. Yeah, you see, last post 19th June. This post, 28th June. Tells a lot eh.
Ok, enough rantings. Still remember the new designs that from Dell that was leaked out?That's Dell's new Studio line (officially announced quite a while ago). Straight to the important question, where does Studio stand?
Studio = Inspiron-liked price + Inspiron cuztomization + XPS design + XPS performance
Yes! performance too. Is this combination even possible? Almost. Let's take a look again at the stuffs grabbed from XPS again.
Hinge design lid; Wedge shape; Wi-Fi catcher; Dual headphone jacks; Express card slot (with Dell Remote);
Slot load drive; (Round power button on the right side hinge)
Capacitive touch controls;
Studio is available in as Studio 15 and Studio 17. No problems guessing which is what size eh. The 3 pics up there are from Studio 15, and notice the difference on the placement of ports at the left and right with the Studio 17 below.
Clearly stolen from laptopmag.com...
Glossy hand rest with patterns on top (yeah, the pattern is there alright, check out Engadget's live photos);
Comes with Dell dock (look at the top part of the screen);
Lots of color choices and patterns like the Insiprons (nothing to do with pic);
Everything looks too good to be true? Yes. Studio actually stands right in between Inspiron and XPS and for a reason - Thicker and Heavier than XPS. The number of USB ports gave it away for me... ..
Yeah, so XPS is still top of the line, and i heave a sigh of relief. But for you guys, do check them out at Dell USA >> http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs. Do a little conversion and you'll see that the Studio line is priced very very competitively for its specs, and looks (I actually prefer Studio's cleaner looks).
Live images here >>
http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-studio-laptop-hands-on/
Reviews >>
http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4471 (recommended read)
http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/dell-studio-17.aspx?page=1 (great gallery)
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-studio-15/4505-3121_7-33107339.html?tag=sub
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2321784,00.asp
