Dell XPS 15 vs Hp Envy 14 , Which one to buy?

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Please suggest me a laptop for arnd 50K-53K.

Would prefer DELL,HP.

Will use it for multimedia,movies,downloading,music,documents, little of photoshop.etc. but not for gaming.

must have a good battery life.

I have shortlisted Dell XPS 15 and Hp Envy 14

Dell XPS 15

Online Price Rs.50,400.001 @Dell India
Inclusive of all taxes. Delivery charges of Rs.900 extra.

Anodized Aluminium LCD Back Cover (WLAN)

Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit (English)

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-480M processor(2.66GHz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.93Ghz, 3M cache)

1GB NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 420M graphics with Bluetooth (with WIDI)

15.6 HD (1366x768) WLED display with TrueLife™

4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (1 x 4G) (operates at 1066MHZ for Core i5 processors)

Cache Memory -Installed Size 3 MB

500GB 7200RPM Hard Drive

Tray Load 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability

6 Cell Primary Battery ( 9 Cell Primary Battery-add Rs.1,571.78 )

Dell™ Keyboard with Touchpad (English) ( Dell™ Backlit Keyboard with Touchpad (English) add Rs.838.28 )

1-year XPS Premier Service with 1-year CompleteCover

JBL 2.1 Speakers + Waves MaxxAudio® enhancement

20W peak audio performance: 2 X 4W + 12W sub-woofer

World's first camera with Hi-Definition Video Streaming with Skype (2.0MP, H.264 Camera)

9-in-1 card reader

1 x HDMI 1.4,supporting 3D output for 3D Bly Ray,3D Video Streaming and Gaming as well as 5.1 Audio

2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0/eSATA combo, SD card reader

Biometric - Fast Access Facial Recognition

Waves MaxxAudio V3.0 audio enhancements

McAfee(R) Security Center - 30 Days Trial Version

No Carrying Case

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CNET editors' review Dell XPS 15

HP Envy 14

HP Envy 14-1015tx
Price in India:-Rs. 65,900/-

Operating system installed:- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium

Processor:- Intel Core i5-450M Processor (2.4 GHz)

Chipset:- Intel HM55 Chipset

Memory:- 4 GB DDR3 (2 x 2048 MB) DDR3 RAM Standard memory, Supports up to 8 GB DDR3 memory, 2 user accessible memory slots

Storage:- 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm

Display size:- 36.8 cm (14.5″) diagonal HD+ High-Definition LED HP Radiance Infinity Display

Display resolution:- 1600 x 900

Graphics:- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 Graphics (swichtable)with 1 GB dedicated

Ports:- 1 HDMI port, 1 stereo headphone-out, 1 headphone-out/microphone-in combo jack, 3 USB 2.0 ports (3rd shared with eSATA port), 1 eSATA + USB port, 1 RJ45 ethernet port, Mini display port

Slots:- 2-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards and MultiMedia cards

Webcam:- HP TrueVision HD Webcam (High Definition low-light)

Audio features:- Beats sound system

Pointing device:- HP Clickpad with On/Off button

Keyboard:- Full size island-style keyboard

Network interface:- Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN

Wireless technologies:- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth

Product weight:- 2.36 kg

Product dimensions (W x D x H):- 23.7 cm (L) x 35.6 cm (W) x 2.77 cm (min H) / 2.82 cm (max H)

Power supply type:- 90 W AC Power Adapter

Battery type:- 8-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery

Waranty:- 1 year, parts and labour warranty

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CNET editors' review HpP Envy 14

So guys please suggest me which one should i go for, also if you have any other model in mind, please suggest. Have to buy it by next week. :razz:

Dude
Dell's service is amazing,Processor is better and it's cheaper.
I feel it's kind of a no-brainer.

Strike-out HP Envy 14 from your list. Its overpriced wrt. features at this time & age especially in India. 14" disp. is never good for PS-ing. And that Beats audio with new HPs gets beaten by Dell's JBL+SubW any day.

Your options for now:

1. If you can wait for a few months, then go for NBs /w Sandy Bridge proccy (Please Google, if you don't know) as your main concern isn't gaming.

2. If you want something for now, go for Dell XPS 15 customized with Full HD (FHD) B+RG LED 1920x1080 resolution screen/display instead of the 1366x768 one. It'll cost a little more but you won't be disappointed. You'll get bigger work-area during PS sessions or in MS Office/etc.

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Hey guys i just called up Dell India, the agent was sweet and had a lovely voice. :dance:

She offered me 5% corporate discount for Dell XPS 15 i5 for 6 cell battery version.

So as of now the deal i am getting is MRP = Rs 50,400 inclv of taxes + Rs 900 Delivery Charges = Rs 51,300 - Rs2565 (5% on Rs 51300 ) = Rs 48735 , Delivery time 7 days.

So should i go for the deal and also 9 cell battery is for Rs 1571. But in the customisation section its giving me as only primary battery. I want the 9 cell batt as additonal battery So i want to know should i go for 6 cell version or 9 cell version. Also if i buy the 9 cell battery from outside in Delhi, How much will it cost me ?

Between agent se mast mast baatein kar raha tha. Idhar udhhar ki.

@ prakhar18

Well buddy i strongly suggest you for a short wait and buy a laptop laced with the new sandybridge mobile cpu's. They will be a lot powerful.

Dell will revise its xps laptops with sandybridge cpu's soon. Make a purchase then as it will be much more future proof. You might even get nvidia 5 series discrete gpu solutions.

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The question is actually confusing
u said u need a laptop for 50-53k
but HP envy comes for 65k
so y u included it in ur options

I would recommend u dell
obviously coz hp is quite over priced
n as our modder said

"Strike-out HP Envy 14 from your list. Its overpriced wrt. features at this time & age especially in India. 14" disp. is never good for PS-ing. And that Beats audio with new HPs gets beaten by Dell's JBL+SubW any day.

Your options for now:

1. If you can wait for a few months, then go for NBs /w Sandy Bridge proccy (Please Google, if you don't know) as your main concern isn't gaming.

2. If you want something for now, go for Dell XPS 15 customized with Full HD (FHD) B+RG LED 1920x1080 resolution screen/display instead of the 1366x768 one. It'll cost a little more but you won't be disappointed. You'll get bigger work-area during PS sessions or in MS Office/etc. "

N wen asked dell wen r dey goin to
sell sandy bridge processor wid xps line they replied me
that it will be available from mid feb
so i wud recommend u too wait for it