Dell XPS M1710
Dell has come out with their latest addition to notebooks, the Dell XPS M1710 notebook that replaces the XPS M170. In keeping with the tradition of all Dell laptops that feature only the very advanced components, Dell’s XPS M170 is a gaming laptop that does justice to Dell’s reputation of making the best gaming laptops. If you are into gaming or if you wish to be the owner of the fastest notebook, then this notebook is definitely for you.
The M1710 comes in two colors, “metallic black” or “formula red”. The design could easily be called as bodacious. The striking colors of the metallic black or the striking red lid will certainly be an attraction in daylight, to anyone that lays their eyes on it. The Dell XPS M1710 brings forth its beauty across even at nights, with its light glowing in an eerie but attractive manner. Dell also provides the QuickSet Program, where colors for the lights can be configured with about 16 options for each light. Other than the lid color and the colored lights, it is silver throughout, and this gives it an extremely magnetic appearance.
The exclusivity of XPS M1710 is that the full sized keyboard is silver in color, very different from all other Dell machines where the keyboards are black. It has a sturdy appearance. The thick plastic in the palm rest area and the keyboard ensures protection of this notebook from cracks. The mouse buttons are big and the touch pad is decent sized.
The hinges that are made of steel make the lid of this notebook the strongest there could be in notebooks. The hard drive has a shock absorber for protection from small bumps and drops. Inspire of all the above features and the sturdiness, the Dell XPS M1710 isn’t too heavy and weighs 8.8 pounds.
The Dell XPS M1710 comes with a 17” widescreen with superfine WUXGA resolution of 1920 x 1200, LCD screen with Dell TrueLife treatment. This provides bolder colors and better contrast. The display is reasonably bright. The screen is excellent for gaming and watching movies.
Dell XPS M1710 provides MediaDirect software that allows for playing CDs and DVDs. This also allows you to access files stored in your hard drive without having to first boot Windows. Unlike most other notebooks, Dell XPS M1710 has excellent built-in sound, that produces decent bass with the help of the sub-woofers. In fact, the sound at top volume can be too loud, which is a rarity in laptops. Listening to music on XPS M1710 is sheer pleasure and watching movies with great audio can be pleasurable to say the least.
Dell XPS M1710 provides microphone and headphone jacks, S video out, VGA output, DVI output, and 6 USB 2.0 ports. The number of USB ports are rarely seen in other laptops.
As far as the networking connections go, it provides a modem or 56kbps, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth option, and wireless. It also has PC card user, 5-in-one media card reader. The Microsoft Windows XP Media Center is one of the software packages provided.
Now coming to the components provided, Dell XPS M1710 has a 2.16GHz Core Duo processor, RAM up to 4 GB, and the latest nVidia Go 7900 GTX graphics card with a memory of 512MB.
The gaming performance of Dell XPS M1710 makes it a must buy for game lovers, as they cannot miss out on experiencing the power of gaming with Nvidia’s most powerful graphics card. Currently, there is no other notebook in the market that can compare in speed with Dell XPS M1710.
Dell XPS M1710 is priced at $4215 and fitted with the costly high-end parts.
Dell XPS M1710 comes with a one-year warranty. Customer support is available 24/7 from their toll-free lines, for as long as you have this laptop. A technical support number is also available only for XPS users, for getting help with the games and any technical issues. Their website has all the downloads required and also has an added incentive of user forums that can be used to clarify or discuss any issues.
Even at the price of $4215, Dell XPS M1710 is a great buy if you are game lover and need powerful high-end graphics.