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Dell xps 15 vs. HP dv6

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tristar747

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I'm getting ready to drop the ~$1100 for one of these units. I have both configured with the 1080p screen upgrade and i7 2630QM CPU and 6Gb RAM.

Here are the relative advantages to each as I see them: 1-HP has the Radeon 6770m graphics card which looks clearly better than NVIDIA offerings with the Dell. 2-HP graphics are switchable(?), allowing use of Intel CPU graphics to save power on battery operation. 3-HP config will come in ~$100+ less with current deals.

1-Dell XPS has backlit keyboard standard and not available on HP. 2-Dell sound/speakers are better from what I can glean from some of the forums I respect.

I haven't been able to get a clear idea of relative build quality or quality comparisons of the respective displays .

I surely would appreciate any thoughts/opinions you all might offer, this being one of the more savvy forums. Thanks in advance.

Any other recommendations aside from these 2 are welcome. Primary uses of the system is entertainment, surfing, video, light gaming etc. IOW, a medium kick butt portable system. I might spend a couple hundred more for the right performance increase.
 
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Personally I would never buy HP. Crappy build, crappy support, and for all you know they are going to dump the pc division zoo
 
I would go with the Dell not because HP is crappy (never had a bad one) but because they are dumping their PC business, like selling it, and you don't know who will buy it at this point.
 
alent1234 said:
Personally I would never buy HP. Crappy build, crappy support, and for all you know they are going to dump the pc division zoo
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You are a man after me own heart.

It might be from my limited experience w/ HP, but I - and my friends - have had mediocre dealings w/ them at best as far as their computers are concerned.

But, to be fair, it might have gotten better so while I personally would recommend against HP, you may think otherwise.

But I will say, I own the XPS 15 L502 - not as beefed up as your system, but w/ the upgraded panel, and I have to say, I love it - the GPUs do change to the IGP depending on the need (Optimus) and the speakers and (upgraded)display are among the nest in the market. The only downside I see w/ the XPS is the bulk - this thing is big and fat - as I see it, I can use it as a blunt weapon when the inevitable robot uprising occurs.

And you might want to take a look at this while you're at it.
 
I've used about 7 HP laptops and haven't had much issues with build quality (3 work ones and 4 owned). Some of them did have quirks which spoilt an otherwise great laptop, like the horrible touchpad on the dm3 1XXX series.

The previous series (silvery metalic ones) had a cooling system which can only be described as crap. I have a dv6 of the series and it gets loud when you try to do anything intensive on it. If the new series haven't improoved on it then I would stay away from them.

I haven't used the dell so can't coment on it.
 
I have the XPS 15 L502 and I think it is a great laptop.. I do some gaming on it as well and it holds its own.. wouldn't call it a gamer machine.. But the speakers are the best I have ever owned or heard. It even has a subwoofer! Over all it is a great laptop for any need.. Never had a complaint about HPs I just really like this XPS
 
I surely do appreciate the information, personal experiences and opinions. I think I've eliminated the HP option based on some of the negative info from this forum and a couple of others I respect.

I'm wondering if you folks here have some opinions/experiences on the Cyberpower (yeah, the name turns me off too) Xplorer x-7 series. I believe they are built on a Saeger chassis, and their 1920x1080 display gets very good reviews as well. (Don't know who manufactures it). It prices out ~$125 cheaper than the Dell (both w/8Gb RAM and 540m video card) and gets some solid user postings. Yup, I know plenty companies use shills to post bogus reviews of their products. I'm just doing my homework before I drop my hard earned cash.

Again, thank you much for all these replies to my questions. Cheers........
 
I LOVE my XPS 15 L502. I also got the upgraded screen, and pretty much the basics )even just the i5-2410m chip. It handles all I do well, and while they may have been able to do something slimmer with the case, it is not overly clunky. I even swapped out my 1080p screen for a Matte one from Mythlogic (thank you!). Same exact specs as the original one, just Matte version. Frickin Lovin It!
 
Were it me, I'd get the XPS just because of the screen. Also I got my mom an Inspiron 14somethingorother just a week or two ago and it feels remarkably good for what should be a step below XPS.

I just may get one for myself for Christmas to finally upgrade my old old Inspiron.
 
terpsy said:
I LOVE my XPS 15 L502. I also got the upgraded screen, and pretty much the basics )even just the i5-2410m chip. It handles all I do well, and while they may have been able to do something slimmer with the case, it is not overly clunky. I even swapped out my 1080p screen for a Matte one from Mythlogic (thank you!). Same exact specs as the original one, just Matte version. Frickin Lovin It!
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I am going for the XPS 15, and I'd like to know how much that screen swapout from Mythlogic set you back.
 
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