Dell Studio XPS 1640 15.6-Inch Obsidian Black Laptop – Up to 3 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
Posted by admin | Posted in Notebook | Posted on 10-05-2010
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- 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 Processor
- 4GB Memory
- 320GB Hard Drive, DVD±R/RW Optical Drive
- 15.6″ Display, ATI Mobility Radeon M96XT Graphics
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), *Up to 3 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
Product Description
Blending power with elegance, the Studio XPS 16 delivers the ultimate multimedia laptop experience, providing superb performance and design. Full 1080p HD support and premium ATI graphics. *Based on Dell Lab testing. Battery life varies by configuration, operating conditions and other factors. Maximum battery capacity decreases with time and use.Amazon.com Product Description
Blending power with elegance, the Dell Studio XPS 16 delivers superb multimedia… More >>
Dell Studio XPS 1640 15.6-Inch Obsidian Black Laptop – Up to 3 Hours 8 Minutes of Battery Life
I ordered this laptop because it said it had 1080p graphics and a good video card.. when i turned the laptop on it was the wrong model and the battery last less than 2 hours. do not buy this because it is false advertising. But the customer service was very good and i got a full refund.
Rating: 1 / 5
Disappointed with amount of frozen windows, non-closeable windows until a logoff, slowness, and lack of customer support.
Touch pad wireless and touch pad CD ejection control is not reliable. Could Vista be blamed for some of these issues?
I recommend talking to more than a few laptop owners before you decide on what to buy.
Rating: 1 / 5
USB ports are on the left side. Unless you have a wireless mouse, I don’t see how I can use a wired mouse for poor right handed people. There is no num pad. I have used it for some graphic intensive applications and experienced problems with adjusting between full screen mode and windows mode. I have run a small test to converto 700+ pdf into windows journal file. Disk IO ran so high to the point of locking up the whole OS. I do not value Laptops that can not multi-process Disk IO intensive app with other application. Maybe too much expectation out of laptop? Well if it is more than 1000 dollars, then yes.
Rating: 1 / 5
I have had nothing but problems trying to use iTunes and sync my iPhone with this laptop. Of course, Dell blames Apple and Apple blames Dell. In the end, who loses? The consumer. Don’t waste your money on this.
Rating: 1 / 5
I purchased this laptop 8 months ago. Since then Dell has replaced the LCD, and 2 new motherboards. Something just keeps going wrong where i get a completely black screen … the vidcard goes bad, which is attached to the motherboard. BUT the Dell service is actually exceptional, they are fixing it as needed for free, and nearly the next day.
That aside, its an amazing machine! Gorgeous display, the light-up keyboard is one of the best i have seen, and a very functional machine!
My one complaint is that it heats up like crazy! Not even mentioning the underneath, i mean even the top of it! Where your wrist sits when typing gets very hot. This is a known issue with this machine. But in my opinion, its worth it. I have to question the life of a machine that runs this hot though …
I upgraded everything possible on this machine because im a frequent gamer (well, the only game i play is Warcraft…). Dont expect this machine to be a beast in there! I have to adjust in-game video settings to lowest possible, and even then im at around 2-5 FPS in 25man content … to anyone who doesnt know, this is not even playable. The reason for this, i later found out, is the onboard vidcard. Its a very capable card for anything but gaming. Mine has the ATI Mobility card and it sucks.
This might sound like a negative review but its not. Most people are not trying to game on this system, those people will love this machine to pieces.
BONUS: when you buy this pc from Dell you get a “premium” level of service. Separate phone number and everything! Any issues, and they don’t even question it … within 2 days you have a repair guy sitting at your dining room table with new parts in hand.
Rating: 4 / 5