Typical price: £1,599
What is it: 17-inch gaming laptop with Ageia PhysX processor
What we think: This laptop is a groundbreaking achievement in mobile gaming
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 16 November 2007
Tags: Dell, Dell XPS M1730, graphics card, SLI, hard drive
We like:
Ageia PhysX processor; SLI graphics; high-resolution screen
We don't like:
Design is a bit tacky; comparatively small hard drive options
Also known as:
The Beast
You might also need:
USB mouse; headphones
CNET UK judgement:
The XPS M1730 lives up to its nickname of being a beast of a laptop. It's a complete brute to take anywhere, and the battery life is shocking, but it's the fastest laptop we've tested
Full review:
The XPS M1730 is a groundbreaking achievement in mobile gaming. That isn't hyperbole from a Dell press release -- it's fact. Continue Reading...
Dell XPS M1730 History
16 Nov 2007 in Digital Living
Meet 'The Beast'. This monstrous gaming laptop throws down two graphics cards and a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit. Is it worth its weight in gaming gold or just a hunk of junk?
13 Nov 2007 in Crave
The mad scientists in Dell's XPS division have been chomping the crazy pills again. They've just sent us The Beast -- aka the XPS M1730
Latest user reviews
October 28, 2009
Posted by: gorey
"Fundamentally flawed"
October 7, 2009
Posted by: krnielse
"Avoid at all costs"
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