The Dell XPS

Linora Low — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:26:09 +0000

People say hello to my new at latest TOY!!!

After all the mucking about with the HP Pavillion which i had originally wanted really badly. I ended up buying the Dell XPS…I know one friend of mine who used to work in Dell under sales is gonna smack me (pls don’t smack me ) I personally love the cool packaging.

Oh and cool part was they did a tie up with Creative and I got free Creative earphones which sounds great . Oh and Dell went the extra mile by giving a CD cover for all your Dell and other laptop drivers. And yeah… they needed to make their own XPS cloth for cleaning the monitor.. I’m grateful

So why did i finally pick the DELL XPS?

For starters, it has much better specs than the HP Pavillion D6715tx plus it is cheaper, by a good 1000+. The HP dv6715 was around RM5999 in comparison with the DELL XPS M1530 which is only at RM4600. I was with my brother at the time and he had tried his utmost to convince me to not get the HP. Btw he’s a young kid, that wanted the XPS quite badly for reasons that I think didn’t really justify why he needed it when he had a desktop – which granted is spoilt at the moment. Anyway, I had weighed the thoughts of getting the Dell Monster and the Prettiness of the HP Pavillion. I mean really the HP Pavillion is a gorgeous looking laptop as some of you would remember in my previous post. But he and Mister G had a point I’d save at least a good RM1000 over by buying the Dell. Cheaper and specs like so:

Intel Core 2 Duo Centrino T7500 2.2 GHz
Windows Vista Home Permium
Nvedia GEForce 8600 GS 256 Dedicated graphics
2gb of DDR2 Ram
250gb HDD
15.4 inch screen
A slid in DVD reader and burner
3 usb ports, HDMI port, SD/MMC/MS/PRO card reader, SIM card reader at the back for 3G surfing.
Webcam and Mic Integrated into the laptop
Fingerprint reader (although i think a bit redundant)
Bluetooth and WIFI built in
Touch pad Media controls
2.6 kg (pretty light)

I’m pretty happy with it overall Very happy at the performance and the keyboard is great, it has this really soft touch in comparison with the HP which is tad stiff for me, which i had denied because i still wanted to get it before. The aluminum finish for the palm rest is excellent too. Doesn’t make the laptop as hot as it would be because heat is dispelled more due to the material. Cons though First I’m not crazy about the slide in cd slot. Because it’s slide, i can’t pop in a mini disc anymore. I know not everyone uses it but some of my applications do. So a bit annoying. Plus i don’t really like how the XPS touchpad mouse on the laptop is nearly the same level as the keyboard and palm rest. Because of the level, my finger tends to keep brushing against it, causing me to make even more mistakes then I already do.Â Unlike the HP, which has a button for you to turn off you touch mouse pad and is slightly more dented than the palm rest. But i will commend in with the Dell application for the touchpad that allows the touchpad to be disabled the minute a usb mouse is plugged in. So good cover. Yeap, i don’t regret buying it… and Thank God they had installment plan… pheww

I Want A Hp Pavillion

Linora Low — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:40:20 +0000

I’m so upset, the laptop that i had been eyeing for sometime now is out off stock… or more so finished.. forever! sniff sniff. You can see more at the HP Store.This is the laptop I want to get. The HP Pavillion dv2600. It is a limited edition, because of the beautiful groove that is on the inside pad and on the top of the cover. Sigh… it’s so pretty!! The specs are great and the price is mad! RM5499

Intel core 2 duo,
The Verve Imprint Finish, featured on the Special Edition notebook
integrated webcam, fingerprint reader and HP QuickPlay
250GB Hdd
Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS (64mb up to 831mb dedicated)
4GB ddr2 RAM
DvD RW burner

The bad side of it though, is that it’s only 14.1 inch and terribly pricey. Quite a bite eh??? Sigh… so next best thing is either a pretty looking Dell Inspiron which you can customize nicely and possibly cheaper.. or I can go with a the DV6715, which does not have the pretty verve like the dv2700. This is what the DV6715tx looks like and it’s specs.

intel core 2 duo
centrino
4GB ddr2 RAM
250gb Hdd
Dvd RW Burner, quick play
Bluetooth, webcam, fingerprint identifier
Nvidia Geforce 8400 GS up to 895mb graphics memory with 128mb dedicated

Well since i can’t have the verve… I don’t know if I should consider this. Garskin.

But have to fork out cash again.. sigh!! Yes I am vain and even more vain when it comes to technology. This is HP’s reasoning for using Garskins: 5 reasons to use Garskins

Garskin is New and Unique
Giving a new look to your laptop
1 years warranty for colour fading and material deformity
5 times easily removed and reuse without leaving any traces of adhesive behind
4 Resistance Protection System: Scratch Resistance, Splash Resistance, Sweat Resistance and Static Resistance

Huh… oh well.. I shall think it through..

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The Dell XPS

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