Dell XPS M1710

Dell's XPS M1710 Notebook

The Dell XPS M1710 is the current premium gaming notebook from Dell that replaces the XPS M170. The M1710 has a 17" widescreen and comes in a choice of two colors, "formula red" or "metallic black". On the inside it houses the 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM and the icing on the cake -- the latest and greatest nVidia Go 7900 GTX graphics card with 512MB of memory. If you like to do serious gaming or simply have the fastest notebook money can buy right now, this notebook is for you! The Dell XPS M1710 design is, in a word, brazen. In daylight the striking red or metallic black lid will catch the eyes of just about anyone nearby. In the dark, if you stand far enough away this thing looks more like a UFO as the lights glow in a somewhat eery yet cool manner. The reason to buy the XPS M1710 is for gaming performance. In that area, this notebook will deliver the most power of any notebook short of a high-end SLI dual graphics card setup. Nvidia's new GeForce Go7900GTX is the most powerful graphics card. It replaced the Go7800GTX. Gaming performance is phenomenal, allthough if you are seeking the absolute top of the line in gaming performance if could be wise to look for a later model such as the XPS M1730 or one of the Alienware models such as the Alienware m9750.

XPS M1710 Features

• Intel Core 2 Duo T2600 2.0 GHZ, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
• MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC
• 17" WUXGA TFT LCD
• 100 GB HD, DVDRW
• 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM

Processor, Memory, and Motherboard

• Hardware Platform: PC
• Processor: 2 Intel Core Duo
• Number of Processors: 1
• RAM: 1 GB
• RAM Type: DDR2 SDRAM

Operating System and Software

• Bundled Software: MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASIC

Hard Drive

• Size: 100 GB
• Type: Serial ATA