Dell Studio 1558 (review)

http://www.notebookcheck.com/Test-Dell-Studio-1558-HD4570-Notebook.25129.0.html

Translation on google is a bit broken but it should give everyone a pretty good idea.

 

English version here (not much better, I guess they also use an automatic translator): http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Studio-1558-Notebook.24496.0.html

 

So...

• The 1558 runs on average 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the 1557 (although the 1557's power brick needs a fan of it's own).
  
• The 1558 with i5 520M is on a par with the the i7 720QM-equipped 1557 for non-quad optimised tasks.
  
• Somewhat surprisingly, not a huge difference in battery life under a variety of circumstances.

Current difference in price on the Dell UK website between the 1557 & 1558 for identical spec base-level machines (notwithstanding the different CPU of course) is about £50 more for the 1557 (around 7% more).

Considering the pricing and the drubbing the 1557 has been getting around here, I was expecting more from the 1558 to be honest.

 

I wouldn`t buy it, even if they paid me... i`m done with Dell... 6 months, 2 laptops, about 10.000 problems. So.... watch out, they are using the same cooling sistem for the core 2 duos than for the i7 that i`ve got (by FAR NOT ENOUGH FOR A QUAD CORE), and will be the same for de i5....
it`s a damn HOT laptop.... maybe designed for gourmets, you can read the recipes, and cook them all over your keyboard!