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Dell will launch a line of the XPS M1730 gaming notebooks with custom designs inspired by Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft game, NotebookReview reports.

The Dell XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition will have the same hardware specifications as the standard XPS M1730 notebook, which features a 17-inch display, Intel’s Core 2 Duo/Extreme processor, single or dual Nvidia GeForce graphics cards, and the AGEIA PhysX 100M physics processing unit. However, the exterior of the special edition laptop will have World of Warcraft designs along with original designs on the wings, LCD back and hinge cover reportedly. There are also exclusive original WoW artwork desktop backgrounds and screen savers.

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Dell released today the XPS M1530, a “sleek and stylish” 15.4-inch multimedia-oriented notebook featuring the Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile platform, NVIDIA dedicated graphics, a slot loading optical drive, and an HDMI output.

“With starting price of $999, the XPS M1530 is loaded with premium features, like built in webcam and fingerprint reader, and design accents like touch-sensitive multi-media buttons, brushed aluminum accents and a choice of sophisticated colors,” the press release says.

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After the release of the first Dell XPS M1730, priced at $2,999, other configurations of the PC maker’s new 17-inch gaming notebook are available for purchase.

The long awaited XPS M1730 is based on the Intel PM965 chipset supporting Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme processors. All of the currently available configurations feature dual NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT video cards operating in SLI mode, the AGEIA PhysX 100M physics processing unit, delivering “realistic movement and environmental interaction at incredible speeds without degrading overall performance”, and 2GB of DDR2 system memory, expandable to 4GB. The two 8700M GT GPUS provide a total of 512MB (2×256MB) video memory, while the notebook’s 17″ widescreen glossy display has a resolution of 1920-by-1200 pixels.

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The long awaited Dell XPS M1730 17-inch gaming notebook is now available for purchase through the company’s website. Priced at $2,999, the first offered M1730 configuration features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, dual NVIDIA GeForce 8700M graphics cards in SLI mode, and a physics processing unit.

The Dell XPS M1730, advertised as the “Beast“, is based on the Intel “Santa Rosa” platform with the PM965 chipset. The available M1730 configuration incorporates the Core 2 Duo T7700 processor with a 2.4GHz clock speed and an 800MHz front side bus. The two built-in GeForce 8700M cards, managing the 17″ widescreen glossy display with a resolution of 1920-by-1200 pixels, provide a total of 512MB dedicated video memory. This laptop is the world’s first to have a built in physics processing unit. It’s the AGEIA PhysX 100M, “dedicated solely to delivering rich immersive physical gaming environments”.

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The Dell XPS M1730 gaming notebook has not been released yet, although, according to the leaked information and earlier reports, its launch was planned for September 21st.

The product specifications leaked from the Dell’s official website say the XPS M1730 will be configurable with the Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 at 2GHz, T7500 at 2.2GHz, T7700 at 2.4GHz, and the Core 2 Extreme X7800 at 2.6GHz. All of these CPUs have 4MB of L2 cache and a 800MHz front side bus. There is no Core 2 Extreme X7900 option, which was expected to appear in Dell’s new 17-inch widescreen gaming laptop. The notebook’s TrueLife glossy display with 1920-by-1200 pixel resolution is managed by the NVIDIA GeForce Go 8700M GT 256MB dedicated video card in single or dual (SLI) configuration. The specifications do not mention the GeForce 8800M graphics and the AGEIA PhysX 100M physics card, but these options might be available later, as same as the X7900 CPU choice.

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Dell Inc.’s notebook computer sales to consumers sank nearly 20 percent in the second quarter because of problems finishing laptops and shipping them to customers. On the other side, Hewlett-Packard Co. sold almost three times more notebooks to the consumer sector during the same period than Dell did, ComputerWorld reports.

According to Dell’s just released financial figures, the company sold 887,000 notebooks to the consumer market during the 2Q 2007. Analyst Mikako Kitagawa said HP sold 2.4 million notebooks, while Apple Inc. sold 1.1 million of their MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops in the second quarter, which is a 42% jump over the same quarter last year.

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The laptop version of the NVIDIA’s GeForce 8800 video card will be launched soon, according to Fudzilla.

Designed for use in gaming notebooks, the GeForce 8800M will be offered in Dell’s upcoming XPS (M1730) 17-inch laptop reportedly, which will also feature the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor option.

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Dell has discontinued the Pearl White chassis color option on its XPS M1330 notebook, due to production difficulties. In addition, there are also part shortages, still causing shipment delays of this laptop, according to the post on Dell’s official weblog.

“You may have noticed on Dell.com yesterday we discontinued the Pearl White color. The reason is that we are just not able to produce the kind of volumes of high quality product that we need to support demand. It takes about 5 coats of paint to get the appearance we were looking for. We are working to ship white units that meet our standards to all customers who ordered them, but those may be the last of the units using the current process, as we continue to pursue alternate methods of producing high-quality white units,” the post says.

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After the recently announced shipment delays, Dell Inc. has published it expect to begin large-scale production and to ship Dell XPS M1330 laptop PCs in all regions beginning this week.

However, there are some components like an optional “slim and light” LED backlight display that may add time to an estimated ship date, according to post at Dell’s official blog.

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The estimated ship dates for new orders of Dell XPS M1330 notebook is about four weeks, because the process to ramp production has taken a bit longer than the company expected. In addition, some specific components like the thinner WLED display will add time to those estimated ship dates, Direct2Dell weblog reported.

“The reality is that due to the unique nature of some features of the notebook, we’ve had to work through some additional manufacturing processes”, the post at official Dell Inc.’s blog says.

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Laptop Magazine, CNet, PC Magazine, and NotebookReview have reviewed recently Dell XPS M1330, the PC maker’s new flagship laptop with innovative industrial design.

The XPS M1330, advertised as “the World’s thinnest 13.3-inch notebook”, is one inch thick and weighs starting at 3.97lbs. It features “Santa Rosa”, the latest mobile platform from Intel, and comes with Core 2 Duo processor. There are two versions of the XPS M1330. The first is built on GM965 chipset with the integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics, while the second version has PM965 chipset paired with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 128MB. Both of these solutions manage the notebook’s 13.3″ LED backlight display. The models incorporating the NVIDIA’s 8400M video solution (all of reviewed units feature this graphics card) additionally feature an HDMI output. Along with wireless N, there are also broadband wireless options and a built-in web camera.

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The 13.3-inch Dell XPS M1330 notebook, based on Intel “Santa Rosa” mobile PC platform, is now available for purchase at computer maker’s website.

Dell XPS M1330 features the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor, ranging from the new T5250 (1.50GHz,2M L2 Cache,667MHz FSB) to T7700 (2.4GHz,4M L2 Cache,800MHz FSB). It is built on GM965 chipset with integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics or PM965 chipset paired with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS 128MB. Regarding notebook’s screen, there is a standard 13.3-inch WXGA display or an optional WXGA LED backlight display. Dell’s new XPS laptop supports up to 4GB of DDR2 memory and comes with 32GB solid state drive or a standard hard drive with up to 200GB storage space and with 5400rpm and 720rpm rotational speeds, depending on model. It has an integrated slot-loading DVD burner.

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The refreshed Dell XPS M1210 ultra-portable notebook with the Intel’s new laptop platform, code-named “Santa Rosa”, will be launched on June 26, according to rumor published on Gizmodo.

Along with 12-inch LED backlight screen, the “Santa Rosa”, and the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a 800MHz front side bus instead of an old 667MHz FSB, Dell’s XPS M1210 has Nvidia GeForce 8400M dedicated graphics and a slot-loading DVD drive.

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The pre-installed Linux on Dell Inc’s notebook and desktop computers may be coming before the end of April, DesktopLinux’s sources say.

“We still do not know which Linux Dell Inc. will be installing on its desktops and laptops. Among the distributions we know to be under consideration are: Novell/SUSE, Red Hat, Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu. It would be safe to say now, though, that Ubuntu will be at least one of the Linuxes that Dell will be offering,” DesktopLinux claims.

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The 250GB 2.5-inch laptop hard drives spinning at 5400rpm have arrived to the market, according to the reports about these drives offered with Dell’s and Alienware’s notebook PCs.

The configuration pages of select Alienware Aurora and Dell XPS notebooks show the new hard drives use Serial ATA (SATA) interface and have 8MB of cache memory.

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