We sort of figured Dell's
Studio branding would come to the XPS line sooner or later -- the family resemblance between the
Studio laptops and the XPS m1330 and m1530 is hard to ignore, after all -- and it looks like we don't have much longer to wait, if you believe these slides discovered by Jayson in the NotebookReview forums. The Studio XPS 13 and 16, due in November, will be Intel Centrino 2-based machines with hybrid SLI support, slot-loading Blu-ray drives, edge-to-edge glass displays with optional LED backlighting, backlit keyboards, and WiMAX and UWB support. We're digging the funky woodgrain on the Studio XPS 16, but it'll be interesting to see how much these cost if and when they hit -- the Studio line was supposed to
sit in between the Inspiron and XPS lines, so we're hoping these'll also come in below the current XPS price tags. Check the other four slides, including the Studio XPS 13, after the break.
[Thanks, L. Rawlins]
posted Aug 26th 2008 5:18PM
*drools*
Agree! :P*
Apparently the XPS division isn't working under Alienware's umbrella now? Whatever happened to the whole "XPS is EOL" thing we talked about just so shortly ago?
And no update for the XPS M1730? Whatever happened to the prospect of upgradeable 9XXX series graphics? Or are they still trying to peddle the 3-generation-old 8800 series as an upgrade to us?
RGB LED Display .. Holy Jeebus Crust! .. that's got to be a first
dunno .. this looks pretty fake. some shoddy graphic design work here.
SLi, something tells me this thing is going to be huge.
Yeah it looks pretty sleezy...Im pretty sure they wouldnt put text on top of their own logo ie. the last slide...but then again..who would have the time to make a powerpoint for this?
the studio xps 13 looks sweeet
Indeed. The floating screen is so hot man.
The networking over the Dell logo wouldnt be right. Not in a professional presentation.
Could just be a Powerpoint glitch or a missing font.
ultimate entertainment notebook, eh? so i am safe in assuming that it comes equipped with puppies, glitter, and lasers, correct? and maybe some bubble wrap and big league chew. and little people riding bigger people riding unicycles.
oh yeah, and that edge to edge glass is sweet. it took as long to put this feature on a laptop as it took palm to come out with a non-recessed touch screen.
i'm not sure those bigger people enjoy being rode. unless they're into that kinda thing...
if you're shaped like a beast of burden, then, well, i think you just need to play the role.
so that's why Mick can't get no satisfaction...
you and your pop culture. if you love it so much, why don't you marry it. or why don't you go and take it behind a middle school and get it pregnant.
Which is it, Studio XPS 15 or 16???
I was thinking the same thing, but you beat me to the punch.
pretty awful slides
not just the typo but all those while boxes
and the XPS logo seems like its sticking lower than it should
hope the dude that made this doesn't get paid more than me
its tough. i like the hybrid SLI of the 16, but don't like the 16:9 aspect ratio. personally i think 16:9 is ridiculous for computing purposes.
Which is it, Studio XPS 15 or 16???
Why do you guys say there will be a Studio XPS 16, when it says, right on the slide, that it's a Studio XPS 15?
Is this only a typo, or do you guys know something that we don't?
It looks like Dell made a typo on one of the slides. The slide which has all the laptops listed says Studio XPS 15 while the main slide says Studio XPS 16 and goes on to describe a 16:9 screen. So, as long as these slides are legit, looks like there will be a Studio XPS 16.
Maybe it's not glass, but a glass like substance?
A glass display on a laptop? Wouldn't that add quite a bit of weight defeating the purpose of a laptop?
Not to mention fragility!
This not look fake to anyone else?
Where is the dell netbook!@! Ahhhhh!
Dude Nate,
The Studio 16 hasa 16:9 ratio screen bro. Laters
werd, coz
Ah man i absolutely love my xps m1330 and these new studio xps notebooks sound great, i am a little jealous right now.
Totally fake.
Like yo momma's rack then.
I agree 100%. The whole presentation is in black but they use images with white backgrounds. I'm a designer and I would never let anything that looked this hideous go out to a customer. I'm guessing dell of all people would have black versions of the inspiron and XPS logo. If this came from Dell then I would like to apply as a graphic designer.
I don't know if the slides are real or not but the details within are as I have discussed the Studio 13 October release dates with my account manager at Dell recently.
Makes very little sense to me from a business standpoint. Why would you overlap your mediocre line with your premium line to create a semi-premium notebook?
I hope it is fake. I just ordered an XPS 1530 for 1300 yesterday and if they came out with a new one a month later ill be more than a little pissed
hybrid sli? what's that?
Ever heard of Google? Right...
So does it go: Inspiron --> studio --> studio xps --> xps --> xps gaming ?
yes
is it just me or is the product heirarchy a little confusing
What a farce !!
If Dell can make this, I chop my head to make a chair for you.
Go to HELL DELL.
Why would I want to sit in shit?
Looks like they just grabbed an image and used the power point transparency thingy to give it a horrible look on the first slide, they should have just left the white background in.
Dell and quality ? What an oxymoron !!! Jeezz, C'mon if you want lie, at least make it look a bit real.
Do us ALL a favor and go fuck yourself with a hot poker. You obviously haven't used ANY of Dell's wares in recent history. Prior to 2007 I would probably have agreed with you. However with the xx30 and the Studio series Dell's wares easily rival everything out there including Apple's. Go take your either ignorant or trolling shit somewhere else.
yeah! take it somewhere else, to like the zoo or something! yeah!
*postures for a high five - realizes that comment might not have been as strong as originally thought - starts itching underarm and acting like a monkey to avoid further embarrassment*
take it to the developers conference, monkey boy
I don't use Dell ? lol I used 2 Dells, one I bought in 2005 and lasted for 2 years with 3 major breakdowns, and now my mother just bought one 6 months ago, and already showing a lot of erratic behaviours, and the monitor is already getting fucked up.
Thank you very much for your insult but I will NEVER get to close a fucking Dell ever again.
huh? why not? did the hinge break or something?
"the monitor is already getting fucked up"
they start young these days. have you tried an intervention?
@Phan: There's a patch for it..ever seen those joggers with mp3 strapped to their arm? Nicabait for technophiles.
If you bought a studio 15/17 its your video card the 256MB ATi, ummm, well, just get it looked at you'll be fine...
From the guy who leaked it:
"From November the Studio XPS 13, 15, 16 will be replacing the XPS 1330, 1530 and 1730. Note 16" 16:9 is the new trend to replace 17" 16:10. although available xps lineups will be equiped with montevina in september."
Those pictures look a little fake to me. BTW, hybrid SLI lets you switch to an integrated video card from a discrete one to save battery life when you aren't running graphic-intensive programs or games.
cool, they upgraded an Atari 7800
Nah, the Atari was prettier.
I can't believe how ugly these things are.
well check that anyway, i meant Atari 5200
Your Murray avatar is full of win. :)
@MICHAELSD
Hybrid SLI isn't just the whole Sony dual-gpu that switches to save power. The real kicker is that it uses both the integrated and discrete GPUs together to improve performance as well as switching to integrated graphics when it's not needed.
Wait. The roadmap has Studio XPS 15 while the promotional slide is Studio XPS 16...
These things are definitely replacements to the current XPS line, but man o man are they going to be expensive when they come out. Each one of those standard options adds a decent chunk of change onto the final price. I imagine each will baseline at 2,000-2,500 easily.
Nowhere does it say that those are standard genius
Is that an authentic wood grain panel I see?
Typing this on my Dell Studio 15 - best laptop I have ever used !
With as skeptical as Engadget usually is about product images and information... I'm surprised they seem so sold on this strange set of slides.
can't wait for the xps1330 sales to get even better. i don't know what it is, but these look and seem completely unappealing. I'll take the 1330.
Fake.
Colours?
This does not appear to be fake. I used to work for Dell and this is the format the use for thier Powerpoints. All the powerpoints I ever saw looked exactly the same. They were talking about a new 16" laptop with a 16x9 aspect ratio back in Jan. Plus Dell will "leak" these sort of things to drive internet buzz. Part of thier new marketing strategy. It has worked well for them.
What? The current XPS line look way better. Just wish they put a backlit keyboard on the XPS.
Maybe they will look good in person, but I don't understand why would they make the bottom part of the lid that way. Might look cool if they did the entire lid, but not really digging this design. Sorry Dell. Hopefully they'll do a better job on the inspiron XPS.
Terrible terrible layout. I'm a graphic designer and that's gotta be one of the worst layout & composition have ever seen! I don't even need to get into specifics as many of you already see how bad the layout is. As excited as I am for a new XPS laptop, this one just look so obviously fake. If for some strange reason that this is a real dell advertisement layout, then I need to start sending my design portfolio to Dell so I can take over their graphic design department, coz that layout is TERRIBLE and whoever designed that must be fired!
Who cares?
Like we need more Dells in the world...
WTF is a Studio XPS??? Wouldn't that be like calling an Apple notebook a MacBook Pro Air? Or making an iMac Pro Mini??? I thought there was the Inspiron line, the Studio line, and the XPS line (similar to MBA, macbooks, and MBPs). Apparently I was very mistaken, or this ad is fake.
If they do this will fun Ubuntu support it would be great.
This will definitely compete with the Sony Vaio Z if it can come close to the specs. The "fit and finish" is where we'll see if Dell pulls it off. I'm thinking the will go for 1600 on the Studio XPS 13. If it can get the 9 hrs battery life, I'll put down my CC. Let's hope they don't mess up the shipping and building like they did on the XPS 1330!
Oh God, here we go again with a rumored released date. With the great job that Dell did with hitting the 3 rumored released dates for their Netbook I won't be holding my breath..
Pretty confusing choice in name, but hey, the notebook look badass; i might be game.
Hot damn - fake wood panelling! After that all I'll need is the car from 'The Muppet Movie' and I'll be set.
Blargh. Another new Studio laptop? This makes me glad I'm continuing to wait on purchasing new Dell laptop until after the new year.
Why is Dell so late coming on the Centrino 2 game?
Any updates on the Studio XPS 13 yet?
November is close!
Possible 15th November release!!!
End of line noted (I can't find it now) on the Dell website for the M1530, as per the roadmap in these slides for the 15th of November. That's only ten days away, date fans!
I love how many people are saying this is fake in the comments, but if they bothered to sit down, have a good look around they'd realise that it really wasn't. The whole "It's shit graphic design" thing is a bad argument - because if there's one thing fakers do, it's go to enormous lengths in order to hide the fact that it's a fake -- they wouldn't be this blatantly shite.
Myself, I'm pretty excited about these. I've been in the market for a new laptop for a long while - Studio 15 was going to get my business but I was holding off to see what these have to offer. I don't know if I dig the wooden but, but it's a Dell so it'll inevitably have about a million colour options.
Its november 15 today, and nothing has been released :(
new slides are out regarding this!! it shows it will come out in jan!!!! (from notebook reviews)
http://img379.imageshack.us/my.php?image=q41hr2.jpg