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    Planning to buy Dell XPS

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by neokill175, Jun 16, 2008.

  1. neokill175

    neokill175 Notebook Geek

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    I intend to buy this laptop for gaming
    its a XPS M1530
    this is the specs so far I have, tell me if its good for gaming


    Tuxedo Black
    Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)
    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
    High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LCD(1440x900) & 2MP Camera
    4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
    Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
    Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
    256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
    Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0+Enhanced Data Rate)
    Free Upgrade to a 9 cell Battery
    High Definition Audio 2.0
    Finger Print Reader XPS M1530

    but I am stuck here, i dont know which wireless card to get... Which of these 3 will give me the most range and best performance?

    Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
    or
    Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
    or
    Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card

    im getting all of this for about $1300, is this a good deal?
     
    neokill175, Jun 16, 2008
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  2. Desai82

    Desai82 Notebook Guru

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    Go with the Intel
     
    Desai82, Jun 16, 2008
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    The_Observer 9262 is the best:)

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    Intel N will be better IMHO.
     
    The_Observer, Jun 16, 2008
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  4. wywern209

    wywern209 NBR Dark Knight

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    intel will be better and upgrade ur processor if ur budget can handel it! it will make a big difference if u get a t8100 or t8300
     
    wywern209, Jun 16, 2008
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  5. neokill175

    neokill175 Notebook Geek

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    alright that leaves next question
    is this a good deal?
    and will this handle games like COD, FEAR, and Crysis with no lags?
     
    neokill175, Jun 16, 2008
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  6. neokill175

    neokill175 Notebook Geek

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    im kinda out of budget already, i dont think i can upgrade it to t8100 or t8300
     
    neokill175, Jun 16, 2008
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  7. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    The XPS m1530 is good for mild gaming, but it will not play Crysis with "no lags" above medium settings (you may not even be able to get all settings to medium)
     
    Bauer418, Jun 16, 2008
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  8. neokill175

    neokill175 Notebook Geek

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    so overall this is a good deal right?
     
    neokill175, Jun 16, 2008
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  9. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea it's pretty good, but don't let us tell you if you should buy it or not! It's your laptop (...but I'm an XPS fan :)...). Go intel WiFi for sure though.
     
    Bauer418, Jun 16, 2008
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  10. zunairryk

    zunairryk Notebook Consultant

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    hmm its not a bad deal i would say, but you shud wait for one of those 25% coupons
     
    zunairryk, Jun 16, 2008
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  11. neokill175

    neokill175 Notebook Geek

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    alright thanks guy
     
    neokill175, Jun 16, 2008
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  12. Bauer418

    Bauer418 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sure. Hope you don't get delayed =\. Your est ship date probably isn't for what...2 weeks?
     
    Bauer418, Jun 16, 2008
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