Starting at a weight of only 8.75 pounds / 3.97 kg1, the XPS M1710 is powered by dual-core processors, features a large 17-inch widescreen display, comes in a choice of two stylish colours and has 512MB discrete graphics for demanding applications.
The XPS M1710 notebook offers outstanding performance with bold looks. With Intel® Core™ Duo processors, NVIDIA® 512 MB GeForce® Go 7900 GTX graphics technology and up to 4GB2 of memory, the XPS M1710 delivers more than 35 percent better performance than its predecessor3. Users can play 3D games at high settings for stunning realism while simultaneously performing intensive tasks such as downloading music or running a virus scan without compromising on performance.
The XPS M1710 comes in a new metallic black and arctic silver design. To further customise the look, each XPS M1710 notebook features an illuminated XPS touchpad and three independently user-configurable lighting areas with exclusive 16-colour XPS accent lighting.
"Dell is again delivering the most advanced features to the gaming community, especially customers who want the performance and freedom to play anywhere," said Michael Collins, General Manager, Dell Middle East. "We continue to partner with the industry's performance leaders to offer the best technologies and gaming experience for our customers."
The XPS M1710 with its magnesium-alloy reinforced RoadReady™ chassis, is rugged enough to withstand punishment yet light enough to take the game on the road. The XPS M1710 also incorporates multimedia features to maximise entertainment. Dell has increased the brightness of its TrueLife™ 17-inch widescreen UXGA display by 30 percent4 to enhance detail and clarity for games, photos and movies.
The Dell notebook also comes with MediaDirect™ buttons and a 5-in-1 media card reader to save time and enable fast access to digital content. Standard Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 and an optional TV tuner5 enable viewing or recording TV programmes.
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Additional XPS M1710 features include:• Intel® Core™ Duo processors up to T2600 (667 MHz, 2 MB cache)
• Up to 4 GB2 667 MHz DDR2 memory
• Serial ATA hard drive up to 120 GB2
• Dell Rapid Driver programme for access to the latest gaming peripheral drivers
• Personalised XPS service with dedicated sales, specially trained technicians and designated phone queue.
1 Starting weight is 8.75 pounds / 3.97 kg with 17-inch WUXGA screen, 9 cell Li-ion battery and combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive. Weights vary depending on configurations and manufacturing variability.
2 For hard drives, GB means 1 billion bytes and TB equals 1 trillion bytes; actual capacity varies with preloaded material and operating environment and will be less.
3 Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. Performance claim is based on the Futuremark 3DMark06 benchmark test performed by Dell Labs in March 2006 on XPS M1710 with Intel® Core Duo T2600 (2.16GHz) processor, 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM, 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics, and 17-inch WUXGA display, and XPS M170 with Intel® Pentium M 2.16GHz processor, 1,024MB DDR2 SDRAM, 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7800 GTX graphics, and 17-inch WUXGA display.
4 Actual performance will vary based on configuration, usage and manufacturing variability. Performance claim is based on the 250 NIT maximum average brightness for XPS™ M1710 versus previous 190 NIT maximum average brightness for XPS M170.
5 Media Center live TV functionality requires TV Tuner for PC. May not be compatible with all cable systems and local broadcast signals. Recording TV in Media Center requires Internet connection for full functionality. Some live HD content, including all HD digital cable content, routed to HDTV via Media Center PC will not be seen in HD.
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