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    The difference between Inspiron 1720 vs Studio 17

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Notebooka, Jun 26, 2008.

  1. Notebooka

    Notebooka Notebook Enthusiast

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    Now that the review of this machine is out, my brother is willing to order a new 17" and he's kinda stuck between the Inspiron 1720 and Studio 17 and according to Jerry's review, the performances between the two ain't far off.

    So before i could possibly advice him..... I can see the main differences is its GPU... please advice thanks.
     
    Notebooka, Jun 26, 2008
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  2. TweakersOnly

    TweakersOnly Newbie

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    A few things I found yesterday:

    Pro Studio 17:
    - Studio 17 does have HDMI
    - WXGA+ WLED screen (1440x900) is possible
    - More/new color options

    Pro Inspiron 1720:
    - You can select a blu-ray burner
    - Intel wireless option (S17 only offers Dell wireless cards, Intel seems to be better)
     
    TweakersOnly, Jun 27, 2008
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  3. JTOverath

    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    FYI According to Dell's site the Studio also comes with gigabit ethernet, which the Inspiron does not have.
     
    JTOverath, Jun 27, 2008
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  4. SomeFormOFhuman

    SomeFormOFhuman has the dumbest username.

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    Now for the performance part.... Not very far off If I must make an obserseration. HD 3650 = 8600M GT.... But it's still weird as the 3dmark score doesn't seem very far from 8600M GT and what I expected it to be, due to the fact I got myself a score of 3303 with the same testing configurations with T9300 and all that.

    But still, design wise, looks nice. Worth buying for those willing to get their hands on a first time 17" Dell machine. :D However Inspiron 1720 owners shouldn't upgrade to this minor upgrade. :)
     
    SomeFormOFhuman, Jun 27, 2008
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  5. only

    only Notebook Evangelist

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    in short the differences are superficial, the Studio is just uglier
     
    only, Jun 29, 2008
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  6. chelet

    chelet Notebook Deity

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    But it's got nicer wallpaper. :wink:
     
    chelet, Jun 29, 2008
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  7. only

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    well i guess the Studio isn't a total bust then :D
     
    only, Jun 29, 2008
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