Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Dell Studio XPS 16
750
Sony Vaio AW125
761
Asus X83VB-X1
952
Gateway MC7803u
989
Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
Sony Vaio AW125
126
Dell Studio XPS 16
134
Asus X83VB-X1
167
Gateway MC7803u
236
Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Sony Vaio AW125
144
Dell Studio XPS 16
162
Gateway MC7803u
210
Asus X83VB-X1
211
Unreal Tournament 3 (in frames per second)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
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1,280x800, 0X AA, 0X AF |
Sony Vaio AW125
64.3
Dell Studio XPS 16
57.8
Gateway MC7803u
36.8
Asus X83VB-X1
17.4
Video-playback battery-drain test (in minutes)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Gateway MC7803u
179
Asus X83VB-X1
154
Sony Vaio AW125
117
Dell Studio XPS 16
103
Conclusion
The Dell Studio XPS 16 is an attractive laptop that boasts a number of upscale extras without adding to the price tag excessively. It's also a powerful performer that handles HD content particularly well, although it suffers from an unimpressive battery life.
Additional editing by Charles Kloet
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lamarr 24 February 2011
Good: It is regarded as a supreme workhorse in the office
Bad: price
Comment: I seen 3 other staff using it and it seems they are the only ones never having anything to complained about their laptops! Whereas many other encountered the occasional woes using Adobe/AutoCad/Maya, I am really impressed at how reliable and fast the XPS 16 is.
km124 12 January 2011
Good: The price for what you get.
Bad: Not much I can think of.
Comment: This Laptop is available of Dell's UK website starting at £800. Now many people review this laptop and say stuff like "Oh its poor for gaming." and "The graphics capabilities are poor!", when in actual fact they are looking at one of the poorer models.
When buying this Laptop, I recommend looking into the £879 version. It has an Intel i7 Quad Core processor (As opposed to the Core 2 Duo that comes up in most people's reviews.), an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 575v Graphics Card (Which can run demanding games such as Crysis and Call Of Duty: Black Ops on high settings).
It also comes with 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB SATA Hard Drive, both of which are pretty standard for demanding laptop tasks. Another commonly slated feature of the XPS 16 is the 6/9 cell battery. A lot of people have been criticising the battery, saying that it will only last between 1-2 hours for gaming or HD video watching. However, if a bit of common sense was applied, and the battery was taken out and the laptop plugged into the mains, I'm sure people would make much less of a complaint about it.
Besides, its not the battery faltering that is the problem, it is the hardware that it has to run. With such a fast processor and a relatively fast graphics card, Dell would be hard pushed to create a battery that would last any more than about 7-8 hours while idle.
Given that I have said that it is fast enough to game/watch hd playback on, I will not go into any other tasks it may carry out, because you won't find anything more taxing than 3D games of today.
Overall, a very good laptop and well worth the price. Just make sure you fully look into the specs of each model, as going for the most expensive model isn't a sensible rule of thumb with this machine.
tomgates 4 November 2010
Good: The 16 inch 1080p RBG LED Screen, The Speed, The Reliability, The looks and The Design
Bad: Nothing
Comment: I have had my laptop for a year now, and it has been nothing but perfect. The screen is the best i have seen on any laptop by far, it is sharp, crisp and bright. The laptop is also very quick and great for multi tasking and gaming. I can easily run the highest demanding games on it. I have 8GB DDR3 RAM, i7 Q720 processor, 500gb hardrive, 9 cell battery, 16 inch edge to edge display and 1GB ATI Graphics card. The only bad thing about it is the battery life, but this is because of the very bright screen and processor, which uses allot of battery up, i would recommend you get the 9 cell battery.
I highly recommend this laptop as it is all you would want and more in a multimedia/gaming laptop and the screen is simply stunning, and the quality of materials used, and the design make this laptop look exceptional.
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