A year on... Review ofDell Inspiron XPS M1710by
mastershopper
Advantages: It's a fast and powerful gaming laptop Disadvantages: It is HEAVY and very expensive!
...best bit about buying from Dell is the fact you can customise just about everything. I upgraded the processor speed (2 x 2.16Ghz in a laptop!) and got a gig of RAM. It came as standard with 100Gb hard drive and a nVidia GeForce Go 7900GS video card.
My only gripe was that it comes preloaded with loads of trial software, but that's easily removed. I actually used the McAfee 90 day trial suite. Hey, three months free? Nice.
Onto performance, this ...
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Advantages: More power than your Lap needs, Front Media control, Mood lighting Disadvantages: Very heavy, poor battery life, gets very warm
...exellent support. As with all Dell products the XPS is customisable so you can upgrade components to your specification before buying!
My personal comment to potential buyers is that this is a big laptop, it is worth thinking about it before buying, Dell do alot of laptops that may be more suitable. ...
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Advantages: Fast, High End Gaming, looks great Disadvantages: Expensive
I have owned the XPS for a year now, If you're a hard-core gamer looking to play the newest games at the highest settings, this is one of the best systems on the shelves at the moment.
I spend quite a lot of the time on the move due to my job, I enjoy playing games but what use would a Desktop PC sat at home be while I'm hardly ever there? Then I came across the XPS M1710, which buying on line allows you to setup your own specifications before ...
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Advantages: Awesome high resolution graphics and quality sound Disadvantages: Bulky and overheating issue
The DELL XPS M1710, an expensive notebook is a gaming machine replaced the Dell M170. It has the Nvidia GeForce 7950 GTX with 512 MB of video ram. This means ultimate graphics and ultimate gaming in high resolution screens of 1920 X 1200. It has also got a sub woofer for that bass boost and amazing 3D sound for the gamers. Also, it has those Led lights glowing with a choice of about 16 colors. The laptop performs amazingly well. I personally have ...
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2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English - Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) - 17.0'' UltraSharp ...
2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024] - Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English - Hard Drive 250GB Serial ATA (5400RPM) - 17.0'' UltraSharp ...