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Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.02 08:02:00 - [1] And I have two candidates in mind. Both of them are Dell's.(Waitforitwaitforitwaitforit!) I have a m1210 and it's a nice little beasty and can run EVE on classic client rather well. However it's time for an upgrade. The first contestant is their new Studio 17 laptop. I rather like the atrsy covers and they don't seem bad in the power deparments. These are the specs of one I may buy: PROCESSOR Intel« CoreÖ 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista« Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft« Works Plus 2008 WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support HD DISPLAY Hi Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920x1200) MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 OPTICAL DRIVE 6X Slot Load Bluray (BD) Combo Drive (BD Read Only) WIRELESS NETWORK CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam BATTERY OPTIONS 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) SOUND OPTIONS blah blah blah standard crap audio... (Back-lit Keyboard too sweetness....) Grand total after discounts blah blah is $ 1920.15 USD My second candidate is an XPS 1530 PROCESSOR Intel« CoreÖ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista « Home Premium Edition SP1 PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Microsoft Office WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis LCD AND CAMERA High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4inch LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 MP MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) HARD DRIVE Size: 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA« GeForce« 8600M GT WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card BATTERY OPTIONS 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery SOUND OPTIONS blah blah Grand Total is $ 1340.90 Is the studio 17 worth the price? I'm not really a hard core gamer but I do have a small, uh, backlog of pc titles yet to be played Which would you get if you had no other choices? shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.02 09:08:00 - [2] Originally by: Fayn Trak The 1530 has a bit of an issue with heat disipation. Seems not to be widespread enough to cause much PR fallout but I've heard of a few cases of the GPU overheating and failing over time. I'm unaware of how the studio 17 preforms in that regard but I don't think it's quite as slimmed down as the 1530 so it likely has better heat sinking. I have read at least one review about the studio 17 and the writer seemed to think it did fine with heat. I was not aware of the 1530's problem tho, thank you I am very aware of XP's superiority, if I could get them to ship it with that instead vista... shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.02 12:39:00 - [3] Originally by: Super Whopper Originally by: Rondo GunnI am very aware of XP's superiority, if I could get them to ship it with that instead vista...[:ugh: And in which field is XP superiour to Vista other than the ignorance one? Vista is far more a powerful software than XP, unless you try to run it on your Celeron 500,64MB RAM and 5GB HD. But then I wish you luck with running XP on that as well and not having problems. I suppose all the complaints I've heard about Vista were just the incoherent ramblings of idiots, pardon me. shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.04 22:25:00 - [4] Edited by: Rondo Gunn on 04/01/2009 22:26:54 Well, I was looking at the 17 because it's options were a little more flexible than the 15. I've had a m1210 shortly after they were introduced, it's good, runs eve is classic very smoothly (and with 'integrated' graphics no less) and is very lightweight. However, I've tired of the puny screen tbqfh. I can deal with the weight of a 17 inch, I'm no girly man. That, and this thing won't be dragged around that often. I will be sure that the videocard problem is sorted. I have heard nvidia cards have been having problems but I've never really payed much attention, however now that I'm buying I've been reading around and making sure my investment will be sound for at least 2 years. Edited due to my dyslexic brain shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.04 22:43:00 - [5] Same card as the one I posted Mr. Hill? shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.04 23:07:00 - [6] Originally by: jason hill hi ron ... it was you that put me on to this lappy tbh ... never one for being a dell laptop fanboi but this bit of kit tbh ...isnt that bad ...me likes was looking at the acer ....but methinks this is better tbh Heh heh. I've looked at the Acer, it's not bad at all. I'm just limited to selecting either a dell or a dell lol. I'm not a fanboi but I do like my current dell laptop plus theyre in my neighborhood so if I REALLY want to file a complaint I can do it in person and at maximum volume. shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.05 00:11:00 - [7] Originally by: EnslaverOfMinmatar Edited by: EnslaverOfMinmatar on 05/01/2009 00:09:24 lol my father bought a dell 1520 C2D 2.2GHz with 8600M GT 512MB (4gb mem from new egg) for $1000-1100 with tax and that was 1.5 yrs ago and ur getting the same vid.card with only 256mb for more $$$ now Pics or it didn't happen shin ku myo u
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.08 11:31:00 - [8] Hm. Not bad. However you'll notice the studio 17 is a little bit more of an upgrade compared to that. I would love a faster/bigger vid card if it came with it.
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.10 12:03:00 - [9] THREAD NECROMANCY! MWAHAHAHAHA cough cough ahem anyway... My search continues... I have found this on Dell's site. I'm not sure what too think of it. I think maybe I'm in love with it. Or maybe that's just the leather talking.... SPECS Brand New: Dell Studio XPS 16 ( 16 stands for 16inch, err the size of the screen.) PROCESSOR Intel« CoreÖ 2 Duo T9400 (6MB cache/2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista« Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE No Microsoft Office edit WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) HARD DRIVE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE BluRay Disc Combo (DVD/CD read/write + BD read) Slot Load Drive VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON« M86XT - 512MB WIRELESS CARDS Intel« 5100 WLAN Wireless-N (1x2) Half Mini Card BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Battery $ 1980.78 (US) after taxes. Verdict?
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.11 23:41:00 - [10] Originally by: Digital Solaris I am curious though, you need this as a desktop replacement or something to bring along and play EVE here and there? Because it wasn't really clear. I need it to run eve but for other stuff as well actually. It doesn't have to be terrifically light because it won't move every day and I'm not actually going to complain about lugging around a 6lb notebook (that plus accessories) as it won't be a problem for me, I no wispy little man. This will basically replace both my current notebook and my desktop (which is ancient anyway) Although I wonder if I should wait for inevitable price falls? The introduction of the core i7's and their supposed performance improvements might make current models obsolete and cheaper...shrugs I have no idea.
Rondo Gunn Caldari Perkone	Posted - 2009.01.11 23:56:00 - [11] Originally by: Sobach if you like dells, check out the new studio xps 16, which is pretty sweet(though I've heard it runs pretty hot as well). On the other hand if you can wait, ATI just announced their 4000 series of mobile GPU at the CES, which promises some pretty big improvement over current choices. /me points to a few posts back I know about the 16. I did not know about ATI's announcement. How long before OEM's are going to start using them tho? shin ku myo u Please note: Everything I say is flavored with irony, cynicism and, of course, minty freshness.

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