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Dell's $4500 WoW-themed XPS M1730 gaming notebooks are hot shit, even if you aren't into WoW: overclockable Intel Extreme Edition Core 2 Duo processors, NVIDIA SLI DX10 graphics cards, PhysX card, Full HD 17-inch widescreen, pre-loaded with WoW and Burning Crusade expansion, plus a plethora of other limited edition WoW merch. Check out a more thorough groping of the loot horde, the first hands-on video, and the full press release w/ all the specs after the jump.
In a quest to nail the greatest gaming experience ever, Dell and Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. TM have joined forces to bring gamers the XPSTM M1730 World of Warcraft® Edition notebook PC. The unique gaming notebook is available for purchase today by customers who pre-registered for early access during the "It Begins" quest. It will be available to all U.S. customers on Dec. 11 on www.dell.com/gaming.[Dell, DellVLog]The XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition is a fully equipped for battle. The system is emblazoned with custom World of Warcraft artwork, inside and out, that leaves no question as to purpose - pure, unadulterated gaming action. Exclusive rare bonus items and a World of Warcraft backpack filled to the brim with game-themed extras are also part of the unique experience.
"This truly legendary collaboration with Blizzard reinforces Dell's commitment to design excellence and dedication to delivering the best possible gaming experience," said Glen Robson head of XPS systems at Dell. "World of Warcraft players can now have the ultimate system to reflect their passion for the game."
Surprise, Delight, and Amaze
The level of detail that the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition delivers will delight and amaze any gaming enthusiast. In addition to a truly distinctive system, customers will receive a special Quest Envelope that contains access to truly epic items, like a Golden Ticket from FigurePrints, a company that creates custom figurines of players' individual World of Warcraft characters.
To help delve into the mysteries and surprises around the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition, Dell invited Randydeluxe Jordan of the popular World of Warcraft podcast The Instance, to be the first to un-box a new system. Check out Randy's response to the complete out-of-box-experience on direct2dell.com and www.delllounge.com.
Special XPS M1730 World of Warcraft content includes:
* Custom design featuring original art by Blizzard artists on LCD back, and Honor Badges on the wings
* World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft: The Burning CrusadeTM pre-loaded on system, including the latest content updates
* Original desktop background artwork and screensavers
* A World of Warcraft-themed backpack that includes:
Retail box copies of World of Warcraft, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and the Warcraft® Battle Chest , which includes with Warcraft III: Reign of ChaosTM and Warcraft III: Frozen ThroneTM
Latest Brady Games strategy guides for World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, Warcraft III and The Frozen Throne
World of Warcraft DVD with a behind-the-scenes look at "The Making of WoW"
* A special Quest Envelope that ships separately with exclusive rare items:
A Golden Ticket allowing customers to receive a special custom FigurePrint based on the actual World of Warcraft character that they play1.
An Account Upgrade Certificate enabling the upgrade of a World of Warcraft account1 to receive the Collector's Edition pets from both the original World of Warcraft Collector's Edition and the World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade Collector's Edition
A World of Warcraft Beta Club Card to enable customers to take part in upcoming public beta tests.Starting at $4,499 (USD), the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition system includes:
* Aggressive styling with backlit Honor Badges, touchpad and keyboard
* LightFX perimeter lighting for added immersion during game play
* Full-size keyboard with 10-key number pad to help navigate games
* AGEIA PhysX mobile processor and built-in Logitech® GamePanel LCD
* NVIDIA SLI graphics power and 512MB of dedicated video RAM with DirectX® 10 realism
* Optional over-clockable2 Intel® Extreme Edition CoreTM 2 Duo processor, up to 3.4GHz
* Optional dual RAID 7,200 RPM hard drives for fast access or even faster access with an optional 64GB solid state drive
* Full HD 17-inch widescreen and available Blu-ray DiscTM to provide the ultimate mobile viewing experience
* 7ms average display response time3 to ensure quick overall system performance
* Complete wireless connectivity with built-in Optional Mobile Broadband4, Wireless-N, Bluetooth, and Dell's exclusive Wi-Fi CatcherTM
* Built-in camera and digital array microphones to clearly see and flame the competition
* Dual headphone jacks, noise-isolating ear buds and a portable ExpressCard media remoteFor more information about the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook PC, visit www.youtube.com/dellvlog.
First-Class Service for XPS Customers
All XPS notebook computers feature Dell's first-class XPS service, which guarantees quick telephone access to Dell's best home-computer technicians and a 15-month subscription to virus and spyware protection. XPS notebooks purchased from Dell also include one year of LoJack for Laptops5 theft recovery service and one year of 10GB online storage and backup space with Dell DataSafe Online Backup. More information is at www.dell.com/firstclass.
Comments
"amazing opportunity".....? It's a freaking laptop...not an amazing opportunity.
I've been WOW free since April. Until a lappie does the grinding for you I'm staying sober.
I finally quit wow at the begining of the Summer, but my new job will have me home 1 week out of 3... I'm going to end up relapsing.
I've got to say, it's kind of funny that at the beginning he seems to take a dig at another unnamed company for spending too much time on packaging/etc. and then for the rest of the video proceeds to gush over every aspect of the packaging of this machine. It seems like he would come to the realization that "hey, maybe there is a reason that some companies are now focusing on doing nice packaging/etc.".
This is an enormous tool.
I have to say - $4,000 for a computer...that's a lot. Think of all the porn that could get you.
@HoldenCfld: This GUY is an enormous tool, and now so am I.
i gave up world of borecraft just because it was ummmm well, boring. walking around for a half-hour just to find a flower that lets you make a jacket. wooo-weee! talk about action packed (yaaaawwwwnnn). so now i will sit and wait for the pending nerd barrage...
And here we see the hinge... oh my god, I don't even know what to say. This.. it's just so beautiful, the way the brushed metal feels under my finger tips. Now three of my four girlfriends would absolutely go crazy for this. My fourth doesn't really enjoy computers but I think she'd at least appreciate the aesthetic appeal of it. My wife of course would have first access to it but I think she's going to fall in love with this power button here.
@SharkByte: Try going past lvl 10... it helps.
Yeah, but will it run OS X?
fascinating
Does anyone know if there is or will be an upgrade or expansion for Diablo 11? I like the game and have tried most Characters. I am playing Barbarian now with two swords and he give a good kicking.
Time for Blizzard to do something for us die hard Diablo fans.
@D-Rock78: A $200 budget PC and broadband could get me all the porn I want... but it can't get me a dual-core processor or SLI DX10 graphics...
How do people who spend 80 hours a week pretending to be a female elf afford a $4500 laptop?
... oh, and to the author, I think you mean 'hoard' and not 'horde' in the first paragraph...
That said, "For the Horde"
Anyone think that was Will Riker before you started watching?
I expected him to start crying once he opened the box. Maybe it's just me, but I find a man in his late 30's talking about PvP and being a healer to be quite disturbing.
I gave up WoW 2 yrs ago, yet I want this....
I listen to this guy's WoW podcast. He doesn't always sound like such a tool but I'll sadly admit that he comes close. :(
After watching the whole thing I take that back. I was wrong. He is a total tool.
This guy is a toolbelt. Randomly skipping my way through the video, then landing upon a scene of him astounded by the quality of the... cardboard..... just is a little too much for me.
why does he keep acting like he doesn't know what's in it
even after taking out one of the first pieces of paper that showed the laptop
he needs some caffeine or something.
I could only take a minute of Senor Douchebag, and had to stop when he started creaming pants over the amazing, intricately-designed -=envelope=-.
I think I would rather watch the Andy Milonakis "mod" clip again.
I've got a golden ticket... What he doesn't have, apparently, is much of a life if he is that impressed by manufactured paper. I, too, could not finish more than about 2 minutes of the first video. Absolute tool.
@SkyLab: HA! Manufactured paper? I guess I forgot there is no naturally occurring paper.
I wonder, what sorts of things is he wanting do with those boxes?
The whole package that comes with the laptop seems tempting.
But those 3 videos... I just couldn't handle it. This is not the fucking second comming of Jesus Christ damn it.
It's just a laptop with a game on it. That's it. Repeat after me.
Get a life or something.
@rustynails30: It's you. If someone is in their 30's that means they've been gaming since Pong... the world's first FPS'er.
wow, looks like a nice lapyop, wonder how good of a battery life it has and how it does on a sock test?
Guess I'll do the honors... "yes, but will it blend?" and yeah, it can play WoW, but can it play Doom?
The comments about this guy are way too funny. "Oh, a heavy box - this is VERY nice."
All nice, (if someone dropped one off on my doorstep, it wouldn't freeze to death like the baby did) but is it rocketproof?
This would be sweet! Nice to have it all in one little package.
Although DirectX10 SLI-Enabled graphics and 512mb is just vague enough to not tell me what card(s)? they are. What is it? Is 2 cards, or just "enabled" for 2 cards?
My main issue is you could buy this whole set up, except a little faster, for less than half if you just NewEgg'd the parts and put together a desktop.
Dual 8700m Gts graphics cards with 256mb
Its 2 cards on one board
.... but this is a laptop..? But actually its not supposed to be put on your lap, Its a "portable". Because the vents are on the bottom of the massive thing
And it looks like the liscenced technology from Logitech, because the little monitor in the keyboard is practically identical to the readouts i get with my Logitech G15
Arthas!? Arthas!? Or, "any number of different characters," as he put it?
That poster had Illidan Stormrage on it! Illidan the Betrayer! ILLIDAN! Y'know, the Night Elf demon hunter who absorbed the Fel magic of the Skull of Gul'dan, thereby becoming a demon? Brother of Malfurion Stormrage? The ruler of the Black Temple, lording over both Lady Vashj's Naga and Kael'thas Sunstrider's Blood Elves?
And this guy thinks it's Arthas?
GHAA! WTF kind of unboxing is this? Why didn't Dell get an enthusiastic Blizzard fanboy instead of this boring, monotonous drone?
I only registered so I can say this guy is the biggest douche I've ever seen. "I've always wondered why when I buy things, they dont speak more to me directly"..are you f'ing kidding me?
SETP 1: Cut a hole in the box...
What an absolutely massive waste of money it will be if you buy this to play WoW, which can run at full detail at any resolution on a mid-range machine.
I just want a computer that can play Orange Box please =0(
@FriendlyRobot: lololol and thats the way you do it.
@disposibleinterloper:
Come on, He's a casual player.
Didn't you hear him going on about pets?
I bet he hasn't stepped into Kara let along BT.
But yeah, what does it say about a reviewer is supposidly a fan and can't recognize the most hyped character of the expansion.
Especially with the "You are not prepared" comments everywhere.
@godai:
I love pets too. Heck, if I found out I got an exclusive pet, I'd also be going on about it. I'd probably cream myself on the spot if it'd be Murky.
That said, forget Kara. Hell, forget all of the Outland instances, and everything down to and below URBS. I doubt he's ever done Mara, or even SM. Hell, I bet WC and VC would be pushing it.
@disposableinterloper:
Though I sort of wonder how much I could actually get the system for if i chop shop the package.
I already have the 2 CE's so I could sell that upgrade. I could sell the art books and strategy guide but only for a few books. since everything was already in the CEs.
I bet the beta card also has either a murky or the costume on it.
I'd sell the figure gift cert.
If i'm lucky with the tcg packs might be able to get 20-60 bucks if you get one or two of the scratch cards.
Of course this would probably only knock off 500-600 on the price.
Its still too pricy for me. Especially since I bought an e1705 last year. Oh well.
Maybe if they had a cheaper desktop special edition.
The pet alone can fetch you a pretty penny. I remember seeing Murky cards selling for $800+ on eBay following that BlizzCon. While this pet might not be quite as kickass, toss in the chance to get in on a Blizzard beta and you've got a pretty nice slice off the price of that laptop.
On an unrelated note, the only thing more awesome than Murky would be a mage-exclusive unicorn mount. The Outland version can have spectral wings. Hey, it's only fair that I get a class-exclusive mount too, and to make up for it, a class-exclusive flying mount with it...