Dell launches its new XPS Studio 13 and 16 inches
Dell has been selling its new range of portable Studio XPS. The manufacturer had in fact introduced at CES, held in Las Vegas, a new range based on slabs 13 and 16 inches and more generally on the platform Centrino 2. These new models are available on the website of the French manufacturer.
All new entrants, whether 13 or 16 inches, wear a new dress that Dell wanted more “harmonious”. Manufacturers are making efforts on design, and many them are probably grateful. Thus we find in these XPS much less plastic, but much more material more “noble”, such as aluminum and leather.
The XPS line as a whole has always represented the high-end Dell general public. The configurations are also in the amendment. Here is the basic configuration of the XPS Studio 13:
Dalle * 13.3 inches (1280 x 800)
* Core 2 Duo processor 2.26 GHz (1066 MHz bus, 3 MB L2 cache)
* 3 GB of RAM (DDR3)
* Hard Drive 250 GB (7200 rpm)
* Integrated graphics card GeForce 9400M
* 8X DVD
* Vista Home Premium SP1
* Battery 56W.h to six cells
The price of this configuration is 1049 euros. For this price, we will also:
* A 2-megapixel webcam
* Wi-Fi 802.11n
* Two USB 2.0 ports
* An e-SATA port
* One FireWire 400
* Gigabit Ethernet port
* A DisplayPort
* An HDMI port
* Two audio outputs, an entry
* Card Reader 8 in 1
The Studio XPS 13 has dimensions of 31.9 x 23.6 x 3.43 cm (2.26 in front) for a basic weight of 2.2 kg
The 16-inch model, it will probably be less expensive and can be more powerful by his options. Fewer constraints heat, fewer constraints of space, but also components slightly less powerful: the basic configuration is sold at a cost of 999 euros. It includes the following:
* 16-inch slab 720p (1280 x 720)
* Core 2 Duo processor 2 GHz (800 MHz bus, 2 MB L2 cache)
* 3 GB of RAM (DDR3)
* Hard Drive 160 GB (7200 rpm)
* Radeon 3670 graphics card with 512 MB of memory
* 8X DVD
* Vista Home Premium SP1
* Battery 56W / h to six cells
For the connection and the rest are the same elements as the 13-inch model, but with a USB 2.0 port and a VGA port extra. Options can take against the XPS by 16 to greater heights, including the possibility of installing a Core 2 Duo 2.8 GHz instead of the 2 GHz model to older generation. But for the screen, we think especially the option to switch to a slab 1080p, because the model in 16-inch 720p might seem a bit low. The monitor also can choose tiles with a backlight LED, but we lose in this case the 2 megapixel camera for a model of only 1.3 megapixels.
The Studio XPS 16 has dimensions of 38.5 x 25.5 x 3.4 cm (2.4 in front) for a basic weight of 2.9 kg
Note that all new models can be licensed 64-bit Vista for the same price. We appreciate the fact that manufacturers are starting to come because there are still too many models equipped with 4 GB of RAM and come with a 32-bit system.
