Dell XPS M1710 decks the halls with Blu-ray

by Cyrus Farivar, posted Dec 11th 2006 at 1:22AM

While Panasonic, Acer, and Sony all beat 'em to the punch, Dell is finally ready to get tangled up in Blu. The Texan computer giant has just announced the XPS M1710, its first laptop decked out with Blu-ray, which will read and write CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and will do 1080p at 48 Mbps. It also includes an Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 or T7600G processor, an NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 FTX 512MB video card, up to 4GB of RAM, and up to 160GB of storage. But that tall order won't come cheap, no sir -- we're talking starting prices at $3,700. However, Dell says it'll have 'em ready worldwide just in time for the holidays. Just hope your loved one doesn't already have a library of HD DVD movies sitting around if you choose to give one as a gift.

[Via Laptoping]

Filed under: Blu-ray

Tags: 1080p, blu-ray, dell, xps m1710, XpsM1710

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pliepl @ Dec 12th 2006 7:31AM

I wonder how much of that cost is because of the Blu ray drive�

With BRD blank discs still at a premium, it�s definitely not something for the masses. For those with the means and the motivation, it�s definitely a nice thing to have.

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