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Dell Studio 1555 - 15.6in Laptop video review

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If you're after a flexible and powerful laptop for the home and occasional mobile use, the Studio 1555 is a very good option. It's attractive, easy to use and can be configured more or less as you please. Discrete graphics options mean it's also a reasonable gaming machine, while the backlit keyboard and Full HD display options will tantalise those with cash to burn. Read full review

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By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 21 July 2009
Updated 26 May 2011

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  • Review
    • 1: Dell Studio 1555
    • 2: Dell Studio 1555
    • 3: Dell Studio 1555
    • 4: Feature Table
    • 5: Application Performance
    • 6: Battery Performance
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  • Reviewed by Andy Vandervell
  • 21 July 2009
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Dell Studio 1555 - 15.6in Laptop details

Performance
9/10
Value
8/10
Features
9/10
Design
8/10
Overall
9/10

Price as reviewed

free/subscription

Manufacturer

Dell

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1:16 AM on 21 July, 2009

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Awesome! I ordered one about a fortnight ago, should be here any day now!

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9:11 AM on 21 July, 2009

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From past experiences with Dell - if I order one will it ever be delivered?

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9:34 AM on 21 July, 2009

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Nice looking machine.





It seems a shame it's not as sturdy a chassis as a Unibody MBP but on the other hand it has the very useful Expresscard/34 slot to enable the use of 'Pro' peripherals like high spec audio interfaces and Compactflash card readers which Apple clearly think you should have to spend a minimum of £1849 for the privilege of using. Plus it has eSATA another essential for many 'Pro' users.





Windows 7 x64 and I'm in.

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10:01 AM on 21 July, 2009

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I wouldn't get the 1920x1080 on a 15.6" monitor. I've got an older Dell 15 that has 1900x1200 an it's sharp but text is unreadable.

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11:08 AM on 21 July, 2009

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Wedge: I imagine the Studio XPS 16 offers build quality more similar to the MBP. The Studio 15 starts at £450 so its build quality is going to reflect that, when all said and done.

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1:47 PM on 21 July, 2009

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@Luan Bach. I'd definitely get the 1920x1080 resolution!! Extra work space if you need it. You can always change the default size of the text in the browser/OS, as I've done with my 1280x768 laptop (made it very small) so everything I need fits on the screen. It's great to see this resolution available in at 15 inch. Soo hard to find a portable that can do Large Canvas painting/HD editing/ enough space for programming.

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1:58 PM on 21 July, 2009

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@Wedge


No doubt the unibodies are great but you do pay for the privelige.





@Luan Bach


I'm sure you can increase the text size at the highest res to make it more readable. At least in Vista.

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Just received an automated phonecall asking me when I want the laptop delivered. Thursday morning it is :)





A friend bought the Studio above with integrated graphics, and it's the quietest machine I've ever used. However the dedicated graphics card will inevitably create more noise and heat.

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5:02 PM on 21 July, 2009

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This is probably a silly question, but does anyone know if the integrated graphics card (Intel Integrated GMA 4500MHD) on this laptop, is good enough to play HD content without the thing grinding to a halt.

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It shouldn't be a factor. The CPU is more than capable of handling it all on its own.

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