Dell introduces Blu-ray enabled multimedia notebook

Dell introduced Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme-performance XPSTM M1710 consumer notebook computer.

This enhancement furthers Dell's strategy to offer customers PCs that can function as a single platform for a compelling digital entertainment throughout the home.

 

Configured with Blu-ray technology, the XPS M1710 supports read/write capabilities across CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc media. Using Blu-ray Disc technology, M1710 users can burn up to 50GB of data or author up to 50GB of theater-quality video on a single piece of media.

Key Benefits of the Dell XPS M1710 Blu-ray-enabled Notebook:

• High picture quality at 48 Mbps and up to 1,080p high-definition resolution

• Offers up to 7.1 channels of uncompressed surround sound and options for up to 32 audio streams for cinematic sound

• Backwards compatibility with CD and DVD, which enables DVD and CD movie playback, DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring and CD, DVD and BD data burning

• First Blu-ray Disc system to meet logo requirements for nVidia PureVideo technology

• Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 and Intel Core 2 Duo T7600G (2.33GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) processors

• nVidia GeForce Go 7950 GTX graphics processing unit with 512MB

• Up to 4 GB1 667 MHz DDR2 memory

• Serial ATA hard drive up to 160 GB2

This holiday season, customers worldwide can purchase Dell XPS M1710 notebooks configured with Blu-ray technology. Pricing starts at approximately US$3,699.