Review of the Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 ( N0017S53 )
The current model N0017S37 has compared this version 1 HD less, but a BR player. Furthermore, the hardware and performance comparable / similar. Introduction to have my Acer Aspire 7720G After four years had fun (Intel Core Duo T5800 and 4GB DDR2) I got when editing my picture files increasingly problems with editing RAW large files and JPG files. Thus, it was time to take a look at a new system. Since I had lately the news in the field of computer hardware not as well kept in, I started my search on the Internet. Before my quest started, I had a number of requirements for the new system in mind: 1. Maximum price around € 900-950 2. Good quality 3. Full HD screen 4. Speed when editing 5. HDMI output 6. USB 3.0 ports For myself, I had a pre-selection made from the following systems: • Dell Inspiron 17R SE (i5-3210m + 8GB) • Asus K55VD-SX047V • Acer Aspire V3-771G-73636G50Maii • HP Pavilion DV6-7002ED After going through several visitors Tweakers became alerted to coupons and the EPP was the Dell Inspiron 17R SE with Intel Core i7-3630QM (model N0017S53) in sight. Purchase and delivery As probably everyone is familiar, most Dell systems only ordering online. In the distant past (1997) I have been once upon a time a Dell desktop and bought it, I remember that there is considerable freedom consisted in composing the system. This was mainly due to smacking the fact that this system was a system called Dell Express, which delivered within two days was would be. For the current system, there was really no freedom in the order and I had to take it like Dell for me . had compiled Order and pay quickly and there are several possibilities (for home users) to pay:. PayPal and Credit Card When the order was shipped I received a confirmation. Through a link I could follow exactly my order. Ultimately, the delivery two days, but lasted nearly two weeks. Probably this had to do with the fact that the order was properly done around the Saint Nicholas period, but according to a customer service representative, the external HD drives temporarily poorly available. Dell had a free action, namely as external USB 3.0 hard drive (Dell PDA500B). Furthermore, no shipping costs were considered. The final price was € 940, although this was still less able to do, if I would have over shop discount or get more outing map. Ordered was striking, however, that the customer does not look seemed to have on the supply, because the messages are always contradicted each other. An employee told blandly that the delivery would take place while the package already was en route from Brussels to my home address. Two weeks by the discounts, free delivery and free external HD, I have (in retrospect) no reason to complain. First impression after experiences on my previous system, this laptop is obviously a huge progress. Especially the screen, even though it's Chi Mei (there are LG / Philips screens with better color but lower contrast ratio), I find a tremendous progress. Since I still work without the SSD (and an upgrade is planned for after the holidays) I have not yet calibrated, although I am very satisfied. Moreover, the keyboard (with backlight) pleasant to work with. Keys are well spaced and feel great while typing. The casing is made of aluminum and feels solid, but is prone to fingerprints. Moreover, it is a fairly quiet system, which is also a pleasant way to travel. System The hardware consists in my case, a motherboard from Intel (HM77 (Panther Point) containing an Intel ® Core ™ i7-3630QM processor (max. 3:40 GHz, 6M cache), 2 x 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM Samsung (M471B5273EB0-CK0) 2 1 x Seagate ST1000LM024 HD, 1x Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD and 2 GB nVidia GeForce GT 650M 130W, 8x DVD + /-RW drive, a 1.3 MP (native) webcam with integrated microphone. WIFI is provided by the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 2230 network. This is, however, mounted so that they are easily accessible and to replace. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last time the connection is at irregular intervals just gone This may have to do with the fact that I've run Windows and messing with the registry If this problem persist after.. clean install, then I will come back to this. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After installing the SSD, with a clean install from a Windows 8 OEM DVD, an updated BIOS version A08 to A11 and the use of the latest drivers, has not seen the problem of drop-away WIFI connection. Since it came suddenly, I go into it from a software problem. There are also the following connections are available: 3x USB 3.0 and 1x USB 3.0 PowerShare; RJ45 Ethernet (10/100), HDMI ™ v1.4a, VGA, Headphone jack, Microphone jack, 8-in-1 card reader (SD, SDXC, SD-HC, MMC, MMC +, MS, MS Pro, xD), Wi-Fi Bluetooth Options: Intel ® Centrino ® Wireless-N 2230 with Bluetooth BT 4.0 , Ethernet 10/100 (!) with a size of 41,7 cm x 27,6 cm x (3.2 cm / 3.7 cm) and a basis weight of 3.28 kg, it is not the ideal travel companion. Connectors (VGA, HDMI, LAN, 2x USB, microphone and headphone) Building Quality One of the positive aspects of the build quality! The black anodized aluminum housing, honeycombed, the device delivers a sturdy and chic look. However, the material has the disadvantage that it is very susceptible to staining of fingers, such as attached photo shows. for the opening of the screen do not need to be used. no release The opening and closing feels solid and the hinges are made of brushed aluminum, which is the strength benefits. Ergonomics Ergonomics at a laptop is often neglected. With the Inspiron 17R I have found no reason to complain. A separate numeric keypad is particularly useful when working with spreadsheets (such as Excel or Calc). The keys on the QWERTY keyboard (UK version, AZERTY to be well placed. The backlight functionality is especially nice in low light. The palm is comfortable on the case, but a laptop is never intended to spend many hours at to work on., in which case it is ergonomically much better to use in conjunction with a separate keyboard. docking station mouse operation with the ALPS touchpad is relatively easy, a I always use an external (wireless) mouse. Display Dell Inspiron 17R SE comes with a 17.3 "1920 x 1080 Full HD display. The display has a matte coating that light reflection is reduced to a minimum. The display covers 95% of the sRGB color spectrum. It uses different suppliers LG provides LGD02DA screen and Chi Mei Industries provides CMN1720 screen where LG provides better color reproduction delivers CMI better contrast ratio, however, the differences between the two screens are small and especially after calibration, the difference is not significant... (Image Source: Notebook Check . net) Sound With IDT High Definition Audio (onboard) sound combined with two speakers mounted on the bottom and "subwoofer" brand Skullcandy, the laptop delivers above-average sound quality. Because the speakers are at the bottom, the sound quality is negatively affected when you actually have the laptop on your lap. Creating a separate preset in the equalizer for this mode can naturally dissolve again. According to Dell, the third speaker on the rear subwoofer. That of course sounds like a sales pitch but a subwoofer really need a speaker in my view. The volume that the laptop can produce is quite high. Keep in mind the fact that I like to listen to music, but I'm really not an audio profile. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After about a month of use, I'm still very very happy with the sound quality of this laptop . In the meantime, I've been listening to the sound of other overlapping caps, but puts Dell in most cases still pretty top off. Software Factory-the system is equipped with Windows 8 Home and a lot of software from Dell, but also with fair amount of bloatware. Through Microsoft I bought for € 60 euro upgrade to the professional edition. I also got an OEM Windows 8 Home DVD Dell there bought for € 25, which I have owned now. Accu Standard provides Dell with this type of Inspiron one 6-cell Lithium-ion battery (48 Wh) with a 130W power supply. By default, this is enough to surf via WIFI. Approximately 3.5 hours I use the laptop usually when the charger is connected, but for this review (and its successor), I will be using the battery under various circumstances. 13/03/2013 UPDATE: I now have the battery is used under different conditions, the default power scheme of Windows used. Depending on the use to be working with a full battery between 2 and 3.5 hours. The default setting is playing a game like Call of Duty Black Ops 2, not fluent play. Upgrade Samsung 830 128GB Notebook Upgrade Kit When purchasing the laptop was already clear that the internal hard disks, instead had to make for an SSD, which is used as OS disk. When consulting various forums, there appeared to be still sometimes occasionally been with installation problems. Reason for me using the original Dell Windows 8 to buy. prices of SSD (probably due to scarcity because of the holidays) were slightly increased and a laptop upgrade kit for the Samsung 830, was as expensive as a loose (bluk) version. The upgrade kit is image software (Norton Ghost, the product does not work ) and a cable to use. the old HD as a USB drive old primary drive removed, new SSD was installed and then the laptop was to put. Immediately afterwards the DVD of Windows in it and clean install went smoothly. The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================ Changelog review : The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================ Changelog review : The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================
The current model N0017S37 has compared this version 1 HD less, but a BR player. Furthermore, the hardware and performance comparable / similar. Introduction to have my Acer Aspire 7720G After four years had fun (Intel Core Duo T5800 and 4GB DDR2) I got when editing my picture files increasingly problems with editing RAW large files and JPG files. Thus, it was time to take a look at a new system. Since I had lately the news in the field of computer hardware not as well kept in, I started my search on the Internet. Before my quest started, I had a number of requirements for the new system in mind: 1. Maximum price around € 900-950 2. Good quality 3. Full HD screen 4. Speed when editing 5. HDMI output 6. USB 3.0 ports For myself, I had a pre-selection made from the following systems: • Dell Inspiron 17R SE (i5-3210m + 8GB) • Asus K55VD-SX047V • Acer Aspire V3-771G-73636G50Maii • HP Pavilion DV6-7002ED After going through several visitors Tweakers became alerted to coupons and the EPP was the Dell Inspiron 17R SE with Intel Core i7-3630QM (model N0017S53) in sight. Purchase and delivery As probably everyone is familiar, most Dell systems only ordering online. In the distant past (1997) I have been once upon a time a Dell desktop and bought it, I remember that there is considerable freedom consisted in composing the system. This was mainly due to smacking the fact that this system was a system called Dell Express, which delivered within two days was would be. For the current system, there was really no freedom in the order and I had to take it like Dell for me . had compiled Order and pay quickly and there are several possibilities (for home users) to pay:. PayPal and Credit Card When the order was shipped I received a confirmation. Through a link I could follow exactly my order. Ultimately, the delivery two days, but lasted nearly two weeks. Probably this had to do with the fact that the order was properly done around the Saint Nicholas period, but according to a customer service representative, the external HD drives temporarily poorly available. Dell had a free action, namely as external USB 3.0 hard drive (Dell PDA500B). Furthermore, no shipping costs were considered. The final price was € 940, although this was still less able to do, if I would have over shop discount or get more outing map. Ordered was striking, however, that the customer does not look seemed to have on the supply, because the messages are always contradicted each other. An employee told blandly that the delivery would take place while the package already was en route from Brussels to my home address. Two weeks by the discounts, free delivery and free external HD, I have (in retrospect) no reason to complain. First impression after experiences on my previous system, this laptop is obviously a huge progress. Especially the screen, even though it's Chi Mei (there are LG / Philips screens with better color but lower contrast ratio), I find a tremendous progress. Since I still work without the SSD (and an upgrade is planned for after the holidays) I have not yet calibrated, although I am very satisfied. Moreover, the keyboard (with backlight) pleasant to work with. Keys are well spaced and feel great while typing. The casing is made of aluminum and feels solid, but is prone to fingerprints. Moreover, it is a fairly quiet system, which is also a pleasant way to travel. System The hardware consists in my case, a motherboard from Intel (HM77 (Panther Point) containing an Intel ® Core ™ i7-3630QM processor (max. 3:40 GHz, 6M cache), 2 x 4096 MB DDR3 SDRAM Samsung (M471B5273EB0-CK0) 2 1 x Seagate ST1000LM024 HD, 1x Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD and 2 GB nVidia GeForce GT 650M 130W, 8x DVD + /-RW drive, a 1.3 MP (native) webcam with integrated microphone. WIFI is provided by the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 2230 network. This is, however, mounted so that they are easily accessible and to replace. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last time the connection is at irregular intervals just gone This may have to do with the fact that I've run Windows and messing with the registry If this problem persist after.. clean install, then I will come back to this. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After installing the SSD, with a clean install from a Windows 8 OEM DVD, an updated BIOS version A08 to A11 and the use of the latest drivers, has not seen the problem of drop-away WIFI connection. Since it came suddenly, I go into it from a software problem. There are also the following connections are available: 3x USB 3.0 and 1x USB 3.0 PowerShare; RJ45 Ethernet (10/100), HDMI ™ v1.4a, VGA, Headphone jack, Microphone jack, 8-in-1 card reader (SD, SDXC, SD-HC, MMC, MMC +, MS, MS Pro, xD), Wi-Fi Bluetooth Options: Intel ® Centrino ® Wireless-N 2230 with Bluetooth BT 4.0 , Ethernet 10/100 (!) with a size of 41,7 cm x 27,6 cm x (3.2 cm / 3.7 cm) and a basis weight of 3.28 kg, it is not the ideal travel companion. Connectors (VGA, HDMI, LAN, 2x USB, microphone and headphone) Building Quality One of the positive aspects of the build quality! The black anodized aluminum housing, honeycombed, the device delivers a sturdy and chic look. However, the material has the disadvantage that it is very susceptible to staining of fingers, such as attached photo shows. for the opening of the screen do not need to be used. no release The opening and closing feels solid and the hinges are made of brushed aluminum, which is the strength benefits. Ergonomics Ergonomics at a laptop is often neglected. With the Inspiron 17R I have found no reason to complain. A separate numeric keypad is particularly useful when working with spreadsheets (such as Excel or Calc). The keys on the QWERTY keyboard (UK version, AZERTY to be well placed. The backlight functionality is especially nice in low light. The palm is comfortable on the case, but a laptop is never intended to spend many hours at to work on., in which case it is ergonomically much better to use in conjunction with a separate keyboard. docking station mouse operation with the ALPS touchpad is relatively easy, a I always use an external (wireless) mouse. Display Dell Inspiron 17R SE comes with a 17.3 "1920 x 1080 Full HD display. The display has a matte coating that light reflection is reduced to a minimum. The display covers 95% of the sRGB color spectrum. It uses different suppliers LG provides LGD02DA screen and Chi Mei Industries provides CMN1720 screen where LG provides better color reproduction delivers CMI better contrast ratio, however, the differences between the two screens are small and especially after calibration, the difference is not significant... (Image Source: Notebook Check . net) Sound With IDT High Definition Audio (onboard) sound combined with two speakers mounted on the bottom and "subwoofer" brand Skullcandy, the laptop delivers above-average sound quality. Because the speakers are at the bottom, the sound quality is negatively affected when you actually have the laptop on your lap. Creating a separate preset in the equalizer for this mode can naturally dissolve again. According to Dell, the third speaker on the rear subwoofer. That of course sounds like a sales pitch but a subwoofer really need a speaker in my view. The volume that the laptop can produce is quite high. Keep in mind the fact that I like to listen to music, but I'm really not an audio profile. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After about a month of use, I'm still very very happy with the sound quality of this laptop . In the meantime, I've been listening to the sound of other overlapping caps, but puts Dell in most cases still pretty top off. Software Factory-the system is equipped with Windows 8 Home and a lot of software from Dell, but also with fair amount of bloatware. Through Microsoft I bought for € 60 euro upgrade to the professional edition. I also got an OEM Windows 8 Home DVD Dell there bought for € 25, which I have owned now. Accu Standard provides Dell with this type of Inspiron one 6-cell Lithium-ion battery (48 Wh) with a 130W power supply. By default, this is enough to surf via WIFI. Approximately 3.5 hours I use the laptop usually when the charger is connected, but for this review (and its successor), I will be using the battery under various circumstances. 13/03/2013 UPDATE: I now have the battery is used under different conditions, the default power scheme of Windows used. Depending on the use to be working with a full battery between 2 and 3.5 hours. The default setting is playing a game like Call of Duty Black Ops 2, not fluent play. Upgrade Samsung 830 128GB Notebook Upgrade Kit When purchasing the laptop was already clear that the internal hard disks, instead had to make for an SSD, which is used as OS disk. When consulting various forums, there appeared to be still sometimes occasionally been with installation problems. Reason for me using the original Dell Windows 8 to buy. prices of SSD (probably due to scarcity because of the holidays) were slightly increased and a laptop upgrade kit for the Samsung 830, was as expensive as a loose (bluk) version. The upgrade kit is image software (Norton Ghost, the product does not work ) and a cable to use. the old HD as a USB drive old primary drive removed, new SSD was installed and then the laptop was to put. Immediately afterwards the DVD of Windows in it and clean install went smoothly. The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================ Changelog review : The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================ Changelog review : The speed gain with the SSD is huge: booting is very fast and it all seems to work fine. Without tweaks is the Windows performance index increased from 5.9 to 6.9 . , the startup time until the home screen is now 6.7 seconds, which I think is a nice value for a laptop, which I'm very satisfied. Gaming: Although the laptop was not initially intended to also for gaming, I would like to include this item in the review. Though I'm really not a hard-core gamer, I just find the occasional sleuk to play a game. With my old laptop that was not possible and, therefore bought PS3 was to play First Person Shooters, for me, no success. So I once again the plunge and Call of Duty Black Ops 2 purchased. Almost immediately, I'm going to play in the multiplayer version and have played in the beginning on Low-Medium settings in Full HD. After some Google work I found out that the game is absolutely good play on High settings (Texture: Auto, Anti-Aliasing: 8x, FXAA: High, Ambient Occlusion: On. Depth Of Field: High, Shadows: High). Online I stay in situations where violent action is still above the critical 30 FPS. In normal scenes I get between 40 and 55 FPS. Peaks at 31 FPS and 61 FPS on the other hand also occur. 's single-player version is generally something graphically attractive and will therefore slightly more demand, more on that later. (Provisional) conclusion I have the laptop for several days in my possession and I am more than satisfied. For the purposes for which satisfies the laptop I use it well. Processing large photo files is significantly faster than on my 4 year old Acer (which incidentally has never let me down). Of several benchmarks show the Inspiron is faster than most competitors. , I'm even back to remember to again buy even a FPS and again a bit to go play, because it shows possible on this system. , the "negative" points are really just minor flaws and I can not really call it really negative. Certainly fingerprints sensitivity is more inherent in the color (black) than to the material used. On a light-colored surface is simply harder to see. The Dell Inspiron 17R SE is in my opinion a must for people who have the same demands on a laptop as I do. Is short, it means that it should really be a desktop replacement, you can run pretty heavy applications and if you also want to consider an occasional game play. UPDATE 04-01-2013: The last two weeks I sometimes suffer from a drop-away WIFI connection, but that may have to do with the fact that I've run messing with settings, Windows 8, and the registry. what The problem is only then arose, so I suspect it has to do with that. I can not find what is wrong. Ordering the SSD (Samsung 830, MZ-7PC128N/EU) is out the door and will be built within a few days. After that there is a clean OEM install with the latest drivers. I will come back to the installation and the faltering WIFI connection. * Upgrade implemented, hence deleted. UPDATE 07-01-2013: After a clean install, which I am aware I chose to get rid of all unnecessary software from Dell and update the BIOS to version A11, the problems with the clipped connection disappeared. speed gains brought the SSD is beyond expectation. The disc is also only used for the OS, while all other software is installed on a separate partition of the remaining HD. UPDATE 11/01/2013: After a month in possession of this laptop I must admit that I still have had no regrets for this purchase. The speed is fine, the build quality is also excellent, and the laptop features a fine screen. performance of this laptop have no time disappointed me. It is also a huge step in hardware that I made, but the rate at which Windows starts up and works, the speed and stability of Adobe Photoshop CS5, the flexibility with which the laptop games running. 's clean install of Windows and selectively restore of supplied software and the installation of the hardware (SSD) have the laptop an extra boost in data (boot) speed. But even without those adjustments, the standard version, after one month I can say, highly recommended! UPDATE 13/03/2013: it is time to conclude this review after three months. Meanwhile, this laptop model is no longer available from Dell. The current model, the Dell Inspiron 17R SE N0017S37, this is replaced. This model lacks compared to the previous model 1 HD (and 1 TB of storage), but does have a BR and DVD combo player. Furthermore, the model is identical to the model described here. 's laptop does still fine and I, after a clean installation of Windows 8 (with DVD electricity purchased from Dell) and the upgrade to Windows 8 Pro, no problems with it more . A month ago I updated BIOS to version A12 and I regularly work with the drivers (also through the sites of Intel and Nvidia). Everything just works properly and I have both hardware and software do not need to worry about. Finally Benchmarks: The following benchmark tests were conducted on the standard system as shipped from Dell, except the upgrade to Windows 8 Professional. To be of service to people, I have done some tests where the forum was asked. 's new benchmarks that have been added are running on the same system, only now with the SSD 830 (128GB) from Samsung. The system was "tweaked" for everyday use and not to get the maximum score in the test. 3DMark11 Dell Inspiron 17R SE SSD After installation, clean install and new drivers: ============== ============================================== 3DMark06 Dell Inspiron 17R SE ================================================= =========== PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M For comparison with and without the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M. PassMark PerformanceTest ™ with Intel HD4000 (onboard) =========== ================================================= HD Random Access time (click for larger version) With Samung SSD 830: ==================================== ======================== HD Tune Pro Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ================= =========================================== HD Tune Pro File Benchmark With SSD : ================================================= =========== HD Tune burst rate with Samsung SSD 830: ============================== ============================== ATTO Disk Benchmark With Samsung 830 SSD: ============ ================================================
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