Well the dell comes with
Intel® Core i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
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Well the dell comes with
Intel® Core i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache)
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphics-Cards-Benchmark-List.844.0.html
The 880M is based on the 330M chip, so benchmarks are nearly identical. Remember though, the Quadro series is a workstation GPU, with drivers optimized for business applications, so the 330M may yield a slightly higher FPS in games.
Very impressive.... I got the XPS to about $1,754 with top specs... No blue ray drive which is a bummer... but I'm not one for watching movies.... also I don't like to buy the RAM from the companies... they overprice it....
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Your Tech Team edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz edit
HD DISPLAY Full HD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 1GB
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card
Studio XPS 16 Studio XPS 16 Notebook
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
Hmmm.... only thing wrong is the preliminary ship date is 4/6/2010 SO LONG
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core i7-820QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (3.06GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Your Tech Team edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz edit
HD DISPLAY Full HD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 1GB
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 5300 WLAN Wireless-N (3x3) Mini Card
Studio XPS 16 Studio XPS 16 Notebook
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
Hmmm.... only thing wrong is the preliminary ship date is 4/6/2010 SO LONG
I hope you know that ARRANDALE = i7-620m AKA 2core processor.(the newer one we're waiting for in the MBPs)
The quadcore(i7-720,820m) is the desktop one stuffed into a damn laptop and is NOT considered arrandale.
That is the computer guys....
THAT is the best computer you can get for the price....
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 15.15" (384.9mm)
Height: 0.95" (24.1mm) front / 1.34" (33.95mm) back
Depth: 10.02" (254.6mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 6.3 lbs. (2.87 kg)2(15.6" WLED display 6 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.
And awesome....
Hence... the MBPs won't touch the quad cores.... another reason the new MBPs will suck monkeybutt
THAT is the best computer you can get for the price....
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 15.15" (384.9mm)
Height: 0.95" (24.1mm) front / 1.34" (33.95mm) back
Depth: 10.02" (254.6mm)
Weight: Starting weight of 6.3 lbs. (2.87 kg)2(15.6" WLED display 6 cell battery). Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.
And awesome....
Hence... the MBPs won't touch the quad cores.... another reason the new MBPs will suck monkeybutt
4/6... hopefully by that time, the new Arrandales will be out.
But for the price of that Dell, check out the Sager laptop I posted on page 2. Nearly identical specs except it has the HD5870 with DX11. Dell does have a longer warranty and larger HDD though.
Edit: The mobile HD5870 is the single most fastest gfx card, aside from SLI/CF kits.
Yes except most people would disagree. The damn quadcore processor should NOT be in there. Why would you possibly want that stuffed into a laptop?? The i7-620 will handle you games AMAZINGLY. The only time you would need the quadcore would be if you were encoding video. and most people have desktops to do that. You will get 1.5 hours batt life MAX with the quadcore vs 3+ with the 2cores + 2 threads.. the mobile processor is MUCH better then the i720.
You should read up on the heat issues ppl have with the quads.
The model number for the quadcore is 1645 and for the dualcode arrandale is 1647 (the much newer and refreshed one) You should really reconsider.. your gaming wont be affected and you will have a much cooler laptop.
Sager NP8690 (Built on Clevo W860CU) Custom Gaming Laptop
- 15.6 FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Intel® Core i7-820QM, 1.73-3.06GHz, (45nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- No External Graphics Card
- No Video Adapter
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to utilize Full 4GB)
- Standard Finish
- ~ 4X Blue-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ExpressCard 24-bit Sound Card
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- 11.1V Smart Li-Polymer battery pack 3800mAh, 42.18Wh
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime -24/7 DOMESTIC Based- Toll Free Telephone Tech Support (Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs
- No Xotic PC Gear
$2018.... Hmmmm
But the Quad Cores have a Cache of 6-8 MB as opposed to the dual core which have 4 MB... how much of a difference would that make?
- 15.6 FHD 16:9 LED Backlit Wide screen (1920x1080) Super Clear Glare Type Screen
- Standard Dead Pixel Policy
- Intel® Core i7-820QM, 1.73-3.06GHz, (45nm, 8MB L3 cache)
- -Stock OEM Thermal Compound
- ATI Mobility Radeon HD5870 1024MB PCI-Express GDDR5 DX11
- No External Graphics Card
- No Video Adapter
- ~ 4,096MB DDR3 1333MHz Dual Channel Memory (2 SODIMMS) (Requires Vista 64-Bit to utilize Full 4GB)
- Standard Finish
- ~ 4X Blue-Ray Read/8X DVDRW Super Multi Combo Drive
- ~ 500GB 7200RPM (Serial-ATA II 300 - 16MB Cache)
- No Back Up Hard Drive
- No Floppy Drive
- Internal 7-in-1 Card Reader (MS/MS Pro/MS Duo/MS Pro Duo/SD/Mini-SD/MMC/RS)
- Internal Bluetooth + EDR
- Intel® Ultimate-N 6300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Wireless LAN Module
- No Network Accessory
- Built in 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- No TV Tuner
- Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi ExpressCard 24-bit Sound Card
- Basic Black Business Case - Included
- 11.1V Smart Li-Polymer battery pack 3800mAh, 42.18Wh
- No Car Adapter
- None Standard*
- No Dock/Hub/Adapter
- Integrated Fingerprint Reader
- No External Keyboard or Mouse
- No Notebook Cooler
- No Operating System Standard - Drivers & Utility Software Only
- No Office Software
- No Software Bundle
- 3 Year Labor* 1 Year Parts Warranty Lifetime -24/7 DOMESTIC Based- Toll Free Telephone Tech Support (Labor Warranty through Xotic PC)
Includes FREE Shipping Both Ways for Warranty Repairs
- No Xotic PC Gear
$2018.... Hmmmm
But the Quad Cores have a Cache of 6-8 MB as opposed to the dual core which have 4 MB... how much of a difference would that make?
Ohhh, I see what you did there. You added features I wouldn't use, which is why my price was different.
I'd still get the Sager for the gfx card alone.
Hmmm... well.... it has a quad core... ppl seem to not like those... also are the Sagers bulky?
Freakin dells don't even have a dual core i7 in their computers.... it jumps from i5 to i7 quad
Dunno I'm really liking the dell studio xps 16....
I'm just nervous about the heat and quad core....
you mac lemmings dont seem to understand windows 7 is much more secure than mac osx. microsoft made their mission to tackle security for windows 7 due to the bad reputation from previous windows, they have a whole team dedicated to security, usually vulnerabilities are fixed within 24 hours.
on the other hand mac osx are much less secure by comparison, there are many obvious vulnerabilities listed everywhere (google it) that took apple MONTHS turnaround time to fix.
The ONLY reason mac osx seem more secure is because hackers/virus script kiddies do not bother with it and focuses all on windows. God help us if some serious eastern european hackers do decide to focus on osx....
Take a skilled hacker, they are much more likely to get into osx than windows 7.
This is the first result from google, it's a few years old but nothing has changed except odds are much more favorable towards the windows 7 side now : http://news.techworld.com/security/1798/mac-os-x-security-myth-exposed/
What do you guys think about the Studio XPS 16 that I've been posting about... a lot of ppl like it.... shipping time is far away though to have it customized
Yeah, they are bulky and quite heavy. I would also expect poor battery life. I personally would not get one for school or business. I would however, definitely get one over an Alienware any day.
Don't care why the sky is blue, just think it's a much lovelier colour than that puke green crap you're peddling. MS warthog.
True, true....
The studio xps 16 looks like it has the best of both worlds... it's not too bulky and it has insane specs... I wouldn't expect it to last more than 3 hrs.. but that's what my netbook is for... except when I need to type a document or something and only have my main laptop....
That's the I ordered and got early this week. It's amazing and for a good price. Sagers have really good cooling systems so it doesn't get too hot. I played Crysis and the GPU never went over 70 C, while the CPU never went above 65 C; and they idle at way lower temps.
Battery won't last longer than 1.5 hours though. But for the specs in that I'm willing to sacrifice battery life (Im near a power source most of the time).
How bulky is it? How many lbs?
Also.. 1.5 hrs while playing Crysis or 1.5 hrs while working on a word document? lol
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellst...p&cs=2244&link_number=17970655&kc=epp_lt_perf
I already sent you the link once... THAT^^^ is the dual core i7 AKA THE NEWER ONE
THE Cache wont make a difference to you, i promise.
AND 1.5 working on a frickin word document.. thats now much power they suck...
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish edit
PROCESSOR NEW 2010 Intel® Core™ i7-620M (2.66GHz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 3.33Ghz, 4M cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows 7® Home Premium Edition edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Your Tech Team edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 edit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FHD Widescreen 15.6 inch WLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
BATTERY 9-cell Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) edit
My Accessories
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Studio XPS 16 Notebook
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 – 1GB
WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6200
Network Card Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
^^ FOR $$1634.. helluva deal
Check out this thread if you would like more info regarding that Sager.
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=423878
Definitely not as slim as a MBP. It's bulkier but keep in mind it has a quad core and a top GPU so the heatsinks for those are big!
From the Sager site:
7.38 LBs with Battery Pack
14.75" (w) x 10" (d) x 1.65"~2" (h)
I've carried it around and found it manageable. Definitely not light but still somewhat portable (more so than 17" notebooks).
Ooooooooo
SYSTEM COLOR Obsidian Black High Gloss Finish edit
PROCESSOR NEW 2010 Intel® Core i7-620M (2.66GHz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 3.33Ghz, 4M cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows 7® Home Premium Edition edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Your Tech Team edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 edit
HD DISPLAY Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP edit
HARD DRIVE 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
BATTERY 9-cell Battery edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 with SRS Premium Sound edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) edit
My Accessories
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee SecurityCenter , 24-Months edit
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
PROCESSOR Studio XPS 16 Notebook
VIDEO CARD ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 4670 1GB
WIRELESS CARDS Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6200
Network Card Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9, Multiple Languages
ACCIDENT AND THEFT PROTECTION 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection
All for only $1809 AND ship date 3/26/2010
Is the RAM 1333 mhz? anyone know... also what is the bulk on that comp?
It is 1333hz for sure, and the comp is NOT very bulky, trust me.. held one. the sager sounds lame. haha
I'm telling you man, go for the Sager versus the spec you just quoted. You get:
Better GFX card
Better wireless card
Better sound card
Guaranteed 1333MHz DDR3 memory
... for cheaper!
The Dell has little margin boosters tied to it.. like 2yrs of McAfee, Lojack, online backup, etc.
Edit: Here's benchmarks with the GTX285, mind you the HD5870 is equiv to a desktop HD5750-5770, so the results will be even better, plus DX11!
http://www.xoticpcforums.com/showthread.php?t=5084