Comments on: Dell Unveils Premium Studio XPS 1640 and Studio XPS 1340

By: mostafa

mostafa — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:16:39 +0000

I have XPS 1640 for a while and it doing great,although I live in hot country (Yemen),but the system is really great.
First I was wondering if the core tempreture is high ((around 50)) but after search it was ok.
When gaming most time the core tempreture go down ((around 44)) but the surface ((touch pad)) a little bit heated.
At the recent games ((i.e COD Black Ops)) fps was down,but after I remove the driver ((11.2)) and install 10 the games was playable.even the temp goes down.

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 02:24:19 +0000

I’ve been looking up on why this has been overheating… Unfortunately, flatstatus was right. It seems like after 12 months, it’s starting to wear down. Overheating, random lags, fps on games getting gradually slower… I can easily say still, that I love the design and the lighted keyboard.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 00:12:00 +0000

We purchased one of these for our son to take to college. It has been nothing but trouble with overheating, hinges and other things. Three times Dell replaced the hard drive, which of course resulted in the loss of the software, files, etc. and required rebuilding. After the third time, I started insisting they replace it and the agreed. But now we’re 5 weeks into this as the end of a semester approaches and the replacement Laptop still hasn’t shippped. This has required many hours on the line with Dell over the year and the three rebuilds of the hard disk and other things. This seems to be a systemic problem with this product that Dell should have been aware of through the design and testing process and through it QA processes once the product was in the field. It kept overheating and they kept insisting that a BIOS update and things were going to fix it.

We’ve been long-time Dell users and have a number of Dell Systems. it’s going to be easier in the future just to switch back over to HP or Toshibia or some other manufacturer with better product reliability, because Dell as failed with this. And now trying to get it replaced is something started in Oct, and yet here in Mid-Nov we can’t get an estimated shipping date. Totally uancceptable.

I was also about ready to get a new powerhouse Dell desktop, but I’ll buy that from a manufacturer with more reliable products too.

By: Enrique

Enrique — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:06:47 +0000

I agree with Stuart. I will not buy another laptop without first seeing/touching it. I have had so many problems with my 1640 and I’m not gaming anything. Most of it happened when I received the Windows 7 upgrade from Dell. I’ve have to format my HD (at Dell Tech request) 4 times alread. It still not running right. When closing the laptop, the screen rubbs against the keyboard. So not I have a scratch on my screen. I have 6 months left on my warranty and if I could, I would return it and get my money backor exchange it for another one.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:09:12 +0000

Pile of $#1T! I’m not buying anything I can’t touch/see/use first hand BEFORE purchasing ever again.

By: Arnold

Arnold — Sat, 01 May 2010 07:59:27 +0000

Good looking but not properly design, I bought the studio xps 1340 last December and now the screen have several scratches. When the lid is closed, the screen touches the edge of the touch pad.
Very dissapointing!
Perpormance wise : good

By: Geoff

Geoff — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:51:52 +0000

Great laptop, Only a few complaints by these two guys, not bad. Gaming is great, only complaint i have web quality not that great. i have 8 gb of ram t 9600 2.8 ghz with hd screen.

By: lim

lim — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:09:20 +0000

i lost some software of dell studio xps 1340.can i download it back?

By: Fran

Fran — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:46:11 +0000

My 16 yr old stepson got the 1640 for Xmas. I or his dad didn’t get it for him. I can already tell that this laptop won’t last 1 year. He is very rough with electronics. This laptop is very heavy compared to my Dell Vostro. He will be dropping it and from what I read about the poor air flow it will be a goner in a few months.

By: smitty

smitty — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:18:33 +0000

In reply to flatstatus….I did notice the design issues, but my games haven’t slowed down tremendously. I ALWAYS use a chill mat when gaming, regardless of ventilation and such.

The macbook pro I replaced with this laptop got very hot as well. The point of the cooling system is to expel the heat. Given how hot the case gets, I’d say it’s doing its job. Frankly, I don’t like the battery and HDD getting that heat, but I have an extended warranty and I don’t care. A utility shows the CPU and graphics card don’t get too hot. Fallout 3 runs great on medium quality. modern warfare runs flawlessly on 1380×720.

flatstatus is right about the terrible blacks on gaming. I never found a solution, but some programs use the better blacks that you find through photo editing and normal use. I calibrated the colors myself and I find the screen to be more accurate than the screens Apple uses in their seemingly superior macbook pro.

Why anyone would buy another laptop for gaming that isn’t an alienware…..that’s beyond me. If you want a gaming laptop, you need a fatty with great performance, and plenty of breathing room IMO.

I find the 1640 worth the price (then again, I scored a refurbished model for 500 less.). Whether or not the RGBLED screen is worth the price, I’m not so sure. I’d have to compare them side by side. As one who spends a lot of time in design and photo editing, I had to adjust the screen, as my whites were a tad on the cream side…..like paper.

Not only does my 1640 exceed the macbook pro (don’t tell that to the apple freaks), but it also exceeds my expectations in performance