The XPS™ M1730 World of Warcraft® Edition notebook PC has been announced by Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) and Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.™ as an attempt to provide gamers the most amazing gaming experience. Custom-designed content is provided by the World of Warcraft-Themed Notebook. The personalizations include Faction Allegiance, Choosing Horde or Alliance. Customers who have registered for early access during the “It Begins” quest can already purchase this original gaming notebook. U.S. customers can also purchase it beginning with the 11th of December by visiting www.dell.com/gaming.
The unique notebook is entirely equipped for battle. World of Warcraft artwork has been used to customize the system in its entirety, leaving thus a clear message regarding its purpose, anmely that of gaming. In addition, gamers are also offered unique bonus items and a World of Warcraft backpack filled with game-themed extras.
Glen Robson, the head of XPS systems at Dell, said: “This truly legendary collaboration with Blizzard reinforces Dell’s commitment to design excellence and dedication to delivering the best possible gaming experience. World of Warcraft players can now have the ultimate system to reflect their passion for the game.”
Even the most passionate gamer will be overwhelmed by the level of detail provided by the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition. A unique Quest Envelope will also be offered to customers. Epic items such as a Golden Ticket from FigurePrints (a company that creates custom figurines of players’ individual World of Warcraft characters) can be accessed trough this Quest Envelope.
Randydeluxe Jordan of the popular World of Warcraft podcast The Instance was the first to give his insight on the new notebook provided by Dell. His opinion can be viewed at direct2dell.com and www.delllounge.com .
Among the content items provided by the unique XPS M1730 World of Warcraft are included custom designed art provided by Blizzard artists, including Honor Badges on the wings; World of Warcraft and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade(TM) pre-loaded on system, with updates included; exquisite 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(R) Battle Chest, which includes Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos(TM) and Warcraft III: Frozen Throne(TM); the most recent Brady Games strategy guides for World of Warcraft, The Burning Crusade, Warcraft III and The Frozen Throne and a World of Warcraft DVD with a behind-the-scenes look at "The Making of WoW".
The special Quest Envelope includes the previously mentioned Golden Ticket that allows customers to receive a special custom FigurePrint based on their World of Warcraft character. In addition an Account Upgrade Certificate that gives customers 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 is also provided. Moreover, customers also receive a World of Warcraft Beta Club Card allowing them to take part in upcoming public beta tests.(1)
The XPS M1730 World of Warcraft Edition system's price starts at $4,499. This notebook 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 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 time3 to ensure quick overall system performance
- Complete wireless connectivity with built-in Optional Mobile Broadband,4 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
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