| The Dell XPS M1710 is the latest premium gaming | | | | the Satellite P105-S921, the HP Pavilion dv8000, |
| notebook from Dell that replaces the current XPS | | | | and the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600. The XPS |
| M170. The M1710 has a 17" widescreen and | | | | M1710's mouse buttons are very big, however, |
| comes in a choice of two colors, "formula red" or | | | | and the touch pad, which features a backlit XPS |
| "metallic black". On the inside it houses the | | | | logo, is adequately sized. The touch pad also has |
| 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up to 4GB of | | | | arrows running along its right and bottom edges, |
| RAM and the icing on the cake -- the latest and | | | | outlining where to place your finger when using |
| greatest nVidia Go 7900 GTX graphics card with | | | | the software-enhanced pad to scroll through |
| 512MB of memory. | | | | documents or Web pages. |
| Dell has really put a lot of attention into the | | | | For an operating system, the M1710 runs |
| design, marketing, and support for this product | | | | Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition, which |
| and it shows! It has the best graphics | | | | boasts features to organize and play all your |
| performance of a laptop I've seen to date (and | | | | photos, videos, and music. Unfortunately, the |
| better than most desktops) and to think you can | | | | system lacks a TV tuner. You can, however, |
| get your XPS M1710 configured with GPU that's | | | | purchase an external USB tuner separately. For a |
| faster. As if the performance weren't enough, the | | | | more AV-centric laptop, check out my review of |
| little visual tweaks and customizable LEDs really | | | | the Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600, which has an |
| set it apart from everyone else. The dedicated | | | | integrated TV tuner and a slew of ports. |
| XPS support line and the specially trained | | | | Add to all that the XPS M1710's solid build and |
| technician's means that your back is covered if | | | | feel, the attractive lid and 16 multi-colored LEDs |
| you ever need help. The price tag may scare | | | | along the sides and you got yourself one very |
| some of you away, but when you compare it to | | | | cool looking, quite running, high performing |
| the competition in the market, it's actually very | | | | premium gaming notebook like no other. |
| good value for the performance and functionality. | | | | Dell XPS M1710 Features:- |
| The Dell XPS M1710 Metallic Black Armor laptop | | | | * System: Dell XPS M1710 (Red color lid) |
| truly is the closest thing a performance user has | | | | * Processor: Intel Core Duo T2600 (2.16 GHz) |
| to a desktop replacement. | | | | * Memory: 2GB @ 667MHz - 2 DIMM Slots (2 x |
| The 17-inch TrueLife display has the same 1920 x | | | | 1GB) (Max Ram 4GB) |
| 1200-pixel resolution as the XPS M170, but it's | | | | * Hard Drive: 100GB capacity at a speed of 7200 |
| noticeably brighter. With the processing power | | | | RPM |
| available, that means incredibly detailed gaming | | | | * Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX |
| performance with huge frame rates. The display | | | | with 512MB DDR memory |
| is also excellent for viewing movies and TV. No | | | | * Screen: WUXGA TrueLife (1920 x 1200) |
| built-in TV tuner is present, but an optional | | | | * Optical Drive: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW |
| external TV tuner and remote costs $130. Dell | | | | +R) with Dual-Layer |
| has gone with an integrated subwoofer to | | | | * OS: Microsoft MCE 2005 |
| complement the two front-mounted speakers. | | | | * Wireless Card: Intel 3945 (802.11b/g) |
| The result is a meatier sound than most | | | | * Battery: 9-cell lithium ion rechargeable battery |
| notebooks offer. | | | | * Ports / Slots: 5-in-1 Memory Card Reader, |
| The XPS M1710 includes a full-size keyboard, | | | | DVI-D, VGA video output, S-Video, IEEE 1394 |
| though it lacks a separate number pad, as found | | | | (Firewire), 6 USB 2. |
| on some other desktop replacements, such as | | | | |