Dell Studio 1749
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Average of 3 scores (from 5 reviews)
Reviews for the Dell Studio 1749
Gaming Studio. Dell's 17-inch studio series brings power for applications and games right to your desk. The stunning 17-incher puts the power of the ATI HD 5650 graphics chip right at your fingertips--the question is, does it put up respectable numbers in the middle-class gaming segment? Read on to find out!
Source: AnandTech
Archive.org versionDell's Studio lineup eclipses their Inspirons in pretty much every way. Better builds, better parts, better features, and in the long run, better values. So how does the Studio 17 stand on its own? Pretty well, actually. There's no mistaking the line is designed to be more of a value (although the current pricing wouldn't necessarily have you believe that), but the blend and balance of performance and features are definitely there.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: features: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: AnandTech
Archive.org versionDell's Studio lineup eclipses their Inspirons in pretty much every way. Better builds, better parts, better features, and in the long run, better values. So how does the Studio 17 stand on its own? Pretty well, actually. There's no mistaking the line is designed to be more of a value (although the current pricing wouldn't necessarily have you believe that), but the blend and balance of performance and features are definitely there.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/26/2010
Rating: features: 80% workmanship: 80%
Source: Good Gear Guide
Archive.org versionDell's Studio 17 1749 is a 17in notebook that can be used as a business laptop, gaming PC or even as a media centre. It provides good performance, plenty of hard drive space and even its battery life is acceptable considering the size of the notebook. A less glossy screen and bezel, and a solid keyboard would improve the overall package. But apart from those quibbles, there is a lot to like about the Dell.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 08/16/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Foreign Reviews
Source: Notebookcheck
DE→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/25/2010
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 92% display: 74% mobility: 71% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 90% emissions: 77%
Source: 3DNews.ru
RU→EN Archive.org versionSingle Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/25/2010
Rating: workmanship: 80% emissions: 60%
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ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650: Middle class DirectX 11 capable graphics card with a power consumption of about 15-20 Watt. Supports Eyevision (up to 6 monitors)
Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
520M:
The Core i5-520M has only 3 MB L3 Cache (compared to the I7-640M) and clocks between 2.4-2.93 GHz (Turbo Mode). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD 3150) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.