Dell XPS M1710 Review
Oops, a bit late here, but better late than never, right? Anyway, let’s cut to the chase. NotebookReview.com comes up with a top-notch review of the recently released Dell monster: The Dell XPS M1710. From images to benchmarks, the review is one of the most comprehensive available at the moment.
The review confirms what most of us already know. The Dell XPS M1710 is unmatched in 3D performance, whether for gaming or high-end 3D tasks. It is definitely one of Dell’s more stylish creations, and has an excellent screen. Moreover, the M1710 remains cool and quiet even after gaming for hours - a definite plus given the powerful components. But the M1710 doesn’t come with a PCMCIA slot, and the area below the LCD and top of the keyboard is less sturdy compared to the rest of the notebook. Of course, there’s also the rather uhmm… impressive price tag.
So, what’s the verdict on the M1710? Well, “The conclusion is quite simple for the M1710: If this were the state fair and the contest were for best performance notebook, then the blue ribbon would go to the XPS M1710. The coolest thing being, you could even adjust the lights on the M1710 to blue to match that ribbon!”
More information and reviews on the Dell XPS M1710 here.
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House of Dell » 3rd Dell XPS M1710 Review said,
Pingback • June 27, 2006 @ 5:25 am
[…] I missed this review of the Dell XPS M1710 by CNET a while back, so given that it’s been a rather slow week, I thought it would be okay to bring it in. We’ve seen two reviews of the same machine already, so I’ll skip the basics. […]
4th Dell XPS M1710 Review | House of Dell said,
Pingback • July 21, 2006 @ 3:16 am
[…] While early reviews of the XPS M1710 gave Dell’s gaming luggable unrestrained praise (think 9.0 out of 10 kind of praise), we’re looking at a “mere” 3.5 out of 5 from BusinessWeek. Why? Simply because BusinessWeek now has comparable top-of-the-line laptops, such as Fujitsu’s Lifebook N6410, to compare with. […]
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House of Dell » 2nd Dell XPS M1710 Review said,
Pingback • April 27, 2006 @ 8:04 am
[…] Now, the basics have been covered earlier, so we’ll skip straight to the conclusion. It’s long my friends. As far as portable gaming goes, the XPS M1710 is currently one of the best options available — certainly the best I’ve ever used. SLI gaming laptops are on the horizon, but as our benchmarks show there are quite a few titles that don’t really need multiple graphics cards to be perfectly playable. In fact, personally I think multiple GPUs in desktops is already getting a bit carried away, and while I don’t generally want a thin and light notebook, anything larger than the XPS M1710 starts to get into the “luggable” category as opposed to being a truly mobile computer. A single fast graphics chip at present seems the best way to balance performance against heat and power requirements. […]