We first saw the XPS 630 at CES and now it is official. As expected, the desktop is ATI CrossFire and NVIDIA SLI-ready and will support Intel’s Core 2 Quad and Core 2 Extreme processors on a nForce 650i SLI chipset. Dell give you the option to add up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM, 1TB of HDD space or an Blu-ray drive and AGEIA PhysX accelerator, and you’ll have plenty of space for your iPod with six total USB 2.0 ports, an optional 19-in-1 media card reader, gigabit Ethernet, audio in / out, FireWire and even PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors. FYI, it’s the first pre-fab PC to support the Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA), and you can buy one for as little as $1,249 right now.

In the big box:

NVIDIA nForce650 SLI Chipset
NVIDIA SLI Single/Dual Graphic options
ATI Crossfire Single/Dual Graphic options
Overclockable Intel Processors
OverclockableCorsair® DOMINATOR® Memory
750-watt Power Supply
4 Internal HDD bays (Up to 3 Factory-Installed)
4 DIMM slots
Two PCIe™ X16 Graphic slots
Light FX 2.0 (4 lighting zones)
AGEIA PhysX™ Accelerator option
Blu-ray Disc™ Drive option
Red and Black Bezel Color Choice

Dell announced Tuesday their plans to purchase the business email services company MessageOne for $155 million in cash. MessageOne’s software, which is delivered to customers over the Internet, helps companies manage and archive e-mail, minimize outages and prevent data losses, said Dell in a statement. MessageOne was co-founded by Dell’s Michael Dell with his brother Adam Dell and is owned in part by Impact Venture Partners and Impact Entrepreneurs Fund. If there is a deal, Michael Dell, his wife Susan and their children’s trust will receive about $12 million. Adam Dell will get about $970,000 and his parents will receive about $450,000.

Via Reuters

Dell’s newest laptop, soon to be announced Latitude E-series has been leaked. All we know at the time is it will weigh 4.25 pounds, come in 14.1-inch and 15.4-inch versions, and will have WXGA and WXGA+ LED backlit displays. We believe they will also feature DisplayPort, eSATA, and ExpressCard slots. More soon to come.