Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

Guys i really would appreciate your help. I just ordered a 17in XPS and i have some questions. We all know most of the CSR aren't knowlegable enough to answer them:



1.

The most important question i have is i've seen a lot of discussion on which machines come with 4 DIMM Slots (16GB Max) and which don't. I REALLY REALLY hope my configuration comes with 4 DIMMs because the work i do i definitely want to go with 16GB. From the discussion what i understand is that You will get 4 DIMM slots when you get the Better Video Card (555) and a 9-Cell Battery. Thats the only reason i even got the better video card. I'm not a gamer. Can anyone tell me 100% if i will have 4 dimm slots?



2. You will see below that i ordered the better screen along with a Blu-Ray drive. I didn't get the 3d glasses. I'm pretty sure that i can do 3d since i got the better screen (i pretty sure i have the same screen as the 3d version). I will just have to order a pair of cheap 3d glasses from someplace. Can anyone confirm?



I would appreciate anyones help especially with question #1.



thanks....









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XPS 17 XPS 17

Operating System Genuine Windows Home Premium, 64-Bit, English

Processor 2nd generation Intel Core i7-2720QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz

Memory 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory

Keyboard Standard Keyboard - English

LCD 17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam

Video Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus

Hard Drive 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive

Color Elemental Silver Aluminum

Integrated Network Adapter Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card

Adobe Reader Adobe Acrobat Reader 9

CD ROM/DVD ROM Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD)

Sound JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3

Wireless Plus Bluetooth Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0

Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed) Microsoft Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook

Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 30-Day Trial

Battery 92 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery

Hardware Support Services 1 Year Limited Hardware Warranty (Shipping not included. 14x7 phone support)

Data Safe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year

Mobile Broadband No Mobile Broad Band Selected

Reply 1 : Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

You need the 3D model, quad core i7, and the 3gb 555m in order to have 4 DIMM slots.

Reply 2 : Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

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Originally Posted by SupahFlyJellyfish You need the 3D model, quad core i7, and the 3gb 555m in order to have 4 DIMM slots.

But i'm pretty sure it is same thing as the 3d model. Look at this specs:



1. I do have a quad core. 2720QM

2. I do have the 3gb 555m

3. The Screen is exactly the same: 17.3in FHD WLED AG (1920x1080)



The only difference is the 3d version comes with the glasses.

Reply 3 : Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

Quote:

Originally Posted by ncage1974 But i'm pretty sure it is same thing as the 3d model. Look at this specs: 1. I do have a quad core. 2720QM 2. I do have the 3gb 555m 3. The Screen is exactly the same: 17.3in FHD WLED AG (1920x1080) The only difference is the 3d version comes with the glasses.

Apparently the 3D model and the non-3D model have different motherboards, so even if you do get the right CPU and GPU but don't have the 3D, you won't get 4 DIMM slots, Of course, I doubt anybody's got a 1080p non-3D XPS 17 yet, so when those start coming in we'll know.

Reply 4 : Just ordered a 17 XPS and have question....

Quote:

Originally Posted by SupahFlyJellyfish Apparently the 3D model and the non-3D model have different motherboards, so even if you do get the right CPU and GPU but don't have the 3D, you won't get 4 DIMM slots, Of course, I doubt anybody's got a 1080p non-3D XPS 17 yet, so when those start coming in we'll know.

Ya if only the CSR knew there from a while in the ground they we would know. They make it WAY to hard to tell if your getting 4 DIMM or not. If you call up and try to get a straight story plan on being on the phone for a couple of hours.