Which Dell should I buy?

[Rackers]

Hi,

I've got the option of buying two Dell Laptops;

Dell Studio 1749 £250 ($385)

Processor: Intel Core i3 2.40 GHz
RAM: 4GB
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650
Screen Resolution: 1600 x 900, 17''
Hard Drive: 500 GB

Or

Dell XPS L501x £370 ($570)

XPS Metalloid Aluminium Silver Processor: Intel Core i7-740QM Quad Core 1.73GHz (Turbo-Boost up to 2.93GHz, 6MB Cache, 4 Cores) Memory: 4GB 1333 MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
Hard Drive: 500GB SATA Hard Drive 7200 RPM
Display/Screen: 15.6" 1366x768 White LED Widescreen Display with TrueLife 720p HD
Optical drive: DVD-ReWriter Drive
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M Graphics with 2GB GDDR3 RAM (3D Vision Ready, DX11, Optimus Technology)
Webcam: Yes, Integrated Webcam Included
Sound Card: Realtek HD
Wireless: Yes, Intel Wireless Centrino Ultimate-N 6200 AGN (A/B/G/N)
Battery: Standard Life 6 Cell 53Whr/56WHr Lithium Ion Keyboard: Black UK English (QWERTY) Layout - Not Backlit
Features: - Second-Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- High-fidelity JBL speakers combined with Waves MaxxAudio
- Integrated NVIDIA 3DTV Play technology
- Full Size Keyboard
- 9-in-1 Multimedia Memory Card Reader
- Broadband Ready Network Card
- Touchpad pointing device
- Built-in speakers & Microphone
- HDMI Output for watching High Definition Movies on external HD screen Ports: - 1 x 9-in-1 Card Reader (SD, SDIO, SDXC, SDHC, MS, MS Pro, MMC, MSXC, xD)
- 1 x Mini DisplayPort
- 2 x USB 3.0
- 1 x USB 2.0 (eSATA/powershare combo)
- 1 x 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45)
- 1 x HDMI 1.4
- 1 x AC adapter connector
- 2 x headphone with SPDIF support
- 1 x Mic-in

What do you think?

[Fenom96]

I'm assuming that you're planning on buying these from the Dell Outlet store, because everything listed here is outdated.

I suggest going with the 15.6", as it's less of apain to bring around, and the specs appear to be substantially better than the other (quad core vs. dual core), Optimus Technology, etc.

If you have any more questions, please feel free to message me, because I've spent hours on end researching why to chose a laptop over another...

[Rackers]

Thanks.

What do you think about this one?

Dell XPS 15 L502x i5-2410M

Core i5 2nd Gen Sandybridge 2.3Ghz Processor NVidia Geforce GT525M 1gb Dedicated gfx 750GB HDD 4GB DDR3 Ram

Thanks again

[Rackers]

Hey all,

DELL XPS L502X i5 2410M 2.3GHz 4GB 640GB Unused Gaming Bargain! | eBay

Just got this for £360 ($553), considering the small amount of damage, do you think it was a good buy?

Thanks