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Maybe you should invest in one of these?
http://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Ball-Psychic-Ability-Pouch/dp/B000VV2APQ
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I'm still waiting on a deal with better resolution. Is it just me or it feels like Dell/HP are just bulking up the Sandy Bridge hardware but trying to unload their very so-so screens?
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Comparing i7 to i7 HP vs Dell:
HP dv7tqe - $955 (coupon NB6515) or $925 with 6-cell and this matches the FP post with $100 for the Bluray + 17.3"
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
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I'm a little confused. This gives you the option to add 3d glasses, but I thought all 3d xps 17's were 1080p and not 900p.
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jay27,
I am the OP; the one you posted is $100 more than what I posted. I referenced it in my post--my OP is NOT $1005 and is $899. Plus, it has a 9 cell battery over the link you have here. I...
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Thanks
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Hmm.. Another 60 bucks for bluetooth and a backlit keyboard.
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If you bad eye sight it may not be for you as the text is a bit small @ 1080p.
However, 1080p allows you to put two full documents side by side. Two web pages or a web page and a document is...
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I was wondering the same thing
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I've seen too many HP's crash and burn lately. Most of them one or two months out of warranty and HP will do nothing to fix them. Most of them were being affected by the NVidia problem that HP...
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Among laptops, even at the TN level, there is a monumental disparity between quality of panels.
My precision M4500 or Sony Z are both TN absolutely obliterate anything but the handful of top end...
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Is there a similar deal/coupon code for the XPS 15 with similar specs?
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The code I've listed for $70 off works across the entire XPS line. On the down side, switching to the 15" will leave the price the same (or higher). On the up side, you get the NVIDIA GT540M...
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Dell XPS 17 $829.99. free shipping, + tax from dell.com
**1 day sale--last day of "7 Days of Deal" promotion**
step 1: sale price of $899.99
step 2: add code 932N$0ZCCHWZB9 to remove $70...
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I am by no means an expert but I have done my research: I just purchased an almost identical system (4GB RAM instead of 6 and 500GB HD instead of 640 and an added backlit keyboard) - purchased from...
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hey pGG,
I was referring to people who might want to go for a Quad core i7 instead of the dual core i5 mentioned in your post.
If you take your link and configure that to have a Quad core...
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any desktop deals in the foreseeable future?
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Resolution: 1600×900
Or so it seems after doing a little research.
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I think for screen's under 18 inch 900p should be really good cause as the res get higher it'll be harder for you to view texts. my 15 inch 1600x1200 was so hard to make out small stuff, and the...
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I'm not a tech-head by any stretch, so forgive me for not knowing this answer:
What difference does 1080p vs 720p/1080i make for a screen this size? When I borrowed a friend's previous generation...
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We need some Big Dick Techy guy to tell us, which one is the better deal. I SUMMON YOU!!!
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Maybe I am not as spoiled as some of you gamers but the Dell XPS 17 has 1600x900 - OK it's not 1080p but it's not exactly shabby either. I would think the resolution would be quite clear for most...
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The i7 appears to be a better processor by far. However, you have to ask yourself is it worth the extra money. i5 to i7 = going from 2 cores to 4 cores. smaller Core/bus ratio (Less cycles for...
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Yep, the older xps had 1920x1200. Even Chinese products are getting junkier.
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$800 with new coupon - Link
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Can someone point me to a better deal for these specs? I want to buy this; it has better specs AND is $100 less than the one posted a few days ago (to a good amount of buzz). Identical specs can be...
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For a Quad Core, this would be cheaper = $970 (with the same above spec) instead of $1005 from the OP link
Quad Core Processor - i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz
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If gaming is a concern I would verify that their GT550 is in fact DDR5 and not DDR3. They don't specifically mention either in the spec line, which makes me wonder.
I know the GT555 is DDR5, but...
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Spoiled? Nah.
IMHO, if someone is willing to spend $1000+ on a laptop (while most general purpose laptops are around $600 or less), why would they want high end everything except for the screen?...
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It's a good observation. HP was just selling the same i7 SnB cpus in an old laptop model with older gpu. Now they are selling them with usb 3.0 and 6770 and whatever else new they have in there. ...
