9 February 2012, 3:35 pm
Hey guys, I am thinking of getting myself an XPS 15 and here are the configurations I came out with: Operating SystemGenuine Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit (English) Processor2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2860QM processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.60 GHz) Memory8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB) KeyboardDell™ Backlit Keyboard (English) Video Card2GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M graphics with Optimus Hard Drive750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive CD ROM/DVD ROMTray Load Fixed Blu-ray BD-ROM / DVD + /-RW Combo Drive SoundInternal High-Definition 5.1 Performance Audio with SoundBlaster X-Fi Audio software Wireless Network CardIntel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS I will be using the laptop for: i) Microsoft Office stuff (Word, Powerpoint, Excel etc) ii) Gaming (eg: Dragons Age II and The Witcher 2) iii) Watching videos online (youtube) iv) Converting videos (avi to mp4) ONLY OCCASIONALLY THOUGH v) Extensive surfing of internet (just happily clicking on random links) Will definitely NOT be using laptop for: i) Photoshop ii)Multimedia production (music and video making) Now, I swear this isn't a discreet attempt to 'show off' how loaded I am (cause I am so far from it T_T). I just want to get people's opinions as to whether: 1) Is the i7-2860 that SIGNIFICANTLY different from the i7-2670? Would i be expecting a much better performance with it doing the tasks i mentioned above? 2) Is the Wireless Network CardIntel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS going to help me increase my wifi speed or another needless upgrade? 3) Are there any other irrelevant add-ons that will set me back an unnecessary amount? 4) Is there anything important I should add on? I would really appreciate any tips and suggestions I can get guys. Thanks for bearing out with me this long ;)... Read More »
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