Dell unveils Pentium 4 Extreme Edition notebook

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Dell today unveiled a notebook based o_n Intel's expensive Pentium 4 Extreme Edition. The machine follows o_n the heels of much-maligned PC supplier Liebermann, which announced just such a system of its own late last year.The Inspiron XPS will features the upcoming 3.4GHz P4EE, though you can also choose o_ne based o_n the (cheaper) vanilla 3.4GHz P4. Each model has a 128MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 to power its 15.4in display, 512MB to 2GB of 400MHz DDR SDRAM, a 7200rpm 60GB or 5400rpm 80GB hard drive, and a DVD+RW, +R drive.The graphics card is removable, and Dell is offering an upgrade option which will see the company send an engineer round to your home to swap out the 9700 with a more advanced part as and when o_ne becomes available.For LAN parties, the XPS contains a Gigabit Ethernet port and a 56Kbps modem. Dell is offering a variety of Wi-Fi adaptors and Bluetooth support as optional extras.

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