Dell Studio 15/17

cyberwit

Anyone see the new Dell Studio range of laptops they look quiet good i especially like the fact that they come with dedicated Graphics unlike the Inspiron 1525 but is th Studio range heavier then the Inspiron and not as thin

How suitable would that range of laptops be for a College Computing Student

Tinytony

Hi,

The dimensions for the Inspiron 1525 are:

Weight: Starting at 5.90 lbs (2.70 kg)3
Width: 14.05" (35.7cm)
Height: 1.00" (2.5cm) front - 1.48" (3.7cm) back
Depth: 10.08" (25.6cm)

For the studio it does seem to be slightly heavier, but also slightly more compact.

Dimensions & Weight
Width: 14.0" (355.6mm)
Height: 1.0" (25.3mm) front / 1.3" (33mm) back
Depth: 10.3" (261.5mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 6.11 lbs. (2.77 kg)

I have a Studio ordered, and I like the fact it has a dedicated graphics card, even if it is a fairly low spec one.

Will you be running any resource heavy college programs or anything on it? What kinda of money were you looking at spending? You can build the Studio to a reasonably high spec for less than €800.

cyberwit

I will be doing the usual college work as well as the likes of Programming Java , Javascript and i like the fact that the Studio has no integrated graphics too.

I will wait until eople have put video on youtube unboxing it and reviewing it . Would you let us know now you get on with the laptop the maximum i willl be spending is maybe €700

Tinytony

Hope to have it some stage this week, so once I've had a play around with it I'll let you know how I get on.

ablelocks

is the led display worth the extra 100?

Voodu Child

ablelocks wrote: »

is the led display worth the extra 100?

When you upgrade from the basic screen to the WLED, you also go from 1280x800 to 1440x900. For the money, I think its a pretty good upgrade, though of course it depends on your own individual budget.

The LED screens should be brighter and have more even illumination, and also should help improve the battery life somewhat.

ablelocks

voodoo_child wrote: »

When you upgrade from the basic screen to the WLED, you also go from 1280x800 to 1440x900. For the money, I think its a pretty good upgrade, though of course it depends on your own individual budget.

The LED screens should be brighter and have more even illumination, and also should help improve the battery life somewhat.

sounds good, thanks voodoo

AlmightyCushion

The LED screen will also make the laptop slightly thinner and lighter.

Tinytony

Got an email yesterday to say the expected delivery date for my Studio 15 had been pushed back 2 weeks. :mad:

trap4

I ordered one on Sunday for my sister. I'll post a quick review when it arrives. I wasn't even aware of the Studio range until I went on the site and was pleasantly surprised by price/specs - let's see if it lives up to expectation.