Dell Inspiron E1705

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Pros
Excellent graphics performance
Cons
Big and heavy

Dell Inspiron E1705 Review

by Carla Thornton

- Dell's first dual-core offering is both a workhorse and a multimedia star. It isn't cheap--our review unit cost $2949 as of March 27, 2006--but no other notebook in its class does a better job of providing instant entertainment on a 17-inch screen.

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User Reviews for Dell Inspiron E1705

Reviewed by: trevormarsh

Duration of ownership: 4 Months

Strengths: Once I returned the first one the new one works great. It is very easy to work on as well as play games. Clean layout. Nice true life 17" display.

Weaknesses: 1 Gig of ram not enough with Vista. Get 2. My first E1705 was junk. Returned it 2 weeks after I got it. The new one has been great. More problems with Vista than the computer.

Overall Evaluation: Not as heavy as my Inspiron 8100 & yet bigger. I like the "True Life" display. Rich! Keyboard layout takes some getting used to. Very high up in the footprint. Battery life is poor. Bad problems with the first one. Driver issues and video card problems. Should have got Nvidia graphics. ATI is ok. Sound is average. Paid for the upgrage but not impressed. Overall a good machine.
Reviewed by: globalcross

Duration of ownership: 3 Months

Strengths: Powerhouse/ functional deisign/ great screen/

Weaknesses: After 6 weeks crash of harddrive, video card and motherboard.61/2 hours on phone with TECH Support/ offered to replace it with a refurbished one. Had to complain for another 2 hours 2nd tier support/ FINALLY said would have a Tier 3 support call tommorrow to see if they can replace the system with a new one.....will let you all know. As a Doctor....I could have bought a new one with the hours I lost.

Overall Evaluation: If it works...it is great.

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