i think xps studio 16 is worth buy

Yeah, not the 8GB DDR3 though, the price is KILLER...

DDR3 technology is still new to notebooks, the price quoted by Dell is quite reasonable to me; additional 2GB (from default option of 2GB, 2GB [Default option] + 2GB [Additional] = 4GB total RAM) cost an additional RM252, a shop at LowYat sells the same 2GB 1066MHz DDR3 RAM at RM250 (might be a different RAM manufacturer).

I got this bit here when trying to configure xps studio 13 (setting windows vista home 64bit):



FFS, why include that option when it's unusable with the OS?
hmm anyone knows whether 32 or 64 bit OS makes alot of different in terms of performance?

only when u're using 4GB RAM and above then 64 bits OS will utilize all the available RAM

Yeah, it happened at Dell Australia's website too when I try to configure a Dell Studio XPS 16; funny thing is, the default (and the one and only) option for the OS is 64-bit Vista Ultimate and it automatically conflicts (even before I can manage to customize it) with the Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software, apparently it only supports up to 32-bit OS environment.
That was a few days ago, today I went back to Dell Australia and the option under Audio Solutions is "none".

Anyone actually ordered this baby yet? I am very tempted to upgrade my Inspirion 9400 ( 2 years old ) XD.

i'm planning to upgrade my 3 year old inspiron 9300 as well. I'm quite amazed my laptop has lasted this long (though there was this lcd issue that dell acknowledged and promptly sent a technician over to repair my lcd for free even though my laptop was out of warranty).

Waiting for one of the Dell stores to have a demo xps studio 16 available to test before I jump on this one.

Sounds like most of us want to upgrade from our aging Inspiron to Studio XPS line. My 2 year old Inspiron 6400's hard disk is getting slower with each passing month.

One of the main reason I would like to upgrade now is because if I sell my Inspirion 9400, I can still get some cash as there is still 1 more year of complete cover warranty from Dell.

Dell Special Promotions: Get RM500 instant cash redemption* when you upgrade your systems to a total purchase over RM5000. Offer expires on 01/26/2009.

y i cant find it in dell website?

Look here

It now says it excludes studio xps!!! Should have bought it last week before they put that in!

This post has been edited by awls80: Jan 23 2009, 09:48 PM

That not fair! But we can't stop them from taking away the promotion from Dell Studio XPS. On a side note, who ordered one before this Tuesday/Wednesday? Last I checked on Tuesday or Wednesday (can't remember which day) the promotion is still applicable to the Studio XPS.

sad....y like tat..not fair

Well, it's no surprise really, maybe the demand for the Studio XPS series are just too high??

Call them and ask them?

err..still nobody here ordered it yet? hehe

About what? That discount? Honestly, I was really keen on the RM500 off the XPS16, but after thinking twice about Dell's build quality, I passed...

I think they suddenly realized they're giving away too much discount to a new notebook; new products don't get a lot of discount, that's their logic I think. RM500 rebate + RM100 rebate saves you up to RM600 worth of cash, that's one heck of a great deal, but now it's gone.

i think i'm the first owner here? just got it today with the rm500 rebate, 1gb ram and 320gb hdd upgrade for free.

build quality was better than expected, very solid to me in piano finish. only problem now is it's kinda hot under the touchpad.