Dell E1705 (Inspiron) to XPS M1710 Conversion

[dme92189]

I disliked some aspects of the E1705, and loved the XPS M1710 all around, but I did not want to spend the extra $ on it. So, after a little bit of ebaying, and some careful internal work, I present my humble mod.

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The LEDs are powered through one of the rear USB ports, nothing special there. 🙂

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I love that cover!!

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Unfortunately, the front speaker casing comes so close to the actual speakers that even these tiny LEDs cannot fit between that gap, so I am unable to produce that nice uniform effect the XPS LEDs have, but I still like it!

Tell me what you think! Its by no means perfect but I think its pretty cool for my first laptop mod!

My specs are:
Dell Inspiron M1705 😛
Core 2 Duo T5300 1.73GHz
2GB 533MHz RAM
7900GS 600/1600 1.24V
17" WUXGA Samsung screen
DVD-RW, Silly Creative software sound thing, etc.

 

[mercanucaribe]

You WANTED the LEDs??

 

[trmiv]

So you riced out your laptop? Do the XPS badges add an extra 500 Mhz of power?

 

[zig3695]

Originally posted by: trmiv
So you riced out your laptop?

aaaaaaahhhhhh HAHAHAHAHAHAhahahahaaaaa!!! 😀 thats hilarious man

 

[dme92189]

Oh yea, because when you get an XPS, you are a guaranteed hardcore gamer, its not like some people think it looks cool... lol

 

[IlllI]

how about some leds under the keyboard? to illuminate the keys? if thats even possible?

 

[abhong]

nice!

still havent the gutz to rip out a lappy... but i saw a CPU mag recently that had issue on DIY lappies.... hmm....

like DELL's warranty is of any value but...

um... what did this MOD do to your warranty?

😉