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A lot of laptop gaming enthusiasts are accustomed with the top achievement machines from Alienware, Voodoo, and added ’boutique’ laptop companies. Dell, in an attack to access the bazaar laptop market, appear their XPS Gen 2 laptop. This apparatus combines the able GeForce Go 6800 Ultra cartoon agenda with the accepted Pentium M CPU in a almost failing 17" widescreen frame. The XPS is faster, lighter, and even acknowledgment with a best array activity than its Pentium 4 based competitors. The alone bolt actuality is that the starting amount of the XPS Gen 2 is an alarming $2,749. For those who can’t allow the XPS yet still admiration agnate performance, Dell aswell offers the Inspiron 9300. Using a agnate anatomy and alms ‘lower performance’ options, the Inspiron 9300 is an absurd value. The best allotment is that users still accept the advantage to baddest abounding able components, including the TrueLife WUXGA 17" LCD and the able 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 cartoon card, which alone lacks some alarm acceleration from the Go 6800 Ultra accessible in the XPS Gen 2.

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After upgrades, the Inspiron 9300 offers a lot of features for the money. The base model includes a Pentium M 730 (1.6 GHz), 256MB DDR2 533 RAM, 17′ WXGA screen, 40GB hard drive, 64MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 graphics, and CD-RW/DVD-ROM for $1499 before any discounts. However, after a few upgrades, the Inspiron 9300 really starts to shine. For a mere $150, you can exchange the low performance X300 graphics for the high-end NVIDIA Go 6800. For another $125, you can upgrade the midrange WXGA+ LCD to an amazing WUXGA TrueLife display. Combined with an integrated TV tuner upgrade for $160, the Dell Inspiron 9300 suddenly becomes a powerful and versatile desktop replacement laptop at an amazing price. Our particular configuration cost just over $2000 before any Dell discounts and you can see the full configuration on the next page. However, users on a budget should be aware that Dell frequently offers promotions that can truly make the Dell 9300 even more affordable.