 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | reply to Bit
Re: Just as I expected I won't argue because again, we have all Dell servers and the support has been stunning. We always purchase Silver or Gold level though. I have sent letters to support agents managers because they were so great. I had a drive fail at 2AM and they had a new drive onsite by 5AM. I couldn't ask for anything better.
And the pure XPS line is much better than the studio XPS line. Studio = budget.
And I agree with your last statement, these disagreements never go anywhere. I actually almost posted two links straight form the stock configuration comparing an XPS M1330 ($899) to the Macbook ($1299) just to illustrate that the only thing the Mac had better was a 9400M vs an 8600M, whereas the Dell had a faster processor, more RAM, and over twice the hard drive because I knew you're parrot out the "when you compare equal spec machines ..." but decided not to.  |
 BitPremium
join:2009-02-19
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4 edits | In my experience Vista requires heftier hardware than OS X so in terms of speed it's like comparing horsepower. If you have a light car you are lightning fast with less horsepower than a really heavy car with a bit more power. It's like comparing processors by strictly GHz and nothing else. But I digress.
As far as Studio XPS, they're certainly priced higher than the XPS-M machines they're replacing and they're Dell's latest DDR3 powered notebooks. What do you consider a "pure" XPS machine? The Studio XPS offers some of the fastest processors, graphics and RAM in their mobile line up. Only their foot thick M17xx offer remotely comparable performance (with SLI graphics) but they're hardly a real portable.
My impression is they added the Studio name as part of the aesthetic redesign (the leather, backlit keyboard, revised trackpad, etc). I think the XPS Ms are going away and Dell will be left with Inspiron, Studio and Studio XPS as their consumer notebook brands.
»www.dell.com/home/laptops#subcat···avla=&a= |
