Basically me and my dad are buying a laptop, and im so out of the times on whats good or bad these days, i need some expert advice.

 

Any advice would be amazing =]

 

Link:

 

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-l702x/pd?oc=n00x7m06&model_id=xps-l702x&~ck=

What's it going to be used for?

Good laptop. Nice specs, decent price. You should only get it if you're planning on it being used heavily/intensively (programming, 3D modeling, gaming, etc.) otherwise a lower power, lower price laptop might be better.

Im going to be using it for higher end games and hopefully be able to start recording some bits and bops for video making. My dad is pretty much just using it for emails, Word, and general dad stuff.

Would've been a very good laptop, but it's a Dell.

Would've been a very good laptop, but it's a Dell.

 

??? please explain

Review

Check out the outlet if you're set on a Dell, otherwise what country are you in?

Review

Check out the outlet if you're set on a Dell, otherwise what country are you in?

 

So, from my POV it looks quite good.

 

EDIT: UK

Review

Check out the outlet if you're set on a Dell, otherwise what country are you in?

 

So, from my POV it looks quite good.

 

Points that stick out are naff build quality and it get's quite hot.

Like I said before, check out the outlet as some on there can be had for 40% less.

 

Edit, just checked and there's nothing there right now. Usually updated at around 3pm each day IIRC.

Would've been a very good laptop, but it's a Dell.

 

??? please explain

 

For the last few years Dell has been using cheap parts for their computers (read: bad quality). They tend to have high failure rates and to heat quite a bit.

Seems like a rip off for a £1k laptop. I'm not up on UK pricing though, mind posting some other UK retailers?

Seems like a rip off for a £1k laptop. I'm not up on UK pricing though, mind posting some other UK retailers?

 

Cant think of any small time dealers, all i really know pc world, comet, currys, mesh etc.

Seems like a rip off for a £1k laptop. I'm not up on UK pricing though, mind posting some other UK retailers?

 

Cant think of any small time dealers, all i really know pc world, comet, currys, mesh etc.

After looking at the pricing on those sites, the Dell actually looks like a decent deal. The best non-dell I could find was from mesh. It's £100 cheaper, but has a weaker processor and a weaker graphics chip. It is an ASUS though, and they tend to be pretty good quality.

http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTCONFIGPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=989961

I can't speak to construction quality, but those are all very nice components for the price - nice processor, 6gb ram, 555m with 3gb vram. The only thing that sticks out to me as not good is the less-than-1080p display. Looks like you can get a 1080p display for 90 extra, though, which I would totally recommend. Overall a good choice for what you said you want to do, just realize that it is gonna generate heat and it is not going to be lightweight.

Yeah, the laptop is good for its price, though the fact that it is made by Dell is something that would make the think again about buying it. since I am sure you want to know examples of why I don't like Dell: Can only use Dell's drivers for the hardware (non-standard installation leads to manufacturer drivers overwriting other components), official drivers will only be updated if the issue leaves the computer unusable, the Bios has silly mistakes all the time including when they try fixing other issues(had experience with bad Bios software on 3 different models: one was unable to exit Hibernate mode, one corrupted its own MBR [master boot record] every time it was started requiring it to be repaired every 4-5 times, and one that Bricked the laptop), Not all their driver software is free to replace (for example you can only reinstall the webcam software 3 times before they start making you pay), The Driver disks do not always have drivers for all the system components, etc.