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    Got my M1710!

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by don corazon, May 11, 2006.

  1. don corazon

    don corazon Notebook Guru

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    So I had originally ordered a Sager but just about a day or two after I ordered, Dell released the M1710. The sager was going to cost $3600 (I had 2MB of RAM, X4800 CPU, and 7800GTX) with a one-year warranty. I returned the Sager (btw Powernotebooks is great to deal with, they were very cool about it) and I called up Dell.

    I haggled with them, and ended up paying $3000 for a T2400 (1.83GHz), the 512 MB 7900 GTX and 1 MB of RAM) but this comes with a 4 year at home service warranty including accidental.

    So I didn't have much time to test it last night, but played a bit of Oblviion and it was amazing.

    Anyway, thanks to all those who chipped in with advice.
     
    don corazon, May 11, 2006
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  2. USAFdude02

    USAFdude02 NBR Reviewer & Deity NBR Reviewer

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    The nice thing about getting the duo is that it should be able to be upgraded once Merom comes out. That is one of the biggest pluses. But I am going to have to buy a whole new laptop....oh well. :p

    Monster setup man. You will have bench it for us. :p
     
    USAFdude02, May 11, 2006
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  3. ZeroCoolZ

    ZeroCoolZ Notebook Consultant

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    And you're able to run Win XP? :eek:

    :D
     
    ZeroCoolZ, May 11, 2006
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  4. rmd

    rmd Newbie

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    I got mine last week. I went for the T2500, 2mb ram, 80gb 7200rpm, 512mb 7800gtx, tv tuner, ms office basic, but only 1 year warranty incl accidental. It was $3900 CDN incl taxes. The DVD drive didn't work right so they shipped me a new one which I got on tues. I like dealing with dell. The machine is real nice.
     
    rmd, May 12, 2006
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  5. Jason

    Jason Overclocker NBR Reviewer

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    Congrats on your purchases! Hope you like your new powerhouses! ;) Just a slight correction. You got 1 and 2GB's of RAM not MB's. :p
     
    Jason, May 12, 2006
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  6. columbus57

    columbus57 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Congratulations for getting your new notebook.
    I've got to say that you've gotten a monster machine. :D
    I wish to have the money to buy one of those but, oh well, I better wait for one equivalent to the E1505
    when Merom comes out in August.

    Carlos
     
    columbus57, May 13, 2006
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