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post #41 of 60
3/18/07 at 11:18pm
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Those lids look awsome! And 160 GB!! Wow! My PC only has an 80 GB HDD, you have double my storage!
Thanks Boom. Those shields are pretty cheap protection, and you know what they say: "Alway use protection".

I've put a 160GB PATA HDD in a hard drive tray in the D/Dock, and will update the review with that soon. I still have my 80GB SATA in the laptop, but the 160GB 7.2k SATA's will be released very soon.
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post #42 of 60
3/19/07 at 12:04am
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Originally Posted by MrMsyvc
Thanks Boom. Those shields are pretty cheap protection, and you know what they say: "Alway use protection".

I've put a 160GB PATA HDD in a hard drive tray in the D/Dock, and will update the review with that soon. I still have my 80GB SATA in the laptop, but the 160GB 7.2k SATA's will be released very soon.
Can't keep track of my own reviews. The Hard Drive Tray info is here.
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post #43 of 60
3/19/07 at 10:56am
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Originally Posted by MrMsyvc
Thanks Boom. Those shields are pretty cheap protection, and you know what they say: "Alway use protection". I've put a 160GB PATA HDD in a hard drive tray in the D/Dock, and will update the review with that soon. I still have my 80GB SATA in the laptop, but the 160GB 7.2k SATA's will be released very soon.
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post #44 of 60
4/16/07 at 10:09pm
yeah, right. That's my favorate. I　will get one next month. It must be fun.
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post #45 of 60
4/21/07 at 8:20am
I just visited the Dell sight and the Notebook Outlet section is definatetly worth checkin into for anyone interesred in purchasing one of these beauties. They have four catagories of Outlet computers (Previously Shipped New, Certified Refurbished, Scratch and Dent and Previously Leased). It is a great way to get into an XPS 1710 for up to an 80% savings!!! I saw some, with 1GB ram starting at less than $1000.00. Keep in mind the Outlet purchases carry the same warranties as new. I was blown away.. I ended up getting a Certified Refurbished 1705 maxed out to the T for $1800.00 with tax and overnight shipping. Its due to arrive on Monday the 23rd. I will update you guys and let you know if there are any catches... Seems to good to be true...Hers what i got.<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" bgColor=#99ccff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top width="60%" bgColor=#ffffff height=30>Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400 (4MB Cache/2.16GHz/667MHz FSB) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium </TD><TD vAlign=top align=middle width="20%" bgColor=#ffffff height=30>1 </TD><TD vAlign=top align=right width="20%" bgColor=#ffffff height=30>$1,609.00 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Inspiron 9400/E1705 Notebook: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7400 (4MB Cache/2.16GHz/667MHz FSB) </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Certified Refurbished </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>6 Cell Primary Battery </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Hinge Cover </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Documentation </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Operating System Label </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Processor Label </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Service Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>AOL Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Support Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Software CD </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>AOL Software Documentation </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>AOL ISP Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>TV Tuner w/ Remote Control </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Yahoo! Music JukeBox Plus - Music Player </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Keyboard On Notebook </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>17 inch UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Intel Pro Wireless 3945 </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>ISP Search Assist </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Microsoft Works 8.5 </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Reader </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Bluetooth Wireless Card 355 </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Corel Paint Shop Pro XI - Advanced photo editing </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Earthlink ISP </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Recource CD </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Shipping Material </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>100 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Reference Guide </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Dell Media Experience Basic </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Shipping Material </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Operating System DVD </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>McAfee Security Center, 30 Day </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Net Zero ISP </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>90W AC Adapter </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Roxio Creator LE </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Wild Tangent Gaming Client </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Image Restore Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Service Software </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#99ccff><TD bgColor=#99ccff colSpan=2>Base Assembly </TD></TR><TR><TD width="15%" bgColor=#dfecfa><TD bgColor=#dfecfa colSpan=2>Corel Snapfire Plus - Basic photo management </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD align=right><TABLE><TBODY><TR><TD align=right width=400>Subtotal: </TD><TD align=right width=75>$1,806.99 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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post #46 of 60
6/20/07 at 1:34am
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I have recently added 4GB RAM, a 160GB Seagate 7200 HDD, and Vista Home Premium 32-bit. I'm enjoying them all. I like Vista better than I thought I would, and Vista LOVES all the horsepower in the 1710.
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post #47 of 60
7/12/09 at 3:15pm
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I'm still lovin' it

Woof. Haven't posted here in 2 years. Time flies and all that. I'm still enjoying my 1710\420\D-Dock combo. All are still going strong. Played the hell out of WOW-WotLK last winter, taking another break from that now. May upgrade the HDD one of these days as the 160 is getting filled and HDDs are cheaper now. I've pre-ordered Windows 7 for both laptops, though I haven't tried the Beta yet. Can't beat the intro price of $49. As much as I like cutting edge hardware et al I don't mind NOT having spent a bundle for 2 or 3 years and still get performance. Wouldn't mind stumbling across a "reasonably" priced 7600G cpu just so I could max this out, but not worth spending a lot of bucks for aging tech.
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post #48 of 60
7/25/09 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by MrMsyvc View Post
Woof. Haven't posted here in 2 years. Time flies and all that. I'm still enjoying my 1710\\420\\D-Dock combo. All are still going strong. Played the hell out of WOW-WotLK last winter, taking another break from that now. May upgrade the HDD one of these days as the 160 is getting filled and HDDs are cheaper now. I've pre-ordered Windows 7 for both laptops, though I haven't tried the Beta yet. Can't beat the intro price of $49. As much as I like cutting edge hardware et al I don't mind NOT having spent a bundle for 2 or 3 years and still get performance. Wouldn't mind stumbling across a "reasonably" priced 7600G cpu just so I could max this out, but not worth spending a lot of bucks for aging tech.
seagate's 7200.4 goes to 500GB 7200rpm http://www.newegg.com/Product /Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148374&Tpk=7200.4 or if you can wait, the next-gen x25-m will provide insanely fast performance that iwll make any platter drive cry... same storage, about 200x more IOPS and a very flat R/W curve. Jason
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post #49 of 60
7/25/09 at 7:24pm
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Thanks for the info. I bought a 320GB 7200 Hitachi at Microcenter for $79.95. It included an external USB case and cloning software. I put the new drive in the case and used the software to clone the old 160GB to the new 320GB. Then I swapped drives and the new drive boots just like the old one, with the added space as well as the original Dell recovery partitions and Media partition. One of the most painless conversions I've ever done. With my previous upgrade to 4GB of ram perhaps I'll install the 64-bit version of Windows 7 next autumn and be done with any further upgrades on this puppy. Still a lot of mileage for an "aging" laptop. The D420 is still humming as a mega-portable "netbook", even with only a 30GB HDD. It is really getting the mileage.
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post #50 of 60
8/4/09 at 8:00pm
Wow, 500 GB at 7200 RPM for only $120! That seems cheap!
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post #51 of 60
8/10/09 at 5:03am
I believe Dell sales has the 500GB 7200RPM Seagate drives for about 85 before tax on there site.
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post #52 of 60
10/28/09 at 10:35pm
I'm about to inherit one of these off a mate (XPS 1710). No idea of the specs... could be a T2600 or a T7600, or a 7900GS to a 7950GTX.

I'll keep things posted
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post #53 of 60
10/29/09 at 12:25am
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My 1710 is still going strong after 3 1/2 years. I've upgraded from a T2500 to a T7600 (but not the G) and I now have the 320GB HDD.
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post #54 of 60
10/29/09 at 8:37am
Nice to hear. Would you want to update some benchmarks for us?

cheers ...
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post #55 of 60
10/29/09 at 9:42am
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Nice to hear. Would you want to update some benchmarks for us?

cheers ...

I won't be able to do that in the foreseeable future for about 50 different reasons, a few of which are: not doing much gaming currently, dismantling my D420, recovering from cancer surgery, Christmas is coming, u-name-it.
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post #56 of 60
10/29/09 at 10:17am
Those are good priorities

And knock-on-wood/best wishes for your recovery. My lady is doing the same at the moment

cheers ...
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post #57 of 60
10/29/09 at 12:13pm
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Those are good priorities

And knock-on-wood/best wishes for your recovery. My lady is doing the same at the moment

cheers ...

Thx much. Surgery appears to have been very successful. Best wishes back at ya' for you and your lady.
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post #58 of 60
10/29/09 at 12:15pm
We will make it through, all of us

cheers ...
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post #59 of 60
11/12/09 at 9:17pm
Wel it arrived and with some oven-baking loving, the laptop is going!

-Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
-T2600 CPU
-Geforce 7900GTX 512MB (195.39 Drivers from here)
-2GB DDR2 SODIMM
-100GB 7200rpm HDD

Dead Gigabit LAN, dead Bluetooth though but I can't really knock back the fact that I have a free XPS m1710.

I'll have to look up how the benchies are done and put this thing through its paces with the new drivers, etc.

Cheers!
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post #60 of 60
11/12/09 at 9:51pm
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Wel it arrived and with some oven-baking loving, the laptop is going!

-Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
-T2600 CPU
-Geforce 7900GTX 512MB (195.39 Drivers from here)
-2GB DDR2 SODIMM
-100GB 7200rpm HDD

Congrats! Free is good! Mine originally came with a T2500 and an 80GB drive. I upgraded to a T7600. Wish I could have gotten the T7600G, overclockable, but they were\\are hard to find and still a bit pricey. I went to a 160GB drive for awhile and recently to a 320GB drive.

Let us know how that Windows 7 works for you. I have one that I haven't put on yet. I put Win 7 on my D420 and it's working "fairly" well, except for a few blue screens and graphics driver probs! What a surprise.

Enjoy!
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