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Dell Aims for Gamers with XPS M1710

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the send-review-hardware-and-beer dept.

Mr Tits writes "Dell moved to solidify its position in the lucrative gaming market yesterday by launching the XPS M1710, a dual-core processor system designed to let gamers simultaneously play three-dimensional games while encoding music or scanning for viruses. "

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  1. I don't get it. by the_humeister · · Score: 2, Interesting

    What's the point of XPS now that they've acquired Alienware? Now they can just focus the Dell brand on business and home users with Alienware going towards gamers. I'm sure I'm missing something here...

  2. Mike Dell knows his market by stlhawkeye · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I had the opportunity to meet Mr. Dell last fall and he mentioned several times that gaming is a major motivation for PC purchases. He said something like, "I think we've sold more World of Warcraft machines in the last year than anything else," in reference to residential sales. He struck me as very savvy, very aware of his market and his products, and how to stay ahead of the pace. I was unsurprised when Dell acquired Alienware.

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    "I have never won a debate with an ignorant person." -Ali ibn Abi Talib
  3. Re:What? by TheMoonRat · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Here in the UK I actually got an advert from PC World taken off air due to this. The advert showed an image of a progress bar in internet explorer going really fast whilst the voice talked about "faster internet" due to this new faster intel chip. 1 complaint later, (and several months) I got a letter back saying that the complaint was upheld. Thats my little bit done to help protect the average joe. \o/

  4. Overlaping product lines are profitable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    When a company has different divisions that cater to different markets, it is often profitable to overlap the product lines somewhat because of people's brand loyalties. For example Honda and Acura are the same company. Acura makes faster, more luxurious cars while Honda makes cheaper more practical vehicles. However Honda still makes the Civic Si, a compact sports car, which competes directly with the Acura RSX. The fact is that some people are loyal to Honda and some are loyal to Acura, and having a very similiar product in both brands is good business.