Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

Hello, I'm new here and found this forum on google, And sorry if this a Re-post but I did search here before posting but couldn't find a answer that i could understand lol..



I'm a Graphic Design Artist and Video Editor And I see this Dell XPS 15 I would like to buy for $995.00. I'm going to be doing some heavy video editing at 60fps with Adobe Premiere, Or photoshop but not all at once, The only thing that is going to be running in the background is Skype and Few internet browsers and itunes, I was scared when I looked at the Processor only being 1.73GHz until i read about the 2.93GHz Turbo Mode it kicks to when I need more apps open, I'm not sure how that works.



Will I see a difference between a



Intel Core i7-740QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode)



And



Intel Core i7-840QM Quad Core Processor 1.86GHz(3.2GHz Turbo Mode)



I am on a budget and the Intel Core i7-840QM is $150 more and it's only 720p display, when the Intel Core i7-740QM is 1080p..



So you lose and gain lol..



So I would love the Intel Core i7-740QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode) with the 1080p display. But i would hate to regret it if the Processor ends up being to slow.



Thx..

Reply 1 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

The processor should be fine. The bigger and better the screen, the easier it is to edit. Do you know if this is a RGB LED screen?



Passmark scores:



Intel Core i7-840QM

3835



Intel Core i7-740QM

3586



Only a 249 point difference...

Reply 2 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

It states



Silver Anodized Aluminum 15.6" FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam



Is that good or bad ?

Reply 3 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smooth_J The processor should be fine. The bigger and better the screen, the easier it is to edit. Do you know if this is a RGB LED screen? Passmark scores: Intel Core i7-840QM 3835 Intel Core i7-740QM 3586 Only a 249 point difference...

It states



Silver Anodized Aluminum 15.6" FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam



Is that good or bad ?

Reply 4 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brandenlee87 It states Silver Anodized Aluminum 15.6" FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam Is that good or bad ?

Congrats, you got the awesome screen =D

Reply 5 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

The 740QM is not a slow processor. It'll be just fine



The screen makes much more of a difference than the processor, so I'd go for whichever one has got the 1920x1080 B+RGLED display.



Also I'd recommend comparing the price of an older XPS 15 with that of a new XPS 15 with the i7-2630QM and the 1080p display, to decide which one's a better deal.



If you're in the USA:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...l_id=xps-l502x

Use coupon code 932N$0ZCCHWZB9 for $70 off.

Use coupon code HLSKSR06S9ZG0F for free shipping.

i7-2630QM (faster than i7-840QM)

1920x1080 B+RGLED display

$929 with coupon codes

Reply 6 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

If you can get the new XPS 15 then the i7 2630QM would be WAY faster than even the i7 840QM.

Reply 7 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

Quote:

Originally Posted by seigi009 If you can get the new XPS 15 then the i7 2630QM would be WAY faster than even the i7 840QM.

But he won't really be able to feel the performance difference. the only difference will be battery life as earlier i7 did not support switchable graphics. I expect around 2-3 hrs of battery life on the i7 740qm

Reply 8 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

~2 hours with the 6 cell, ~3 with the 9 cell

Reply 9 : Dell XPS 15 L501X Will I see a difference?

Alright Thx..



So you guys are saying I'll be just fine with the Intel Core i7-740QM Quad Core Processor 1.73GHz (2.93GHz Turbo Mode)?



Here's the rest of the specs..



DELL XPS 15



New Generation XPS



Intel Core i7-740QM 1.73ghz Quad



(2.93GHz Turbo Mode/6MB cache)



6GB, DDR3, 1333MHz 2 Dimm

2GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 435M graphics

Integrated Tv Tuner



500GB 7200RPM Hard

Drive



Silver Anodized Aluminum 15.6" FHD (1080p) B+RGLED Display with 2.0 MP webcam



Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200



Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)



Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium



Integrated Webcam



Integrated Dell Bluetooth



9 CELL BATTERY