Dell Inspiron E1705 PC Notebook Review

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ballhawkdawk
Overton, TX

Did Dell take a step back on this model?

a techie

MAY

2008

In all, the Dell brand of laptop is a quality machine and has been one of the best on the market for a few years now. They do use cheaper parts in their computers to give the consumer a less-expensive product, but, in the competitive world of computer part manufacturing, most parts perform at about the same level. Therefore, Dell products are typically a sound investment.

Although Dell products are usually good buys, there are a few things that bother me about this particular model....

1. Unless you check your email and play solitare ONLY, this laptop is going to run choppy, at best. The 1gb of RAM is simply not enough to run Vista, that is, unless you plan on staring at the screen all day.

2. 100 gb hard drive is well below the standard for todays laptops. And, with the cost of upgrading a laptop hard drive, its better just to get a larger one to begin with.

3. Unless you plan on having this power-hungry plugged into an AC outlet at all times, the battery will run down in the blink of an eye because of the 17" screen and the non-mobile processor.

My advice: spend a few extra dollars and get a machine that will perform up to what you would expect from a new, state-of-the-art laptop computer.

Last edited on Oct 15, 2009

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Brand Name	Dell
Product Name	Inspiron E1705 PC Notebook
Laptop Type	PC Laptops Windows Vista
Laptop Weight	6 - 7 lb. Unsure
Product Features	Bluetooth Brightview Display Built-in Speakers Built-in WiFi DVD/CD reader/burner Firewire Drive Intel Processor Other programs Photoshop Webcam Widescreen Display windows Vista Home Premium
Key Features	Display 17 in. WXGA+ TFT Active Matrix Mobile Technology Intel Centrino Mobile Technology Installed Memory 512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM) Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Family Line Dell Inspiron Laptop Type Desktop Replacement
Processor	Processor Manufacturer Intel Processor Type Core 2 Duo
Memory	Installed RAM 512 MB RAM Technology DDR2 SDRAM Max Supported RAM 2 GB RAM Speed 667 MHz Installed Cache Memory 2048 KB
Hard Drive	Storage Controller Type Serial ATA
Display	Display Size 17 in. Display Tech WXGA+ TFT Active Matrix Screen Size 17 in.
Video	Graphic Processor Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 950 Graphic Bus Interface PCI Express
Operating System	Platform PC Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Networking	Data Link Protocol Ethernet Networking Type Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Dimensions	Weight 7.94 lb. Depth 11.3 in. Height 1.6 in. Width 15.5 in.
Miscellaneous	Product ID 28829896 Family Line Dell Inspiron
Motherboard	Bus Speed 667 MHz
Technical Features	Expansion Ports 1 x IEEE 1394a (FireWire), VGA out, S-Video out, DVI (Digital Video Interface), 6 x USB 2.0 Expandability 1 x ExpressCard Input Method Keyboard
CD / DVD	CD / DVD Type CD-RW/DVD-ROM Optical Drive Read Speed 24x (CD) Optical Drive Write Speed 24x (CD) Optical Drive ReWrite Speed 10x (CD-RW)
Audio	Audio Input Type Microphone Audio Output Type Headphones
Battery	Battery Technology Lithium ion
Warranty	Warranty 3 Years
Modem	Modem Type Fax / Modem Analog Modulation Protocol ITU V.92
Product MPN	MPN E1705