Re:Apple Reports Record First Quarter Results
by gshulegaard on Tuesday January 31, 2017 @08:09PM
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MBP:
CPU: I7-6820HQ [1]
RAM: 16 GB LPDDR3 (LPDDR3 is important here...it is "low power" DDR3...so it is under clocked for batter life)
DISK: 1 TB PCIE SSD
GRAPHICS: Radeon Pro 455 w/ 2GB mem
PRICE: $3199
DELL Alienware 15:
CPU: I7-7820HK
RAM: 32 GB DDR4
DISK: 1 TB PCIE SSD + 1 TB 7200 RPM HD
GRAPHICS: GTX 1070 w/ 8GB RAM
PRICE: $2,999
Notes:
* Build quality is subjective and the MBP is certainly thin but the Alienware r3's are sturdy and well-regarded
* Battery life, the Alienware 15 r3 has a 99 whr battery that gets ~6 hr of light use [2] which I think is very comparable given the purported 3hrs of use users are reporting for Apple [3]
* Every computing stat is better than the MBP by a large margin
* Alienware is $200 cheaper (the unit I configured had a G-Sync panel on it so I would guess the price goes down or stays same for 4k IGZO version...)
* Note: Alienware rotates the models it has on it's sight and currently the IGZO 4k screen is not available but that model is out there and will probably be back soon. The review I linked to reviews the IGZO 4k configuration.
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But hey, it sounds like you aren't a compute power focused person (like me...I am irrationally so)...so check out the XPS 15 (9650):
CPU: I7-6820HQ [1]
RAM: 16 GB LPDDR3 (LPDDR3 is important here...it is "low power" DDR3...so it is under clocked for batter life)
DISK: 1 TB PCIE SSD
GRAPHICS: Radeon Pro 455 w/ 2GB mem
PRICE: $3199
DELL Alienware 15:
CPU: I7-7820HK
RAM: 32 GB DDR4
DISK: 1 TB PCIE SSD + 1 TB 7200 RPM HD
GRAPHICS: GTX 1070 w/ 8GB RAM
PRICE: $2,999
Notes:
* Build quality is subjective and the MBP is certainly thin but the Alienware r3's are sturdy and well-regarded
* Battery life, the Alienware 15 r3 has a 99 whr battery that gets ~6 hr of light use [2] which I think is very comparable given the purported 3hrs of use users are reporting for Apple [3]
* Every computing stat is better than the MBP by a large margin
* Alienware is $200 cheaper (the unit I configured had a G-Sync panel on it so I would guess the price goes down or stays same for 4k IGZO version...)
* Note: Alienware rotates the models it has on it's sight and currently the IGZO 4k screen is not available but that model is out there and will probably be back soon. The review I linked to reviews the IGZO 4k configuration.
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But hey, it sounds like you aren't a compute power focused person (like me...I am irrationally so)...so check out the XPS 15 (9650):
http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/productdetails/xps-15-9560-la...
Max model is $2499 which is $700 cheaper! And, quite honestly hits every point you want...including build quality, track pad, and weight!
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[1] http://www.everymac.com/systems/by_processor/intel-core-i7-m...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDPs9o_L1GI
[3] http://www.macrumors.com/2016/12/03/macbook-pro-battery-life...