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09-18-2011, 01:38 PM
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#1 | | SiRVs up, dude
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Just wondering if this is any good for its price:
Dell XPS 17''
- 2nd gen Corei7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
- Elemental Silver Aluminum
- 17.3" HD+ (900p) LED Display
- 2.0MP HD Webcam
- 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
- 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M 1GB graphics with Optimus
- 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
- 1 Year Basic Mail-In Service Plan $999.99 + HST
Looking to just use it for regular steam games and some D3 hopefully when it comes out
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09-18-2011, 01:45 PM
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#2 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Pretty good deal. The 500GB x2 HDD is interesting though...
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09-18-2011, 04:34 PM
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#3 | | Got MOD?
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Striped together for performance. Would be better if it was 1080p screen.
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09-18-2011, 04:36 PM
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^^ agree I would expect any 17inch laptop with 1080p screen these days. Heck even some of the higer model of 15inch have 1080p screen.
Personally I am so use to 1080 screens I would not go to a lower one.
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09-18-2011, 05:35 PM
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09-18-2011, 05:36 PM
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#6 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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The turbo boost is a nice added bonus  Posted via RS Mobile | |
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09-18-2011, 08:02 PM
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Go for it
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09-18-2011, 08:30 PM
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#8 | | MiX iT Up!
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Originally Posted by SiRV 12 Days of Dell | Dell Canada
Just wondering if this is any good for its price:
Dell XPS 17''
- 2nd gen Corei7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
- Elemental Silver Aluminum
- 17.3" HD+ (900p) LED Display
- 2.0MP HD Webcam
- 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
- 1.0TB 500GB 7.2k HDD x 2
- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M 1GB graphics with Optimus
- 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
- 1 Year Basic Mail-In Service Plan $999.99 + HST
Looking to just use it for regular steam games and some D3 hopefully when it comes out |
thats all that matters!
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09-18-2011, 09:23 PM
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#9 | | Got MOD?
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A lot of core i series processors have turbo boost. It's not that unique.
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09-19-2011, 09:46 AM
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That is going to be a heavy laptop, you can probably get a Asus with similar specs and cheaper.
edit: i'm pretty sure you can modify on Dell to change your screen resolution to 1080 for extra $$
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09-19-2011, 10:27 AM
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#11 | | SiRVs up, dude
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the deal today...
XPS 15
2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Elemental Silver Aluminum
15.6 in HD WLED TL (1366x768) with Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam
8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
1 Year Basic Mail-In Service Plan
or... Buy the ASUS G73SW-XT1 17.3 Black Laptop at TigerDirect.ca | |
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09-19-2011, 11:13 AM
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#12 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Decent buys, But XPS notebook are heavy..
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09-19-2011, 11:14 AM
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#13 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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are you looking into buying a 17" only? are you going to bring this laptop around? is it mostly for gaming?
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09-19-2011, 11:48 AM
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#14 | | Got MOD?
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Originally Posted by Dragon-88 Decent buys, But XPS notebook are heavy.. | As are most gaming laptops.
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09-19-2011, 12:27 PM
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#15 | | SiRVs up, dude
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Trying to get full desktop replacements.. I'm just browsing right now waiting for the right moment... Are the ext generation of I-processors coming out this year?? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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