Laptops XPS1530 or Studio 15 :: Help me to select the best one

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Maksa

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Hello Team,

I need really fast suggestions please. i am really confused. which one should i buy. i have to buy it today itself or else this offer going to close.

Studio 15
C2D T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB)
3 GB RAM
250GB HDD
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Half Mini Card
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
1-Year Limited Warranty

15.4 " Widescreen WXGA + WLED (1440x900) TFT DispLAY

Dell Bluetooth Wireless Headset

Backlight Keyboard

Price: 65,922.97 Indian Rupee (Approx 1650 USD$)

Advantages of Studio (BOLD GREEN TEXT)
XPS 1530
C2D T9300 (2.5GHz, 6MB Cache, 800 MHz FSB)
3 GB RAM
250GB HDD
15.4" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display

256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 8600M GT

1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover

Palmrest with Fingerprint Reader

Intel(R) 4965AGN Wireless-N Mini-Card

Price: 67,837.60 (Approx 1700 USD$)

Advantages of XPS1530 (BOLD BLUE TEXT)

Now please suggest me which one should i buy? is XPS got batter build quality? performance? there is hardly price difference so i want to buy the best one.

Awaiting for the reply.
 
_pappu_ said:
it depends on your use

as a general entertainment (music/movies) the studio
for gaming , xps
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both have same stuff. even in XPS can use for movies and music. my main thing is about build quality?
 
go with the Studio 15 ,its good compared to XPS 1530,its my personal experince ,i deal with Dell portables and dell desktops ( working with Dell BPO) overall performance studio 15 is doing good than the XPS
PS: I did say tat abt the performance its a survey based on the calls and issues on the 2 systems
 
I would suggest going with the studio 15 as well. While 1 year premium warranty is a positive the 8600gtm is not a positive considering its high failure rate.
 
kranthi4545 said:
go with the Studio 15 ,its good compared to XPS 1530,its my personal experince ,i deal with Dell portables and dell desktops ( working with Dell BPO) overall performance studio 15 is doing good than the XPS
PS: I did say tat abt the performance its a survey based on the calls and issues on the 2 systems
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thanks for help. there is less issue on studio because its very new system.

I ve heard some people say that the studio is a little flimsy. how is the build quality compare to XPS?

BTW how is VOSTRO 1510 ? same configuration i get for 60K.

octave said:
I would suggest going with the studio 15 as well. While 1 year premium warranty is a positive the 8600gtm is not a positive considering its high failure rate.
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thanks. i am attracted to XPS just because of the build quality. i am hardly going to use for any games lolz. but i am not sure about studio quality.
 
if you dont intend to use them for gaming, i would suggest going with either an ATI solution for discrete or the standard intel onboard.

the nv cards have been showing very high failure rates and if you check out dell's official site its an acknowledged issue.
 
sTALKEr said:
if you dont intend to use them for gaming, i would suggest going with either an ATI solution for discrete or the standard intel onboard.

the nv cards have been showing very high failure rates and if you check out dell's official site its an acknowledged issue.
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thanks :) but i think it depends on luck lolz. on my current dell laptop i use same card so far no problems. but i hardly care coz i know dell after sales is too good. they will do replacement if any problems.

mate i checked vostro 1510 and i am getting batter machine at lower rates. do u have any idea ? is it good?
 
Maksa said:
thanks :) but i think it depends on luck lolz. on my current dell laptop i use same card so far no problems. but i hardly care coz i know dell after sales is too good. they will do replacement if any problems.

mate i checked vostro 1510 and i am getting batter machine at lower rates. do u have any idea ? is it good?
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It has nothing to do with Luck.

It is a design failure which has been acknowledged by even nvidia themselves. nvidia g84 & g86 are the chipsets affected by it.

from what ive heard the build quality on Vostro laptops is pretty good since they are for business users. however, the screens used on the vostros are supposed to be of very poor quality with lots of bleeding issues etc.

have you considered the fact that a 15" laptop will the HEAVY (especially the xps, no idea about the studio). If you dont mind a slightly smaller screen then you can also consider the 1420.
 
sTALKEr said:
It has nothing to do with Luck.

It is a design failure which has been acknowledged by even nvidia themselves. nvidia g84 & g86 are the chipsets affected by it.

from what ive heard the build quality on Vostro laptops is pretty good since they are for business users. however, the screens used on the vostros are supposed to be of very poor quality with lots of bleeding issues etc.

have you considered the fact that a 15" laptop will the HEAVY (especially the xps, no idea about the studio). If you dont mind a slightly smaller screen then you can also consider the 1420.
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thanks buddy!

yes 15 inch are heavy. studio n XPS both have almost same weight. anyways i am very much confused today lolz. i checked some reviews too some people say vostro 1510 got good non glossy screen. i will upate u guys once i buy by today evening.
i will get any one of these lolz
STUDIO 15 / XPS 1530 / VOSTRO 1510
 
octave said:
I would suggest going with the studio 15 as well. While 1 year premium warranty is a positive the 8600gtm is not a positive considering its high failure rate.
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That's the 8400GS on the XPS M1330 you're referring to. You're mistaken.

Dell's build quality on the XPS isn't that great. The coloured strips they use on the body is a kit, and they do get loose with use. Radeon HD3450 will be as good as the 8600GT, and battery life will be better on the former.
 
Vandal said:
That's the 8400GS on the XPS M1330 you're referring to. You're mistaken.

Dell's build quality on the XPS isn't that great. The coloured strips they use on the body is a kit, and they do get loose with use. Radeon HD3450 will be as good as the 8600GT, and battery life will be better on the former.
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fyi.. g84 & g86 have both been affected. also affected are a certain as yet unidentified series of MCP's

NVIDIA GPU Update for Dell Laptop Owners

Fri. Jul. 25, 2008

Earlier this month, sites like Ars Technica and ZDNet blogged about NVIDIA’s statement regarding a potential issue with some of NVIDIA's Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) used in notebooks. According to NVIDIA, these affected GPUs are experiencing higher than expected failure rates causing video problems. Though this issue is not unique to Dell, some of these affected GPUs are used in certain Dell laptops. That's why I wanted to take a few minutes here to explain the issue and to let customers know what to do next.
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more here

the xps1530 is also listed
 
id take the studio if i were you and damn u have a good budget for a laptop. im getting a decent spec studio for 55k and i aint takin it. ill just wait a lil bit for the centrino 2 chips now.
 
jesal said:
id take the studio if i were you and damn u have a good budget for a laptop. im getting a decent spec studio for 55k and i aint takin it. ill just wait a lil bit for the centrino 2 chips now.
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i know centrino 2 coming soon. but i have to buy it urgently for business work. so cant wait. don;t have any spare system.
 
Maksa said:
thanks for help. there is less issue on studio because its very new system.
I ve heard some people say that the studio is a little flimsy. how is the build quality compare to XPS?.
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the calculations arent done on the no the no of system sold ,its involves some calculations,which makes us to give feedback to the sales and the production teams on what they need to work on and what are the issues ,it doesnt depend on the volumes sold :P
 
kranthi4545 said:
the calculations arent done on the no the no of system sold ,its involves some calculations,which makes us to give feedback to the sales and the production teams on what they need to work on and what are the issues ,it doesnt depend on the volumes sold :P
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ok thanks :) btw is there any discounts available on studio? i wanted to purchase today itself. all i got is 4% VAT off lolz
 
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