Dell XPS M1730

Last update: Review by Digital Trends (24 Mar’08)

Dell XPS M1730 is a laptop for mobile gamers featuring Intel Penryn CPU and two NVIDIA 8800M GTX cards in SLI .

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Dell XPS M1730 Reviews

Digital Trends reviews the Dell XPS M1730 and writes;

“This PC has a 2.8GHz Penryn processor, 2GB of RAM, two 7,200rpm hard drives and 1GB of videocard memory between its two graphics cards. Suffice to say, performance was very good. It scored 12,704 in Futuremark’s 3DMark06, which is a very high score, especially for a notebook. We also decided to try out the new PCMark Vantage test, which is a system-wide test designed for PCs running Vista. The M1730 scored a 4604, but what does that mean? For comparison’s sake, we ran it on our own high-end gaming desktop, and it scored just 3820, so the M1730 was faster overall. Also, the M1730’s Vista Experience Index is a high 5.0. ”
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CNET reviews the Dell XPS M1730 and writes;

” The good: Dual SLI graphics; strong mobile gaming scores; 10-key number pad; integrated Logitech GamePanel LCD; multicolored, built-in LED lights play along with music and games; backlit keyboard; can play media files without booting up. The bad: Similarly configured laptops are faster on some tests; plastic lid and creaky hinges don’t scream (or sound like) luxury; the albatross that is the massive power brick. ”
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Dell XPS M1730 SPECIFICATIONS

Model: XPS M1730 Smoke
CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme “Penryn” X9000 2.8GHz
RAM: 2GB - 2 DIMM (DDR2-667)
Storage: Two 200GB 7200 RPM Drives RAID 0
Video: Two GeForce 8800M GTX in SLI
Display: 17″ WUXGA with TrueLife 1920×1200
Optical: 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW/+R) with Dual-Layer
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Battery: 9-cell
Ports: 4 USB, FireWire, DVI-out, S-Video, Express Card, 8-in-1 Media reader
Internet: Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Wireless A/G/N, 56k