Thread: New Dell Studio XPS 1340 & 1640

The 1340 priced at 60k and 1640 at 68k. They feature Centrino 2 technology, backlit keyboard, HD screen, discrete graphics. The specs are really nice. Chk it out

Dell XPS Laptop / Notebook

i would prefer the dell studio series over xps ... xps is really costly

yes the xps is costly.but then it gives exclusivity.also it has much better reliability and lots of goodies like sot-loading battery indiacator etc.
the biggest reason i think one should select xps over studio is its reliability.

what kind of reliability are we talking about ?

we could be talking about reliability issues like, lets see..
no blue screens,no data loss due to crashes, no dead pixels,no failed dvd writing sessions, and stuff like that basically..

^ so you are saying that inspiron and Studio have those issues

my sister has an inspiron that was bought in july.it has had a change of motherboard and ram(under warranty),there is a cluster of,what i guess 4 dead pixels and now smart shows an error that hd failure is imminent,due to some problem in reallocated sector count...

that is why i am skeptical about them.

^ Very strange problems

Lot of my friends have Dell Laptops ........ they never had any such problems

if u have actually checked the specs , u ll find that the only difference between the models is the configuration .... But all the models use parts from the same companies most of the time

when u have a prblm you do develop a prejudice..
maybe i am too cynical.but i will still have my reservations.

If I go for a Dell... I'll get XPS too... Build quality is too good...

Originally Posted by ag_prasun

my sister has an inspiron that was bought in july.it has had a change of motherboard and ram(under warranty),there is a cluster of,what i guess 4 dead pixels and now smart shows an error that hd failure is imminent,due to some problem in reallocated sector count...

that is why i am skeptical about them.

it depends on how u use a particular laptop ... dell inspirons are used by huge amount of ppl all over d world .. and it is considered to be the among the best for average budget laptops ... stop making opinions about brands/products on listening or seeing one -ve case ... most of us generally think this way ... make ur opinion by going through various reviews on different sites and forums....

the notebook was mainly used for orkuting and wtching movies...
i had a bad experience.i wrote abt it.and its the honest reviews that matter.as far as reviews are honest,even if -ve,i dont thnk there is any prblm.
and i still use xps.and love it.so what i am trying to tell is that people who r thinking of inspiron should go for xps..

Originally Posted by saurav_kataruka

it depends on how u use a particular laptop ... dell inspirons are used by huge amount of ppl all over d world .. and it is considered to be the among the best for average budget laptops ... stop making opinions about brands/products on listening or seeing one -ve case ... most of us generally think this way ... make ur opinion by going through various reviews on different sites and forums....

dude he has all rights to share his experience, even if they dont match that of the general public. What u said is also true, that we should read reviews, but then he was just telling us abt his problem.

PS : the XPS 1530 is no longer on the website.

the xps 1530 is not on the site???
but dell is still offering it in india.
what did you mean?

Is dell giving any freebies like bluetooth headset with these laptops?

Originally Posted by ag_prasun

the xps 1530 is not on the site???
but dell is still offering it in india.
what did you mean?

Well, i dunno. All i can say is that it is not on the website anymore.
Dell Studio XPS Laptop


They recently took it off their website.

that is strange.because it is still available on the us site.
with xps you get an external modem and a creative noise isolation earphone,which are pretty good quality.

Originally Posted by ag_prasun

that is strange.because it is still available on the us site.
with xps you get an external modem and a creative noise isolation earphone,which are pretty good quality.

This external modem is dial up type or ASDL?

Originally Posted by Gary4gar

This external modem is dial up type or ASDL?

External dial-up modem

Originally Posted by cool_techie_tvm

External dial-up modem

Won't be usefull then.
As mostly people won't use dial ups these days and also who would carry this thing along in their bag?