Dell XPS15 R2 (L502) Thread

[turned2black]

For those that ordered one of these... I called Dell to ask why they were taking so long to get orders out and they immediately offered me $100 off to keep the laptop.

[seigi009]

Well I bit the bullet and placed my order:

2720QM
8GB ram
GT 540m w/o TV tuner
640GB HDD
Blu-ray writer
1920x1080 display w/o facial recognition
Intel Advanced-N 6230 + bluetooth
56W battery
Backlit keyboard
Windows 7 Pro (buying upgrade from Amazon separately for only $70)
JBL with Soundblaster X-FI
and VGA adapter


all this for $1548.00 before taxes! (+ $70 for Win 7 Pro)

I would have gotten the 17 inch but the 3D display disables WiDi and optimus and those are important features to me. The 15 inch worried me a little bit because of the 540m GT card but I read reviews that it is great for After Effects and 3D design programs like Maya so I am ok with it since I won't be using it for gaming.

[Razor2]

That's nice, but why order over the phone while you have the access to the net? There are enough scary movies about orders over the phone in the forum lol

There are 2 problems with over the net:
1. You get better prices over the phone
2. You get some parts which are not available: like English OS in Germany, any keyboard config you like or the TV tuner which is currently unavailable on the webpage

[Rick 64D]

Ichinenjuu, I held off on the SSD because OCZ is coming out with their Vertex 3 SSD, which is wicked fast, in a few weeks. Read and write speeds over 500 Mbs, and only a very small price premium over the Vertex 2. Google it, and read the reviews.

[turned2black]

Mine:

Intel Core i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
6GB,DDR3,2 DIMM
Backlit Internal Keyboard - English
15.6FHD TLF B+RGLED LCD L501X
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
640GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Tray Load Blu-ray Triple Writer (reads and writes CDs, DVDs, BDs)
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$1,616 including tax -$100 threaten to return discount = $1,516

[kajouma]

How long is your service plan?

Mine:

Intel Core i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz
6GB,DDR3,2 DIMM
Backlit Internal Keyboard - English
15.6FHD TLF B+RGLED LCD L501X
NVIDIA GeForce GT540M 2GB graphics with Optimus
640GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
Tray Load Blu-ray Triple Writer (reads and writes CDs, DVDs, BDs)
JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0
92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

$1,616 including tax -$100 threaten to return discount = $1,516

[seigi009]

$100 threaten to return discount

Ha! That's funny

[DakkonA]

For those that ordered one of these... I called Dell to ask why they were taking so long to get orders out and they immediately offered me $100 off to keep the laptop.

Wow, really? That's a jumpy salesperson. Yours is shipping in about a month, right?

[NoSlow5oh]

I didn't think the L502x would have sata III and thus, be able to utilize 500MB/s speeds? Can anyone confirm this?

[msl88]

I'm thinking of ordering 3 GB RAM with my XPS, and then buying a separate 4 GB ram stick. Any potential problems with this?