UNBOXING: Dell Studio 14z Notebook
Posted: July 25, 2010 at 9:12 am | Tags: Dell, Notebook, Studio, Unboxing
www.digitalhomethoughts.com This is an unboxing and first impressions video of the Dell Studio 14z. This notebook, shown here in ruby red, is a little different that most notebooks in that it lacks a CD drive – but it’s no netbook! It has a 14 inch, 16:9 aspect ratio screen running at 1600 x 900 resolution, which is Dell’s 900p resolution option (an upgrade). The standard resolution is 720p, which is 1280 x 720. Powering it all is an Intel Core 2 Duo: the P8600, running at 2.4 Ghz, with 3 MB of L2 cache. 3 GB of DDR3 RAM at 1066mhz provides the memory, and storage is handled by a 320 GB, 7200 RPM hard drive. The graphics processor is an NVIDIA GeForce 9400G-M, and the on-board 802.11 b/g/n WiFI is an Intel 1515 card. It also has Bluetooth 2.1, and an optional ExpressCard 8-in-1 memory card adaptor that arrived damaged as you’ll see in the video. The keyboard is back-lit, which is an add-on option, and it’s running Windows Vista 64-bit. Powering it all is a 6-cell, 54 WHr battery. I paid $1306 CAD for this configuration from Dell Canada as of May 2009, but Dell’s prices change daily to always check their Web site for the most accurate pricing information. Please rate the video and subscribe to our channel. Distributed by Tubemogul.
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Hey Jason, Just commented to tell you, I Love Your Vids Dude!
Hu, some motivation from fans isn’t bad is it? Lol
Canada Rocks btw.
Ecological, Caring, Thoughtful, Hockey, Poutine, What else do you need?
@ThoughtsMedia ..yup ..just saw that …m sorry
…………. but ..ur video helped me alot ….i ordered a black colored studio 14 first ..now i changed it to ruby red 
…..THis color seems to be awesome …thanx 
@gautamelastic Don’t you see the annotation I put right at the start of the video? It’s a Dell Studio 14z. If you’re watching YouTube videos with annotations turned off, you’re missing the things that the video creators are trying to communicate to you.
- Jason
is this inspiron or studio
……UR TITLE doesnt match with ur video 
btw ….nice review buddy
Nice Video.
@ThoughtsMedia I just bought this laptop from the outlet store. Interesting comment about macs because this laptop has the same speces as the mac book air (Intel Core 2 Duo, Nvidia 9400M on motherboard). So I bought mine specifically to make a dual booting Hackintosh and Windows 7 laptop. I used the hackintosh guides out there and bought a leopard install cd (along with a cheap USB cd drive). It works very well on both OSs. the HDMI out is a plus. I watched this video beforehand. Thanks
@14duffytc1 Because Apple only sends review products to a few select people – usually the ones who they know will give them glowing reviews – and I’m not one of those people. I’m not going to go buy a Mac to review it. Plus, I’m a Windows guy through and through – there’s not much I find appealing about Macs.
- Jason
Why don’t you review any Macs?
@Nba2kballer No, it doesn’t support HDMI in, only HDMI out.
- Jason
jason can u use this as a screen for a ps3?
“Smaller than the other packs”…Thats what she said!
@dennischia2 Nope. Different laptop.
- Jason
I have inspiron 1464. is this the same? it looks very close. My question is does the fann make so much noise and it also turns on and off every 5 minues. kinda annoying. what you think?
great unboxing ive been looking for a new laptop myself this is a cool laptop
I think I really do … I just saw the blue screen of death… oh man… definitely a replacement laptop is needed… XD sighhh… freaking Dell!
If sounds like you have a defective laptop, so I’d call right away if I were you.
- Jason
I’m afraid if you’re looking for one on one consulting you’d have to pay me my hourly rate.
I suggest finding a notebook forum and asking your questions there. I’m afraid I don’t have the spare time to offer free one on one consulting.
- Jason
I have a question on two specific laptops, but I don’t have enough word count on these comments to explain what I need to. Is there any way for me to contact you about my question?
I didn’t notice any problems with flex myself, though it’s not like I tried very hard to bend it.
- Jason
How bad is the flex for these computers? I hear a lot of people are having problems with the keyboard. Just wondering.
lol nvm I thought I had a question that was left but no xD…
ok here’s a question…
when I first got my laptop and try it on which was just yesterday… it already crash one time and It lead me to this system repair… after that the boot time is a bit longer, it hangs randomly when Im doin something … happens a lot yesterday but now yet today…
should I return it to Dell and ask for a replacement???
@ThoughtsMedia
Thanks! Coz I bought/ordered an Inspiron which I just got yesterday and I was thinking of getting Studio 14z just like whats on the vid…
Youre right, the price went down to $799 And I just ordered yesterday the Studio 14z with accessories and options included and it only cost around $1200 which is pretty cheap actually
sorry jason
And I’m telling you that this video is 7 months old, so bitching about the price is idiotic. Look, the 14z that Dell is selling now isn’t even anything like this one – the 14z from Dell Canada today starts at $699 and can’t be configured with a faster CPU…it’s a very different laptop. Why not look into this stuff you’re so keen to criticize instead of relying on information that’s 7 months old?
- Jason
you got the wrong idea jason, i am just saying for 1300 you can get something better, i didn’t say dell is bad, but the apple is truely a better designed pc none the less and im not trolling