CES 2006 - Day 1: Dell's 30" Display, Quad SLI, WUSB and more
by Anand Lal Shimpi on January 6, 2006 4:20 AM EST- Posted in
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Intel Centrino Duo, by Dell
Dell also showed off their Inspiron E1705, their first and currently their only Centrino Duo based notebook. As the name implies, the notebook features a 17" widescreen display and an Intel Core Duo processor (single core versions will also be available). It is currently offered with either a T2500 (2.0GHz) or a T2400 (1.83GHz) Core Duo processor.
Although Dell is supposed to be shipping immediately, their online store doesn't have a preliminary ship date listed when you go to configure a machine.
Dell gave us a demo of the Inspiron E1705 with its new Dell MediaDirect 2.0 instant-on feature. Basically within 12 seconds of starting MediaDirect 2.0 you have full access (via a pre-OS environment) to any device connected to the notebook. That includes USB drives, media cards, the DVD drive and even the entire internal hard drive (as well as any external drives). With access to all of these devices you can view pictures, watch movies (any format that is supported by Windows Media Player) and listen to non-DRM protected music.
The MediaDirect 2.0 interface is very media center like and designed to minimize the amount of time needed to get your notebook up and running to a state where it can function as a portable media player.
We are expecting to have our review sample of the Inspiron E1705 in the next week or two.
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bob661 - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
The basic Dell XPS 600 costs over $4000. I'm thinking this will be pretty close to a $10,000 system.bob661 - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
True indeed but you really won't see much difference in framerates without some insanely high resolution monitor.jvrobert - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
nonsense.. Try playing F.E.A.R at 1600x1200 with everything turned on on any current video card.bob661 - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
Forgot about FEAR. I wonder if that game would become CPU limited. I'd like to see some benchies.at80eighty - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
..and Dell debuted their 30"er - coincidence?MrSmurf - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
Ironic that Dell would showcase such a computer which is obviously targeted at hardcore PC user but hardcore PC users wouldn't buy a Dell.Deinonych - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
Not only that, but until they start putting AMD procs in their boxes, they'll never have *any* credibility with gamers. Even then, I don't think their "target market" would consider a pre-built box anyway. Sounds like another still-born idea by a bunch of MBAs that don't know anything about the DIY/gamer set.Pass.
Bonesdad - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
no matter how fast it is...it's fugly as heck.Why do manufacturers put PC users on a level with guys who pimp out their pickups and vans?
at80eighty - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
while 'fugly' is debateable - to me, the last pic on page 2 - of the rig in flames , is frickin perfect on two levels1) Blazing performance
2) Reminds you that you'll need a fire hydrant handly in case that baby blows up :-)
at80eighty - Friday, January 6, 2006 - link
i have NO clue how that happened - mods please delete repeated entries