Comments on: Dell XPS M1730 Available in Three Configurations

By: vortexredemption

vortexredemption — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 06:14:42 +0000

Here we are three years later. My m1730 has just outgrown it’s warranty and I”ve had one repair job on it – replacing DVD-RW that stopped reading. I’ve also upgraded WinXP to Win7, changed 2Gb to 4Gb RAM and replaced the two 160Gb drives with 320Gb hybrid Seagates. I found an Intel turbocache module on eBay for $20 and with all the upgrades it’s now as good as it can get without springing for the 8800′s and full SSD. It’s three years old and still keeping up with the latest games, though it is showing it’s age by not being able to run AvP at native resolution. I can’t really fault it for that though.

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 03 May 2010 09:11:47 +0000

The worst machine I’ve ever had the misfortune to own. In the past two years, I’ve had to replace the graphics card no less than 3 times (once by Dell under warranty….although that card went tits up within hours of me receiving back from them & twice by me). Now the lastest one has failed & at over a ton a pop (if you can find a replacement, that is)…it’s a lot of dosh to be wasting on something that, even when it’s working, overheats like Hell on a hot day. So…all in all, I’m now fielding a brick that, including repairs, has cost me over £2500.

“A shocking piece of kit that should have been recalled in 2008 & the last thing I will ever buy from Dell”

……& that’s what I tell all my clients nowadays. As for Dell’s Tech Support….sack the lot of them.

By: Dell XPS M1730 Now with GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Option

Dell XPS M1730 Now with GeForce 8800M GTX SLI Option — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:17:59 +0000

[...] The 17-inch Dell XPS M1730 also features the AGEIA PhysX 100M physics processor, the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, and up to 640GB of storage space. [...]

By: Dell XPS M1730 Launch Delayed; Specs Leaked

Dell XPS M1730 Launch Delayed; Specs Leaked — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 10:31:38 +0000

[...] 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 2.00 GHz, T7500 at 2.2GHz, T7700 at 2.4GHz, and the Core 2 Extreme X7800 at 2.60 GHz. 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. [...]

By: Why i switched to a mac

Why i switched to a mac — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:42:35 +0000

I am a software developer and had five laptops from dell UNTIL now. I followed the inspiron line, starting with an 8000 15” ending with my last one, the 9300 inspiron, always with the most high-res variant which dell provided very well in contrast to other companies.

I waited for the 1720 to come, the logical successor for my working appliance, just to get shocked that this laptop would not have a dvi port. I need a digital video output for my 24” flat screen!!! And i ALWAYS had one in my 3 previous models from dell.

Then i started looking at the xps systems. After the (ugly) preview of the xps 1730 i chose to go for the 1710, which would satisfy my 4 gigs of memory recommendation (the memory limit was most often the reason to upgrade for me).

Well after ordering and a THIRD delay of delivery after 3 weeks i really got upset! I cancelled the order.

I switched to a macbook pro 17″ with the high-res display, upgraded to 4 gigs ram and i can not tell you how glad i am with my descision having a superb laptop, ultra flat, very fast, happy with the osx (easier to switch than maybe to vista, at least for me) and with bootcamp i can enjoy “some” games too… (not too bad with the 8600GT)…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:53:53 +0000

They’re dissing it because it’s ugly. Plain and simple. As far as it’s specs go, it’s just about what I want, so the looks don’t enter too much into it for me. For what I want, I expect to have a heavy, and somewhat bulky DTR. More aesthetic value would be nice considering it’s price range, but ultimately, if you want power and performance, looks mean nothing. I have a Vaio thats about 2 years old now, it’s compact, and looks fairly nice. Got it on ebay for a pretty good deal, and it does what I need it to do as far as general use goes. My PC handles all the gaming though. The Vaio looks good, but just can’t game. Not saying I’m springing for the 1730.. it’s not out of the question, but if a company comes out with something comparable, Sager for example, with a next gen graphics card, and all the superflous addons I want just for the heck of it, like the physX card, etc. then I’ll go that route. Either way, I’m waiting for the m8800 cards.

By: Philip

Philip — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:52:09 +0000

Why are you guys dissin it? I bet you dont even own a freakin laptop… Dont you get the idea of moving forward in design? jeez

By: Kal

Kal — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 08:10:46 +0000

Actually the 8600 is the low-end option they also give you the choice of the 8700 gt 512mb card for more $$ and I doubt the laptop will look this bad in the end I mean who would buy it?

By: Mattias

Mattias — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:25:14 +0000

OMG only a geforce 8600 256 mb graphics card in a GAMING laptop??? this is even weaker than their previous offering, the m1710 with geforce 7950 (which is much faster…) No wonder dell is going downhill… they should have waited for the geforece m8800 cards to arrive, as well as kicking the designer-team of the m1730. its too ugly as… the 1710 looked way better.