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5.0 stars
"Best Laptop Ever!"
Pros: FAST, quiet(!!!), beautiful display, great look and feel.
Cons: None. At all.
Summary: I got my M1710 about a week ago, and I just wanted to let anyone know who is shopping for a laptop that this is the one to get. I shopped for months and months, looked at all the popular options (Alienware, MacBook Pro, HP, etc.) and I ended up going with Dell. I'm so glad I did! This baby rocks.
I got the T7600 2.33ghz, 2MB memory, GeForce Go 7950 GTX 512MB graphics card, the Draft-N Wireless card, Soundblaster Audigy sound, 100GB HD at 7200RPM, and the RED cover. And let me tell you, this baby SCREAMS. I also have a Dell XPS 410 Desktop computer with the E6700 Core 2 Duo chip, and believe it or not, this laptop is FASTER than the desktop. No joke.
Anyway, the 17-inch screen is gorgeous. The font is a little small at such high resolution, but I'm used to it already. Plus, it's easy to switch it temporarily if it's hard to read the small letters. I have perfect eyesight, so it's no biggie for me.
I also noticed that this laptop is rather light and is not uncomfortable on my lap at all! I used to use a Sony Vaio, which I'm now going to sell, and it got way too hot on my lap! Really uncomfy. The M1710 gets warm but never too hot. Also, my old Vaio used to go crazy with the fans just from pressing "Enter". This computer is so darn quiet you can't hardly tell it is even on! I think that's kudos to Dell but also to Intel for making such an efficient series of chips with the Core 2 Duo line.
Anyway, overall, for my $3900 or so, this is one of the best purchases I've ever made, and I wouldn't change a thing. Get one, you won't be disappointed, I promise you.
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I have no idea what ever gave you the idea that this was the best buy you ever made ? Was it the only one you ever made ? This machine is not a 10, get a grip, there are more than one that would walk all over this one with room to spare and for less money. But then the heading says it all
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Why call it a laptop; it's nothing more than a tiny desktop. How many gamers run this thing on battery power? Not much game time if your running a T7600G, 2-4 g's of ram, and a 512mb GPU, etc, etc. Someone mentioned there's no warranty if it's overclocked. Why worry about clocking if your battery is dead in 30-45 minutes? Open your eyes and see what 4-6 grand will buy you. Yep the led's are cool and the fan's keep the machine cool. Take your 4-6 grand and build or buy a machine that makes more sence. It appears that I'm the only one here that prefers a 24-30 inch monitor, E6800 CPU, upgradable motherboard starting with 1066 FSB. I agree the 1710 is a good machine, afterall, I can run my media center, capture the latest chapter of 24 while editing images with Photoshop, backing up data with DVD Shrink working on speadsheets or creating documents with Acrobat Pro 8.0.
Bottom line.....If your gaming do it right, don't be the one that's "knockin on heavens door". Bang....Bang says my outdated 680 motherboard.
