710 h2c edition

Well, that's what they told us. The XPS H2C Edition Gaming Desktop not only looks the part, but also has a gullet stuffed with high-speed components and an elaborate two-part liquid cooling system.

The system uses a liquid-to-air heat exchanger that's similar to a car's radiator to remove most of the heat from the processor. Although they have made great strides with their XPS lineup of gamer oriented desktops and notebooks as of late. Many enthusiasts were concerned that Alienware would lose its identity as it was swallowed by the much larger Dell. Alienware gained fame for manufacturing systems single-mindedly designed to achieve the highest performance and has amassed a large following in the gaming community.

Dell, on the other hand, markets their own line of gamer-oriented computers with their XPS lineup, which began life as advanced configurations of the Dimension desktop line. Alienware traditionally catered to serious gamers, while Dell's XPS lineup was aimed at the casual crowd.

In recent times both companies have been reaching for the middle ground. Since Dell's XPS line is in direct competition with many of Alienware's products, the future of the product line was called into question when news of the merger first surfaced. Most of the fears and criticisms surrounding the merger have proved unfounded so far as Alienware now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dell and both companies are maintaining separate development tracks for their products.

Remove the battery by prying it out of its socket with your. Insert the new battery CR into the socket with the side. Replace the computer cover see Replacing the Computer. Enter system setup see System Setup and restore the settings you recorded in step 1.

Properly dispose of the old battery. We understand why Dell isn't waiting for Vista, as Nvidia hasn't finished its Vista graphics drivers for the GeForce cards yet.

That's the deal. Every time we mention to Dell and most other vendors, for that matter that we find the duration of this coverage to be insufficient, the response is usually, "So wait, do you want the price with three years of coverage? What we want is this price--this very, very high price--to include three years of support. The way it used to be. It appears we'll have to keep waiting for Dell and most of the rest of the industry to come back around. In the meantime, we will give Dell an extra point for its Dell Connect service, the remote-control tech support feature that gives a Dell tech direct control over your PC.

Along with HP and Gateway, who have similar features, Dell Connect continues to distinguish the large vendors from their smaller competition in terms of support. Dell's Web site has plenty of self-help resources as well. Find out more about how we test desktop systems. Rich Brown. Jan Limited memory bandwidth; no Blu-ray burner option.