Solved! Good laptop for software development

[Dave123456]

Dell XPS 15 Laptop w/ Core i5-2410M (2.30GHz), 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, GeForce GT 525M, 8x DVD SuperMulti, Centrino-N Wireless, 6-cell Battery, JBL 2.1 Speakers, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 and a 15.6" (1366x768) HD WLED Display » for $644.99 at Dell


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Dell XPS 17 Laptop, Intel® Core™ i5-480M (2.66GHz) w/ Turbo Boost, 17.3" HD+ (900p) WLED Display with 2.0 MP Webcam, 4GB Ram, 500GB 7200rpm HDD, NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 435M 1GB graphics with Optimus, 8X Tray Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive), 6-cell Battery, 802.11 b/g/n, JBL 2.1 Speakers, Windows 7 Home Premium » for $699.99 at Dell

 

[Dave123456]

i5-480M (2.66GHz) w/ Turbo Boost

i5-2410M (2.30GHz)

How can we compare these two?


I am almost zeroed on to these two laptops. Can someone suggest which one is good. I am going to use it for software development. No gaming.

Also suggest some good upgrade options. My budget is around $700.

 

[hpfreak]

The Dell XPS 17 is better. The graphics card is a bit better (although older) and the CPU is also better (also older). So, it depends on whether or not you feel bad about not getting the newest hardware... I know some people might be a bit paranoid, but the XPS 17 is better. That is why the price tag is higher