Dell Makes Its XPS M1710 Notebook Blu-ray-enabled

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Dell unveils Blu-ray Disc technology into its product line, offering the next-generation optical disc format as an option on the extreme- performance XPS 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. Blu-ray Disc technology offers significant advancements for customers requiring high-definition content and storage for archiving large amounts of data and digital content. For instance, a Blu-ray Disc supports playback of high-definition feature-length films and offers the highest optical disc capacity - up to 50GB, - or more than five times the capacity of a dual-layer DVD.

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 authoring and CD, DVD and BD data burning;
- First Blu-ray Disc system to meet logo requirements for NVIDIA PureVideo technology which delivers the ultimate HD experience on a PC;
- 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 delivers vivid realism in the latest games at extreme HD;
- Up to 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 memory;
- Serial ATA hard drive up to 160 GB.

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