Dell introduces Blu-ray enabled multimedia notebook
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Dell introduces Blu-ray enabled multimedia notebook
Author: Richard Schouw
Publication: 12/12/2006 2:00 AM
News type: Product news
Source: Dell
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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.







