Dell Unveils Ultimate World of Warcraft Laptop

Dell has announced the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition notebook PC, a special laptop tailored specifically for WoW fans. The computer will come pre-loaded with WoW and the expansion, The Burning Crusade. Gamers can choose artwork for either the Alliance or the Horde to adorn their system, along with original desktop art and screensavers. The package will also come with a special WoW backpack filled with other Warcraft-related goodies. Starting price for the laptop begins at $4,499. You can check out full details for the PC after the break.

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 Crusade™ 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 Chaos™ and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne™
  • 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 play. ^[i]
  • 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.¹

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-clockable ^[ii] Intel®Extreme Edition Core™ 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 Disc™ to provide the ultimate mobile viewing experience

· 7ms average display response time ^[iii] to ensure quick overall system performance

• Complete wireless connectivity with built-in Optional Mobile Broadband, ^[iv] Wireless-N, Bluetooth, and Dell’s exclusive Wi-Fi Catcher™
• 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 remote

For 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 Laptops ^[v] 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.

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