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post #21 of 90
12/25/08 at 7:19am
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Originally Posted by woodstock View Post
got mine today, brand new it is BIG! and ugly as sin... some gay pattern all over, i want to remove it somehow... my wife loves it though, shocker...
Glad to hear you got it!
is it really that ugly ?
I am still waiting for mine, and mine'll come with red wings...
I am planning on replacing them to the grey or white ones
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post #22 of 90
12/25/08 at 11:33am
i think so, fugly as hell, and it is just huge, everything about it is just big, cant get used to it... it is shinny, so it picks up everything. i have to clean it constantly, and the screen surround is black, and i have a black bbackground so i am always getting tricked into thinking i have a lot more screen. it will take some getting used to for me, the m1710 swa really sleak and good looking compared to this imho
oh, i ordered gray wings as soon as i found out i got blue. trying to subdue this thing is nearly impossible though, i think i will paint the blue wings black so it wont look like a 15 year old's first computer.

maybe i am too critical and i will love it soon, i sure hope so
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post #23 of 90
12/25/08 at 11:58am
where did you order the wings from ?
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post #24 of 90
12/25/08 at 9:18pm
I'll chime in to say that I like the contemporary styling of the 1730 a lot more than the 1710. The 1710's silvered plastic had the same cheap appearance that it had on the laptop that I owned before and I always thought the cover on the back of the LCD was a lot more gaudy in it's appearance. While the glossy paint job on the 1730 does take on fingerprints readily it is a lot better looking, more inline with the looks of the black Vostro line.

Anway, it seems to be a general hit with others as almost everyone that's seen my new 1730 has felt the urge to tell me how good it looks. . . and that it's huge. . . because it is huge.
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post #25 of 90
12/25/08 at 9:26pm
different strokes i suppose
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post #26 of 90
12/29/08 at 11:51am
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Originally Posted by Tekara View Post
The 7900 GTX in my 1710 finally gave out and I also got a 1730 as a replacement. I can say from my experience that at high resolutions (1900x1200) the 8700 sli is worse than the 7900 GTX.

Called up XPS support and after going through the usual routine with one of the techs for an hour asked for a manager and I don't even think I was talking to him for more than a minute. He was a gamer and knew that the 7900 GTX was better and didn't hesitate one bit to upgrade me to the 8800's.

So I suppose the take home message is to ask for a manager.
man you are one lucky guy
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post #27 of 90
1/8/09 at 10:38am
Well, finally i got my replacement rig (specs in sig). Been playing with it for a week, must say i am really happy with the performance and overall feeling.
Great lappy, cod5 maxed out runs smooth as silk

attaching some pix...

The only problem is that there's no way to control the fans and i am a little worried about the idle gpu temps which hover around 70C.


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post #28 of 90
1/8/09 at 11:58am
i like the red!!

mine games like a pig... dell is being a pain about the 8800 upgrade
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post #29 of 90
1/8/09 at 12:03pm
i read somewhere today, that dell uk are offering the 8800gtx upgrade for like 450 bucks...
that might be a last resort option for you
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post #30 of 90
1/8/09 at 12:05pm
found the link :
http://forum.notebookreview.com/show....php?p=4259463
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post #31 of 90
1/8/09 at 5:22pm
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Originally Posted by mfractal View Post
Looks like an amazing deal. Under the FAQ, it says you can't ship overseas from the UK website, which could be a problem.
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post #32 of 90
1/8/09 at 10:41pm
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Originally Posted by mfractal View Post
i read somewhere today, that dell uk are offering the 8800gtx upgrade for like 450 bucks...
that might be a last resort option for you
yeah, probably wont work for me in the us though...
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post #33 of 90
1/9/09 at 6:17am
unless there's someone in uk you trust...
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post #34 of 90
1/9/09 at 11:38am
not for a while now, im not going to buy the 8800's if i can help it, i just need to actually talk with someone from dell who has the power to help. i also have 2 extra ac adapters and battery's i need updated for the 1730... that power brick is a pain to carry to work every day
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post #35 of 90
1/9/09 at 3:27pm
the power brick is a frikin monster!!
good luck talking to dell, if you'll be persistent i am sure you'll get what you want!
Report back
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post #36 of 90
1/9/09 at 10:05pm
i know, i hate how big this thing is!
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post #37 of 90
1/10/09 at 12:39pm
sell it and buy the new xps 16.
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post #38 of 90
1/10/09 at 11:34pm
That would be a terrible trade, the M86XT (aka HD 3670) is, at best, a mid-range card. It's on par with a single Nvidia 8700m; definitely not a system for gaming:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mob...70.9595.0.html
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post #39 of 90
1/11/09 at 12:44am
true. but if they dont upgrade him to the 8800. its a little more than a single 8700 on a smaller screen. also for what he can sell the 1730 for, he could get bluray, 4 gig ram, 500 gig hd. thats all. however, I REALLY want to see the 1730 replacement.
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post #40 of 90
1/11/09 at 3:49am
didn't dell quit producing gaming laptops and passed it to alienware ?
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