Dell has just updated its Precision M90 laptop and added the new nVidia Quadro FX 3500M graphics engine to the configuration. According to the press release, Quadro FX 3500M features a 512MB of DDR2 memory, a 256-bit memory interface, up to 38.4GB/s memory bandwidth, up to 2GB/s pixel read back, and support for both OpenGL and DirectX. Furthermore, nVidia also claimed that Quadro FX mobile solutions features will be the same as nVidia workstation solutions for desktops, including 12-bit sub-pixel precision and full 32-bit floating point precision.

Dell Precision M90 laptop itself comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, a 120GB of SATA hard drive, and a 17-inch widescreen display. It is preloaded with Microsoft Windows XP Profession operating system with the option to later upgrade to Windows Vista Business for just $10. The lowest configuration on the series is retailed for $3,053.

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