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    Dell To Release XPS M1630 As A More Portable Version of the XPS M1730

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by MICHAELSD01, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Dell just announced today that they're going to start shipping their new gaming notebook, the XPS M1630 in June. It features the 8800M GTX (it starts with an 8700M GT), Intel Core 2 Extreme processors, a 16" display (1440x900, 1680x1050, and 1920x1200 resolution options). Instead of copying the design used on the XPS M1530 and XPS M1330, it features the same design used on the XPS M1730 in a 1.4" thick chassis. Missing from the M1630 compared to the XPS M1730 is SLI and multiple HDs, which is a fair trade-off for portability. Dell said the new notebook will start at $1499. I'm pretty excited about it, and this could potentially be the best portable gaming notebook ever developed. What do you guys think? I think I might've found my next notebook.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Apr 1, 2008
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  2. swarmer

    swarmer beep beep

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    Link pleez.
     
    swarmer, Apr 1, 2008
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Thats pretty sweet right there.
    Link?
     
    Thomas, Apr 1, 2008
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  4. L.Rawlins

    L.Rawlins Notebook Evangelist

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    I think that unless you can provide a link to your source, that you are very late to the party.

    We've already seen the 16" concept XPS, and it looked exactly like M's 13 & 1530.
     
    L.Rawlins, Apr 1, 2008
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  5. Signal2Noise

    Signal2Noise Über-geek.

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    Is it still going to have the rather gimmicky Aegia PhysX card?

    Price seems decent but I'm not sure going up 1" from a 15" or down from 17" is going to make a big difference.
     
    Signal2Noise, Apr 1, 2008
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  6. nahiyan13

    nahiyan13 Notebook Evangelist

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    Where did you read/hear/see this news?Could you provide links to any website please.
     
    nahiyan13, Apr 1, 2008
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  7. CajunCARTFan

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    I'm thinking this is a April Fool's.
     
    CajunCARTFan, Apr 1, 2008
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  8. SonDa5

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    I expected a better GPU. Better CPU options as well.
     
    SonDa5, Apr 1, 2008
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  9. L.Rawlins

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    No, but the exercise here is to get shot of the 16:10 aspect altogether and to use the ratio befitting your conventional widescreen gogglebox of 16:9.
     
    L.Rawlins, Apr 1, 2008
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  10. JellyGeo

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    Don't forget - today is April 1st.... :)
     
    JellyGeo, Apr 1, 2008
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  11. asmallchild

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    April Fools. No link. No good.
     
    asmallchild, Apr 1, 2008
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  12. nahiyan13

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    Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!! Can't believe I fell for this!Damn!!
     
    nahiyan13, Apr 1, 2008
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    FearTheTerp, Apr 1, 2008
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  14. Matt is Pro

    Matt is Pro I'm a PC, so?

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    As good as that may sound, this is most likely April Fools.

    Any see the YouTube prank?
     
    Matt is Pro, Apr 1, 2008
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  15. XPS1330

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    Just so you know, this is, for sure, an April Fools prank.
    There will probably be a M1630 in the future, but it WILL be based off the 1330/1530 design.
     
    XPS1330, Apr 1, 2008
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  16. GaMeRxD

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    LOL m1630?....i don't think its that soon, xps 1530 came out around dec...the 1630 should be next nov or dec if this is true...not june... dell is releasing latitudes in june
     
    GaMeRxD, Apr 1, 2008
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  17. Pai

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    Today is 04/01 of year 2008.
     
    Pai, Apr 1, 2008
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  18. metalheadkicks

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    errr..... isnt it getting late for the April fools joke??
     
    metalheadkicks, Apr 1, 2008
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  19. GaMeRxD

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    yeah i thought april fools only lasts till 12pm..
     
    GaMeRxD, Apr 1, 2008
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  20. shawnhao

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    hehe...too good to be true....April Fool's perhaps? *_^
     
    shawnhao, Apr 1, 2008
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    Time to start dropping the ban hammer
     
    IM_ALL_IN, Apr 1, 2008
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