dell m1530 or studio 15

ill mostly be using it for school and slight gaming mmo's and fps like cs:s,cs 1.6,cod4 and a bit of free fps ok.

dell xps m1530 specs:

Components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
Tuxedo Black
Microsoft Works
1 Year Return to Depot Service and Technical Support
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Size: 320GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
High Definition Audio 2.0
Essentials
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
Please contact me with more details
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Accessories
Also Includes
Windows Vista™ Premium
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
MOD,LBL,INTEL,NB,MEROM

for $1,099 can

Dell 15 studio specs:

Components
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.00GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, 64-bit edition
Jet Black
Microsoft Works
1 Year Limited Warranty w/1 Year Return To Depot Service
Bright, glossy widescreen 15.4 WLED display (1280x800)
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card
85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
Essentials
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 30-Days
Please contact me with more details
Standard Keyboard (included in the price)
NO FINGER PRINT READER
Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Accessories
Also Includes
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
Windows Vista™ Premium
Intel® Centrino® Processor

for $949 can

which ones a better deal? to play cs:s on high and cs:1.6 and possible wow/Rf online

 

You could update the resolution in the Studio to a HD resolution for about $175, if I recall correctly. I think that would make it the better deal, since everything else looks to be the same. You'd also take advantage of that 3750.

The 9-cell battery also helps out. I'd personally go with the Studio. But I may be in the minority.

 

Even with all settings on low I can't play Call of Duty World At War on my Studio 15 with a 1280x800 resolution. Even on the lowest resolution possible I still get about 16 FPS average. I have the Ati Radeon HD 3450. How could the Ati 3450 handle an even higher resolution? I'm guessing the requirements for World at War and Call of Duty 4 are similar. I don't know about the graphical capabilities of the Nvidia Geforce 8600GT. However, I'm sure that it is better than the Ati 3450.

 

i think the studio with a higher resoultion is a better deal, but i'd personally wait for it to be updated with the ati 4570. Hope that helps

 

I misread...was thinking it was the 3750 (as I said in my post). I am unaware of the 3450, so I'm sure that doesn't help his case.

My apologies.

 

Have the issues with the 8600M GT been resolved?

 

$250 off Dell Studio 15 & 17 Laptops $1099+ Coupon Code: V?QXDGKC7$6011 Mar 26, 2009

 

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