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    Thinking of purchasing the Dell Studio 15. Can I have your opinions please!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by demonhotrod, Apr 2, 2010.

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    So im thinking of getting a Studio 15 with this configuration:

    Intel® Core™ i5-540M (2.53Ghz, 4 Thread, turbo boost up to 3.06 GHz, 3MB cache)
    Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
    4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
    1GB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD5470 Graphics Card
    500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
    DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software
    Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)
    1 year of coverage included with your PC
    2Yr In-Home Warranty Support, including evenings and Saturdays
    Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Module - European
    Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
    Camera 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
    Midnight Blue with Microsatin Finish
    15.6in Widescreen Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED with TrueLife
    TOTAL Incl. VAT:£866.63

    But the things im most interested in are things like the build quality, heat and noise output and also the weight of the notebook, what does everyone think of these things? I owned an Inspiron 1520 which I always thought I looked after well, kept it well maintained etc but literally as soon as my 1 year warranty ended, the thing broke! So i'd really, really like to avoid a similar situation again (especially as spending £850 on a laptop is a lot of money to me)

    Thanks for any help you might be able to give me!
     
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    Wrong forum, sorry, please close this thread
     
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