WidowPC taking aim at Dell in the hardcore gaming market with their Sting 517D laptop. In fact, they compare it directly to the Dell XPS M1710. Let’s see how they stack up shall we?
Sting 517D Specifications:
- Core 2 Duo Merom CPU
- nVidia 7950 GTX video card with 512MB DDR3 memory
- 17 inch up to 1900 x 1200 WUXGA+ LCD with ClearView SuperBrite Technology
- PCI-Express graphics technology
- Crucial Dual Channel DDR2 RAM
- SATA and Ultra ATA drives with command queuing
- Lifetime Tech Support from “real humans in America”
- Price: $2195
Dell XPS M1710 Specifications:
- Intel Core Duo (up to 2MB Cache, 2.0 GHz/667 MHz FSB)
- 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GTX
- 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM
- 100GB 7200rpm SATA
- 17-inch 1600×1200
- Price: $2299
Admittedly, I have never been a big fan of Dell. However, they have always put out quality gaming laptops, which at least kept me interested. If the Sting 517D is as good as it seems, perhaps even that will change.
Click on “Continue Reading to check out the WidowPC press release / more photos of the Sting 517D.
WidowPC Offers New Core 2 Duo Gaming Laptop That Free ‘Dell Hostages’ From Technology
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 22 /PRNewswire/ — WidowPC, the industry’s leading gaming laptop boutique announced today that they have launched a new Core 2 Duo gaming laptop that gives those seeking an alternative to mass produced laptops like the Dell XPS M1710 a solution. This gaming laptop sports the industry’s fastest gaming video card, the fastest Core 2 Duo CPU and up to 4 GB of high performance DDR2 RAM at a record setting price of $2195 –
more than $100 lower than Dell’s price.
“Many people believe that they don’t really have any other option than to buy from the ‘big business’ computer manufacturers,” said Joshua McClure, chief executive at WidowPC. “This high value proposition to holiday computer shoppers changes all that by showing people that there are family run companies that still care about individual customers and can offer the same or better features with a better price.”
In addition to award-winning American tech support for the life of the product, WidowPC’s dual core Sting 517D(TM) gaming laptop also features Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo Merom CPU, an NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7950 GTX video card with 512MB DDR3 memory, a 17-inch Wide Screen 1920 x 1200 WUXGA SuperBrite LCD, DVD-RAM technology, up to 4 GB of high speed DDR2 memory, 200 GB of fast SATA hard drive storage, high speed wireless, Bluetooth, TV tuner, memory card slots, multimedia connections, $400 in free software, and lifetime tech support from real humans in America. Pricing starts at $2,195 — roughly $100 less than Dell’s XPS product.
More information about WidowPC’s new dual core Sting 517D(TM) gaming laptop is available at http://www.widowpc.com/core2gaminglaptop.
