Gaming Par Excellence - XPS M1710

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Image of Dell XPS M1710 gaming laptopThe newDell XPS M1710 has been released to replace the older M170, andis quite possibly the hottest gaming laptop mass-produced in theworld. At a recommended starting retail price of $2,600, it isn'tobviously for everyone. But for those gamers on the cutting edge,this notebook may push them over it :) Enoughtalk. Here's the proof. The XPS M1710 is a processing dynamo,with the Intel Core Duo processor and its 2.16 GHz and the mostpowerful graphics card of them all, the nVidia Go 7900 GTX.
To give life to these monster microchips is up to 4 GB of RAM (not amisprint-that's meant to be 4), and another 512 MB of memory justfor the graphics card. The Dell XPS M1710has the mean-looking exterior to match what it's got under thehood too. It comes in a vivacious red or menacing black lid, withthe rest of the case a silver aluminum alloy. And the gaming laptop comes with lights so you can't miss it in the dark. Each lightcan be set to 16 different shades of coolness.

Sleek isn't the word for this thing though-more like strong.Supposedly, Dell opens and closes these things 20,000 timesbefore they ship them out to make sure nothing will ever loosenor crack. For added protection for its guts, the XPS M1710 alsocomes with StrikeZone shock absorbers to save the hard drive incase of a fall (within reason).

Gamers need an ample screen, as well, and the Dell XPS M1710 doesn't let down here either. Its 17-inch screen comeswith TrueLife high-gloss and WUXGA resolution. All that means isit's 30 percent brighter than the gaming notebook it'sreplacing, and colors and action on the screen will be morevibrant, more eye-catching, without any "ghosting" or blurring ofimages during gaming. And as for sound, need we say more than:this laptop has a built-in subwoofer?

Add up to 100 GB of hard drive, Intel wireless card, CD/DVDburner, and other options and ports, and the XPS M1710 is morethan just a gaming notebook. It's a notebook that gamers can alsouse for surfing the Web, saving their MP3s and writing a sparee-mail or two.

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