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Dell drops two new XPS models; one big, one small
Dell introduced two new XPS machines yesterday: one of them is the diminutive M1210, packing an (optional) 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 TurboCache graphics solution into a 4-1/2 pound package. All right, not too shabby, but that's not what the hardcore PC gamers are interested in, now is it? They want to hear about Dell's new, enormous, XPS 700 desktop. Dell's XPS 700 desktops pack some serious power, but at what cost? This thing sizes up to 21.86" x 8.6" x 24.25" making it, volumetrically, 74707 cm^3. That's about 8.5 times as large as a PS3! I checked the math ... twice! Alright, so it's not winning any performance per cubic centimeter contests anytime soon, but the XPS 700 isn't supposed to be a pint-sized pixie. Think of it as the sort of computer that will not only run Doom III really well but look like it had a cameo in the game. Outfitted with a bunch of red LEDs and optional Quad-SLI, this thing is sure to melt your eyeballs, both literally and figuratively.[Via Engadget]Read - XPS M1210 LaptopRead - XPS 700 Desktop
Dell pretends to understand gamers
Remember back in December when we wrote about Dell bundling so much useless software with their machines that it could be considered bloatware? According to the same guys who reported the problem, Dell are making efforts to clean up their act. On select XPS machine there is now effectively a "no-bloatware" option with no AOL installation, no “media jukebox” and no free ISP options.We're still not satisfied, for the following reasons: Why "select XPS machines"? Yeah, we know how cut-throat the profit margins are in the PC industry, but isn't Dell's XPS range supposed to be a premium product? As far as I can tell, the option is only available on XPS 400 and 600 systems, not the XPS 200 machines (which are priced identically to the XPS 400 PCs). Bad wording. Dell's wording of the option makes it seem as if consumers will be missing out by taking the option. "Now with limited pre-installed software" doesn't sound too appealing to the average consumer unaware of the fact that pre-installed software means the software equivalent of garbage. More bad wording. When you actually get to configuring your machine, the site offers you "no pre-installed software [included in price]". Gee, thanks Dell for not charging us for non-existent software! Even more bad wording. The banner "You Spoke, We Listened" means nothing to anyone that hasn't read about this issue previously.
