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Product name	Dell XPS M1730 (Core 2 Extreme T7700 Processor 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM)	Acer Aspire 5920G (Core 2 Duo T7300 Processor 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM)	Toshiba Qosmio G40 (Core 2 Duo T7300 Processor 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM)	BenQ JoyBook S41 (Core 2 Duo T7100 Processor 1.8GHz, 1GB RAM)	Asus G2S (Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM)
Editors' ratings (How we rate)	8.4 Excellent	6.8 Very good	7.9 Excellent	7.1 Very good	7.3 Very good
Review Summary	When most desktops replacements tend to target power users or entertainment seekers, the Dell XPS M1730 makes no bones about being a gaming machine. At under S$4,000 for the base configuration with dual graphics cards, it offers great value for the gaming community.	The Aspire 5920 is a candidate for the ugliest laptop of the year. It's smeared in enough grey to put British skies to shame, and has had some absolutely awful design touches. But the rest of the laptop is a very good one. It's fast, feature-packed and is excellent value for money.	Like its predecessor, the Qosmio G30, Toshiba's flagship multimedia desktop replacement offers a complete suite of entertainment features. But unlike its forebear, the Qosmio G40 is based on a new, slimmer design with a couple of tricks up its sleeve.	As possibly the only 14.1-inch machine to hold the powerful Nvidia GeForce 8600M GS graphics card, the JoyBook S41 offers fantastic performance for a portable unit. If only it had dedicated multimedia buttons and better internal speakers.	ASUS offers up a respectable 17-inch gaming rig with the ASUS G2S. Its good looks, however, are offset by uninspired gaming performance.
User ratings	9 Spectacular (from 2 users)	9.4 Spectacular (from 34 users)	No ratings yet Rate it now	9 Spectacular (from 2 users)	9.3 Spectacular (from 6 users)
List price	List price as of Oct 31, 2007: S$4644.89	List price as of Jun 1, 2007: S$2698	List price as of Aug 7, 2007: S$5299	List price as of Jul 11, 2007: S$2099	List price as of Jan 7, 2008: S$3988
Basic product specifications
Centrino	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Toshiba Quad Core HD processor	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Processor speed	2.4GHz	2GHz	2GHz	1.8GHz	2.2GHz
Processor	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo	Core 2 Duo
Amt of RAM	2048 MB	2048 MB (max 4096 MB)	2048 MB (max 4096 MB)	1024 MB	2048 MB (max 2048 MB)
Hard drive	200 GB	160 GB	400 GB	120 GB	200 GB
Optical drive	DVD writer	DVD Super Multi writer	HD-DVD	DVD Super Multi	DVD SuperMulti Writer with LightScribe
Intel Turbo Memory	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Infrared	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Graphics hardware	Dual Nvidia Geforce 8700M GT	Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT	Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT	Nvidia GeForce Go 8600M GS	Nvidia Geforce 8600M GT
Diagonal screen size	17.1 inch	15.4 inch	17 inch	14.1 inch	17 inch
TV tuner	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Yes	No	No
FM Tuner	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
Weight w/battery	4.81 kg	3 kg	4.8 kg	2.05 kg	kg
Warranty	One year XPS Premier Service with CompleteCover	One-year international warranty	One-year international warranty	Info unavailable	Two-year international and one-year local warranty
Screen resolution (max)	1,920 x 1,200	1280 x 800	1,920 x 1,200	1,280 x 800	Info unavailable
Wireless LAN	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Webcam	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Hybrid graphics	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
GPS	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	Info unavailable
See full specifications	Dell XPS M1730 (Core 2 Extreme T7700 Processor 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM)	Acer Aspire 5920G (Core 2 Duo T7300 Processor 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM)	Toshiba Qosmio G40 (Core 2 Duo T7300 Processor 2.0GHz, 2GB RAM)	BenQ JoyBook S41 (Core 2 Duo T7100 Processor 1.8GHz, 1GB RAM)	Asus G2S (Core 2 Duo T7500 Processor 2.2GHz, 2GB RAM)
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