News - Dell updates laptop range with Quad HD+ display XPS 15

[HEXUS]

Also the XPS 11, “world’s thinnest, lightest and most compact 2-in-1 in the world” is launched.

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[scaryjim]

Ooooh, very interested in the Venue 8 Pro, particularly if it comes with a type cover like the one the 11 is pictured with. Obviously I'd prefer an AMD based option, but these are getting very close to ideal, IMNSHO...

[DDY]

An 11" 1080p tablet with an active stylus for $500. Yes please!

[Meowmatt]

Cant help but think the hardware will struggle with that resolution...

[scaryjim]

Which hardware, which resolution, and struggle to do what? All looks more than adequate to me...

[jimbouk]

Nice to see higher resolution screens coming more and more into the mainstream rather than just at the exclusive end of the market.

[jim]

Which hardware, which resolution, and struggle to do what? All looks more than adequate to me...

I'm guessing he means the XPS 15, and gaming. Which I would agree with.

But then I doubt that was Dell's idea.

[kingpotnoodle]

Dell are really going in hard with these specs, if they get the pricing and build quality right then they could sell very well. I'm very interested in the 8/11" Venue Pro and the 2in1 :-)

[cptwhite_uk]

Venue Pro 11

Full HD
Stylus
Full Windows
Tablet with what looks to be a nice keyboard and case / stand design
$500...looking at existing options available through both US and UK stores, the price conversion would be £390, so I'd expect this to come in at £399.99

For reference I looked at the base model XPS13 - $1200 in US, £980 in the UK. The direct dollar conversion is £742, so if you do the math that's a 26% mark-up presumably for tax and shipping costs.

So if you apply the same pricing conversion on $500, you end up with £390.

If they can do that, I'll take one.

[Noli]

The Venue Pro 8 and 11 both look awesome, especially with Dell accessories (cover, keyboard dock, pen *and* docking station).

But which to get?! I'm drawn to the 11" for the extra screen size but I imagine the 8" will be a fair bit cheaper *and* come with full MS Office due to being 8".

Need. Reviews. Soon.

[miniyazz]

I'm guessing he means the XPS 15, and gaming. Which I would agree with.

But then I doubt that was Dell's idea.

I'd disagree with that. The resolution here is excellent - high enough to have no visible pixellation during 2D tasks and, crucially, high enough that you can simply divide the resolution by four for 3D gaming giving a very respectable 1600x900 resolution for games - with perfect scaling. It is, quite literally, win win. I'll be keeping a close eye on this

[cptwhite_uk]

I read on Engadget that Dell will be launching the Venue 11 Pro with Baytrail Quad CPU / 2Gb / 32Gb RAM (base model) for £349.00 in the UK, and available for pre-order from November 7th online.

[jim]

I'd disagree with that. The resolution here is excellent - high enough to have no visible pixellation during 2D tasks and, crucially, high enough that you can simply divide the resolution by four for 3D gaming giving a very respectable 1600x900 resolution for games - with perfect scaling. It is, quite literally, win win. I'll be keeping a close eye on this

My point was that you're probably not going to run a modern game at 3200*1800 on a laptop GPU. As you, I still think it's a brilliant idea.