Dell XPS vs Asus G51jx

Im really close to buying the XPS 15. But then I saw the ASUS G51 or the G53 and thought hummm..
Just to give you an idea what what I really am looking for is this
I5 Processor
Blu Ray
backlit keyboard.
9cell battery.
HDD of 7200 rpm. (size doesnt really matter)
at least 1gb of video memory

Im up in the air about
Amount of ram installed, I figured I can always up grade
blue tooth option
and between the 720p screeen vs the 1080p screen. I have heart pros and cons about both. I have seen the 1080p screen and even tho the icons can be changed, its still pretty small for the average set of eyes.

What I would be using it for is perhaps some gaming. Photo editing, watching movies while traveling. 3d would be nice, but not a requirement. I figured I would have this laptop for the next 3-4yrs. So thats why I figured on the blu ray. Most of the movies I will buy from here on are Blu Ray.

I like the dell because I can customize it and order it from the dell site where the Asus is non customizable and have to search thru various sites to find.

If you owned the Dell XPS would you order another one, or would you of gone ASUS.

Thanks for your help

 

It really depends on what you are doing. ASUS G series are pretty much dedicated to gaming. Dell XPS can pretty much only do moderate gaming...but is geared towards more professional work.

The ASUS GPU will take the beat down the XPS GPU and take it's lunch money.

 

Asus.
The cpu/gpu performance is well above the xps, no doubt about it.

 

I was in the same dilemma. I was looking at them both as well. I really wnated to go Asus but I couldn't justify paying several hundred dollars more for it. I wanted a 1080 screen, blu ray player, 7200 rpm hd, backlit keyboard, and internal bluetooth. I got all of that for $1100 XPS. For that price you aren't even in the ballpark for a basic Asus G series

go with the XPS. I got mine yesterday and the screen and sound are just awesome. You won't be disappointed.

 

all for $1100? How did you get it for that price? If I customized it myself with the i5, and the blu ray..bluetooth..1080p it would end up being $1400.
I appreciate the honesty. I dont know if I would end up gaming. I do have to plan for possible games. I might want to install Black ops as soon as I get it. But it would be nice to be able to play games, watch blu ray, edit photos and have a backlit keyboard.
So do you think one should wait for the next gen xps L502x or just get the L501x?

 

here's what I got:

Quantity Item Number Description
1 224-9506 XPS 15
1 317-6498 Intel Core i5-480M 2.66GHz / up to SC 2.93GHz, 3M
1 317-5422 4GB,DDR3,2 DIMM
1 331-0481 Backlit Keyboard (Internal) - English
1 320-1665 NVIDIA GeForce GT 420M 1GB graphics with Optimus
1 342-1682 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 318-0152 Metalloid Aluminum (WLAN) L501X
1 320-1673 15.6FHD TLF B+RGLED LCD L501X
1 421-3874 Camera Software 2.X, Factory Install
1 421-4060 Fast Access Facial Recognition 3.0 SW Application
1 421-3642 Basic Stage
1 420-7938 Dell Connect 2.1
1 420-6576 DELL WELCOME,Software Dimension/Inspiron
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 330-6222 Windows 7 Label
1 421-1737 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
1 421-0092 DELL-DOWNLOAD-FLAG
1 420-9876 Cozi-Calendar
1 421-2086 eBay Webslice
1 421-0757 Skype VOIP Application
1 331-0483 Resource DVD L501X
1 421-4118 WHITEPAGES.COM,Webslice
1 318-0392 Windows Live Wave 4
1 421-4289 Dell Support Center Software 3.0
1 430-4038 Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
1 410-1883 Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
1 318-0151 Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)
1 421-1362 Dell Software,Roxio 1.0
1 318-0237 Power DVD 9.6 with 3D, Factory Install
1 318-0138 JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
1 430-3891 Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200
1 421-3984 WIDI Software For L501X
1 410-2461 MCAFEE PEARL MUI,30DAY,Without Media
1 312-1113 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1 410-0487 Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word and Excel with ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook
1 926-9247 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty, Initial Year
1 937-8390 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service After Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 933-0410 Warranty Support, Initial Year
1 420-8878 Soft Contracts Dell In-Home Hardware Agreement
1 421-4356 Software, DataSafe Online 2.0 2GB
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
1 927-2357 DataSafe Online 2.0 2GB
1 330-0171 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Notebooks
1 430-3893 No Mobile Broadband L501X
1 430-3894 Dell Bluetooth 3.0
1 421-4600 Recovery DVD for Windows 7 Home Premium OS, 64bit, English


paid:


Order Summary
Order Number Product Description Financing Promotion Estimated Delivery Date Subtotal
XPS 15, Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
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12 months special financing on XPS systems with Dell Preferred Account! Delivers by
Thursday, January 27, 2011 $1184.99
Order Subtotal: $1,184.99
Shipping and Handling Total: $39.00
Shipping Discount: -$39.00
Tax Total: $71.11
Total Amount: $1,256.10

I was wrong $1184 before taxes. but still $1256 is WAY BELOW an Asus G series with everything listed

 

Dell jacked up the upgrade on the 1080p screen from once 90 dollars to now 230 dollars.

 

I saw that the 1080p upgrade was $220, that is pretty steep. But is it worth it? If Im going to be watching Blu ray, would the 720p do? Or is it worth the 220 bucks?

 

If you don't want to do it yourself, I would pony up the money.