Dell XPS M1730 Review - HotHardware
A review of the Dell XPS M1730 mobile gaming Notebook has been published over at HotHardware. 'As you would expect, just about every 17" laptop has roughly the same width and depth, with the main difference being thickness. The M1730 is no exception, but its styling gives the illusion that the chassis is larger than it really is. Many laptops (e.g. most ASUS and Toshiba models) feature a wedge-like design where the front is significantly thinner than the back to give the illusion of thinness. Another trick to further enhance the illusion is to make the edges of the laptop as thin as possible, either through rounding, tapering or cutting out areas. However, the M1730 forgoes any illusion of thinness by featuring a relatively uncompromising rectangular shape that is equally thick all the way around. This causes the M1730 to appear bulkier compared to other 17" laptops like the Toshiba X205 despite actually being similar in thickness (2.1" vs 2").'