Introducing: Dell XPS M1730!

"It looks like Dell is finally readying a followup to its M1710 speedster with the XPS M1730. The 17-inch laptop will of course be packing some Santa Rosa muscle, but according to rumors Dell's also going to provide that new Core 2 Extreme X7800 chip for the real speed demons / big spenders out there. For graphics the base models will be getting an NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GS card with 256MB of memory, with a 512MB GeForce 8700M GT waiting in the wings. Other rumored specs include 4GB max of RAM and a 512MB or 1GB Intel Turbo Memory option, Bluetooth 2.0, Blu-ray and that welcome numeric keypad addition. The word is this one will go on sale August 27th, and while the paint job is bordering on "crime against humanity," hopefully Dell will have a few more acceptable options to decorate this gaming beast whenever it does hit the market."

-engadget.com



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For those of you out there who are actually interested in this thing (and we know there's a few), we've got some additional details and a slew of photos on the new Dell XPS M1730 that should make you very happy. The first juicy tidbit concerns the graphics chipset, which now looks like it will be two NVIDIA GeForce GO 8700M GTs coupled using SLI, which should make the performance somewhat blazing (and the temperature downright fiery), additionally, the system can / will utilize high capacity SSDs (a feature which we've seen in other gamer-targeted laptops lately). If you really wanna get to know the guts of this monstrosity, however, you should hit the photo gallery. -engadget

 

holy heck, that is one ugly laptop.

 

The lid doesn't look bad, but the wristrest area looks really really bad with the 'faux' design. Just my opinion though

 

I don't like the design, and no 8800M?

 

I am not too fond of the design myself, but what really puts me off is the thickness.

 

oh i like the design, maybe not the touchpad to the left because of the keypad - dnt like a keypad

and also the red, rather them keep it all that type of black

 

That thing is ugly. The front is ok, but the back is god awful. What was Dell thinking? All their new laptops except for the 13 inch XPS are ugly.

 

All it is a more expensive ugly Inspiron 1720.

 

I wonder why they don't just stick with that design for the m1730. I just don't understand that weird red....wings(??) design choice.

 

wow that is awfully ugly.. no its hideous

can't they make it classy lookin?

i bet more people would buy it.

the old xps was ugly too. if dell just had a classier design i bet they would get
better sales

 

My first impression was " wow kinda cool!" but that didn't last more than a few sec. I thought it looked like a carbon fiber design, similar to the asus g1s, but its all faded looking..I dont know..why does "gamer" have to always be associated with something that has lights that glow and (ugly) varying color schemes?

 

We don't know if it's really going to end up looking like that. Or even if that's the real deal. But regardless, if it is, I think it doesn't look too bad. Hopefully we'll get some more options too. It's nice to see that dell is finally updating it's lineup. How where's the 15.4" XPS M1540?

 

So ugly. Please tell me someone is just playing around in photoshop.

 

hhahaha,

i hope so mrdeeds, i don think anyone would buy this, might as well go for the toshiba satellite instead of this

 

hey at least it now comes with a numeric keypad!

 

guess it's only me thinkin that this is a fake.... they just photoshopped the 1720...

 

I don't think I could use that beast in public.

Why doesn't dell stick with a good design?

The M1330 looks like a winner, and they follow it up with this loser?

 

i dont think its fake but it could be a first design idea but omg what the hell are dell thinking! i really have to have a word with there designers!!!!

 

I don't think it's fake. The images came from

http://www.lesdelliens.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=5045

- a french site that was first with correct M1710 details (I've followed the site closely for some time). The admin there does seem to have good contacts...

 

definitely looks fake...

The design would be good only if the red on the lid was a little darker and the keyboard was black

 

Can't be the real deal, just way too ugly! The red on the lid looks so out of place and tacky too

 

the touchpad is in a weird place..i don't mind the look at all, but it needs to be a little bit thinner..but not much.

 

Its like they went ahead and shoved a few psycho clowns with knives on LSD in the Design room... the designers of the m1330 stood no chance.

 

the media buttons look so photoshopped

 

While it definitely needs a "quieter" visual style, it looks pretty decent. I dont know exactly what the little screen by the power button is for, but I"m sure we'll find out soon enough. Also, the pics make it look like the play/pause/etc buttons on the bottom are just little stickers taped on just for the pic, lol

 

Wow. Thats all I can say....Its fake carbon fiber, or at least, its trying to be. The lid is odd...Too flashy, but not in a sophisticated way like the last one, very crude. It looks like they tried to adapt the look of the faker-boy riced Civics to a laptop. Ick.

And the base 8600GS graphics is PATHETIC. Theres no other word for it. 8700GT should have been standard, and the only GPU until the 8800M comes out, but no, they make it so that the base XPS can be outrun by a good number of 14" business/gaming notebooks (Asus V2S and F8Sv/a, Compal IFT00, Zepto 6224W) and full selection of 15.4" notebooks. Despicable.

Lesdelliens was also the first one with full specs and pics of the 1520/1720, so I doubt that this is a fake, unfortunate as that is.

 

Yeah - fake or no fake, bottom line is that this first "prototype" (I hope) is not a good step. The market is different now and there are many other solid gaming laptops out there like the Sager 5790 for much less with solid GPU's and much better looks/weight/button placement, etc.

I'm sure this is not the final version and come August 27th we will all be surprised....maybe.

 

I thought with the M1330 Dell might be turning their designs around, but it looks like they have a way to go yet. That thing is just god awful.

 

It looks like someone swallowed some camoflauge pants and barfed.

EDIT: I think Alienware's laptops look much better.

 

They look better than this thing, but Alienware still look horrible with that huge alien head, and the kind of ribs on it.

 

Lol, I actually like the alienware notebooks. I'd love to have one. Hey code, if you give me 5k I'll order one and tell you exactly how I feel about the looks.

 

I can't believe I'm saying this, cause I think alienware design is kinda ostentatious and tacky but lordie, it's way classier than the pictures in this thread.

 

it doesn't look that bad for a prototype. I'm sure the final product will be much better.

 

I wonder hwy they didn't put the speakers up like that on the inspiron 1520 which has them on the bottom

 

oops, delete

 

I wouldn't call the old one ugly, just kind of uninteresting. But this? Good grief, it's hideous.

I can only pray that it's a photoshop fake.

 

i think it kinda new and cool looking
i would never buy it though

 

That thing takes ugly to whole new levels.
Maybe it looks better than its picture, but I find it hard to believe that's really the design they came up with -- especially when you consider how the M1330 is so sleek looking.

 

I think this is the ugliest notebook I've ever seen. It just screams fake carbon fiber! Does look photoshopped. Ahhh well, maybe Dell will get the message when no one buys this thing.

 

That red on the cover doesn't even fit. EWWWWWWW.

 

Do we know if this thing has DVI/HDMI? That's the main reason I didn't get the 1720.

And why have we been waiting for it, if it was going to ship with only an 8700? My understanding (and I could be wrong) is that the 7950GTX beats the 8700-I mean it's just an overclocked 8600.

I assumed we've been waiting for the 8800...so where is it?

I'm torn between this than and a Macbook Pro (main reason I didn't buy THAT is the non user replaceable hard drive, or I would have bought it at launch).

Regarding the looks, personally I don't much care. It's kind of interesting, if nothing else.

 

Where's the so-so option in the poll?

Yeah, they do need a bit quieter of a color scheme. Hopefully they'll take a page from the Inspiron line and offer different options there.

Hopefully by "waiting in the wings" it means the 8700M GT is an upgrade option. If that means it will be offered but not at launch time, the 8600M GS is a very underwhelming max option for a high-end 17-inch model.

Might be worth it if I had millions, but I see no good reason to get it over the 1520 I did get in practical terms.

 

From what I'm reading now, the 8700GT is a huge downgrade from the 7950GTX.

Where's the 8800?!?

 

8800 won't be out for a while from what I heard (maybe another 2-3 months). So Dell can't wait that long to launch the XPS successor. After looking at Inspiron 1720 picture I'm pretty convinced that XPS 1730 is photoshopped from 1720.



Dimension, shape, even hinges all look identical.

 

Seems to me a bit pointless then to wait for the M1730, as the only upside seems to be a better processor. Dell Uk ar no longer charging more for the T7600G (the overclockable version) its the same price as the T7600. A colleague of mine had this laptop on Saturday and has already clocked it to 3Ghz - completely stable.

 

I agree. the white keyboard is horrible.

 

this looks very similar build to the 1710. Does that mean it might be possible to fit a 8700M in an XPS1710? Replaceable parts basically?

I'm surprised Nvidia dont have a deal with laptop company (e.g. Dell) to spearhead their Go 8800 range. Maybe its too early yet?

 

The last rumor I heard was supposedly Q3...which means this month or next (if the rumor holds true).

Which would be in the right time frame for this system.

I wonder-maybe this system's specs are wrong? Maybe it's really going to ship with an 8700GT for low end, 8800 for high end? THAT would make sense (and is what I was expecting).

Right now, the 1710 is available, and is considerably more powerful.

 

Hi guys

I hope it's okay to link to another forum, but you may want to check out the M1730 side and bottom pictures. They indicate that it has a different cooling system to the Inspiron 1720 (multiple fans, which some are speculating/hoping means SLI), as well as things like DVI etc.

It doesn't change the fact that's its ugly or rather thick, but it's certainly not Photoshopped. I'm almost sure there will be other colour schemes, I guess we can only hope that they're a little more 'refined'.

Kind regards

 

Dell has finally nailed it! All they need is some heart shape pokka dots and red ribbons.