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    Model number of the first xps notebook

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by kojack, Apr 12, 2009.

  1. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    Im looking for the model number of the first p4 XPS notebook....

    i think it was around the year 2003...give or take...

    thanks
     
    kojack, Apr 12, 2009
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    nerever_kuhn Notebook Consultant

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    the first xps notebook was called the inspiron xps
     
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  3. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    Ok,

    not the one im thinkin about. ha ha...what was the first model with the leds in the speaker vents....
     
    kojack, Apr 12, 2009
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    timsp8 Notebook Consultant

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    i had the first XPS. i think at first it was called inspiron XPS, but then it was referred to as generation 1. the generation 2 was the first one with the lights. my wife is still using my old gen 2. it was renamed M170 once the geforce 7800 came out.
     
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    The first XPS was definitely called the Inspiron XPS.
     
    Jayayess1190, Apr 12, 2009
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  6. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    so m170 is the first of the Gen 2 XPS books. I wanted one of these really bad when they came out first. My workplace would not allow me to use one. only had 2 "supported" notebooks....DOH.

    I would like to get one for a second/third notebook.
     
    kojack, Apr 13, 2009
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    LegendaryKA8 Nutty ThinkPad Guy

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    Not a bad system at all... I had a Gen 1 that I sold before I bought my M1730... I was happy that it was a notebook that would play Stalker at moderate settings, and it'd do it just fine.

    If you have the budget, try going for an M1710. IIRC, the design is pretty much identical, and the 1710's got more modern hardware. I personally like the 1710's design metter than the M1730, but since the M1730 has the major edge in hardware I went for that.
     
    LegendaryKA8, Apr 13, 2009
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  8. kojack

    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    really, im looking at it to run linux/osx setup for fun....I have my acer 7730 for my main notebook, and a acer travelmate 2300 as a secondary rig for travel. just want a playtoy.
     
    kojack, Apr 13, 2009
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