Dell Vs Dell

[jprotege]

Inspiron 17R SE Vs XPS 17
Everything the same except:
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XPS:
2nd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.10 GHz)
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M 1GB graphics with Optimus
$975
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SE:
3rd generation Intel® Core™ i7-3610QM processor (6M cache, up to 3.3GHz)
Nvidia GeForce GT 650M 2GB
$1050

 

[jprotege]

Sorry, forgot to mention these are laptops, in case that matters.

 

[l0v3rboi]

Get the SE

 

[Temile]

While Ivy Bridge (3610 in this case), was only a minor upgrade for desktops, it is a bigger improvement in laptops. I suggest reading this:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i7-3720qm-ivy-bridge-mobile-ultrabook,3185-11.html

And get the SE model. Seems like a bargain for $75 more.