Anyone own the Best Buy Blue Label S15Z-2249CPN with WIDI?

I am intersted in either the Blue Label Toshiba E205 (which I have read numerous professional reviews on) or the Dell S15Z-2249CPN Blue Label, both through Best Buy of course.

The problem is, I see a lot of positive of the Dell over the Toshiba but I have not read one review on the Dell besides from the Best Buy Website.

The Dell is now $949 in store bundled with the Netgear push2tv, antivirus software, extended 2 year warranty and free 30 day geek squad.

Why I am interested in the Dell over the Toshiba.

1) Looks a lot better and more professional looking than the blue colored Toshiba.

2) 7200rpm hard drive on Dell vs 5400rpm hard drive on Toshiba

3)Dell has bluetooth built in, while, the Toshiba does not

4) 9 cell battery on Dell vs 6 cell battery on Toshiba

5) Speakers far, far superior on Dell vs very weak speakers on Toshiba

6) I like the feel of the keyboard more so than the Toshiba

What I am concerned about and not too pleased with the Dell

1) Concerned on reliablitity as I already read through Best Buy website a few people that had issues with theres. Some issues included the hard drive

2) The buttons for the mouse pad seems too soft and mushy as in they will not last the test of time where as the Toshiba are nice and stiff (I currently have a Dell XPS M140 that has a left mouse button issue as you have to put more pressure to get a response out of it and I am concerned how soft and not firm it is to push the mouse buttons on the brand new Dell. If they are that weak and mushy when new, how long until they start to break down?).

3) The partition of C drive memory to D drive memory....Most of all the usable memory is on the D drive (why did they do that? What was the point of that?) with the 30 days of free geek squad would it be a problem to have geek squad change most of the useful memory to the drive C instead of the drive D?

4) Looking for a laptop that will last me a long time and be reliable. Will Dell give me that?

So, does anyone have this Dell S15Z-2249CPN Blue Label Laptop with the built in Intel Wireless Display technology through Best Buy and if so, can you give me your personal reviews?

 

Personally Ive owned Dells for the past 10 plus years, with the only real issues being ones I caused. My current laptop is going out, but its 4+ years old so its time for a replacement. Every company youll find has its faults. The more people that own them the mroe likely that issues will crop up. With Dell since it is so popular, youll find a lot of hate towards them, but mostly now I think it has to do with Customer Service Reps then anything. I would take a look through the threads here (there is one specifically for the 15z for user reports).

I dont really use the touch pads much, so thier usefulness is low on my priorities. I am sure youll be able to find something in the 15z thread though.

I am guess they did both partitions to separate the OS from your APPS and other "junk". Many people do this so that if there is a need for reinstall it will be minimal effort to get it back to "normal". If the 15z comes with an OS disk then you can just do a fresh install and combine the two partitions into 1. I am sure geek squad will also do this for you if needed.

4) Laptops are like Tvs they are "old" in 3-6 months or less. My advice is always to get something that you will be happy with and that will fit your computing needs for the near future. AS long as you have something that does what you need it to do it can last as long as the hardware does.

Here is the link to the 15z thread:
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=448401

 

To be honest, after reading all the Dell "pros" over the Toshiba, what is left about the Toshiba that makes you even want to consider it?

In any case, regarding the partition C/D thing. It if truly comes that way (I haven't seen a Dell laptop come split like that for quite a while, and in my business, I see a lot of new Dell laptops), then all you have to do is remove or copy whatever they put on D (which, more than likely is just a small recovery partition anyways), and in Windows 7 delete the D partition, and extend C, using the now free space from the deleted D partition. Very simple procedure. (not sure if the Geek Squad can figure it out, though!)...Good luck on your quest!

 

Well,
The truth is the main reason I am still considering the Toshiba is reliability. I have not heard one thing about reliability issues with the Toshiba. While, I have heard issues with faulty DVD drives and faulty mouse pad issues with the Dell. I am also concerned on the longevity of the mouse pad buttons as they are so mushy when new. So, really I am hesitant with the Dell is reliability issues I have read about so far with it. I want a laptop that will be reliable and will not give me issues while I own it. I am concerned that I am going to have more of a chance to have issues with the Dell than the Toshiba.

 

The build quality on the Toshiba is pretty bad actually. It's built like a tank as far as being compact, but the screen hinges are very weak and the keyboard trip is pretty crappy.

While the Studio isn't perfect, it certainly feels like a better long-term investment in terms of build quality, heat management and peer support.

 

Just remember when you are testing out a display unit, they are used and abused. I would not take a display unit that people have been abusing since it came out as the "standard".

Also, as far as reliablity, remember the internet forums are mostly made of people having issues NOT of those who are perfectly fine with their laptops\PCs\ect. I can almost say for certain that the amount of people having issues is less then those that have not had any issues at all. There are some cases in which this isnt true, but for the most part its harder to find opinions from those that have not been having issues, then it is from those that have been having issues.

Personally Id say go for the Dell, its one heck of a deal, I am actually looking at this laptop, but am waiting to see if it possibly gets up up on Dell's website 1st. Its a long shot I know, but I have a coupon that I can use that makes waiting worth it.