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Dell Studio 17 17inch or XPS M1530?

Ok im buying a Laptop im 14 and a freshman in Highschool and heres what i need it for, I play games like XBOX 360 so i wanted to get COD4 and some 3rd Person games like Company of Heros(i play on the road on trips wit family and stuff) but i also do designs like GIMP(basically photoshop) and am starting a small Website design company for clans on Gamebattles.com.Some more is Music,photos,internet,movies,and all around a fast computer.Im looking to buy a computer around $1,800 Studio 17 Graphite Grey with Black Trim Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch WLED display (1440x900) 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) Dell 1510 Wireless-N Card Verizon Wireless built-in cellular mobile broadband (EVDO Rev A) Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ Advanced HD Software Edition Back-lit Keyboard Integrated Finger Print Reader My Software & Accessories McAfee Security 15-mo w/Annual Auto-Renew Fee of $79 (up to 3 addl yrs) Microsoft Works My Service 2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year Earthlink Internet Access Also Includes Glossy widescreen 17.0" LCD (1440 x900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera Windows Vista™ Premium Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 Staples Coupon Book About $1,600 XPS Tuxedo Black Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB, 6MB Cache) Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch LED LCD (1440x900) & 2.0 M 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) Speed: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write) 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card 56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD Software Edition Finger Print Reader XPS M1530 My Software & Accessories McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months No Microsoft Office My Service 1Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year No ISP requested Also Includes Windows Vista™ Premium Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Black Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera About $2,000 After all the specifications which is a better Buy for Me? Thanks

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1. ugh i understand all that but im too lazy to read it all. try and compress it a bit
2. get the xps, no question.
3. Well the XPS will run longer (less draining screen on same type of battery) and the XPS will look better while it is running (if you get the higher end one with the 1440x800 res 15.4 (higher dpi) vs. 17 screen ). The XPS is also significantly lighter so if you were to ever travel it'd be slightly more convenient but I am not completely convinced that these features alone are worth $400 and a lesser warranty but you'd have the lo-jack in case it were ever to be stolen. That lesser warranty also becomes key because of the XPS' thinness it is more prone to hard drive damage and not to mention it is using a 7200rpm which depending upon make and model will most likely contribute more heat and possible wear upon both the HDD and the rest of the computer and therefore you might need a more stout warranty. It all depends upon what is most important to you.
4. I would take the M1530 because it has better build quality than the Studio. I mean even though they are of the same specs, I would take nVidia Graphics over ATI. Also the XPS has dedicated tech support as the Studio is merged in with the rest of Dell's lineup. Also I travel a lot and the mainstream size is easier to carry around.
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