Our review model came with the following options, bringing the price up to $2,438 as configured from a base of $899.
- Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)
- Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 4MB L2, 800MHz FSB)
- Mobile Intel P965 Express Chipset
- Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)
- 2GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (maximum capacity 4GB)
- 320GB Total Space (160GB x 2, option no longer offered at the time of this writing)
- 8x DVD (+/-R double layer) drive
- 17.0" diagonal widescreen TrueLife TFT LCD display at 1920x1200 (WUXGA, Glossy)
- 256MB nVidia GeForce Go 8600M GT
- 2.0 megapixel webcam
- Bluetooth version 2.0 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
- ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and Express Card/54)
- 5-in-1 media card reader
- VGA out
- Mic/Headphone connectors
- IEEE-1394 (FireWire)
- Five USB 2.0 ports
- Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 15.5" x 11.5" x 1.7"
- Weight: 7.62 Advertised, 8lbs 13.2oz actual w/ 9-cell battery
- 90W (19V x 4.62A) 100-240V AC adapter (1lb 1.4oz)
- 9-cell (85Wh) Lithium Ion battery (1lb 1oz)
- 1-Year Standard Limited Warranty
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This Dell 17" laptop is a great performer and extremely well built laptop structurally. It seems to be built well enough to be thrown around in day to day use, and hold up throughout an entire college career. It will roll with the punches, and probably hurt your fist in the process. The only problems I found which don’t relate directly to the function of the laptop are the peeling paint, which should hopefully be worked out as production goes on in the upcoming months. Dell has mentioned paint quality problems with this new design, and how they were working to improve the painting process. Counting out that problem this is a great laptop, and I hope Dell continues on this trend of well built, affordable machines.
Pros:
- Very tough structure and underbody.
- Strong gaming performance with the 8600M GT
- Excellent battery life for a 17" notebook
- Bright and Vivid LCD with excellent viewing angles
Cons:
- Paint defects out of the box
- HD Bay cover has some play, making loud clacking noises
- No plaid paint option ... they offer every other color after all.
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