Dell Studio 15 1558 Thread

rta01 · 03-24-2010, 08:55 PM

Woot. Shipped, in Georgia ( I'm in Florida). ETA, Friday.

URPradhan · 03-24-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by theoak

Ah ... good catch ... yes I did ... I will add that to my sig now

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I am not a gamer ... but I went with the ATI 5470 to make sure I had DirectX 11 capabilities in case they got introduced at the OS level ...

I'm also like your position. I NEVER play games with computers but wanted some kind of future proof laptop for at least 3-4 years. My primary requirement is full HD, 1080p screen with i5-520M processor.

BTW, what you have paid for your configuration ? But still could not understand why the HELL Dell is not giving the option to use the embedded Intel GMA HD on i5 processor, its still remain UNUSED

dimodi · 03-25-2010, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by mickyb28

Does anyone elses power supply make small, occasional fizzing noises when it gets too hot? I think I need to be more careful about where I leave it, if I accidentally leave it underneath anything it gets so so hot.

What were you doing for your PSU to get so hot? mine gets a little warm but thats it?

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Originally Posted by FlexiPack

David ag: could I be cheeky and ask if you would be willing to post some photos of the 1080p screen in action?

I am interested in the 1080p screen option, as I've heard it's much better quality than the 1366x768 screen but I am concerned that it will make everything too small on a 15.6" screen (text is my main concer). I know Windows can increase font DPI etc but I've read this doesn't look very good in some instances.

I'll post pics on Wed. Got my 1558 and I've used it for about 2hours in total. Haven't got time until after Wednesday next week to even do a clean install (lots of uni work etc). For now though, it looks good. Didnt even realise i was on 125% until i looked into the options.. the screens amazing.

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Originally Posted by WildmanCAL

Yes, my power supply made a nice fizzing noise when plugged into the laptop. I let it be for a few days before calling Dell and some 45 minutes, later had a replacement shipped out to me, which arrived the very next day.

I would suggest calling them. The power supply/brick should not make any noise, what-so-ever.

Was this done for your for free? Did they collect the old charger, and did you get a 130watt charger of just another 90watt one?

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Originally Posted by URPradhan

I'm also like your position. I NEVER play games with computers but wanted some kind of future proof laptop for at least 3-4 years. My primary requirement is full HD, 1080p screen with i5-520M processor.
BTW, what you have paid for your configuration ? But still could not understand why the HELL Dell is not giving the option to use the embedded Intel GMA HD on i5 processor, its still remain UNUSED

The i7 processor is amazing and i'd recommend it for 'futureproofing'.

mickyb28 · 03-25-2010, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dimodi

What were you doing for your PSU to get so hot? mine gets a little warm but thats it?

Not that much, really - task manager claims I'm well under 50% for memory and processor usage. I keep it on high performance most of the time as I can't afford for it to slow down at all, I guess that must have an affect - the centre of the machine itself gets quite hot too.

theoak · 03-25-2010, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by URPradhan

I'm also like your position. I NEVER play games with computers but wanted some kind of future proof laptop for at least 3-4 years. My primary requirement is full HD, 1080p screen with i5-520M processor.

BTW, what you have paid for your configuration ? But still could not understand why the HELL Dell is not giving the option to use the embedded Intel GMA HD on i5 processor, its still remain UNUSED

It is my understanding that the chipset used in the 1558 will actually support switchable graphics ... it is probably very wishful thinking ... but who knows ... it might be something that is introduced in the future ...

FlexiPack · 03-25-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dimodi

I'll post pics on Wed. Got my 1558 and I've used it for about 2hours in total. Haven't got time until after Wednesday next week to even do a clean install (lots of uni work etc). For now though, it looks good. Didnt even realise i was on 125% until i looked into the options.. the screens amazing.

Thanks, I'd really appreciate that!

timolol · 03-25-2010, 10:19 AM

Hey guys,

Since the studio 1558 doesn't have a floppy disk drive, how did you guys flash the latest A04 BIOS? Do you have external USB floppy drives or something? Is there a safe way around using a floppy disk - say a USB memory stick?

Thanks

FlexiPack · 03-25-2010, 10:32 AM

I've seen some people mention that the fan is quite loud on the 1558. Is it comparable to other laptops or would you say it's excessively/annoyingly loud? How hot does the machine get?

tuffCookie · 03-25-2010, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by timolol

Hey guys,

Since the studio 1558 doesn't have a floppy disk drive, how did you guys flash the latest A04 BIOS? Do you have external USB floppy drives or something? Is there a safe way around using a floppy disk - say a USB memory stick?

Thanks

floppy disk drives? hahaha.

i thought all Dell BIOS' were .exe files that could be run within Windows. after it finishes, it'll ask you to reboot and then you're all done.

timolol · 03-25-2010, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tuffCookie

floppy disk drives? hahaha.

i thought all Dell BIOS' were .exe files that could be run within Windows. after it finishes, it'll ask you to reboot and then you're all done.

Nope. Check out the A04 BIOS for the Studio 1558 - it's floppy disk only. The A03 on the other hand was directly executable within Windows...