I really like the Studio designs. Dell's really got the best looking PCs out there, and is challenging Apple for both design and performance, at a much lower price. I've been considering getting one of those Studio XPS machines, but this might be just as good for my needs. 4.2 lbs isn't bad for a 14" machine, and I don't really need an optical drive with me most of the time anyway.
The one thing that's stopping me from getting a Dell Studio (either the XPS or this one) is the lack of a 512mb video card option. HP's got a seemingly decent machine that has a 512mb vid card, though it's not the Nvidia GeForce 9600M that I would prefer. Hopefully Dell will get it together and come up with 9600M option by July 1st, which is when I've decided I'm buying my next PC.
What about a studio xps 16? That has a 512MB ATI graphics graphics card, and by all accounts it isnt bad. On top of that the rest of the laptop is fantastic. Its just too bad a well specced one costs nearly as much as a macbook pro. At least you get a 1080p full RGB LED screen with the dell though.
@knyghtryda: does it? I didn't realize. I'd been looking at the Studio XPS 13. The 16 inch screen just seems overly large, and comes in at 6.5lbs. I suppose it's a competitor to the Macbook Pro, but I need to be a little more portable than that.
Waqit a sec... They are selling this really nice laptop which can be spec'd out nicely, for 3 to 4 times less than the low spec'd Adamo? Dell is being stoopid again.
05/28/09
The one thing that's stopping me from getting a Dell Studio (either the XPS or this one) is the lack of a 512mb video card option. HP's got a seemingly decent machine that has a 512mb vid card, though it's not the Nvidia GeForce 9600M that I would prefer. Hopefully Dell will get it together and come up with 9600M option by July 1st, which is when I've decided I'm buying my next PC.
05/28/09
What about a studio xps 16? That has a 512MB ATI graphics graphics card, and by all accounts it isnt bad. On top of that the rest of the laptop is fantastic. Its just too bad a well specced one costs nearly as much as a macbook pro. At least you get a 1080p full RGB LED screen with the dell though.
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05/28/09