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    Dell Studio 15 laptop

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    At a first glance, you can tell that Dell’s Studio 15 is an affordable notebook. Its cover is so plain and simple, yet rewarded with different color options. You can choose among its seven colors: Plum Purple, Tangerine Orange, Flamingo Pink, Midnight Blue, Ruby Red, Spring Green or standard Jet Black. Dell, this time, is producing notebooks using cheaper materials.

    Unlike the XPS series where elegance is at its front, Studio 15 is a good choice for those who are after inexpensive laptops but with good performance. The thicker look of this Dell product has added to its economical approach.

    Dell also has enhanced its strength. With a new chassis design, bumps and impacts are tolerable. But, of course, throwing it from the 20th floor is not a good durability test.

    Dell XPS Studio 15 is designed merely for its function. With lesser mobility features compared to other breeds of laptops, its edge is on the design are the elements like the wedge-shaped profile, drop hinge, slot-loading optical drive, and sensitive media buttons. And these features are borrowed from the XPS series.

    This 15-inch notebook holds a usual 1280×800 XGA resolution with a regular CCFL style display with backlights. Though you can have higher resolutions to enjoy your audio-visual presentations and movies in a higher-definition format like the Blu-ray drive, which is optional at this time.

    Studio 15’s keyboard is properly arranged and has a good gap between key caps. The only thing that concerns us is the clanking when pressing these keys. On the other hand, it offers an optional backlight on keyboard if it suits your needs. The touch pad, however, is nice to work on because of its sensitivity.

    The ports and connections are quite good for this laptop. We can find the IR port at the front which is essential in using remote control. But on the left side, it is packed with ports, namely WiFir on/off, security lock slot, WiFi catcher/locator, HDMI, VGA, 2 USB ports, Ethernet port, microphone jack, 2 headphone jacks, ExpressCard slot, and an 8-in-1 memory card reader. On the right side, we can see the Firewire, another 2 USB ports, slot-loading optical drive, power jack, and the power button.

    The audio quality of this notebook is not so good compared to other laptops which have built-in subwoofers. But in a regular basis, it is enough for normal users. And with a noise so minimal when loading and ejecting a disk, there will be a minimal issue on unwanted noise.

    Now, if we are to look at the hardware that is responsible for its performance, the Studio 15 can compete with its main counterparts. It comprises a 3GB of RAM and a 250GB HDD. It also has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 2.0GHz speed. But its graphic quality is not that impressive as it offers the minimal quality Dell could offer. If users are satisfied with Intel X300’s performance for graphics, then this notebook is acceptable.

    In utilizing the power saving tool of Studio 15, the 6-cell battery is enough. It can give you up to 3 hours and 40 minutes of life. But if this isn’t satisfactory, then you can go with the 9-cell battery option. This might be the answer for your lengthy paperwork requirements.

    So, this another business laptop Dell has developed, it is surely a good quality product in its price range. And if you don’t need better quality graphic outputs, then this notebook is recommendable for your daily needs causing you a $649 less on your wallet.

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    Technical Specifications:

    · Processors: Up to Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53GHz, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB), High bin speed available: T9550, T9600, T9800

    · Operating Systems: Up to 64-bit Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate

    · Memory: Up to 8GB Dual Channel 800MHz DDR2 memory support.

    · Chipset: Upto Intel® Cantiga GM45 (for UMA) and PM45 (for Discrete)

    · Graphics: Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

    Studio 15 discrete upsells: 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570, 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570

    · LCD Display: Glossy widescreen 15.6 inch LED HD display (1366 x 768)

    · Audio and Speakers: Intel High Definition Audio 2.2, Optional Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB Software Suite

    · Hard Drives: Up to 500GB3 configured with a 5400 RPM SATA hard drive, Up to 320GB3 with a 7200 RPM SATA HDD

    · Optical Drives: 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW), 6X Slot Load Blue-ray/CD/DVD Combo Drive

    · Power: 4-cell 37WHr Li-Ion Battery, 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery, 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery

    · Camera: Built-in 2.0MP webcam

    · Wireless:

    Wi-Fi Options: Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Half Mini Card, Intel WiFi Link 5100 802.11 a/g/n Half Mini Card, Dell 1510 802.11 n Half Mini Card, Intel WiFi Link 5300 802.11 a/g/n Half Mini Card

    Mobile Broadband Options: Dell 5530 HSPA mini-card

    Bluetooth Options: Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.1) mini-card

    · Ports, Slots, Chassis:

    Externally Accessible: (2) USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin ports, USB/eSATA combination port, HDMI connector, 15-pin VGA video connector, Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45), AC adapter connector, Audio jacks (1 line-in, 1-line out, 1 Mic-in), 4-pin IEEE 1394 port, 34 mm ExpressCard slot,

    Internal Card Slots: 2 Mini-Card, 1 Half Mini-Card, 2 Full Mini-Card

    Dimensions & Weight: Width: 14.6 inches (371.6mm), Height: 1.0 inch (25.3mm) front / 1.5 inches (38.9mm) back, Depth: 10.0 inches (252.9mm), Weight: Starting weight of 5.54 lbs. (2.515 kg) with 15.6” HD TL LED, 6-cell battery, integrated graphics and a DVD+RW5 drive. Weights will vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.

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