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Designated as a business laptop, the Dell Vostro 1720 has enough features to make people think that a desktop that is surprisingly mobile. Buyers are offered the flexibility capable of the characteristics of the 1720 budget or adjust to their specific needs and use the suit for the notebook. Businessmen and ordinary computer users can benefit from The notebook features, and to some extent even the gamer can find good use for the 1720.
Specifications:
CPU:
- Intel Celeron 900
- IIntel Core 2 Duo T6600, P7550, P8600, P8700, or T9550
Display: 17 "WXGA + Anti-Glare LED, UltraSharp WUXGA w / True Life
RAM:
- 2 GB Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHz
- 2 to 8 GB of Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHz
Video Card:
- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS
Hard Drive:
- 160 GB SATA at 5400 RPM
- 250 or 320 GB at 7200 RPM w / Free Fall Sensor
- Encrypted Hard Drive 250GB to 7200RPM w / Free Fall Sensor and Wave Software
- 128 GB Solid State Drive
Wireless Connectivity: Dell Wireless 1397 or 1510 mini-card Intel WiFi Link 5100 or 5300 mini card
Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: 6-cell or 8-cell Lithium Ion battery
Pros:
Maybe is the strongest point for the Dell Vostro 1720 is the total flexibility. As previously mentioned, you can use the features you want to have the 1720. The configurations you can choose from are numerous, so your needs are perfectly aligned. However, basic configuration includes an Intel Celeron 900 processor and a 160-gigabyte SATA hard drive. There is also an option to upgrade to a unit with a Core 2 Duo T9550 processor running at 2.66 GHz. This configuration a 128 Gigabyte Solid State Drive, among others.
Graphics wise, you get to choose the standard integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500 MHD or the gaming-friendly NVidia GeForce 9600M GS. Allows you to play some games in 1720. However, you can video editing, photo editing and some heavy processing with this configuration.
The 1720 also comes from an extra large 17-inch screen. This screen outputs a maximum resolution of 1920x1000. This resolution shall users to set up multiple windows together for easy reference and multi-tasking.
The 1720 also comes with a very sensitive set of keyboard and touchpad. Users will be pleased how easy it is to use and work with the Dell Vostro 1720.
Downsides
One thing that users 1720 is probably gripe about the weight. It is remarkably heavier than most other Dell Inspiron models even in the budget configuration. Based on the 1720 setup can weight up to 6.8 lbs. It is clear that buyers find it very uncomfortable to carry around, but this weight is justified because the configurations and components.
The 1720 also lacks the ability for connecting an external display device, such as a television. This is due to the lack of a digital video output. For those who plan to use external hard drives, they are disappointed that the 1720 lacks an eSATA port too.
Conclusion
Despite its weaknesses in weight and the absence certain ports, the 1720 is still plenty of opportunities to meet the average computer user. The processing power makes it ideal for industrial and office use, more then make its weight as the 1720 would certainly be continuously connected to an electrical outlet.
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