WTB Dell Studio 17, please review specs

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(Cheap fast gaming laptop) WTB Dell Studio 17, please review specs

Base Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor P7450 (2.13GHz, 1066MHz, 3MB)
Microsoft Operating System Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Memory 4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Keyboard Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard
Video Card 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650
Hard Drive 500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
Optical Devices Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Wireless Networking Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard
Cables 1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK
Shipping Documents English Documentation
Gedis Bundle Reference N0174504
Standard Warranty 1 year of coverage included with your PC
Enhanced Service Packs 1 year of coverage included with your PC
PalmRest Silver chainlink palm rest – with Black Chainlink cover only
Order Information Studio 1745 Order - UK
Primary Battery Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Carrying Cases No Carrying Case
Dell System Media Kit Studio 1745 Resource DVD (Diagnostic & Drivers)
Camera 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
Colour Choice Black chainlink
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support
Online Backup No DataSafe Online Backup 2GB (Direct)
Call Dell Experts One free Dell Expert call to help with your PC queries within 60 days of purchase
Labels Wireless Label (Intel Wireless Cards) - Core 2 Duo
LCD 17.3” High Definition+ (1600x900) LED with TL
DataSafe (Services Owned) Datasafe Local 2.0 Basic
Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 9.0 / English - (Does not include Microsoft® Word)
Protect your new PC McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection - English
Power Supply 90W AC Adaptor
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Total inc VAT and P&P = £646.06

Would prefer a 15inch screen but with the gfx card and overall spec this seems a really good price. The equivelent studio 15 xps with practically the same gfx hd4670 is around £800!
I know the gfx is good according to this http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-4650.13883.0.html

What do you think?
 
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Seems like a good deal mate, Dell were doing some crazy deals at christmas. I picked up my Core i7 Dell Studio 15 for £850, I got about £350 off all together.

What you using it for? Gaming or just web browsing and general use?
 
Yea im thinking a cheap but quality gaming laptop, something that can play FPS games at a medium quality at a decent resolution.
I was going to go for a studio 15 but the gfx of the 4570 is quite a bit behind the 4650/4670 going by the notebookcheck site reviews.
If only the option to have a 4650 in a studio 15 was available.
 
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Hi guys I like the look of your laptop spoonjaffa. I am off to Australia for a year in april and have been looking to buy a laptop as well. I think our laptop needs are pretty similar spoon. I have just sold my ps3 and my desktop is next to go so as you can imagine I am into my gaming. I will also be doing general surfing an watching films and skyping family etc.. so nothing too strenuous. Also as I will be travelling a lot I think good battery life will be really important to me as well. So I like the look of this and while I can see it wont set the hills alight with amazing framerates i'm sure it will handle most games with dignity on medium to high settings.

So I went onto the website to check it out and I like what I see but I have made 2 upgrades to your specs which have bumped the price up to £770.

Processor: intel® Core™ i7-720QM Mobile Processor (1.6GHz, turbo up to 2.8GHz, 6MB L3 Cache)

and

Battery: Primary 9-cell 85 WHr Lithium Ion battery.

As this is my first ever laptop I am not that clued up on laptop components, could you guys tell me if these 2 upgrades are worth the additional £130?.
 
Kidbucko - I would be very weary of the i7 at the moment!
Dell are having serious issues with throttling on both the sxps 1645 and studio 1747 i7 models.

I would get the C2D model (1745) or wait for the i5 refresh with ati 5650.

I ordered a 1745 before xmas similar to the ops, after 2 months of waiting and no definate edd I cancelled. I hope Dell have improved their lead times
 
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I have just bought this laptop for a shade over £500.. Plays all the latest games at decent settings i,m far more immpressed with it than i thought i would be tbh...

Acer Aspire 7738G

* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 Processor 2.2ghz 2mb cache
* 17.3" HD Screen 1600x900 LED
* Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
* 4GB RAM
* 500GB HDD
* BLU-RAY
* 1GB DDR Dedicated Geforce GT 240m Graphics
* HD 720p Webcam
* Finger Print Reader
* LX.PFT0X.203 (7736)
* WAS £799
 
MOOGLEYS said:
I have just bought this laptop for a shade over £500.. Plays all the latest games at decent settings i,m far more immpressed with it than i thought i would be tbh...

Acer Aspire 7738G

* Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6600 Processor 2.2ghz 2mb cache
* 17.3" HD Screen 1600x900 LED
* Windows Vista Home Premium Edition
* 4GB RAM
* 500GB HDD
* BLU-RAY
* 1GB DDR Dedicated Geforce GT 240m Graphics
* HD 720p Webcam
* Finger Print Reader
* LX.PFT0X.203 (7736)
* WAS £799
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I looked at this one, it is such a good price.
Can you please comment on speaker/screen quality and external temps?
 
ninja2000 said:
I looked at this one, it is such a good price.
Can you please comment on speaker/screen quality and external temps?
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Speakers are very good for a laptop tbh some of the best i have heard there is a system called Tuba which uses a subwoofer to add depth it works very well.. The screen is good very bright the viewing angles could be better but you seem to get this with most laptops. External temps are good the cooling fan is noticeable but not Ott after 3 hours of MW2 it gets marginally warm to touch.

If i,m being hoinest i bought the laptop with the intentions of seeing how it was and using the 7 day return, I have never been a big fan of Acer But after a couple of days i think its one of the best laptops i have owned and i have had a few, Dell,s, sony etc..

You can also install a second hard drive in this machine, which is a bonus i have not done this myself but there is an opening on the bottom with a spare hard drive bay in.

If you would like any pictures let me know and i can upload any you want..
 
Thanks mate. I owned an acer 8935g but the screen was so poor I sold it. Have also been through countless Dells/Sony/HP etc.

Sounds like a winner. Are you getting on with the keyboard? I wasnt very keen on the 8935g keyboard which looks the same.
BTW if you want to install a second HD you will need an adapter which are as rare as hens teeth!

And sorry to derail the thread but there is very little info on the 7738.
 
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Thanks mate. I owned an acer 8935g but the screen was so poor I sold it. Have also been through countless Dells/Sony/HP etc.

Sounds like a winner. Are you getting on with the keyboard? I wasnt very keen on the 8935g keyboard which looks the same.
BTW if you want to install a second HD you will need an adapter which are as rare as hens teeth!

And sorry to derail the thread but there is very little info on the 7738.
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The screen is ok its not anywhere as good as the one i had on my old Xps1710 that was gorgeous but its not the worst i have seen. The viewing angles are not the greatest. You need to sit infront of it to get the best out of it. There is also some artifacting when playing Blu-ray i find noticeable. I might be being over picky as i,m a plasma man and allways find lcd,s to be a bit poo..

I quite like the keyboard tbh, all the keys are flat with a gap around them works well for me.

I have found the adapter kit online for £22 I was thinking of making something up myself with an old Sata caddy i have.
 
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Thanks MOOGLEY, yep saw the Acer Aspire 7738G as was tempted and then read some reviews about the noise of it and quality so put me off but you seem to say its pretty good compared to old laptops. I'll have a look into it again.
£550 for a gaming laptop is really good but there must be some cost savings.
 
spoonjaffa said:
Thanks MOOGLEY, yep saw the Acer Aspire 7738G as was tempted and then read some reviews about the noise of it and quality so put me off but you seem to say its pretty good compared to old laptops. I'll have a look into it again.
£550 for a gaming laptop is really good but there must be some cost savings.
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I think the build quality is superb on par with any Dells i have had tbh.. It can be a bit noisy when the fan kicks in but considering the hardware its running its not that bad at all...
 
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