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From: powrwrap on 12 Jan 2010 11:16
I'm still doing research into my next computer purchase. I see that
the Studio 8000 has a model number change to the 8100. I'm looking for
differences between the two XPS Studios.

The 8100 starts at $699. The 9000 starts at $899.

The main difference as I see it, is the processor.
The 8100 comes with the Intel Core i5-650.
The 9000 comes with the Intel Core i7-920.

Memory
8100 has up to 16 GB dual channel.
9000 has up to 24 GB tri-channel.

Expandability
8100 has ?? hard drive bays
9000 has 3 hard drive bays

Power Supply
8100 has ?? watt supply
9000 has a 475 watt supply

What else am I missing?
From: Daddy on 12 Jan 2010 12:21
powrwrap wrote:
> I'm still doing research into my next computer purchase. I see that
> the Studio 8000 has a model number change to the 8100. I'm looking for
> differences between the two XPS Studios.
>
> The 8100 starts at $699. The 9000 starts at $899.
>
> The main difference as I see it, is the processor.
> The 8100 comes with the Intel Core i5-650.
> The 9000 comes with the Intel Core i7-920.
>
> Memory
> 8100 has up to 16 GB dual channel.
> 9000 has up to 24 GB tri-channel.
>
> Expandability
> 8100 has ?? hard drive bays
> 9000 has 3 hard drive bays
>
> Power Supply
> 8100 has ?? watt supply
> 9000 has a 475 watt supply
>
> What else am I missing?

The critical difference between the 8100 and the 9000 is the chipset.
The 9000 uses Intel's X58 chipset, so it runs processors based on the
Nehalem architecture, like the Core i7-920.

If you want a Nehalem processor, triple-channel memory and 32 lanes of
PCIe then you want the 9000.

The 8000 uses Intel's P55 chipset, which runs processors based on the
Lynnfield architecture, like the Core i5-750. It can also run the new
Clarkdale processors, like the Core i5-650.

If you want a Lynnfield or Clarkdale processor, dual-channel memory and
16 lanes of PCIe, then you want the 8100.

Basically, if you run demanding applications - like 3D games, HD video
editing, Photoshop, CAD, etc. - you want the 9000 with 6GB of memory (or
more.)

Daddy
From: Nick on 12 Jan 2010 12:37

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:16:10 -0800 (PST), in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, powrwrap
<powrwrap(a)aol.com> wrote:

>I'm still doing research into my next computer purchase. I see that
>the Studio 8000 has a model number change to the 8100. I'm looking for
>differences between the two XPS Studios.
>
>The 8100 starts at $699. The 9000 starts at $899.
>
>The main difference as I see it, is the processor.
>The 8100 comes with the Intel Core i5-650.
>The 9000 comes with the Intel Core i7-920.
>
>Memory
>8100 has up to 16 GB dual channel.
>9000 has up to 24 GB tri-channel.
>
>Expandability
>8100 has ?? hard drive bays
>9000 has 3 hard drive bays
>
>Power Supply
>8100 has ?? watt supply
>9000 has a 475 watt supply
>
>What else am I missing?

From the tech specs tab for the XPS8100 on Dell's web site:

An Intel i7 CPU is optional for the XPS8100, but not the Extreme Edition i7
(which is available for the XPS 9000).

Two hard drive bays; can be configured with up to 3TB.

350 watt power supply.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

One thing I've noticed from checking Dell's site regularly is that the CPU
options for the XPS9000 have dropped over the last few weeks.

Currently, the only CPU options left for the XPS9000 are the i7-920 and
Extreme Edition i7-975. All the i7 CPUs in between are no longer listed as
choices.

The missing choices were probably the most popular ones, so I'm hoping it's
just a supply issue (Christmas, Win7 release, and the economic roller
coaster) and that the other CPUs will be available again soon.

--
Nick <mailto:tanstaafl(a)pobox.com>

"Natural laws have no pity." R.A.H.
From: Nick on 12 Jan 2010 13:44

On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:21:08 -0500, in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, Daddy
<daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>The critical difference between the 8100 and the 9000 is the chipset.
>The 9000 uses Intel's X58 chipset, so it runs processors based on the
>Nehalem architecture, like the Core i7-920.
>
>If you want a Nehalem processor, triple-channel memory and 32 lanes of
>PCIe then you want the 9000.
>
>The 8000 uses Intel's P55 chipset, which runs processors based on the
>Lynnfield architecture, like the Core i5-750. It can also run the new
>Clarkdale processors, like the Core i5-650.
>
>If you want a Lynnfield or Clarkdale processor, dual-channel memory and
>16 lanes of PCIe, then you want the 8100.
>
>Basically, if you run demanding applications - like 3D games, HD video
>editing, Photoshop, CAD, etc. - you want the 9000 with 6GB of memory (or
>more.)

According to Dell's web site (just rechecked a minute ago), the 8100 can be
purchased with either an i5 CPU or an i7 CPU:

Intel� Core� i5-650 processor(4MB Cache, 3.20GHz) [Included in Price]
Intel� Core� i5-750 processor(8MB Cache, 2.66GHz) [add $49 or $1/month1]
Intel� Core� i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) [add $149 or $4/month1]
Dell Recommended
Intel� Core� i7-870 processor(8MB Cache, 2.93GHz) [add $429 or $13/month1]

--
Nick <mailto:tanstaafl(a)pobox.com>

.... And it was written in fiery pixels: FREE UNLIMITED ACCESS FOR ALL!!
From: Daddy on 12 Jan 2010 14:10
Nick wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:21:08 -0500, in alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, Daddy
> <daddy(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> The critical difference between the 8100 and the 9000 is the chipset.
>> The 9000 uses Intel's X58 chipset, so it runs processors based on the
>> Nehalem architecture, like the Core i7-920.
>>
>> If you want a Nehalem processor, triple-channel memory and 32 lanes of
>> PCIe then you want the 9000.
>>
>> The 8000 uses Intel's P55 chipset, which runs processors based on the
>> Lynnfield architecture, like the Core i5-750. It can also run the new
>> Clarkdale processors, like the Core i5-650.
>>
>> If you want a Lynnfield or Clarkdale processor, dual-channel memory and
>> 16 lanes of PCIe, then you want the 8100.
>>
>> Basically, if you run demanding applications - like 3D games, HD video
>> editing, Photoshop, CAD, etc. - you want the 9000 with 6GB of memory (or
>> more.)
>
> According to Dell's web site (just rechecked a minute ago), the 8100 can be
> purchased with either an i5 CPU or an i7 CPU:
>
> Intel� Core� i5-650 processor(4MB Cache, 3.20GHz) [Included in Price]
> Intel� Core� i5-750 processor(8MB Cache, 2.66GHz) [add $49 or $1/month1]
> Intel� Core� i7-860 processor(8MB Cache, 2.80GHz) [add $149 or $4/month1]
> Dell Recommended
> Intel� Core� i7-870 processor(8MB Cache, 2.93GHz) [add $429 or $13/month1]
>

Core i5-750, Core i7-860 and Core i7-870 are all Lynnfield processors.

Core i7-920 is a Nehalem processor.

Daddy
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