DELL Studio 17 Laptop (Dell Studio 17)

Member Name: Braevale

Product:	Dell Studio 17
Date:	18/07/09 (95 review reads)
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Advantages: Great screen. Good range of features, web cam and card reader

Disadvantages: Weight... very heavy

Got this laptop as a present at Christmas as I used my brothers so much.

Got a deal from tesco's which had it with a higher spec than normal. Also cheaper than you could get going via dell directly and customising..!

Has some great added on software like the moviemaker and the added web cam is great.

We used a lot on holiday as we downloaded our camera pictures just via the card reader that is installed. This was great as it freed up the camera for the next day and just used the one memory card.

This is used daily around the house from browsing (on wifi), streaming music, watching TV( added card installed) but the kids love it for watching DVD'd. The large 17" screen is great and the sound is good too.

Case is black- Matt finnished which is a pain as you can see everybodys finger prints on it. Would recommend a gloss finish if poss.
Very heavy so its not to be lugged around too much.

Boot up can be slow but shut down is very quick.

Came pre loaded with VISTA which took a little getting used to, but thankfully not had any problems with reported glitches.

Battery life can be used very quickly when watching DVD, but ours is usually connected directly to the mains.

Would happily get another one of these laptops.

Summary: Good laptop for general family entertainment

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