Best Gaming Notebook #2

Welcome to my second post on best gaming notebooks. This time I have a Dell notebook with me. It's Dell XPS M1730 Laptop. It is on top of the line in Dell XPS gaming laptops. This laptop is designed more similar as Alienware Laptops. It has lot of lighting everywhere. It comes with Core 2 Duo Processors. You'll get windows Vista with it. Very eye catching design and it equipped with all the modern mobility and multimedia options.

Full Technical specs

Operating system

Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate
Genuine Windows Vista Business
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Genuine Windows XP Professional

Processor

Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Intel Core 2 Duo T9500 (2.6GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)

Memory

Up to 4GB Dual Channel 667MHz DDR2

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT graphics
NVIDIA SLI Dual GeForce 8700M GT with 512MB GDDR3 Memory
NVIDIA SLI Dual GeForce 8800M GTX with 1GB GDDR3 Memory

Screen

17" UltraSharp Wide Screen WUXGA (1920x1200) display with TrueLife

Sounds

Standard:

5.1 channel output with for true surround sound experience with no external decoder required.
2 speakers with 2 18mm transducers per speaker enclosure providing 10 watt output power.
Premium Digital Array microphones for enhanced voice and communication applications.

Optional:
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy HD sound processing software for enhanced gaming,
music, and movie experiences

Hard Drives

Single Drive:
Up to 320GB configured with a single 5400 RPM SATA II hard drive.
Up to 200GB configured with a single 7200 RPM SATA II hard drive.

Dual Drive: (RAID 0)
Up to 640GB configured with (2 x 250GB) 5400 RPM SATA II hard drives.
Up to 400GB configured with (2 x 200GB) 7200 RPM SATA II hard drives.
Up to 128GB configured with (2 x 64GB) Solid State Hard Drives.

Dual Drive: (RAID 1)
Up to 250GB configured with (2 x 250GB) 5400 RPM SATA II hard drives.

Solid State Drives:
64GB configured with a Solid State hard drive.

Optical Drives

DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity
Blu-ray Disc

I/O Ports

4 USB 2.0
Dual-link DVI-I (support for 30-inch displays)
HDMI via DVI adapter
VGA via DVI dongle
Firewire (IEEE 1394a)
RJ45 Ethernet port (10/100/1000)
S-video with component, composite, S/PDIF support through dongle
8-in-1 card reader
ExpressCard 54 mm slot
Consumer IR
Dual headphones, microphone (stereo line-in) and support for 5.1 audio out

Camera

Integrated 2.0 MP camera

Communication

Wi-Fi Options:
Intel Pro/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/g Mini Card Wireless
Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini Card

Long Range Wireless:
Dell Wireless 5520 HSDPA
Dell Wireless 5720 EVDO

Additional Options:
Bluetooth 2.0

Weight & Dimensions

Weight: Starting at 10.6 lbs (4.81 kg)
Width: 16.0" (406 mm)
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