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Looking at buying Dell XPS 15
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gcooldude
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17. January 2011 @ 13:40 |
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I'm looking into buying the Dell XPS 15. How many 3.0 and 2.0 USB ports in this laptop?
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ddp
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17. January 2011 @ 14:00 |
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gcooldude
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17. January 2011 @ 14:42 |
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So would these specs be decent?
Silver Anodized Aluminum 15.6" HD (720p) WLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam
Components
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Intel® Core? i3-370M (2.4GHz, 4 threads, 3M cache)
No Productivity Software
McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 30-Day Trial
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M 1GB graphics with Optimus
8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 with Wireless Display Support
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Standard Keyboard - English
Options
1 Year Limited Warranty w/1 Year Return To Depot Service
Please contact me regarding Dell?s exclusive internet offers
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Also Includes
XPS 15
No Mobile Broadband Selected
Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0
I'm more concerned about the processor, 4GB of RAM and 500GB HDD is good and the video card seems decent.
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17. January 2011 @ 14:46 |
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Depends what you're doing. The GT420M's pretty terrible for games, but if you're not going to play games then obviously it shouldn't be an issue.
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gcooldude
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17. January 2011 @ 14:50 |
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I might plat The Sims 3, lol but mostly used for browsing the net, MSN, and watching tv shows or movies on. I do my gaming on the consoles.
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ddp
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17. January 2011 @ 15:04 |
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how much $$?
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gcooldude
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17. January 2011 @ 15:06 |
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Its $799.99, save $100 with online purchase over $700, comes to about $795 with taxes (up in Ontario so we have HST tax)
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ddp
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17. January 2011 @ 17:23 |
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i'm just south of barrie.
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