Laptops > Dell Laptops > 512 MB > 1280 x 800 > From 3.0 to 3.5 kg > Intel Pentium 4 and earlier

Advantages: Overall features and connectivity
Disadvantages: value

...might not have thought of Dell as being your initial choice for gaming laptops, but well in my view, you should convert after this. On paper, the Inspiron 8500 looks like a bargain, but it's unlikely that first glipses will leave you in awe and wonder. It is grey and blue, there is no match, which puts it in the same league as an executive machine, not a power gaming laptop. All this is quite relative, so the real power is shown on boot up. It ...
...full of nice touches, but dell could have been more generous with the ports. The two USB 2 connectors will be quickly filled with webcams, mp3 players and anything else that you would find glamourous for attention, leaving the perellel and serial ports largely redundant. There is also a firewire, for those of you who do have a glittery iPod. As this is a Centrino laptop 802..11b wifi is provided as standard. Sadly though, there are no mamory card ... Read review

Advantages: Price, Support, Compatibility
Disadvantages: Less efficient than some more specialized laptops

I first purchased a Dell Laptop in early 2002. At that time Dell was still relatively unknown in my area and I was not sure what I was getting into. However, I was impressed by the customizible nature of the website. It's in-depth enough for a power user to make tweaks, but simple enough for beginning users to navigate successfully. The layout of hardware on the computer is very intuitive. Everything one would expect from a good desktop is present: ...
...high speed internet access, modem for phone line internet or BBS, and straightforward keyboard. 2 USB ports are present, allowing your computer to interface with a host of third party devices. Additional features, such as a DVD/CD writer combo drive are all customizable. The computer is solid and has given me very few problems. When I do have problem, Dell's support is quick to help me. I highly recommend one of these laptops to anybody with beginning ... Read review

Advantages: Huge, High res display. Very quick, great processor, ram, high capacity HDD
Disadvantages: No unibody design, some features only available on SMALLER model, Still no Blu-Ray

...I am a fan of Apple computer. This is no secret. I love more or less everything they do, and although I hope to be objective, here, you are reading the review of a card carrying member of the Cult of Mac. I had heard that apple had been prepping a redesign to the MacBook pro line for some time, and had held off on purchasing my new macbook pro until this happened. Sadly, the updates came, and the 17 inch top end model was not part of the refresh. ...
...quite easy to achieve the apple quoted "5 hours wireless productivity" and when wireless and bluetooth are switched off, and the screen brightness turned down, you will easily achieve a full days college work on a single charge. The battery is quite large, physically, and carrying a spare will add significant weight to the bag, but thankfully, under most circumstances, will not be necersarry. The computer also includes clever Apple features like ... Read review

Advantages: Can be customised to individual needs, good build quality, competitively priced, excellent customer support
Disadvantages: Heavy, average battery life

...people. The best thing about Dell is that you can customise your laptop to your own optimum specifications so I opted for the best quality screen for watching video files and DVDs and upgraded the memory and processor to improve the performance of games. So far I have had no major problems although the charger adaptor has recently failed. However this is covered under the warranty and a replacement arrived within 2 days of calling the cutomer service ... Read review

Advantages: good performance wise, good exterior look, grat for multimedia use
Disadvantages: no eSATA port, slippery touchpad, interior is boaring

The Dell Studio 17 is a 17" Dell laptop which can be considered a desktop replacement laptop. It's market price is around $1000. Design and Build: In dell's overall range Dell studio 17 fits somewhere between XPS gaming notebooks and Inspirons with a more professional look. This Dell Studio 17 is very similar to Dell's studio 15 but has some extra features. Its body has a colorful metallic design touches which really looks amazing. I think many ...
...a eSATA port but this Dell Studio 17 does not have it. Instead there are 5 USB ports i think thats more than enough for Laptop computer. Other ports included in the Studio 17 is a mini firewire port, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, Express port, and a Card Reader. Apart from this Studio 17 also has ATI's Mobility Radeon Graphics card which can help video acceleration and games to be powered. It also has a built in 2.0 MP webcam. Performance: Studio 17 is better ... Read review