Studio 15 vs. XPS 1330

College Life
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<p>Studio 15:
SYSTEM COLOR Black Chainlink edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9550 (2.66GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9 edit</p>

<p>Dell Recommends
Office Home & Student.</p>

<p>Lets you create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations quickly.
Upgrade to Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint [add $149 $99 or $3/month1]
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Classic Protection: 1 yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service edit
HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition (720p) LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Speed: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor edit
VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X Slot Load Super Multi (DL DVD+/-R Drive + RAM support) edit
WIRELESS CARDS Intel® WiFi Link 5100 802.11agn Half Mini-Card edit
MOBILE BROADBAND AT&T built-in cellular mobile broadband (HSPA 7.2) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85 WHr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit
KEYBOARD Standard Keyboard edit
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XPS 1330**
SYSTEM COLOR Midnight Blue edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 9 edit</p>

<p>Dell Recommends
Office Home & Student.</p>

<p>Lets you create great-looking documents, spreadsheets and presentations quickly.
Upgrade to Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint [add $149 $99 or $3/month1]
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
LCD AND CAMERA Standard Display with 2.0 Megapixel Webcam edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE Speed: 250GB 7200rpm SATA Hard Drive Free Fall Sensor edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit
VIDEO CARD Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card edit
BLUETOOTH Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 edit</p>

<p>Their price are roughly the same. Which one would you choose?</p>

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<p>Studio 15</p>

<p>Specs are near identical but the Studio 15 has a better processor, screen resolution, and wireless adapter.</p>

3

<p>We own both machines. If it’s going to be your main computer, go with the Studio. The display is better, it runs cooler, and the keyboard feels better when doing a lot of typing.</p>

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<p>I also own both machines and I’d go with the XPS, It is more portable and I’ve personally have had better luck with the XPS. The studio, I sometimes have problems with the wireless adapter.</p>

<p>But you can’t go wrong, both are good computers.</p>

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<p>^Go with the Studio 15. XPS 1330 has been around for quite a while now. (Actually, I’m surprised that they haven’t pulled it yet)</p>