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February 14th, 2008 22:00
Please assist with this customers pre-sales question.
Q: I need to get a laptop but top of the line XPS is just over $2000 and an Inspriron top of the line is just over a $1000. Huge difference! I need to be know the difference. Is there really that big of a difference and why?
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Posted February 15th, 2008 09:00
The options and spec of the XPS range are generally a bit better, but there's also a certain amount of 'prestige' around the XPS line. They are lighter and thinner. Cetainly on the UK Dell site the XPS have a better line up of CPU's and graphics.
To continue the car analogy - the XPS is the 'sportier' model and the Inspiron the standard one.
The Inspiron will certainly perform all general tasks perfectly (email, web browsing, word processing, watching DVD's etc), but if you want the best multi-media and gaming performance then XPS is the better option.
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Posted February 15th, 2008 09:00
dont go rushing in to it ok the xps looks nice & has top of rang performance but i have had my xps 1330 for 5 months & the motherbord has gone bang & im only a moderate user it cost me loads with all th extras not very impressed ive got a 5 year old packard bell nothing goes wrong with it might be better of with a inspiron & just add lots of extras on it at build susspect it will be a little more robust :robotsad:
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Posted February 14th, 2008 23:00
If you need a system to do office work, any notebook will do. If you need more than that - better video, faster video, better screen - it won't. Just as you don't buy a $10,000 economy car to transport a large family, don't expect a $1,000 Inspiron to do more than the basics.