| Now this time Dell comes in a market with latest | | | | (Max Ram 4GB) |
| premium gaming notebook- "Dell XPS M1710". And | | | | * Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX with |
| when talking about the design and case of the laptop, | | | | 512MB DDR memory |
| you will get a very attractive illuminated case. The | | | | * Ports / Slots: 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader, DVI-D, |
| multimedia features available in the Dell XPS M1710 are | | | | VGA video output, S-Video, IEEE 394 (Firewire), 6 |
| also very solid ones. And it's the amazing gaming | | | | USB 2.0, Express Card slot, Modem, Ethernet/LAN, |
| performance Laptop, you will get full assortment of | | | | Microphone in, Headphone out . |
| ports and connections. It has a 17" widescreen and | | | | * OS: Microsoft MCE 2005 |
| comes in a choice of two colors, "formula red" or | | | | * Wireless Card: Intel 3945 (802.11b/g) |
| "metallic black". On the inside it houses the 2.16GHz Intel | | | | * Integrated Subwoofer |
| Core Duo Processor, up to 4GB of RAM and greatest | | | | * Battery: 9-cell lithium ion rechargeable battery |
| nVidia Go 7900 GTX graphics card with 512MB of | | | | * Price of this configuration: $4,215 (base price of black |
| memory. | | | | metallic M1710 starts at $2,600) |
| Design:- | | | | Performance:- |
| The quality of a laptop's physical design, with particular | | | | The M1710 seems determined to blast performance |
| emphasis on size and weight. Keyboard and cursor | | | | records to bits. It's the first gaming notebook to arrive |
| controls are critical: Keys should be of sufficient size, | | | | in PC Magazine Labs that's built with nVidia's GeForce |
| offer decent travel, and be logically organized, and the | | | | Go 7900 GTX, by far the most powerful mobile |
| touch pad and the pointing stick (or both) should be | | | | graphics chipset available. Benefiting from this |
| responsive and precise. We look for a sensible layout | | | | screaming 3D subsystem, M1710M test system beat |
| of drives and ports. Extra points are awarded for | | | | the XPS M170 by 12 percent on 3DMark 2005 and by |
| especially sturdy Construction and the use of materials | | | | 23 percent on our Doom 3 benchmark tests. The |
| that make a laptop stronger. | | | | 2.16-GHz Intel Core Duo T2600 works in tandem with |
| Display:- | | | | the Go 7900 GPU and a satisfying 512MB of DDR2 |
| The system's TrueLife 17-inch high-contrast | | | | VRAM to deliver top-flight performance. 3DMark03 |
| widescreen display is a joy to behold, bringing life to | | | | was thoroughly conquered with a score of 18,319, a |
| games and providing bright and lovely movie images. | | | | good 24 percent above results from the XPS M170. |
| Its powerful graphics subsystem, the laptop can handle | | | | The most powerful mobile graphics chipset available. |
| the screen being cranked all the way up to | | | | The real thrill of an XPS notebook is its performance, |
| 1,920-by-1,200, its native resolution. With the processing | | | | and the M1710 doesn't disappoint. |
| power available, that means incredibly detailed gaming | | | | . |
| performance with huge frame rates. The display is | | | | Battery life:- |
| also excellent for viewing movies and TV. No built-in | | | | The M1710 delivered a respectable 2 hours 42 minutes |
| TV tuner is present, but an optional external TV tuner | | | | of battery life in our Mobile Mark 2005 productivity test, |
| and remote costs $130. Dell has gone with an | | | | so we would expect a good chunk of that runtime to |
| integrated subwoofer to complement the two | | | | be sacrificed to the gaming gods. All this power will |
| front-mounted speakers. The result is a meatier sound | | | | cost you-and I don't just mean the $4,215 sticker price. |
| than most notebooks offer. | | | | The XPS M1710's blazing configuration demands plenty |
| Features:- | | | | of juice, and its short (2.5 hours) battery life reflects |
| * System: Dell XPS M1710 (Red color lid) | | | | that reality. Because of the notebook's substantial |
| * Processor: Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16 GHz) | | | | weight (8.8 pounds), the likelihood of your playing |
| * Hard Drive: 100GB capacity at a speed of 7200 | | | | games on battery power is pretty slim. |
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