Dell XPS 17 (L702x) Thread

[Sam_A_1992]

Was shipped today; Sunday 26th Feb by UPS.

It's coming from China, to the UK.

Any guesses when it'll come?

idk be patient, i had to wait 2 months to get my l702x replacement

[Harry1994]

Was shipped today; Sunday 26th Feb by UPS.

It's coming from China, to the UK.

Any guesses when it'll come?

Once shipped and being tracked it won't take too long, mine took 5 days from china to my door in the UK.

[wyvo]

Hi guys, im new here and pretty much a noob with computers and just looking for some help/advice on getting the best price on the dell xps l702x, the specs im looking at are:

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz)
3GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M Graphics Card
44 cm(17.3") FHD WLED AG (1920x1080) with 2.0 Mega Pixel Integrated Camera
8192MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x4096]
8x DVD+/-RW, & Blu-ray Disc™ combo drive (reads Blu-ray Disc™ & writes to CD/DVD
1TB (5,400rpm) Serial ATA Dual HDD - (2x500GB)

the best price ive found it in the UK is for total of £881 including VAT after a 10% off code, does this sound right or is anyone aware of a better deal?

also will this laptop run through a 30" at the full res 2560x1600???

thanks in advance!!!

[Sam_A_1992]

Thats a good price but if you can down the ram a bit, its a lot cheaper to install yourself. The 5400rpm is a bit iffy too, i would get say a single 500gb 7200rpm then add one later yourself if needed.

Cant comment on the screen as i havent tried it, try google

Edit: yes it will apparantely thats the 555's max res

[wyvo]

Thats a good price but if you can down the ram a bit, its a lot cheaper to install yourself. The 5400rpm is a bit iffy too, i would get say a single 500gb 7200rpm then add one later yourself if needed.

Cant comment on the screen as i havent tried it, try google

Edit: yes it will apparantely thats the 555's max res

thanks, yes i will look into that ram!

[toughrope]

I would like to disable the 702x touchpad and use my USB mouse, but am having challenges finding the correct disable function. Can you help?
Thanks.

[fluffy88]

"Fn + F3" will switch the touch-pad off.

"Fn" is the orange key beside the left "Ctrl" key.

[toughrope]

Thanks fluffy88, but when those are selected the pad still stays engaged. I have been trying those today without results. Also cannot find anything in the control panel that helps..

[SMDTECH]

To disable the touchpad , hit the gear icon near the power button (Touch Strip), that will bring up the Windows Mobility Center, there you can disable the touchpad and other things as well.

EDIT: Also if that doesn't bring it up. simply hit the Start Button, and in the "search programs and files" box type in Windows Mobility Center

[fluffy88]

SMDTECH's method should work too.

When you press the Gears icon if nothing happens you might need to install Quickset software from Dell's website to get it to work.