Dell Studio 1555

So how much :

Rs.71,652.73 in USD

 

71 652.73 Indian rupees = 1 447.52845 U.S. dollars

 

Where from u got 71652.73 ,if u dont mind .

 

how did you upgrade you speakers??

 

I got a set of replacement speakers that I was planning to gut to reuse the mounts and wires and find a 3rd party speaker, but found that the replacement speakers were a lot better then what I had so I just used them as is. My originals were paper, the new ones were plastic. I have a thread on it here:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=345437

You can see pics of the new and old speakers, and some sound clips comparing the two

 

im really digging that weight, my NP2090 with a 9 cell weighs close to 7lbs! i expected the depth to be the same, or if anything, thinner due to the LED, but i suppose the display is a little bigger now. subwoofer is a good upgrade as well

 

Has anybody heard ANYTHING about an updated S17 (?-1755-?).

I was all ready to go ahaead and order a 17 and then came across this info on the new 15. And these updates... Upgrades... Enhancement... whatever you want to call them seem address all the little short commings of the current models. The last time I bought notebook it was a Insp8500. And 1 month later the Insp8600 came out, which really bugged me. Although the 8500 has been a fantastic workhorse and has not give 1 single problem in all the years I've owned it, It is getting kind of old and I'm ready to update (tax return season and all that).

So, any info or news on a new 17 would be great!

 

The same thing happened to me ... I got an 8500 just before the 8600 came out, too, and always regretting being stuck with a p4-m instead of the new pentium-m's. The weird interim speedstep feature of the p4-m isn't compatible with vista and it would run the CPU at full speed all the time, get hot and kill the battery life... I just about my 1537 at the end of December, and now the 1555 is out there.

 

Ahhhh technology. Don't you just love how fast it changes?
Well, I can say that these upgrades for the Studio 15 do look nice. But, I am still happy with my 15(37), compared to my Inspiron 4000!

 

Dell Singapore

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/pro...px/laptop_studio_15?c=sg&cs=sgdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/24/dell-studio-15-with-hd-screen-and-mobility-radeon-hd-4570-graphi/

 

Somebody knows about Studio 1555 in Canada/USA?

 

Will this laptop fit in a standard 15" laptop bag?

 

Just found this interesting. XP drivers for 1555. And check the date. Even Drivers for the new AMD ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4570, v.8.553.2.0000, A00

http://search.ap.dell.com/results.a...Studio+Laptop+1555+XP+Drivers&cat=sup&x=9&y=8
cheers
megod

 

Yes, it should!

Yes, very interesting....I swear Dell does this to get us all worked up, by putting them on the site!

Nothing like teasers.


Cin

 

looks like my mom is going to take my NP2090 and use it as her laptop. if the Studio 1555 is any good, I will definately be getting it. if not, you can never go wrong with a sturdy (but bland) thinkpad

 

Nice! I mean, you will be losing your lappy...but you will be getting a brand new one!

I really am looking forward to see more release info' on this!


Cin

 

How I found it, I was looking for XP drivers for a 5100 WI Fi card.
cheers
megod

 

While notebookcheck.com said that 4570 has a 64 bits memory bus width, Dell Australia said that it is 128 bits.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4570.13885.0.html

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/lea..._inspnnb&~lt=popup&~series=inspn&~tab=details

 

Well, I would obviously trust the former.

 

Would it be worth returning my new 1537 Studio for the new 1555 ?

I don't actually have any issues with my laptop, media buttons work fine etc.

However, people seem to really rate the new ATI card in the 1555.

Also i only have the 2.27ghz P8400 CPU and now the 2.4 is default - would that make much difference?

BTW - i dont play games so would i need the new card? I really want HD decoding though. Would the newer ATI be better at this for things like camcorder files (m2ts).

 

Well, unless its released within your 21 days of date of invoice (to be able to return for refund/replacement)...Then that would be a good idea!

It hasn't been released yet..and it could happen tomorrow..or w/in the next few weeks...as such!


Cin

 

it should be here for sale in the states definitely in march maybe even as soon as the first week.

 

Well, March is next week..So shall we wager? Possibly Thursday? 3/5/09?

It would be nice.


Cin

 

Hope so! How soon do you think a review of this laptop will hit this site?

 

I'll probably be the first one to say it (and I hope I am proven wrong once more hands-on reviews start flowing in), but I think this revision can be skipped. Dell has unfortunately removed a number of stand-out features in favor of what amounts to merely a moderate GPU upgrade (if you opt for the dedicated option) and possibly a speaker improvement (we know a sub has been added, but that's not to say the quality of the primary stereo channels)

I see the touch bar has been removed (Would have much sooner seen them fix it rather than removing it completely. other mfr's have gotten it right), the IR receiver and remote control option is gone, 'Wifi Catcher' also seems to be missing according to the previously linked manual, and of course a screen resolution downgrade from one that has already been pretty lacking (really hoping they bump up the standard offerings in this area in the next couple months).

It looks nice at face value, but Dell has killed a lot of features it seems to the point that you are really looking at nothing more than an XPS, Studio XPS, or even an Inspiron in just another shell.

Now if they could take the 1537, fix the touch panel issues, add the subwoofer and change out the existing speakers with something better, and upgrade the GPU offering to what is coming in the 1555, I think they'd have something. That and the 8GB ram limit (which no one has really proven yes or no whether the 1535/1537 has a true 4GB limit or can handle up to 8GB).

Personally, at the loss of extra GPU horsepower, I'd much rather have the 1537 still. Unless Dell can pull a houdini here and completely turn around the 1555.

But with that said, it may be an advantage where More 1537's will start flooding the outlet once this starts hitting the US market.

 

at least one other notebook vendor has already made available refreshes of some of their merchanise with the HD 4650, so yes, Dell will have the 1555 with an HD 4xxx ready before March 15 worldwide.

 

I really hope the new Studio 1555 will have the color options. I really fancy the midnight blue. Do you think Dell will incorporate colors?

 

I really think they will incorporate colors...It's pretty much the *norm* now.

Midnight Blue is pretty....I fancy the *red*


Cin

 

That's good.

I am really looking forward to this revision. Just fits right into my $1000 budget.

I am a little worried though, people have mentioned the ports being revamped/ switched around. I fear Dell will rid firewire (as Apple has in the MacBooks). Also, someone mentioned in this thread earlier about one of the 4 USB ports under the Optical Drive?

 

Nothing to worry about yet, Firewire 400 is still there. They did skim off one of the usb ports though, and one of the remaining three is under the optical slot.

I have to agree with Vchat20. If killing marketable features is Dell's way of addressing the model's shortcomings, they aren't doing so with discerning customers in mind.

 

The Studio 1555 will have all the usual colours (blue, green, purple, red and black) plus an awesome topographical glossy black!

 

Hi everyone!

I'm recently thinking of buying a Studio 17 laptop and just found out about the revision of the Studio 15. Since the graphics card and a missing subwoofer were my main concerns, I would be very glad if the Studio 17 would soon be revised, too.

Do you think a new Studio 17 model will follow soon? How quickly do you think it would come out then? Do you think it will also feature a better graphics card? And will it be more expensive?

Graphics Card
The new graphics card (256MB/512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 vs 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450) seems to be a real improvement for the Studio 15 model, since it is supposedly around 60% faster (probably around 3200 vs 1978 in 3DMark2006). It might consume a little bit more Watts, though (20W vs 12W?, benchmarks and W are taken from notebookcheck.com).
I really hope a new Studio 17 would feature a decent graphics card of the new ATI models. So it would most likely be either a 4650 or 4670, or what do you think? This would be really great, since these cards are around twice as fast as the old 3650. But can one hope for a new 17 model equipped with this card soon? And will it be at the same price as the Studio 17 now or more expensive?

Media Bar
Also I was wondering if they would remove the touch-sensitive media bar with the Studio 17 too, because it might have also been a question of space (the new Studio 15 is almost 10cm (252.9mm vs 261.5mm) less in depth.
But due to a unified new Studio design they probably will.
That's something I think is quite a pity, I really liked the fancy design and though I heard that there were often issues I don't consider the new solution with the FN+F# keys such a practical option. Also, it really just doesn't look so good.

Missing Features: IR receiver, remote control option, Wifi Catcher
Maybe someone can help me out here, but the ir receiver would just be for the remote control, right? So you have to look at it as one feature, isn't it? I must say that for me personally the remote control thing is not relevant at all (eventhough fancy). My g/f laptop features this too, we never used this so far, though. Somehow you always end up, just controlling it directly... but that might just be me.
And even if the IR is usable for other peripherials, I wouldn't miss it. My old laptop features IR and I rarely used it (just to check it out). It's slow and unresponsive anyway. There are normally better means to transfer data I think. Others might use hardware which need this, though. But for me: irrelevant.
Wifi Catcher... don't know what this does. Can someone help me out? I didn't find too much. Apparently some W-Lan tool, is it? Doesn't sound like I would be needing this. A normal W-Lan Card (integrated) would do for me, and there certainly will be one built in.
Do you think, the Studio 17 will be the same? Being rather a DTR and Multimedia Machine, a remote control option might be included maybe?

A good general comparison (without the concerns Vchat20 had, though, like the media bar, missing IR receiver and remote control option, the Wifi Catcher and the lower resolution of the screen: 1366×768 vs. 1440×900)
http://optimitza.cat/news/2009/02/1...mobility-radeon-hd-4570-and-subwoofer-leaked/

lower screen resolution
Now this one is a bit sad. Eventhough there most likely will follow higher resolutions eventually, they will be more expensive and I don't want to wait anymore. It's not really that important too me.
And as I mentioned before I'm rather interested in the Studio 17, so with a new 17 model the resolution might not change that much? I don't know.
The Studio 17 here in Germany is still shipped with a CCFL screen. WLED costs extra (80€, about 100$), so I think that finally with a new 17 they will replace the standard to WLED screens without having to pay more.

So I hope all in all a possible new Studio 17 would feature a lot of improvements (for me) and I hope it would ship at the same price. So I guess waiting might be worth it. But how long?
One thing which concerns me, is that at the moment there is a good special offer on the Studio 17: 120€ off + 30€ off for colours, which I would choose even if I had to pay, so it's 160€ off for me at the moment, which would be around 200$. Probably, if a new Studio 17 would come out, there would be no special offers for some time (the new Studio XPS 13/16 had no special offer so far), would there be? So this would be my last question.

So what do you guys think? I hope I could provide some extra information for everyone who's in the same position as me at the moment and I'm really looking forward to your responses and advice. Thank you very much ^^ !

Cheers,
Alex

p.s.: ok, another "last one" :
the other laptop I was thinking about is the latest Amilo Xi 3650? In the small version it costs "only" 999€ (my absolute maximum) and offers a very interesting bundle of features (I don't care so much about the size, it's a 18,4" ... and it's not even that heavy: 4kg):
http://www.notebookjournal.de/tests/datasheet/fsc-amilo-xi3650-792
(only in German, sorry, but you should be able to check out the specs)

 

Well, considering the notebook comes with an HDMI port, optional bluray drive, and Vista comes stock with media center, I think the remote would actually be a desirable option for some owners. This was actually one of my own wants out of this machine. I'm not sure if it supports IRDA (IR data connectivity to PDAs and the like), but a manual driver install also gave it the ability to be used with the more feature packed windows media center remotes and keyboards offered with many media center PC's and HTPC's back in the XPMCE era.

The Wifi catcher uses the built in wireless card as an access point scanner while the notebook is off. A VERY innovative feature I have not seen in many other machines. The button basically sits in the same spot as the power button but on the left side of the notebook. Notebook is off, closed, dead. Press the button and it'll start scanning and blink to indicate whether or not it found anything. When the notebook is on it'll simply bring up the relevant application on the system.

If you look at the source link, it comes right back to this same thread. Basically the same stuff that has been mentioned already here just out in bloggerland. Which, unfortunately, has been all about the addition of a beefier GPU and an added subwoofer and the gleeful hope the sound quality has vastly improved amongst other things.

Aside from the screen resolution, none of the other things like missing features have really been obvious without doing some extra digging. And I will be honest and say that I am not 100% sure what is actually missing or not. But from what I can see, what I have already mentioned has already been done and set in stone for the 1555 design so I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

How lame!

And this is proven, right? No speculation here...?

 

They've got pictures of it on the Dell India site here:

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/pro.../laptop-studio-1555?c=in&cs=indhs1&l=en&s=dhs

the ports layouts are detailed in the gallery

 

Well, that proves a number of things for certain which I was afraid of:

1) No more media control bar.
2) No more IR/Remote control
3) Wifi Catcher gone

I know I sound like a broken record here, but really: You'd be better off with an XPS or Inspiron at this rate once they get their revision updates.

 

I've got to hand it to Dell: they know how to wow their base.

 

I don't know about you but those 3 things are highly unimportant to me.

Media Control Bar: Just use the Fn keys.
Remote: Logitech MX Air
Wifi Catcher: Uh... Don't use it? Srsly, why would you be using that as a main negative in a notebook?

 

I'd actually prefer losing touch sensitive keys. Physical keys like on the Inspiron 1420 are more responsive and faster to adjust settings than touch sensitive keys.

 

Like I said: Those features are what really set the Studio apart from other notebooks in Dell's repertoire. Slap the Inspiron tag on it and it would be difficult to tell the difference.

Notebooks compete primarily in 3 areas: Specs, battery life, and features. Dell's primary notebook models (Inspiron, XPS, Studio XPS, and Studio) compete very closely on specs and battery life with little variance. At that point it comes down to features. And the studio just lost the ones that differentiated it from the rest.

I'm not saying EVERYONE should skip on the 1555. Not my place to force that on people. Just saying that these things should be taken into consideration. Especially considering how well Dell has hidden these 'changes' and the fact these features have been in there in both the 15" and 17" variants in every revision till the 1555.

 

I hope Dell is busy designing a 34mm remote, and I wish they be succesful soon.
If they are not planning for that 'how the hell they think, I'll do my presentations!!!'

 

You're forgetting that notebooks compete on the STYLE area as well, which I would say is the most important after specs. There is no mistaking a Studio notebook for an Inspiron notebook. Additionally, Inspirons are even more crippled in specs than this Studio.

Example comparing Studio 1555 with Inspiron 15

Inspiron 15

uses CCFL backlit screen
uses spiron 15 uses integrated Intel 4500
only has analog VGA output
is thicker and heavier
does not have gigabit LAN
can only use P-series Intel processors up to P8700

Studio 1555

has a backlit keyboard
uses LED backlit screen
has a slot load drive
can go up to a T9800 processor

Removing such miniscule additions as an unresponsive touch media bar, seldom used remote control and arguably useless wi-fi catcher aren't enough to make this "indistinguishable" from an Inspiron.

 

No your not forcing anything on anyone Peep's make their own decisions in the end as what they want to do anyways!

It could end up being a hot seller for Dell..you just never know!


Cin

 

Even my Inspiron 6000 has dedicated media buttons. Whether they are capacitive or not, independent media controls are pretty standard on notebooks. Integrating these functions with the keyboard is a step backward in terms of design.

Even though the controls are integrated in the keyboard, they're still going to require the Dell Media Direct software (or whatever it's called) to map the keys, and from my experience that's always been touch and go, so I would expect the functional improvement over the touch sensitive control to be marginal at best.

(Personally, I'd rather have a direct volume/mute control dial that doesn't rely on software or Windows to adjust the output of the speakers. Booting your machine in a library or lecture hall only to be greeted by the Windows Startup sound is never fun. I must be the only person that forgets to hit mute before shutting down every time, because I don't know of any notebooks that have this feature.)

 

Somebody know about plastic around display in new Studio 1555?

I mean in old Studio 1537 it was in a grey colour and matt, but in new Studio I saw it is in a black colour. But matt or glossy plastic? I don't like glossy, it is collect fingerprints (

Thanks

 

Looks glossy to me. IMO I'd prefer the whole thing in black, MATTE black.

 

if a higher resolution is offered to replace the 1366x768, what would it be?

i know from going from 1280x800 would be 1440x900 but not sure with 16:9 screens. I was kind of hoping to upgrade resolution to somewhere along the lines of 1440x900 since I have 1280x800 right now but this 15.6 inch screen changes everything.

anyone know of a store display model at best buy that uses a 1366x768 screen? would be nice to check it out first if I decide to get the Studio 1555.

 

I think after 1366x768 would be 1600x900 then 1920x1080.

 

hey everyone, new to the forums.
i just called dell because i'm very curious about the new model. i spoke with a rep and he said, "let me put you on hold while i speak to my supervisor about it." The phone was then answered by someone in another department... Dell's classic customer service.

So I inquired about the laptop with the new rep I was speaking with and he was also unfamiliar with the new model. Hopefully we'll see something on the American website soon.

 

Heyho,

take a look at what I`ve found: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3dD3NKF24

Seems to be a glossy outside *?...