2 days ago I ordered through a New Dell XPS Studio 16 Laptop from Dell Australia website. Here is the basic spec:

• Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.53 GHz/1066 FSB/3MB). Very tempted to upgrade to T9550 (2.66GHz/1066 FSB/6MB), but I don’t think it’s worth it. T9550 consumes more power (35W compared to 25W) and yet overall performance gain, in theory, shouldn’t be that much (unless in gaming of course). Comparison of Intel Centrino 2 CPUs.
• 4 GB dual-channel 1066MH DDR3. Sweet, DDR3.
• 500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive. At the moment I don’t think it’s worth it to get a solid state drive. I need to add $267 just to add a 128GB SSD. Surely it’s faster, but I have to trade off 372GB of space. No Thanks.
• Windows Vista Home Premium (64Bit) with Windows 7 upgrade eligibility.
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670. This worries me a bit, not sure how much power hungry this thing is.
• 6 Cells Battery. Wanted to upgrade to 9 cells, but it cost me $190 more. Hopefully the 6 cells battery will do just fine.
• Slot Load 8X DVD + /-RW Drive with double layer write capability. Again tempted to upgrade to blu-ray. Then I thought, I prefer to watch HD Movies on a 46” HD TV.
• 15.6" 1080p WUXGA (1920x1080) WLED display. Full HD, Sweet.

This system costs me about $1570. I think its a pretty good deal, considering the specs is not bad at all. The estimated delivery time is about 9-12 working days.  If you wander why it takes that long, it’s because most Dell computers are manufactured in and shipped from Malaysia. I hope I can get the laptop by the end of next week, can’t wait to get my hands on it. :)

RWendi