Posted on Thursday, 11th September 2008 by Andrew Goldenberg
When we received the Dell XPS M1730 here at the NerdyBlog.com offices, we were super stoked to have our very first Dell gaming machine to review. We checked out the specs of the laptop and were convinced that it would withstand today’s high resolution / graphic intense games.
As it turns out, this laptop has a couple of issues that need to be resolved before it could ever be considered a “Mobile Gaming Machine”
See what it needs after the jump!
Dell XPS M1730 System Specs
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor @ 2.4GHZ
RAM: 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
HDD: 250GB Sata
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium
Graphics: NVIDIA®GeForce®8700M GT
Now the biggest flaw with this system was the OS. Windows Vista is not by any means meant for a gaming machine unless you have 1TB of RAM. Otherwise Vista’s flashy new style will slow your gaming down to a dead crawl which is what we experienced with a very basic game: World of Warcraft.
We maxed out all of the video settings figuring that this machine could handle it. As it turns out, not so much! The video lagged horribly! It actually hurt to play the game.
The weight of this machine makes it basically impractical to carry around as a “notebook”. It weighs about 15LBS give or take. The power supply is monstrous!
There were some design elements about the laptop that I found appealing such as the LED backlight keyboard, and speakers. The outer lid also lights up.
This notebook would be very suiltable for someone who occasionally needs to take their system with them, however this is not recommended for those of you who need their notebook with them all of the time. In any case, thanks to Dell for letting us check this laptop out, but please we beg of you, scrap the pre-installed Vista and go with XP.
Tags: Dell, Gaming, Laptop, M1730, Notebook, XPS
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