Dell XPS 17 3D Outshines Competition in 3D Laptops

By Janice McDuffee Y... on Mon, 2011-10-10 04:10

The San Francisco Chronicle has released its latest list of top 3D laptop innovations via CNET reviews, and among the list is non other than the Dell XPS 17 3D.

In fact, among the list of four, Dell’s XPS 17 3D scored the highest.

Reviewers have found the model to be not only a power desktop replacement, but an aesthetically pleasing one to boot as CNET’s reviewer describes it as “upscale-looking.”

The features of this 3D laptop are not for the average office user. This is a multimedia hub ideal for intensive applications like gaming or other multimedia streaming.

And before organizations go for an all out purchase, they may want to consider renting the Dell XPS 17 3D to see if its performance fills their expectations.

The processing power is of the latest Intel i7, quad-core Sandy Bridge technology. It’s display is large enough for PC-gamers at 17.3-inches with a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. The display also boasts a 120Hz refresh rate with an IR emitter for stereoscopic 3D capabilities via Nvidia’s 3D Vision platform.

The laptop also features the benefit of HDMI data transfer to a 3DTV, allowing games to watch 3D video or play 3D games, “a potential draw for fans of PC-only games such as StarCraft II,” wrote CNET reviewer Dan Ackerman.

Other 3D laptops that made the Chronicle’s list include: the Sony Vaio VPC-F215FX/BI; Toshiba Quosmio F755-3D290 Glass-Free 3D and HP Envy 17 3D. All of these models received a review of 3.5 stars out of five, giving them a rating of “very good.” The Dell XPS 17 3D, however, received a review of 4 stars out of five, giving the laptop a rating of “excellent.”