Dell XPS M1810 laptop with Blu-ray

By: Stefan Hinum

Computer manufacturer Dell gave the Blu-ray optical disc format a boost with the introduction of its new XPS M1810 laptop computer. The laptop is capable of reading from and writing to Blu-ray discs.

Dell XPS M1710

Blu-ray discs are in improvement over older media formats because of their capacity to hold up to 50 gigabytes of data, more than five times the storage space of a dual-layer DVD. customers can store a complete, high-definition, feature-length film on a single Blu-ray disc. Blu-ray isn’t the only new, high-capacity optical disc format out there, though. It has been running largely neck-and-neck with HD DVD. The battle between the two formats is for overarching domination in the industry, but neither has yet managed to get a significant leg up on the other.

Features:

• processor: Intel Core 2 Duo
• video card: NVIDIA GeForce graphics
• RAM: up to 4 gigabytes of DDR2
• hard disc: up to 160 gigabytes
• price: 2700$

Comments:

• The Core 2 Duo is a successor of Core Duo and Core Solo with a longer pipeline and up to 20% speed increase without to spend more current. 64-Bit EM64T command upgrade and 2 or 4 MB L2 cache characterize this processor with its 291 millions transistors, which are finished in 65 nm.
• Dell is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and the number of notebook models, which are reviewed in German and English speaking countries. Some of these reviewed laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value relation.