Category: new notebook models
By: morgan jones
Dell releases a new multi-touch Studio 17 notebook
Dell.com has released a Studio 17 with multi-touch for US customers
Dell's Studio range is designed for users seeking better performance than the notebooks offered in the Inspiron range, but who'd rather not extend their budget to cover the cost of an XPS notebook. Dell.com has added a feature page (pictured) demonstrating their new multi-touch display, available on the Studio 17.
A standard Studio 17 starts at $599, but the new multi-touch Studio 17 starts at $899. Here is a comparison of the two models:-
Dell's multi-touch Studio 17 | Multi-touch Studio 17 ($899) | Standard Studio 17 ($599) |
CPU | Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core T4300 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache) | Intel® Pentium™ Dual Core T4300 (2.1GHz/800MHz FSB/1MB cache) |
GPU | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD | Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD |
Display | 17.3” HD+ (900p) LED Display with TrueLife™, Camera/Facial Recognition SW & MultiTouch | Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera |
System memory | 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz | 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz |
Storage | 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) | 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) |
Optical drive | 8X Slot Load CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) | 8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) |
Audio | High Definition Audio 2.0 | High Definition Audio 2.0 |
Operating System | Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English | Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English |
Keyboard | Standard Keyboard | Standard Keyboard |
Wireless | Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card | Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card |
Battery | 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) | 85 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) |
Colour | Special Edition Black Chainlink with Red Trim | Jet Black |
Dimensions | Width: 16.28" (413.6mm) Height: 1.1" (27.7mm) front / 1.54" (39.0mm) back Depth: 11.04" (280.6mm) | Width: 15.46" (392.6mm) Height: 1.18" (30mm) front / 1.69" (43mm) back Depth: 11.36" (288.6mm) |
Weight | Starting at 7.08 lbs (3.2kg) (with 6-cell battery) | Starting weight of 7.87 lbs. (3.57 kg) (with 6-cell battery) |
Software and Accessories | Microsoft® Works 9 Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year WildTangent Games Touch Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Napster Link 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months | Microsoft® Works 9 Dell Online Backup 2GB for 1 year WildTangent Games Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection McAfee SecurityCenter, 30-Day Trial |
Warranty | 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service | 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service |
External interface | 2 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x USB 2.0 / e-SATA combo port with Power share HDMI connector DisplayPort connector VGA video connector IEEE 1394a connector Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45) AC adapter connector Audio jacks (2 line-out, 1 Mic-in) 34mm ExpressCard slot 8-in-1 Media Card Reader | 4 x USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin ports HDMI connector 15-pin VGA video connector Integrated network connector 10/100/1000 LAN (RJ45) AC adapter connector Audio jacks (1 line-in, 1-line out, 1 Mic-in) 4-pin IEEE 1394 port 54 mm ExpressCard slot Consumer IR 8-in-1 Media Card Reader |
There's not much separating the two in terms of core specifications. The new multi-touch Studio 17 offers an extra 1GB of RAM, 90GB of hard drive space, and of course, the multi-touch display, compared to the standard version; yet it costs an extra $300. That's a significant price difference for a machine which provides essentially the same performance level as the standard version.
Customers who value multi-touch functionality that much are able to buy the new Studio 17 directly from Dell.com. If you'd like to find out more about the standard Studio 17, you can read reviews of it here.
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