You should proceed with that yourself. It ain't that hard, yo.

Damn. I've got a CM X-Lite from this current laptop, future XPS 15 user reporting in.

Almost went for a MacBook Pro but in the end decided to save a little moolah and go for the more powerful & economical XPS 15. Hope I didn't make a bad decision, lol.

I see pirated Need for Speed on your desktop

Anyway, that looks good. Hopefully a cooler to the right spots might enhance the temperature readings even more. Were you using with/without?

WTF. Seriously, wtf. If you guys go and take a look at the Dell site now, the FHD B+RGLED is not available as an option anymore. And I'm leaving for camp tomorrow. Perfect timing lah, Dell. Just when I wanted to buy it, it goes out of stock.

Damn dulan.

I don't mind the wait, I do a lot of photo work so the B+RGLED is the closest I can get to the real RGBLED offered in the SXPS 16. Yet they HAD to take it off, and I'm leaving first thing in the morning tomorrow, so there's my hopes destroyed of being able to shave 4 days off the waiting time. Bloody hell, frustrated. Baru baru only somemore. Yesterday wanted to place the order, but not free, today wanna place order, gone.

Yup. SXPS 16's upgrade is a real RGBLED (red, green and blue separate LEDs) so CG is wide. About 120% of Adobe RGB, as far as I have read. XPS15's B+RGLED consists of a blue & red/green LED, so the color gamut isn't as wide as the RGB's.

Yeah, at least put a notice stating that it might take a longer while or something, haih. Definitely hope it is temporary. It happened with the SXPS16's RGBLED once too, IIRC. now I don't know how long it is gonna take me until I can get my XPS 15. Been waiting for an upgrade for a LONG while already.

It was the reason I chose it over the MacBook Pro, lol.

Oh well, my only hope is to see what happens when I come home from camp, hopefully it's back. But if you ask me, I think it's gonna take until after Christmas till it's available. Bloody hell.

Don't waste your time. Nowadays PIKOM filled with scammers, and the deals just aren't attractive anymore.

Hey guys, I'm holding my XPS purchase back for a bit because my parents have just made me think of another factor that is going to affect my purchase.

Life expectancy.

As I'll be heading to college in 2 years' time, I'll need a laptop that will last me at least 4-5 years, 2-3 years into university. I need your honest opinion - do you think this laptop (let's say I get the i5 version) will last me for 4-5 years, at least? And into university, when I'll need the laptop for processor-demanding tasks like AutoCAD and all?

I am most probably looking towards the engineering field, if you're wondering.

Thanks in advance.

Well, I find comfort in the C2D faring quite well with your friend. I do a lot of photo work, and that's why I'm planning an upgrade now - my current notebook is totally unfit for the job (Pentium M 1.73GHz ) and I'm looking for something that will last me 3-4 years.

I don't need it to be exactly 'top of the line' after 2-3 years, just being able to handle the future averagely is good enough.

Anyway, just a thought, what other suggestions do you have if I shouldn't get the XPS?

I see. Well, just wondering, what is 'top line' at the moment? I'm thinking I'd have a better chance that it will last longer if I get a top line laptop, no?

Ouch. Now that is hardcore. Haha, all I need is the top 20%, not the top 5% and I'm a little concerned about design too, that's why I was kind of reluctant to choose the XPS 15 over the MacBook Pro at first.

Well, in your opinion, what else is better at around the same price point & just with better specs? I don't mind considering as my XPS purchase got held back.

As in the overall design of the laptop.

Yup, how it looks overall. I had a little disliking of the overly rounded edges of the XPS 15's top half, but it soon wore off. A Sager though, definitely a no though. I can sacrifice aesthetic design, but there is a limit...

Well, I'll be studying engineering in about... 4 years' time? Sure hope it doesn't change much then

Thanks for clarifying for me. More RAM - so do you suggest I settle for 8GB RAM in my XPS 15 config? As you said, if I'm joining competitions that requires heavy AutoCAD. I kind-of need the battery to last at least 3-4 hours so the i7 is out of the picture unless it can produce phenomenal results compared to the i5.

Budget is not a problem, but if it doesn't do much difference, then why splurge on it? Yes, I'm tempted to get 8GB RAM, but if 4GB is already powerful enough, I don't see a need in 8GB...

Yeah, problem is the i7 doesn't support Optimus, and Optimus supposedly does quite a bit in saving battery power.

Oh, I see. Well, I think I'll get the 4GB since 4GB sticks go for around the same price on LYN.

Yup, definitely going to take the 9 cell. Btw, does anybody have an idea of what's the difference between the WiFi Link 6200 and WNC 6300?

Doesn't really make a difference for us normal users right? We don't have routers like the one mentioned in this topic on NBR in our country anyway, we're just using normal D-Links right?

http://forum.notebookreview.com/lenovo-ibm...-vs-6300-a.html

Hm then I guess I'll save that 50 bucks and spend it on something else then

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Added on December 15, 2010, 2:16 amOh hold on, what about Dell Care Premium vs XPS Premier & CompleteCover?

This post has been edited by TheWandererX: Dec 15 2010, 02:16 AM