Core i5-520m
4gb RAM
500gb 7200rpm HDD
Ati Mobility Radeon 4670

er... i lazy go download the temp thingy.... wait la... next post. haha
EDIT: ok... nvm. since im here anyway...
only firefox is on... the temp looks fine =D and feels great...
oh btw, the comp was on since morning... so... on for approx 9 hrs? XD

This post has been edited by ian90: Jan 24 2010, 09:49 PM

funi question, plan to get xps 16 nao with 4670, but when 5650 comes out, can we get dat part and refitted into lappy?

maybe no? the MXM slot might be different..lol

guys, why do my windows appears to be larger than usual? i checked the resolution it's 1366x768. I just installed the MyColour by dell changing the theme, after i restarted the computer, everything was larger than usual. i check both GC driver and control panel's resolution it was as normal. i need help here. thanks in advance.

Icons become larger?

Care to show the "Mainboard" tab of cpu-z running on your laptop?

Just wanna ask SXPS 16 owners

I assume those who keep their lappies at home, remove the battery and use direct current right?

Urghhh...the large gap there between the monitor and the keyboard A bit ugly if u ask me...what do you all do ? The hole is too big and too noticeable

I'm probably gonna find some black cloth cover it

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Jan 24 2010, 10:55 PM

Hmmm,, i think Dell gotta use a suitable motherboard in order for the RAM score to be higher. My dell Xps 1640 " Core 2 Duo Spec" RAM score is ( 6.4 ), Core i7 has a RAM score of ( 7.4 ). Perhaps, you should update your bios later!

Yeah, the temp is good at idle, but full loading it starts to get hot <<< Quite similar to Core 2 duo the temp

iirc, sxps16 dont use mxm slot lor
yea, the hole is ugly XD and also the way dust get to ur screen and speaker when u close ur lid but since i mostly use it at home, who care??

haha. agreed bro. all my friends ask me about that hole all the times. hmm. anyone has any effective ways of cleaning the keyboard and the dust stuck inside the speaker?

tadah... y?

doesnt rly matter to me... im too distracted by other feature's awesomness... XD

does updatin bios improve the performance for ram? hm.. how will a bios update affect my data on the comp? will it delete it?

i realized my boot up n shut down time is rather slow... slower than my dad's inspiron 14. haha. weird

This post has been edited by ian90: Jan 24 2010, 11:52 PM

Hmmm, have you re-format your laptop yet? The boot up and shut time slow due to too many Junk Application softwares, utilities, etc, etc installed by dell, i had this same issue too. After formating, the boot up and shut down time is faster than the before format.

Urghh...the dust is definitely a major problem

One more thing guys, i'm a little scared about the SXPS 16 being scratched especially the screen,the palm rest area-basically all the glossy areas

How do u guys solve this problem?I don't really like the idea of using screen protector cuz i'm scared it might the screen quality .What about protection for the glossy areas?

buy those cheap transparent skins or buy Zagg

i thought i5 score higher than i7 due to higher clock speed, only 6.7 kinda disappointed ! i5 n i7 using same motherboard(PM55 chipset) right ?

Lower clock speed doesn't mean lower processor score. Yeah, i5 and i7 using the same motherboard.

that mean c2d still can match i5 performance

Thanks.
Just checking if the chipset actually supports switchable graphics. Turns out it's not possible. That's sad. Kind of weird for Dell to not include the HM55 chipset even though specs stated so on their site. Hopefully I'm wrong in this aspect but I've gone through numerous sites only to find out that PM55 chipset does not support switchable graphics.

If you ask me, i would say why not! I saw the a review website on a Core i5 benchmark, they compare it against Core 2 Duo T9600. Core i5-520M it is just about maximum 15% higher in term performance than T9600.

If you compare Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9800 (2.93GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache) or Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T9900 (3.06GHz/ 1066 FSB/ 6MB Cache) against Core i5-520M. Core i5-520M lose in term of performance.

However, there are severely advantage of the new Core i5 processor:
-> Review site claimed that Core i5 have slightly better multimedia performance
-> Runs cooler on idle, so it is Low energy consumption in office use
-> Core i5 would be better is you choose Intel® Core™ i5-540M Processor (2.53Ghz, 4 Thread, turbo boost up to 3.06 GHz, 3M cache)


I saw this review few weeks ago, i saw the review at www.notebookcheck.net/

This post has been edited by kukujiaotm: Jan 25 2010, 11:21 AM

How much is Zagg?As far as i know, i see lots of complains about users trying to use Zagg properly but ended up messing it up(for mobile phones) because it's just too darn tedious