'Dell goes full-throttle with its latest XPS notebook, the M1730, which packs an Intel Core 2 Extreme X7900 processor, dual Nvidia graphics processors in an SLI configuration, and Ageia's PhysX controller, which theoretically makes games look more realistic than before.'
'new 17-inch high-performance gaming notebook'
'It's the first laptop ever to use a dedicated Ageia PhysX processing unit alongside two separate high-end graphics cards.'
'At a little more than 1 inch thick and weighing 3.6 pounds, it's certainly quite portable, but we've lately been spoiled by ultraportable laptops that break the 3-pound/1-inch barrier.'
'At a little more than 29mm thick and weighing 1.65kg, it's certainly quite portable, but we've lately been spoiled by ultraportable laptops that break the 1.3kg/25mm barrier.'
'The notebook is slim with a subtle wedge shape that tapers toward the front and it's 1.5" thick at the back and 1" thin at the front (the carbon fiber is 1.3" back and 0.90 inches front).'