Dell Studio XPS 1340, 1640 Silently Released

Dell Studio XPS 1640 (1340 Looks Similar)Dell has silently released two new consumer notebooks – the 13.3-inch Studio XPS 1340 and 16-inch Studio XPS 1640.

The newly designed Studio XPS 1340 and 1640 include the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 500GB of hard drive storage or a 128GB solid state drive, and a slot-load optical drive with Blu-ray option in the larger model. The 1340 comes with 4GB of DDR3 memory, the NVIDIA GeForce 9400M G or 9500M 256MB graphics and a screen resolution of 1280×800 pixels, while the 1640 includes up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, the new ATI Mobility Radeon M86XT (HD 3670) 512MB GPU, and a 1366×768 display.

The laptops also feature a 2MP web camera, stereo speakers, 802.11n wireless connectivity, optional Bluetooth, and support for AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon mobile broadband.

Both notebooks run Windows Vista OS and start at $1,199.

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  • http://smellypunks.wordpress.com/ Smellypunks

    I have one for work. Have to say its not a bad laptop. I hate that the screen is so reflective, as on a sunny day you just cant see anything. I am a bit disappointed that they don’t put wimax cards in them but some would say the infrastructure should come first. The one I have runs windows 7 and I do love it more so than Vista or though it is still a heavy OS. The built in camera is nothing special but about right for the price I guess.

    One last thing is there are lots of options for conductivity including an eSATA connection (which is nice) but there is only one USB port. Clearly they think everyone should get Bluetooth (yes it has bluetooth) mouse and keyboard but I have read a number of people complaining that the bluetooth is not reliable. So I continue to just plug in my mouse for now.

    The good
    Conductivity is good
    Runs windows 7 well

    The bad
    Screen to reflective
    Only one USB socket
    Battery life is only about 2.5 hours
    Gets quite hot

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