Ever since the first game consoles appeared, the PC, which previously dominated the gaming market by far, has slowly begun entering in a cone of shadow that visibly increased as PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS and other such more or less mobile devices appeared.The next-generation consoles, such as Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 emphasise even more the impression that PCs won't be mentioned as gaming platforms outside the history of technology classes. But since it's never too wise to rush up with the conclusions, Dell and it's new XPS M1710 notebook are quite set about proving that PCs are not completely obsolete yet.The system configuration that Dell XPS M1710 proposes is based on an Intel Core Duo procesor up to T2600, an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX video card of 512MB, all assorted with a maximum capacity of 4GB of DDR2-667 memory and an 120GB SATA HDD. Shortly put – the best gaming notebook to date. And, if to all those you add an 17-inch TrueLife UXGA to and the option to add an extra TV Tuner, the $2600 (the price of the Metallic Black version – with only 1GB of memory and a 60GB HDD) won't seem so much. Obviously, for $3400, the Red Edition Dell XPS M1710 will have to wait until a hardcore gamer decides to spend all those money on, but the price is very likely to go down the following few months. Friday, April 21, 2006
Dell XPS M1710: Saving the PC's reputation as a gaming platform?
Ever since the first game consoles appeared, the PC, which previously dominated the gaming market by far, has slowly begun entering in a cone of shadow that visibly increased as PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo DS and other such more or less mobile devices appeared.The next-generation consoles, such as Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 emphasise even more the impression that PCs won't be mentioned as gaming platforms outside the history of technology classes. But since it's never too wise to rush up with the conclusions, Dell and it's new XPS M1710 notebook are quite set about proving that PCs are not completely obsolete yet.The system configuration that Dell XPS M1710 proposes is based on an Intel Core Duo procesor up to T2600, an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GTX video card of 512MB, all assorted with a maximum capacity of 4GB of DDR2-667 memory and an 120GB SATA HDD. Shortly put – the best gaming notebook to date. And, if to all those you add an 17-inch TrueLife UXGA to and the option to add an extra TV Tuner, the $2600 (the price of the Metallic Black version – with only 1GB of memory and a 60GB HDD) won't seem so much. Obviously, for $3400, the Red Edition Dell XPS M1710 will have to wait until a hardcore gamer decides to spend all those money on, but the price is very likely to go down the following few months. 