How long will the M1730 Last me?

I'm ordering a dell m1730 tonight...

Specs are:

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz/800Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bit
Sapphire Blue
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
Speed: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor
CD / DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW Drive)
NVIDIA® SLI™ Dual GeForce® 9800M GT 1GB GDDR3
AGEIA PhysX™ 100M Processor
Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965a/g/n Mini Card
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
85 WHr Lithium Ion Battery (9-cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0

How long will this laptop last me? Will it be outdated anytime soon for the latest games that come out? I'll be using this laptop for games/watching movies/music/etc....

 

I'd say it can handle new games at high settings for about a year, before you'd have to lower the settings/resolution.

 

There's an Ebay seller who has one w/ 9800M GT SLI w/ decent price (I think it was 1300 and change).

I bought my M1330 locally from him, and he's located in NJ.

 

it will last you until it no longer does what you need it to do.

even though it might be outdated...if you play older games and watch movies and type documents, it will last a long time.

if you like to keep up with the joneses for technology, well then..you should look at a newer laptop since this is old tech already.

for me...it should last a long time as i only really play source games/wow/dota, watch bluray, etc.

 

This will play all coming games for the next 3 years but of course you will have to decrease your settings over time to play games.

 

Wanna link it to me? :O

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Dell-XPS-M1...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

His price is usually GREAT compared to others.

I paid 1800 for my M1330 when it was 2.7k (yeah, it was that expensive back then lol).

Item location is GA... hmnn I met him in NJ to pick up around 1.5 years ago. Not sure if it means anything.

I'm not sure I'm allowed to link ebay here though, let me know if I have to move it mods!

 

there isnt any new games on the horizon.

 

I'm looking at the same specs, but in red. I heard red gets 4 FPS more in Oblivion.

 

u better take a look at the m17, 1730 is too old to worth the price

 

Yup and red performs better overall

 

Dream on... I hear WoW edition gets even more lol.

Enjoy the laptop though, you'll love it.

 

I had a look at the link. That's a steal at that price!!!!

 

As far as longevity is conceren The M1730 is a more solid system compared to the M17, I have an AW M9750, over priced when new, older tech but way more reliable, But so far It's starting to show it's problems, such as overheating video cards etc. The M1730 with 9800GT SLI beats the M17 with 3870's xfire in gaming. The overall of the M17 would beat the M1730, due to newer tech and Quad Core Xtreme support! For around 2K, you'll have both machines neck to neck, but if ur a gamer! The M1730 would be the one due to the Nvidia cards! Other than that, internet etc, you can't tell no difference! It's your call !!!

 

Which laptop is showing problems? The 1730 or the other one?

 

It's my AW M9750, it's GPU's are failing, or maybe it's just old tech. Heats up to 80-89 degrees and shuts down games. Replace the battery once, Bios won't read over 3GB memory, even with 64bit Vista. If your going to use it for internet and just basic word, etc. it's a fine machine. Design is nice and lighter than the M1730 XPS. So far I can't complain about it too much as I already have it for over 1 year and 1/2. Which is why I replaced it with the New M1730 XPS Baby