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    CNET (America) Reviews 1530

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by garettap, Dec 17, 2007.

  1. garettap

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  2. A Led Rock

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    hmm mediocre review...as usual the NBR review pwnz it...
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 17, 2007
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    WOW lately there has been a lot of buzz around CNET.
     
    Sahin, Dec 17, 2007
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    CNET reviews are only good for pictures and specs (even specs are sometimes wrong).

    Their benchmarks are a joke !, No information about compared systems and no information on how or what they tested! Ofcause there is a link to each system in the benchmark, but that only takes you to similar system they have in their database. For example if you click on the Apple MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz link, it takes you to a page reviewing an Apple MacBook Core 2 Duo 13.3inch - 2.2GHz !. What a joke :D
     
    PhoenixFx, Dec 18, 2007
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    "cant get a high end video card." -crazy dude on cnet
    i think the 8600 gt with ddr3 is kinda high end.
    i hate cnet. they are sold out. firing reviewers because he gave a bad review to a comp. that buys advertising space from cnet.
     
    pyr0000, Dec 18, 2007
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    The GPU in the M1530 is relatively 'high-end' for the niche the notebook is filling, but it is not 'high-end' by a gamers notion of what the XPS motif originally stood for.

    The reviewer is both right and wrong, technically.
     
    L.Rawlins, Dec 18, 2007
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    Best looking 15" notebook in recent memory? I sincerely beg to differ, thank you very much. MacBook Pro, anyone?
     
    Redline, Dec 18, 2007
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    Except Gamespot has nothing to do with CNet as a whole. Completely different divisions.
     
    Waveblade, Dec 18, 2007
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    At one time CNet used to be the first place I would go about reviews, etc. Now, they are the last if I consider them at all. Although, some of the videos of the products are pretty good.
     
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  10. 640k

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    I thought these comments were pretty accurate:
    The thing that disappoints me about the XPS line is the limited choices in resolutions. I need my gaming laptop to also be a business laptop, so I opted for the less sexy Inspiron.

    Why did they compare an obviously higher spec'd Apple to this computer. Of course its going to blow it away.
     
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  11. A Led Rock

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    ya if u didnt notice that review unit was also 1440 X 900
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 18, 2007
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    Don't the 1530s ONLY come in 1280x800?
     
    640k, Dec 18, 2007
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  13. A Led Rock

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    they do...but the review units that are given to places like CNET and NBR are hand assembled and have different parts sometimes i'm pretty sure...plus i consider that proof that higher res is coming to the M1530 (although every1 pretty much agrees on that lol)
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 18, 2007
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    Gotcha. Too bad I didn't know that before I bought my Inspiron, but then I probably couldn't get what I got for the price I paid so c'est la vie.
     
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    lol true dat but i got a total of $500 in instant discounts on my XPS...check it out in my sig
     
    A Led Rock, Dec 18, 2007
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    $400 for me. Fiance got $500 on hers. We each are getting a $150 GC. Neither of us spent more than $910. The only difference was she got a color, extra 9 cell battery and Intel wireless whereas I didn't get any of those things.

    T7500, 1GB RAM, 8600M GT
    1440x900 for her, 1680x1050 for me
    120GB HD, DVD RW, BT

    I upgraded her RAM to 2G and mine to 4G after the purchase.
     
    640k, Dec 18, 2007
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