World of Warcraft Notebook: Horde or Alliance ~ Which One Are You?
December 5, 2007 at 08:43 AM
Source http://direct2dell.com ~ Lionel Menchaca, Digital Media Manager
If you registered at the teaser site, you should get an e-mail that looks like this one.
Today, Dell have started taking orders for the XPS M1730: World of Warcraft Edition from United States customers who signed up for the e-mail. The product will be available to other customers in the U.S. begininng on December 11.
Here's the deal. Dell have teamed with the folks at Blizzard Entertainment™ to create a product that allows fans of World of Warcraft® (WoW) to immerse themselves in the game. Dell's partnership started earlier this year in January when they auctioned off two custom WoW notebooks for charity. For this system, they wanted to go way beyond a custom appearance. How did the XPS team go about doing that? They started with the award-winning XPS M1730 and beefed up the minimum config. We'll start with the system itself, and will explain other things that come with every system a bit later.
This is a closer look.
Every system comes pre-loaded with the games themselves: World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade expansion pack. They'll also install all the major client patches for both games as well. They will continue to test and ship future patches pre-installed as they are released by Blizzard. Dell's goal is to get you into the game with as little effort as possible. Beyond that, it has lots of World of Warcraft content, including original artwork desktop wallpapers and screen savers.
There's a whole lot more to this than the system hardware. Everyone who orders this system will get three things: a Quest Envelope, a WoW backpack full of stuff and the system itself.
The Quest Envelope will come to you separate from the system via certified overnight mail. It contains the following:
Golden Ticket - This provides you an opprortunity to get a customized figurine of your WoW character through FigurePrints. FigurePrints will access you character's data through Blizzard's servers to create a custom 3D figure of your character, complete with weapons and armor you can choose.
Blizzard Beta Club Card - The code on the card registers you for Blizzard's Beta Club, which gives you access to five upcoming beta tests, starting with the Wrath of the Lich King.
Collector's Edition Account Upgrade Certificate - This allows you to upgrade your account to a collector's edition account, enabling you to get a special in-game pet.
The Orc box, which contains the hardware accessories like the binder with User's Manual, the notebook power adapter, custom XPS WoW mousepad, WoW t-shirt, etc. coming down the manufacturing line.
The WoW backpack is what comes in the Night Elf box. The backpack has the following things in it:
: This contains the retail versions of World of Warcraft and The Burning Crusade expansion pack. It also includes 
and 
, and the strategy guides for both games. 
