The new 1536 makes a great gift idea for the holidays. Available in "RED", this multimedia laptop from Dell comes with the AMD Turion64 X2 Processor and a 250GB Hard Drive. The AMD Turion has an Integrated Memory Controller, and faster response to system requests.
What sets the 1536 apart from the other Dell Studio laptops, is the processor options are all from AMD, and the graphics processor is provided by ATI using the Radeon HD3200. You can read our review on Studio 15-s here.
The Studio 1536 comes with Integrated Wireless, 10/100/1000 Ethernet Port, and integrated Web Cam in the laptop lid. Also included is support for bluetooth connectivity.
The 15.4 inch WXGA TrueLife LCD display is powered by the ATI Radeon Mobility HD 3200. The HD3200 features the UVD video engine to decode HD videos, and boasts better performance over the Centrino 2 graphics core.
The 1536 also has one firewire port, and 8-in-1 digital media reader that supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Density, Secure Digital High Capacity, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, xD-Picture Card and SDIO formats.
Now that we have the tech info out of the way, we can let you know how we put our Studio 1536 to work. Booting into Windows Vista took on average just under 40 seconds, which is par for the course. The AMD was no slouch when it came to handling multiple open applications while viewing video and playing music. Applications could open and close without a hiccup. If you haven-t taken a look at a TrueLife display, you need to check out the Studio 1536. The glossy display maintained crisp clean image quality even while multitasking using memory and hard drive intensive processes. In other words, you can check your email while watching a DVD, without missing a word.
Home Entertainment users will make plenty use of the HDMI output. HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface. Studio 1536 owners can now send uncompressed video out to thier home entertainment system. After you have collected all the home movie footage on DVD, you can put together your own video and view it on your home entertainment system, without even creating a DVD.
In summary, the features outlined in this review of the Dell Studio 1536, clearly qualify this laptop as a multimedia laptop. The 1536 packs enough processing punch to handle multimedia tasks, some video games, and any spreadsheet, or database crunching needed.
Specs:
| Processor: |
AMD Turion X2(2.0 GHz) |
| Memory: |
3GB RAM |
| Hard Drive: |
250 GB |
| Optical Drive: |
DVDRW(Slot Loaded) |
| LAN : |
10/100/1000 Ethernet |
| Wi Fi : |
802.11 b/g |
| Display : |
15.4 inch WXGA TrueLife |
| Graphics: |
ATI Radeon Mobility HD 32000 |
| Weight: |
6 pounds |
| Dimensions: |
14" x 10.3" x 1.5" |
| Ports: |
8-1 SSD Reader
1-IEEE1394(Firewire)
4 USB |
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