7-820, this is kinda scary that this laptop has been discontinued this quickly as well as the offering of the 820 series chip. We ended up calling a second time, and another sales rep confirmed the same story.
Anyone get similar information from Dell on this? I'm also wondering if this is a "Dell Canada" thing...
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Mar 29, 2010
I was looking into buying a dell d830 With 2.5GHZ Core 2 Duo, 4GB's and Windows 7 with Microsoft Office 7 and CS3, Is that any Good?
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Jan 6, 2008
I have M1710 (2.33 cpu, 512 7950 gtx,2 giga ram) and am having problems with it and dell cant fix it ,, so I think am going to get a replacement (M1730) so I want to know how good is it with games,, Like call of duty 4, ghost recon advanced war fighter 2, command and conquer, need of speed.
does it lag during the games casue I read a few things about that?
is the 8700 sli good?
whts the normal temp for the cpu and v.card?
I dont know the spcification for it but I think its going to be also 2 giga ram and I'll try to get the T7700 2.4 cpu or X7900 2.8 cpu with the AGEIA<SUP>®</SUP> PhysX<SUP><SMALL>TM</SMALL></SUP> Mobile Technology<SUP><SMALL>TM</SMALL></SUP> processing unit
I'll use windows Xp sp2 pro
is it going to be good as M1710 2.33 T7600 2 giga ram with 512mb 7950 GTX for games?
is the speakers better than the M1710 cause there is no subwoofer for M1730 ?
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Oct 16, 2009
I currently have an XPS 1530 and I need a new laptop as I am giving this one to the wife. This laptop has been quite good to me. A couple of questions about the XPS 16.
The XPS 1530 is the perfect size for me. How much larger is the XPS 16? Is it Substantial? I don't want something similar to the 17 inch laptops that Dell has out there...they are just too large, Any insight would be appreciated.
I generally use the machine for heavy MS Office work...Web...and Photos. So, obviously the machine is more than adequate for this. My main question is which screen to get. I'd love to get the RGB, but will this be ok for what I am doing? Is the glare bad? Are there any drawbacks to the RGB?
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Jul 30, 2007
I read on the net there is an issue with Dell product breaking down and bad customer service. Also can anyone tell me can I play Directx10 games with medium setting on this notebook. How fast it is?
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Mar 15, 2010
I have two friends that have them and I like them. I really like the fact they have true HD screens. Although When I build it on Dell's site I dont get an option for HDMI. My one friend has an HDMI port on theirs.
Anyways are they any good?
I would get the 2.20 Core i3 version i think.
4gig ram.
and I think the stock intel HD graphics.
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Aug 17, 2009
I have a Dell XPS M1530 with a 320GB HDD. A few months back when I checked how much free space I had left it showed 295GB not 320GB in total.
Currently I have 224GB out of 295GB and this doesn't seem right to me because I have nothing on my HDD except for CCleaner and and a few small programs.
I figured that so much space was being taken up because when I downloaded Firefox which is 30MB, 10GB was taken off of of my HDD, same thing happens with whatever I download. I have no clue whats going on
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Feb 23, 2010
where can i get a cheap, yet good/ok webcam for my laptop? i am probably going to get a new laptop by the end of the year, so don't want to spend too much on a webcam. i guess i just need one to hold me over till then... thanks.
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Feb 19, 2009
The new Dell Studio 15s ship only with facial recognition.
I am wondering how secure is this? As in the past I have heard some software will authenticate even a photo of the person..
Is the webcam in the laptop enhanced for the purpose of detecting a real person's face?..
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Feb 24, 2009
I have a 9400 that the warrenty just expired after 3 years.
I have played over 300 days of wow, transorted it to work about 50% of the time + other heavy usuage. Its copped a thrashing and wont play the good games anymore.
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May 19, 2009
XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium 1 $849.00
XPS M1530 Laptop: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB, 3MB Cache)
Certified Refurbished
Shipping Material
Processor Label
Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera
MEDIADIRECT 3.3 Software
MEDIA DIRECT 3.5
Documentation
Keyboard On Notebook
Operating System Label
Dell 1505 Wireless-N .....
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Feb 21, 2009
I saw the thread about how bad the 1080p screen on the XPS 16 is, but what about the 720p screen?
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May 23, 2009
My order that was delivered is below.
I also ordered 4 gigs of ram for 50 bucks and another 250 hd 7200 rpm to raid zero for 75 bucks ......
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Jul 30, 2009
If you click on the dell "laptops and mini's" section and then click on the "25% of Dell SXPS systems" link you will come to this page.
I was able to build all this for just $1265
Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (3MB cache/2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
Microsoft® Works 9
2 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Complete Care
Edge-to-Edge FHD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP
4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) .....
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May 16, 2010
so besides skinit, where can i get quality and cheap laptop skin for xps 16?? i would like to order it through internet.
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Dec 1, 2007
Is the 8600M GT good enough for games such as Battlefield 2? I read a 4,000 plus benchmark somehwere...but others were mid 3000s on 3Dmark06...That's not much, but I think it's faster than my X800 XT is in the XPs desktop which plays BF2 fine.
I'm going to be going with a new gaming desktop within a year or so, but I still want the laptop to be able to handle BF2!
Anyone own the 1530 yet? Found good reviews?
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Apr 30, 2010
I just bought a 7200 mAh battery 9 cell from ebay. It dont last a month when the perfomance drop more than a half. So Im looking for a good batt that dont go dead so easily.
This batt was great for the first days. It last about 4 hours in high perfomance playing and 6 in normal use. Now it last 1 1/2 hour playing or less.
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Mar 13, 2008
What desks do you guys use for your gaming replacements? I have an M1730 that I bring to work every day, but when I get home I have a 24" LCD an an external keyboard and mouse and speakers to hook up, and am sick of my ugly old ikea desk. What desks do you guys use, and is it laptop hook up friendly? Pictures?
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Jan 25, 2009
My temps are killing me, here in Singapore, where its hot all year round! 96C for GPU when gaming!
Its great to have winter. I bet gaming out in the yard beats any notebook cooler heheh.
Oh btw, does the GPU downclock at around 93C-96C? I've noticed I can run the game at 1028x720 when I just start playing, but a few minutes later it becomes a slideshow
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Apr 7, 2009
so how good is the new HD4330 thats in the inspiron 15's? all i can find is people saying its probably faster then a HD3450 but no hard evidence to back it up. so does anyone have any benchmarks? im curious how it does in 3dmark 05 and 06
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Dec 1, 2008
it came without OS as I have Vista business SP1. Second, the mics dont work at all when I first installed windows and the drivers. There was a cacle sound too each time I played audio... but all that I fixed.
It came with a 5400 rpm WD 250 GB that I took out and replaced with my Seagate 7200 200 GB.
The first time I installed the OS, all the devices in the system were okay with the drivers. With the new drive installed, I reinstalled the Os and now I have a whole bunch of Bluetooh devices without drivers and an UNKNOWN device.
What the hell could they be?
System:
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz.
3 GB RAM.
Seagate 7200.2 200 GB.
ATI 3450.
Windows Vista Business SP1.
ViewSonic 26" V2640W.
I have NO input from the two mics that are digital near the cam. Tried everything in the audio panel. I do not want to give the thing in service for a month for a mic fault.
The thing with the drivers missing is bothering me.
My Winidows rating thing was at 4.0 when I first installed the OS on the 5400 drive.
When I redid the thing, I came down to 3.8 lowest on the video
I am attaching the system Device Manager shots.
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Mar 27, 2009
I was wondering if any of you can recommend a good laptop cooler?
One that can be used while sitting on the couch or in bed while the laptop cooler would be resting on a blanket.
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