Dell XPS M1710 Review
The Dell XPS M1710 has been a very popular notebook in both professional reviews and also customer reviews. The XPS M1710 is well packed with features and great for gamers and thoes who want a good graphics package.
Cnet have reviewed the XPS M1710 and say the design is nearly identical to that of the previous model, the XPS M170, and very similar to the more multimedia-focused Inspiron E1705. (Well, except for all of the glowing lights: the XPS M1710 can emit shafts of light in any one of 16 colors from its lid, side vents, and speaker vents.) Crafted out of sturdy and stylish magnesium alloy, the XPS M1710 measures 15.5 inches wide, 11.3 inches deep, and 1.6 inches thick.
Our XPS M1710 test unit came equipped with a reasonably bright, 17-inch wide-screen display; we love its superfine WUXGA 1,900×1,200 native resolution; Dell says that the XPS M1710’s display is 30 percent brighter than the M170’s.
As with past XPS models, the XPS M1710 destroyed CNET Labs’ gaming benchmarks. In our Doom 3 test, it delivered 25 percent more frames per second (fps) than the XPS M170; with F.E.A.R., it notched 72fps compared with the XPS M170’s 44. That said, the XPS M1710’s SysMark scores were in line with those of the other 2.16GHz Core Duo systems we’ve reviewed (including the HP Pavilion dv8000t and the Acer TravelMate 8200), so unless you’re a hard-core gamer who needs absolute top-shelf equipment to play new, demanding games, such as Oblivion or F.E.A.R., there are far less expensive options out there.
Dell XPS M1710