Dell Studio XPS 16 - w/T9550 and best LCD - $1349

[crimson117]

Linky (Expires 4/9 6am CT)

Dell Studio XPS 16 - w/T9550 and best LCD - $1349. Add blu-ray for $150 more.

From anandtech's review:

If you happen to spend most of your time in Photoshop (or similar programs were color quality matters) and you want a laptop that won't hold you back, you seriously need to consider the Dell Studio XPS 16. Maybe you just want a high quality laptop display, since that's what your eyes will look at when you're using the computer.

...if you happen to fall into the second category of users I just described, it definitely deserves a gold medal. Yes, the RGB LED panel in the Studio XPS 16 is that good. In a word: wow! This may be as good as it gets in the world of laptop LCDs until OLEDs become mainstream.

My Components
- Intel® Core? 2 Duo T9550 (6MB cache/2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
- Obsidian Black with Leather Accent
- Microsoft Works
- 1 yr In-home Service after remote diagnosis + Complete Care
- Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP
- 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)
- 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 8X DVD+/- RW(DVD/CD read/write) Slot Load Drive
- ATI Mobility RADEON® HD 3670 - 512MB
- Intel® 5100 WLAN Wireless-N (1x2) Half Mini Card
- High Definition Audio 2.0
- Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)
My Accessories
- McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 24-months
My Service
- Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Also Includes
- 6-cell Battery
- Edge-to-Edge FullHD Widescreen 16.0 inch RGBLED LCD (1920x1080) W/2.0 MP
Windows Vista? Premium
- Intel® Centrino? 2

 

[filetitan]

I wonder how one would compare this to the Macbook pro

 

[ivan2]

Originally posted by: filetitan
I wonder how one would compare this to the Macbook pro

with or without bootcamp?

 

[crimson117]

XPS 16... is $700-$1500 cheaper than MBP, has better LCD (though MBP 17's LCD is very good), you can only choose glossy, you get Windows vs Mac OS, worse battery life, larger hard drive, slightly better gaming gpu (though with poorer AMD driver support).

 

[filetitan]

Originally posted by: ivan2

Originally posted by: filetitan
I wonder how one would compare this to the Macbook pro

with or without bootcamp?

both =)