It’s raining gaming laptops, it seems! Dell has announced the XPS M1730 gaming notebook. It is the first notebook to incorporate AGEIA PhysX Mobile Technology and Logitech’s GamePanel LCD.
Here are the features of Dell XPS M1730 gaming notebook:
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Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 processor at 2.2GHz
17-inch UltraSharp widescreen (1920×1200) display with TrueLife™ technology (wide viewing angle, 7ms response gray to gray, 260 nits typical brightness)
2GB dual channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
NVIDIA SLI® technology with dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT GPUs with 256MB
AGEIA PhysX 100M processor
200GB5 7200 RPM hard disc drive
8x DVD+/-RW
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/b/g Wireless with WiFi Catcher, Bluetooth version 2.0+
2.0 MP built-in webcam with dual digital array microphones
Logitech GamePanel LCD panel embedded above keyboard
4 USB 2.0, Dual-link DVI-I (support for 30-inch displays), IEEE 1394a, S-video with component, composite, S/PDIF support, 8-in-1 card reader, HDMI via DVI adapter, Consumer IR, dual headphones, microphone (stereo line-in) and support for 5.1 audio out
Choice of Microsoft Windows Vista Premium or Windows XP Professional
ExpressCard Consumer IR Travel Remote Control
80WHr Lithium-Ion battery
Four wing color options: Crimson Red, Sapphire Blue, Bone White and Smoke Grey with LED backlight and LightFX support with user-configurable options
For a limited time, one year of Dell’s DataSafe Online with 10GB online storage when purchased from Dell and One year subscription of LoJack for Laptops theft recovery service
One year In-Home Service6 limited Warranty7 and XPS Warranty support
Optional Upgrades
Intel Core 2 Duo T7700 (2.4GHz) or Intel Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo X7900 processor (2.8GHz) with support for overclocking to 3.2GHz (Bin+2)
4GB8 dual-channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Choice of solid state disc (SSD) drives or traditional platter hard drives, some supporting dual hard drive and RAID array configurations
Blu-ray Disc Drive
Mobile Broadband3 with choice of carriers: AT&T (HSDPA), Sprint (EV-DO) and Verizon Wireless (EV-DO)
Glen Robson, Head, Dell’s XPS systems comments, “Dell is committed to the creation of PCs that will take hard-core gamers to new frontiers. The XPS M1730 engineering team worked with developers on leading titles such as The Orange Box from Valve’s Half Life 2 and 2K Games’ BioShock to help ensure this notebook can deliver the full-throttle power required for the most anticipated PC games.”
Manju Hegde, CEO, AGEIA says, “The seamless integration of PhysX into this innovative new product clearly raises the bar in mobile PC gaming. Exciting new PhysX-powered games such as Tom Clancy’s GRAW2 from Ubisoft, NetDevil’s Warmonger and Midway and Epic Games’ upcoming Unreal Tournament 3 are a perfect match for the XPS 1730.”
The starting price of the Dell XPS M1730 gaming notebook is $2,999 (approx. Rs. 1,19,000). Also, for a limited time every system includes Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 from Ubisoft. A very apt machine for a gamer, and now you know why!