Which Dell XPS 17?

[NoviceBoy]

Hi,

Budget of £750 for a new laptop for general use and occasional gaming - not too bothered about playing the latest games with max detail.

Had a look on the Dell site and there are 2 XPS 17"'s with a different CPU/GFX combination both priced at £799. With a further 5% discount offered until weds night there is the potential here for a good price. However, which combo is likely to give the best graphics performance?

1. 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz,
3GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M Graphics Card

2. 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2540M processor 2.60 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz, 1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M Graphics Card

Thanks.

 

[tommytinkle]

Hey mate,


- Dell XPS 17
**Base 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
**Memory 6144MB (1x2GB, 1x4GB) 1333MHz DDR3 Dual Channel SDRAM
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
**Video Card 3GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M Graphics Card
**Hard Drive 640GB (7,200rpm) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Optical Devices DVD+/-RW (DVD, CD read and write)
Wireless Networking Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000 (EUR)
Cables UK 250V Power Cord
Shipping Documents English Documentation
Gedis Bundle Reference N02X7M06
Standard Warranty 1 year Collect & Return Hardware Support included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 1 year of coverage included with your PC
Integrated Mobile Broadband Mobile Broadband Not Included
Order Information XPS L702x Order - UK
Primary Battery 9-cell 90Whr Lithium Ion battery
Carrying Cases No Carrying Case
Dell System Media Kit XPS L702x Resource DVD
Color Choice Silver Anodized Aluminum Cover
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Protection
Online Backup DataSafe Online Backup 2GB - 1 year licence
TV Tuner and Remote Control TvTuner Not Included
**LCD 17.3" HD+ WLED True-Life (1600x900) with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
DataSafe Datasafe Local 2.3 Basic
Microsoft Application Software No productivity Software selected
Protect your new PC McAfee® SecurityCenter 15 Month Subscription
Power Supply 150W AC Adaptor
Operating System Recovery Options OS Windows® Recovery Media Not included




The above spec is usable with this code : D9VSDVKG2WSSBH

Quidco gives you further cashback also. Lands up being £720 as I specced it up after quidco with a backlit keyboard!

 

[NoviceBoy]

Cheers mate. I was only applying the 5% discount, didn't realise this model attracted the full 10%. Just ordered one.