Anyone ordered a Studio 15 recently?
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If the build quality is still the same as the 1537, don't bother.. My left CTRL key has totally failed and the backspace key is starting to give up too... oh and the left hinge casing is falling apart. Total garbage build quality
The new model is much better-built, apparently.
Hmm, I'm sending mine back, reckon I'll get the new model?
(sorry about the thread hijack)
I saw a 1555 at a big PC warehouse-type retailer a couple of weeks ago. It looked like a decent improvement on my 1537. I wish they'd swap my machine for a new one, it's on it's fourth media panel and had had a new DVD drive and a new motherboard - the drive still keeps ejecting randomly...
Same, apart from the motherboard,a nd they haven't swapped the media panel yet. If it keeps failing after the warranty I'm going to have to hit them with the thing ounder the sale of goods act (someone correct me) about being able to get it repaired out of warranty if there is an inherent fault.
Are you sending it back for repair or replacement?
I asked about a replacement, which was flatly refused. I have an extended warranty, so will keep reporting the faults as they occur. Sooner or later the repair costs are going to exceed what I paid for the whole package!
I asked about a replacement, which was flatly refused. I have an extended warranty, so will keep reporting the faults as they occur. Sooner or later the repair costs are going to exceed what I paid for the whole package!
Seems the only way to get this level of spec with decent build quality is to get a macbook
I fear you may be right. I was originally looking at a Macbook but it would have been an extra 30% outlay, my wife wasn't keen on the keyboard feel and of course there were concerns over software. I know Macs can run Windows, but there was a nagging doubt. In the end as I was on a budget of nearer to £500 than near to £1000 I plumped for the Dell.
Oh well...
Seems the only way to get this level of spec with decent build quality is to get a macbook
Dell Studio XPS 13 and 16 are the ones to look at.
Which has an older generation gpu
How so? The XPS 13 comes with the 9400M or 9500M whilst the MBP 13" comes with the 9400M, and the XPS 16 comes with the Radeon 4670 whilst the MBP 15" comes with the 9600M GT.
Don't believe so, as far as I'm aware it's just the original Studio 15 that had that problem. My M1330 has the touch-sensitive controls and they've never acted up, so I'm not sure what Dell did wrong on the Studio to cause so many problems.