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Dell XPS 17 17.3-Inch Powerful Entertainment Laptop

Oct.23, 2010 in Dell

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The Dell XPS 17 powerful entertainment laptop comes with the dual core i5-460M or with quad core i7-740QM or i7-840QM, NVIDIA GeForce GT435M or GT445M dedicated video card, up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM, up to 1280GB 7,200rpm hard drive or up to 256GB solid state drive, and a 17.3-inch LED bakclight display with a 900p resolution.

Dell XPS 17 is equipped with DVD burner or Blu-ray combo, a built-in JBL 2.1 speaker, 802.11n, WiMAX, HSPA and EVDO-HSPA mobile broadband, Bluetooth 3.0, and Gigabit LAN, optional GPS, two USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, eSATA, a 9-in-1 media card reader, mini DisplayPort and HDMI 1.4 video outputs.

Specifications

Processor
Intel CoreTM i7 840QM (1.86GHz/4MB cache)
Intel CoreTM i7 740QM (1.73GHz/4MB cache)
Intel CoreTM i5 460M (2.4GHz/3MB cache)
Chipset
Intel HM57
Main Memory
up to 16GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
Graphic system
NVIDIA GeForce GT435M
NVIDIA GeForce GT445M
Display
17.3″ HD+ (900p) WLED Display
Hard Disk
Up to 1280GB SATA hard drive (7200RPM)
Up to 256GB Solid State hard drive
Webcamera
2.0MP HD with single digital mic (H.264)
Audio
JBL 2.1 Designed & Certified Speakers +Waves MaxxAudio 3
2.1 Audio: 2 X 5W + 12W sub-woofer 22W Total
Optical Disc Drive
16x DVD+/-RW (standard), Blu-ray Disc combo (reads Blu-ray Disc & writes to CD/DVD); 12.7mm tray load
GPS
Optional
Mobile Broadband (WWAN)
Dell Wireless 5540 HSPA mobile broadband mini card
Dell Wireless 5620 EVDO-HSPA mobile broadband mini card
WiMax
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 802.11 a/g/n
Wireles
Intel Centrino Wireless-N 1000
Intel Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 802.11 a/b/g/n (3×3)
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 802.11 a/g/n
Intel Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 802.11 a/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 3.0
TV tuner
Optional
Input/Output Port
1 x Mini DisplayPort (1)
2 x total USB 3.0
2 x USB 2.0 ( 1 eSATA/powershare combo)
1 x LAN (RJ45)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x AC adapter connector
1 x Audio jacks (headphone with SPDIF support (2), Mic-in
Expansion Slots
9-in-1 media card reader
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64-Bit
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Battery
6-cell LI (2.6Ah) standard; Up to 4 hours, 25 minutes of battery life
9-cell LI (2.8Ah); Up to 7 hours, 32 minutes of battery life
Dimensions
Width: 16.3″ (414.9mm)
Height: 1.3″ (32.8 mm) front /1.5″ (38.5mm) back
Depth: 11.3″ (287.3mm)
Weight
7.53lbs. (3.43kg) with 6-cell battery
7.94lbs.(3.6kg) with 9-cell battery
Warranty
1 Year Basic Service Plan
Price
start at $949.99 at the Dell online store

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