DELL STUDIO 15 Intel I7-720QM

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 09:08

ok i know some might have there dislikes of Dell, but i can bag this i7 laptop with a few upgrades for £650 which is a total knock down of £430 using cash bag and a promo code.

sounds like a bargain too me, but two questions.... would you pay that much for a lappy?

and what about warranty standard 1 year is a little concerning but 3 year will cost a bomb, any other routes?

Tilluss · 16 Nov 2009 at 10:48

I was just looking at the same laptop myself but with a few upgrades like the network card and colour and im tempted but apparently the price can be knocked down even more if you phone them up.

What was the promo code you used though?

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 11:02

it was a 5% code and for some reason it has a big discount at the moment. Im tempted!

who said about knocking it down more on the phone?

Tilluss · 16 Nov 2009 at 11:27

It was someone on here in a thread a few weeks ago, but i dont know if it was true or not.

I just saw that the delivery dates that are being given are really close to xmas atm so since this laptop is going to be a prezzie i've gone ahead and ordered mine so I dont risk having it come after the big day.

Came to 780... something, but i had it in pink with the backlit keyboard, network and screen upgrades. It's gonna be used for graphical design so the screen was a good thing to get upgraded imo.

Just have to hope it comes in time now

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 12:01

sweet, i was thinking the screen upgrade would be a goodone, but then if i do that maybe blueray and before u know it 1k!! arrghghgh

ninja2000 · 16 Nov 2009 at 13:24

Would deffo recomend the screen upgrade. If they are using the same panels as in the 1555 the standard panels sucked bigtime. The 1080p upgraded panel was just amazing.

Also just to let you guys know I had a lot of thermal problems with the 1555, the gpu heatsink is junk and would throttle in games. I had to copper mod it to keep it from throttling

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 13:27

Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, 64bit, English
1 year of coverage included with your PC
McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection - English
15.6in Widescreen Full High Definition (1920 x 1080) WLED with TrueLife *upgrade*
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
500GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HP 4570
Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery *upgrade*
Intel WiFi Link 5300 Half Mini Card (802.11 a/g/n) (Centrino) *upgrade*
No Bluetooth Upgrade
2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Backlit Keyboard *upgrade*
Free Napster® with 60 Free Songs and 1 year Free Music Streaming
Black chainlink
Accessories
Services & Software
No DataSafe Online Backup 2GB (Direct)
Also Includes
No Accidental Damage Support
1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK
English Documentation
N1153508
1 year of coverage included with your PC
Studio 1557 Order - UK
No Carrying Case
Studio 1557 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
90W AC Adaptor
Wireless Label CI7
Silver chainlink palm rest – with Black Chainlink cover only
Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic

was almost 1200
using codes and cash back £770

Tilluss · 16 Nov 2009 at 14:18

ninja2000 said:
Would deffo recomend the screen upgrade. If they are using the same panels as in the 1555 the standard panels sucked bigtime. The 1080p upgraded panel was just amazing.

Also just to let you guys know I had a lot of thermal problems with the 1555, the gpu heatsink is junk and would throttle in games. I had to copper mod it to keep it from throttling

The one i've ordered wont be used for games so that shouldn't be an issue hopefully, but if it does become an issue it wont take too much to change. Thanks for the warning though!

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 14:38

i'm pretty pleased with my combo of discounts and cash back getting the price down to what i have it at, but gonna call dell tonight and see if i can take the mick

Tilluss · 16 Nov 2009 at 14:47

Hah, let me know how it goes, if ur successful i might do the same! xD

_Jimlad_ · 16 Nov 2009 at 15:07

yeah its all fine, but the offer i have ends on 18th nov, so just weighing up if i should spend that sort of money on a laptop. I would like it but its a big spend, so gonna think about it and make my mind up, if you mail me on jimmy . little @ gmail .com i will send you the deal info with the discounts and so on, not sure if i can post it on here and would rather keep my nose clean

TheRoadWarrior · 17 Nov 2009 at 08:43

Dads just ordered a studio15 and the delivery date he's received is 31/12/09 so dont get your hopes up about getting it before christmas

_Jimlad_ · 17 Nov 2009 at 11:20

that sucks, my friend had the same issue, he called up and said he would cancel, before long it was just 2 weeks.

Tilluss · 17 Nov 2009 at 11:31

Delivery date i got was the 26th of nov..... something seems a bit odd somewhere if your getting such a bad date :S

_Jimlad_ · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:09

yeah call them up and say you will cancel as its a birthday gift

jamief · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:12

_Jimlad_ said:
yeah call them up and say you will cancel as its a birthday gift

And they'll say "Okay!".

DELL customer service do not care.

_Jimlad_ · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:15

jamief said:
And they'll say "Okay!".

DELL customer service do not care.

no they do care if you say you will cancel, i ordered a studio 17 on the web, last month and it gave a 6 week ahead date, called up and stated it was a gift and they reduced it to 15 days, which was not great but a lot better!

jamief · 17 Nov 2009 at 12:44

Funny, cause the experiences I've had with DELL over the past few years suggest they really don't care!

_Jimlad_ · 17 Nov 2009 at 14:04

jamief said:
Funny, cause the experiences I've had with DELL over the past few years suggest they really don't care!

your from Scotland, Dell are from Ireland

well dunno what to say, maybe your not assertive on the phone

jamief · 17 Nov 2009 at 15:17

_Jimlad_ said:
your from Scotland, Dell are from Ireland

well dunno what to say, maybe your not assertive on the phone

Well, given that the last time was a week ago, and I phoned up, gave and order number and said "I want to cancel this order" and was immediately greeted with "Okay sir, thanks" and then them hanging up, not sure how "assertive I could be".

Also Dell customer service are based in India. They closed their Irish facility a while back, afaik.