I decided to get m15x instead today at the PC fair with the given deal. 6599 with 6GB DDR3 and 260M GTX with core i7 as well.

Core i7 mate, 4 cores will win 2 cores in the future, confirmed especially when more programs utilize HT.

That's why i'm looking for i7s oso. Seems like many ppl around here think it's an overkill. But to future-proof it (cuz optimization for 4 cores will become more common rite? Pls correct me if i'm wrong. I'm no expert here ), i7 is better

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=433033

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Intel-...ld.21684.0.html

yes the 920QM is overkill with the price but not the 720QM

"Surmising this, the i7 720QM CPU is likely to be the winner of the value for money competition" quoted from notebook check review.

Actually i compared both the Core 2 Duo and i7 price of the SXPS 16 on Dell's website. After i bumped everything up to the same specs as i7 (except the processor lah of course ) it came up to a ~RM200 difference. So might as well go for the i7, if gaming is not the priority and stuff.

Dude,

i like the laptop you get from PC fair. I would like to get one too tomorrow. But................

The Dell xps 16 wireless network card is Dell 1520 Wireless-N card ,

i personally prefer " Intel® WiFi Link 5300 (802.11a/g/n) Half Mini-card " as my home router is using only 54mbps G connection only. If i customize from the website, i need to wait for 15 days and also forgo/give up the freebies such as laptop bags at pc fair.

Like i mentioned earlier, i haven't got mine yet. Just went there to survey the offers first~

Excuse my ignorance, what's the difference between the Dell & Intel WiFi cards?

Btw, are you going to get the black color one?

I didn't read the whole thread, sorry for not noticing.

Yeah, black colour is suitable for me

I think probably Dell N card only support " Wireless N connection " , whileas Intel Wifi can support b,g, and N. Bear in mind that most of the cafe and shops in malaysia that provide wifi service only support G connection.

Hmm... U sure? I thought the Wireless-N card supports a/b/g/n, with extra speed for n? No?

Asked u about the color cuz in case u were opting for the white, they don't have. They only got the red and black at the PC fair. Since u're getting the black, it's all good then ^^

Look at most of the people at their signature who own dell xps and post their specification. I realized that most people will change to Intel 8300 Wifi. So i just assume that is better. Sorry, i might be ignorant. FYI, i haven't 100% confirm my choice yet.

This post has been edited by Dellxps16: Dec 5 2009, 09:15 PM

@Dellxps16
Oh ok. Don't worry about it. I also considering my options. Really dig the SXPS 16 at the moment

In the same boat here

May i know what's your current rig

current rig is my dad's office's 3-yr-old T43 Thinkpad. So really, any low-end lappie i might get, i would be feeling a huge improvement in its performance

Who knows how to off the Quickset?
It's freaking killing me!

@weingseen
Found a removal tool for quickset here
http://www.securitystronghold.com/gates/dell-quickset.html

If it helps

Intel WiFi card allows u to have a shiny Centrino 2 sticker, other than that, there's nothing much in terms of functionality...

So you saying that Dell N card is no different as compared to Intel 8300 WIFI?

Anyway, for I7 720 M quad core, there will not have the Centrino 2 sticker even though i upgrade to Intel Wifi . Maybe only the Core I7 sticker but without the Centrino word.

This post has been edited by Dellxps16: Dec 5 2009, 10:30 PM

well, i am using an adapter from Atheros on my laptop now, nothing much different comapred to Intel's...

anyway, Core i7 is not part of Centrino 2 platform, that's y u won;t get the sticker...

maybe its a Centrino 3 platform coming up?

Since it has P55 chipset

nah...

the "Centrino" brand name has been relegated to be a name for the next gen wireless adapters instead...

in the future it's juz Core... i7 for hardcore, i5 for performance, i3 for mainstream, Pentium for value...

it's 1 of the 2 weirdest decisions that Intel has made this yr, the other being having 2 sockets for the consumer desktop market...

This post has been edited by astria: Dec 5 2009, 11:05 PM

In the future C2D?