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Dell XPS M1710 Review

Friday, October 10th, 2008

 It’s a perfect notebook for a gamer who does want to bring his high tech gaming station everywhere he wants … well everywhere where there is a reachable power plug. I love it.and It’s pretty tough to overclock this thing properly, Dell XPS M1710 has her own personality I find, likes to make different sounds when I dont want her too. But for gaming shes right on the money. I can play FEAR with everything maxed and stock settings, I get 45fps. THAT IS AWESOME with EVERYTHING MAXED OUT!! Im gonna get it higher though. Max game res 1920×1200, max res FEAR 1900×1200.

Dell’s XPS M1710 is the notebook for the power desktop user who’s ready to go (sort of) mobile. Packed with high-performance hardware, it’s one of the fastest notebooks we’ve tested. But neither its price nor its weight is for the weak of heart.

Our shipping unit–priced at $3860–came with a 2.16-GHz Core Duo T2600 processor, 1GB of RAM, nVidia’s top-of-the-line 7900 GTX graphics chip (with 512MB of memory), a 100GB hard drive, and a DVD burner.

That’s a solid component list, and the M1710 put all that hardware to good use on our WorldBench 5 tests–its score of 106 tied with that of our previous top-performing power notebook, Alienware’s Aurora m7700.

The unit also did well in our Doom 3 and Half Life 2 gaming tests at 1280-by-1024 resolution with antialiasing and anisotropic filtering turned on, posting an impressive 88 and 113 frames per second in those respective games. I also fired up Bethesda’s Oblivion to run the system through its paces. This game, known for pushing even high-end desktop systems hard at its highest settings, ran very well on the M1710.

The unit’s battery life was less impressive, clocking in at just 2 hours and 33 minutes on one charge and earning only a Fair score compared with the battery life of other power notebooks we’ve recently tested. It underscores the fact that this 8.9-pound unit (10.6 pounds with its AC adapter) really is a desktop replacement.

One nice thing about a large chassis is the big screen that results, and this Dell’s crisp 17-inch display is the feature most likely to sell many users on the notebook. A wide-aspect panel with a whopping 1920-by-1200 resolution, it omits antiglare coating for a particularly sharp (if smudge-prone) picture. Sound, coming from two front-firing speakers and an integrated subwoofer, was good.

I found the keyboard pretty comfortable to use, although Dell should consider adding a separate numeric keypad (there’s plenty of real estate for one). The touchpad was responsive, and even lights up so you can see it at a dark LAN party.

The M1710 also won’t leave you wanting for ports. Six USB ports are scattered around the unit as well connections for gigabit ethernet, FireWire, headphones, and a mic. The plentiful video outputs include integrated S-video, VGA, and DVI, plus component video and S/PDIF digital-out using the included adapter. There’s also a five-in-one media card reader and an ExpressCard slot.

Dell hasn’t left much out of the M1710, and its high weight and price reflect that. However, if you’re a desktop user who’s put off buying a notebook for fear of giving up power, this notebook could be the one for you.

 

Upshot: Pricey giant-sized notebook offers processing and graphics power to spare plus a nice screen, but it’s not particularly mobile.

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Dell Inspiron 1720

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Superbly crafted for a demanding home office, the 1720 has a full-size keyboard with a separate number pad. Our test machine had a single 160GB hard drive, as well as a complete contingent of connections–five USB ports, an ExpressCard/54 slot, and a memory card slot. The 1720′s weight (8.7 pounds) makes it a le

ss-than-ideal notebook for the road.

A powerful laptop does not have to be a boring laptop. Take Dell’s Inspiron 1720, a robust system that also happens to be available in seven colors besides black. The 1720 is a heavyish 17-inch notebook, but its multimedi a design is outstanding.

When you’re ready to kick back, Dell’s DirectMedia button provides instant access to the full panoply of entertainment choices: DVD movies, music, photo slide shows, and videos. The stereo sound is good; a Blu-ray Disc drive is an option, albeit a costly one ($660 on top of our test unit’s $2409 price).

Configured with a 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, 2GB of RAM, and an nVidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics card, the 1720 proved an agile workhorse and gaming machine. Its WorldBench 6 Beta 2 score of 75 puts it in the top 10 percent of currently tested notebooks. The 1720 kicked booty in our gaming tests, producing 116 frames per second playing Far Cry at 1024 by 768 resolution. Its 3-hour, 33-minute battery life, while not great, is above average for this class.

Our review notebook had an espresso-brown lid that I found a little drab, but if you’re looking for a notebook with some pizzazz, try the Inspiron 1720 in spring green or flamingo pink, among other available hues. Who said work isn’t fun?

All in all, Dell has another winner in the souped-up E1505. Though not for gamers, the E1505 is a strong contender for your consumer dollar.

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Dell Inspiron E1505 Review

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

I think The Dell Inspiron E1505 have good screen size and processor speed. The Centrino Duo is worth the money.And awsome bulit in wireless card 300mps with the N wireless, very good speeds when maxed out on memory again. The Dell Inspiron E1505 Strong battery life, reliable customer service, no cd recovery system (all pre-installed CTRL + F11

This well-rounded notebook is ideal for getting work done.

Dell’s Inspiron E1505, an entertainment notebook, including an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, music and photo editing, and movie viewing. The 6.9-pound E1505 also throws in pretty good speakers, dedicated media buttons, and a cushy keyboard with stylish white trim, giving you a great all-around choice for consumers who don’t want to spend an arm and a leg on a desktop replacement.

It’s $1186 (as of 11/6/06) E1505 came with the Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, a double-layer DVD burner, four USB ports, a FireWire port, an ExpressCard slot, and a three-in-one memory card reader. The laptop’s 15.4-inch WXGA screen is great for mainstream work, but if you need to see more on your screen at once, a WSXGA+ resolution is an option.

Now it unit has a 120GB hard drive. You can get a 160GB hard drive, still a relatively rare notebook option, for less than $60 more. Unfortunately, a built-in TV tuner is not an option, as it is on most other entertainment notebooks, but Dell’s USB TV tuner is just $104 extra. The small external box comes with all the cables you’ll need to connect to a cable box or a set-top box.

Dell’s Inspiron E1505 equipped with a 2-GHz Core 2 Duo T7200 processor and 1GB of RAM, our machine earned a WorldBench 5 score of 102, which ranks within the top 20 percent of notebooks we’ve tested. The first E1505 we reviewed–equipped with a 1.66-GHz Core Duo T2300 processor and 1GB of RAM–did not play games smoothly and ran noticeably slower than other notebooks when we worked in multiple windows. With the faster chip, the notebook is now a much better multitasker, on a par with competitors, but game play is still poor: The laptop managed just 19 frames per second when displaying Doom and 36 fps in Far Cry. The 64MB of dedicated video memory allowed by a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon X130 HyperMemory card just isn’t enough to get most games off the ground. (We didn’t test with the optional 256MB video card.)

The E1505 turned in excellent battery life, lasting 5.5 hours on one charge. The battery, which is located on the bottom of the notebook, sports an external gauge that lets you see how much juice is left before you have to plug the notebook in.

Like Dell’s high-end XPS entertainment portables and budget-friendly Inspiron counterparts, the E1505 has a unique “instant office” capability. The feature makes staying on top of business as simple as pressing the MediaDirect button. The button launches a menu that now includes not only the usual entertainment options–DVD, music, videos, and photos–but also additional menu selections for the application viewers. Without launching Windows, you can view–though not edit–your PowerPoint slides and Outlook and Outlook Express calendars and contacts. You can also play DVDs, music, and digital photo collections. So if you’ve forgotten the starting time for a meeting, just pause the movie and check your schedule.

Expandability is somewhat limited. The E1505 is user upgradable, with both the hard drive and memory chips in accessible bottom compartments. However, docking is nothing fancy, with only a couple of options–the better one being a screen stand port replicator, a $103 extra. (You must provide the wireless keyboard and mouse.)

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Dell Inspiron 6000 Review

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

I think It will do just about everything that that any computer can do and then some. Moreover,it’s a reliable feature rich box at an affordable price!

For anybody who wants a computer this a great computer. It weighs about 12 pounds but that already for me. It is very fun and easy to use and will do everything I have asked and more. I’ve had this router for a few months now and I must say that I’m pretty impressed with it’s performance. The features that I use are VPN and wireless security and the performance is great.

Dell Inspiron 6000

Dell Inspiron 6000

We can see that the Dell Inspiron 6000′s wide screen than on most other 15.4-inch displays thanks to its WUXGA resolution of 1920 by 1200 pixels. the Dell Inspiron 6000 work with higher-resolution photographs, more spreadsheet columns, and more tiled documents simultaneously on the Inspiron 6000 than you can on some 17-inch wide screens. The Inspiron 6000 is also available with a 1280-by-800-pixel WXGA screen or a 1680-by-1050-pixel WSXGA+ screen for $150 less or $50 less, respectively.

It has a lot more going for it than just its extra-high-resolution screen. We did test the nine-cell battery (a $99 option), and it lasted an impressive 5 hours on one charge, making the 6000 an excellent candidate for the road–if you don’t mind its 7.5-pound weight (I like this weight,it’s fit to me). An extra-fancy external power gauge helps you keep track of when you’ll need to recharge.

The Inspiron 6000 is a pretty laptop with a sloped front and cream-colored trim. Our unit had a multiformat DVD burner, plus FireWire and TV-out ports and four USB 2.0 ports, all placed for easy use. The 6000 accepts user upgrades easily. Like many laptops, it has two memory slots located in a compartment on the bottom of the laptop. But instead of residing in dovetailed slots, the modules lie side by side–an unusual arrangement that makes them more accessible than most. The hard drive is a breeze to remove, too: Just unscrew its bottom panel and tug the drive out through the right side of the case. Though the optical drive doesn’t have a lever for popping it out, you can boost it out by its lower edge after removing a security screw on the bottom of the case.

Dell Inspiron 6000

Dell Inspiron 6000

However,I have not found it any yet but I know the mouse pad is a little small for me; but maybe it is because I’m not use to it. and documentation is poor. some features like VPN don’t have proper guidance in the manual.

I think you’ll like the 6000′s panel of dedicated CD controls and its surprisingly good stereo sound. (Only one other model in our roundup, the Fujitsu LifeBook N6010, offered better audio.) There’s no instant-on button for playing discs without using Windows, but you can play CDs while the lid is closed, because the music buttons and speaker outlets remain exposed. Pressing one of the buttons momentarily lights the entire music panel’s bright blue LEDs, a helpful feature in dark environments.

The 2-GHz Pentium M 760-equipped review unit did well in our speed tests, earning a WorldBench 5 score of 89, about 8 percent above the average for systems equipped with the same processor.

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