A very solid and reliable laptop (Dell Inspiron 1720)

Member Name: sacwhh22

Product:	Dell Inspiron 1720
Date:	03/11/09 (19 review reads)
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Advantages: Dell just install confidence

Disadvantages: None

I have just bought one of these to replace my rather dead, and always quite unreliable Acer laptop. I have been using my new Dell for around 3 weeks now and can only say its great!

To start with the screen - it's a very crisp and stunning picture at all times, which I have noticed both when watching films and looking at pictures, but in particular when working on documents or webpages with quite a lot of writing - I no longer have to squint because everything is so much sharper.

The sound is also very nice - although little of my laptop usage needs sound, those occasions that I do want to watch a dvd or listen to a cd it is nice to have not only a good quality sound, but also a decent volume capability. My Acer on maximum volume just wasn't quite enough!

The keyboard and general layout seems to be very sensible and nothing gets in my way - for example my last laptop the keys on the left were just a little close to the edge and my hand wouldn't rest on the machine - no such problem with the dell!

The software all seems good and reliable - well worth taking the time to remove things you don't want to use when you first get it though. There were only a couple of things but it did make it a little slower - but at least it didn't have dozens of useless programmes pre-installed like the last one!

It seems to have a very decent built in wireless modem that has a very stable connection. The boot up and shut down is very quick and quiet. And a nice little touch if you put it to sleep, it automatically kicks back to life when you open the screen,

Overall this so far seems to be a very nicely made laptop!

Oh, the extra colour options are cool too, mine is red and it looks lovely!

Summary: A sensible choice for non-techy people

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