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The 17R's chassis looks exactly the same as the15R, only bigger. It has a dark gray plastic lid (dubbed Moon Silver), rounded corners, and silver trim around the top and base. The lid is easily removed and can be replaced with a Lotus Pink or Peacock Blue colored lid, which Dell sells for $29.99 each. The chassis is fairly bulky; it weighs 7.2 pounds and is 1.5 inches thick. By way of comparison, the Toshiba Satellite P775D-S7144 weighs only 6.6 pounds and the HP Pavilion DV7-6b55dx weighs 6.9 pounds.
Beneath the lid is a brightly lit 17.3 inch display with a resolution of 1,600 by 900, which is standard issue for a big screen notebook in this price range. You can't get full 1080p on this panel like you can with the more expensive Dell Inspiron 17R with battery such as dell Inspiron E1505 battery, dell Inspiron 1501 battery, dell GD761 battery, dell KD476 battery, dell TD347 battery, dell Inspiron 1000 battery, dell Inspiron 2200 battery, dell 312-0292 battery, dell INSPIRON 2600 battery, dell INSPIRON 2650 battery, Dell Inspiron 1470 battery, dell Inspiron 1570 battery Special Edition (7720), but it does a very good job of displaying HD content at 720p nonetheless. Image detail is sharp and colors have pop, but the panel's shiny coating tends to be too reflective when the background is dark. Off angle viewing is a narrow as well. There's a 720p webcam embedded in the screen's upper bezel and a chrome Inspiron logo on the lower bezel.
The full size island-style keyboard features a numeric pad on the right but lacks the backlighting feature that you get with the Sony VAIO E15 (SVE15116FXS). The action is firm but not at all stiff, and the keys provide a comfortable typing experience. The touchpad has the same smooth brushed metal finish used on the keyboard deck, as do the mouse buttons. One of the three Dashboard keys at the top of the deck is user programmable, one launches the Windows Mobility control panel, and the third launches Dell's Audio control panel.
The left side of the notebook holds VGA and HDMI video inputs, two USB 3.0 ports, two audio jacks (headphone and microphone), and the power jack. On the right is a tray loading DVD multi-drive, two more USB 3.0 ports, and a LAN port. A 7-in-1 card reader slot is mounted along the front edge of the chassis. Like the 15R, the 17R comes with Wi-Fi N and Bluetooth wireless capabilities, but it has a bigger (750 GB) hard drive than the smaller Inspiron (500 GB). It also has a small subwoofer built in to the base that provides a much needed shot of bass to the WavesMaxx Audio3 powered audio system, which puts out better than average sound for a budget laptop.
You'll have to contend with a smattering of bloatware but many of the Dell-branded apps are quite useful. Dell Stage makes it easy to view and share multimedia files (photos, music, video) and Dell DataSafe provides an online backup service that safeguards your data from hard drive failures, theft, and software corruption. The drive also comes with Windows 7 Home Premium, Skype, and a webcam utility.
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