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Review:I've had this notebook for about a month now, and I've pretty much learned its ins and outs. After looking around a bit, i found the Studio 1555 offered better bang for your buck than competitors while still being fairly attractive.
The keyboard is a dream to type on, the keys are sort of beveled upwards so it feels like an isolated keyboard but with the looks of a regular one. They have just the right ammount of bounce to make typing exeptionaly smooth and quick.
The performance is great, this laptop will fly through everything (provided you maintain it properly) you can throw at it. My Vista Expirience Index scores are 5.0, 5.1, 5.1, 5.3, and 5.6 with a Core 2 Duo T6500 (2.1GHz) // 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz // 720p LGD7001 LED Display // 256MB ATI 4570 // 250GB WDC 5400RPM Hard Drive // Intel 5100 Wifi Link // 56 Whr/6 cell Battery // Spring Green (google a picture of the expirience index if you dont know what each number is). Its by no means a gaming laptop, but if you opt for the 512mb card it will be able to handle modern games at medium quality settings.
Now for the nit-picks. I have a love-hate affair with the screen. Its colours and brightness are great (even plugged in i rarely find uses for more than 60% brightness!) BUT when the backlight is lowered (starting with about 35% and downwards) i can see noticeable flickering which is driving me up the wall. It didnt take long on google to find that many others have this same issue. Some got their screens replaced, I'll have to see to that soon.
Another thing is the build quality. Its mostly very impressive (Dell has made HUGE strides forward in build quality in the last two years) but there are still some minor things that could be improved. For one, the bezel around the screen can be pulled out easily with your finger nail by a few centimeters. Second, where the hinges for the screen attach to the notebook itself, the fit could be tighter. Minor things, but things that Dell could have easily fixed.
Overall I'm very pleased with my purchase, i spent a bit over 1200 dollars for my laptop and the three year warranty. The screen flicker issue is my only major concern right now, hopefully Dell will honour my warrenty and fix it for me.
P.s, I'm dual-booting Ubuntu 9.04 with this laptop right now and it runs great, after a few manual tweaks. Hope you enjoyed my review.