I am close to getting the XPS 14z (basic RM3099).
After adding to cart, this is the only freebie/promo item:

What's the best offer that you've seen so far, and where can I get discount/coupon codes?

Haven't heard of this before. Sounds like good news!
Let me get this straight... if the above is true this means it is no longer necessary to remove the battery (to prolong battery life) when your laptop is plugged in? These newer laptops have some sort of automatically-detect-if-battery-is-full mechanism in place?

mine one is old core i5 running around 50 at idle

i think urs is good

i think ur core i7 on ur dell xps 14z has lower clock speed thats y

2.80 is default or after turbo boost?

Received the 14z yesterday.
I am not fond of the keyboard... takes a while to get used to. I keep pressing the capslock button when I want to press 'A'.

The 1TB 5400RPM HDD feels really slow since I am used to SSD... and upgrading the storage won't be an easy task judging from the videos on youtube. 

Transfer rate is normal, around 25MB/s - 30MB/s with a USB2.0 drive.
The system is now faster after I removed most of the crap that was pre-installed by Dell.

Hey guys... I'm on my (only one year old) Studio XPS 16, RGBLED, 7200rpm, i5-450M, ATI HD 5730...

This thing still has 2 years of warranty on it but I'm thinking what should I do now... of course I will miss the power of my current laptop (graphics) as well as its huge 16 inch screen.

If I buy a new laptop I could just give this to my brother or my mom. They don't need it, and I don't need a brand new laptop, but I might consider a new one that's only like 1.36 kg or 1.98 kg.

I can't exactly trade up because I'd be downgrading on the screen, the graphics on the larger XPS laptops aren't very very good, and all of those are expensive while I got a decent deal on this laptop (such as cheap upgrade for the screen, but because this chassis is so sold, the processor was not new and certainly not the fastest). It'd be almost the same thing, with a worse screen, lighter by only a couple hundred grams, and heck more expensive.

So I'm thinking if I should get the light XPS 13 Ultrabook or an XPS14z, more mobility, battery life.

So what are your thoughts and comments? Ultrabook or 14z worth the money (considering no/crap graphics, not a great screen, small too)? Worth the weight trade-off?

Anyone has used these laptops and can tell me about your experience?

Realistic battery life?

Thanks

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Added on May 12, 2012, 7:01 pmDell Australia has similar weird marketing as Dell Malaysia...

Two versions, one with 4GB, one with 8GB RAM, both same price, except one shows a $200 discount. Strange.

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Added on May 12, 2012, 7:19 pmThese specs worth the price, RM4599?

Windows® 7 Home Premium SP1 64bit
Core i7-2640M processor (2.80 GHz with Turbo 2.0 up to 3.50 GHz)
3-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover
Belkin Radius 15.6" Backpack

14.0" (35.6cm) HD WLED True-Life (1366x768)
8GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (2 x 4GB)
256GB Solid State Drive
9.5mm SATA Slot Load DVD+/-RW
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230 with Bluetooth v3.0+HS
8 Cell Primary Battery
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 520M 1GB graphics
Dell™Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad (English)
High Definition Audio +Waves MaxxAudio® 3

Im just become the owner of XPS 15z today, anyone can recommend me a cooler pad for it????

hi bros
xps14 owner reporting in joining the club

just checking if anybody knows how to get accessories for xps14 here in malaysia i.e. laptop case, silicon cover for palm rest & keyboard etc

http://www.amazon.com/iPearl-mCover-Shell-...ell+xps+14+case

Hi All,

I'm currently researching on XPS 13 vs XPS 14. Can anyone of you share some of your knowledge and experience related to both?

1. Gaming capability?
2. Battery life?
3. Resolution? (I have a Dell 24" Ultrasharp LCD, and I'd like to make full use of its function with the secondary output of XPS 13 or XPS 14). Can either 13 or 14 generates the 1920 x 1080 FullHD output from its XPS 13 Displayport or HDMI from XPS 14?
4. Any pros and cons between the two that you can share?

I'd mainly use the laptop for work purpose, but of course I'd also like the laptop to have decent gaming capability where I can play some decent/latest games with medium settings perhaps.

Looking forward to your advice

XPS 14 cant do a proper gaming unless u wanted to play 3 years or older series. BTW XPS 14 still have unsolved wifi and screen issue, I m not sure u want to have that anot. Go google up.