Dell XPs 15z

[jkanche]

Hi, I'm looking to buy a decent high performance gmaing laptop. Dell has a fall clearance sale on laptops, and one of them is a Dell 15z. The link is at

http/configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/print_summary_details_popup.aspx?~lt=print&c=us&cs=6099&fb=1&l=en&link_number=17970622&model_id=xps-15z&oc=dndow07&s=eep&vw=list&leadtime=10/29/2012&showleadtime=True


And if anyone is not able to browse the link, the configuration is as follows -

XPS 15z XPS 15z
PROCESSOR 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i5-2450M processor (2.50 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10 GHz)
VIDEO CARD NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 525M 2GB graphics with Optimus
MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 1333MHz
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
WIRELESS + BLUETOOTH Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 & Bluetooth 3.0
BATTERY OPTIONS 8-Cell (64 WHr) Battery
SOUND OPTIONS Waves Maxx Audio 3
OPERATING SYSTEM Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64-Bit, English
HD DISPLAY Elemental Silver Aluminum 15.6" 300-nit FHD (1080P) WLED Display with Webcam
HARD DRIVE 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
KEYBOARD Backlit Keyboard - English
INTEGRATED NETWORK ADAPTER Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

I would replace the Hard drive witha SSD if i buy the laptop. Do you guys think its a decent laptop ? Will I be able to play some decent games with this laptop ?
I really had some bad experience with my previous laptops and I hope this time the community would help me with a good decision. I prefer a laptop which is silent and does not make much noise.

Did any one have a bad experience with the Dell 15z ?

 

[bignastyid]

Get 525m is now where close to a decent gaming card.

 

[jkanche]

Get 525m is now where close to a decent gaming card.

you mean no where close ?

 

[bignastyid]

Yeah sorry typing this at work on my cell phone. What sorta budget do you have and we can post some suggestions.

 

[jkanche]

Yeah sorry typing this at work on my cell phone. What sorta budget do you have and we can post some suggestions.

I'm looking for something between $1000- $1100 .

My previous was a Sony Vaio F12 series, It worked well for 6 months and then started having problems. Loud fan, slow performance, display problems and i really had a bad experience.

 

[bignastyid]

Check out what Sager has to offer.
http/www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP9130

 

[jkanche]

Check out what Sager has to offer.
http/www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_info&model_name=NP9130

I actually do not prefer Sager, a few of my friends bought it and had problems with it, loud fan and dead pixels on the screen.

 

[bignastyid]

How about ibuypower.
http/www.ibuypower.com/Store/Battalion_101_W350ETQ_Gaming_Laptop

 

[jkanche]

How about ibuypower.
http/www.ibuypower.com/Store/Battalion_101_W350ETQ_Gaming_Laptop

Is lenovo Y580 a good one ?

 

[bignastyid]

If you get it with the 660m yes it is.

 

[Hiii]

Look at this toshiba with 670m.

http/www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?poid=2000044488

The 670m is better than the 660m but you can get a Lenovo with a 660m for different prices

http/shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=AC523278A4F13F27A84F5F5622D1AC7A&action=init#.UIhlPGcjfUd

660m benchmarks

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-660M.71859.0.html

670m benchmarks

http/www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-670M.72197.0.html