Dell Inspiron 17 1720

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 7 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

4
Average:

2
Bad:

0

Pros:

Modern design with multiple color options, Useful DataSafe backup utility, Long battery life, Huge hard drive
Very tough structure and underbody, Strong gaming performance with the 8600M GT, Excellent battery life for a 17" notebook, Bright and Vivid LCD with excellent viewing angles

Cons:

No HDMI port for optional Blu-ray drive, Heavy
Paint defects out of the box, HD Bay cover has some play, making loud clacking noises, No plaid paint option ... they offer every other color after all.

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Last revision on April 28, 2017

Reviewers Liked

Modern design with multiple color options, Useful DataSafe backup utility, Long battery life, Huge hard drive
Very tough structure and underbody, Strong gaming performance with the 8600M GT, Excellent battery life for a 17" notebook, Bright and Vivid LCD with excellent viewing angles

Reviewers Didn't Like

No HDMI port for optional Blu-ray drive, Heavy
Paint defects out of the box, HD Bay cover has some play, making loud clacking noises, No plaid paint option ... they offer every other color after all

Expert reviews and ratings

The Inspiron 1720 is from Dell’s new range that offers a choice of eight lid colours. We’re fans of the chassis design, too – it isn’t groundbreaking, but looks fresh.Build quality is excellent, and the keyboard benefits...

By PC Authority on February 18, 2008

The Dell Inspiron 1720--the bigger brother of the of the Dell Inspiron 1520--is a desktop replacement that shares many of the same features we liked in its sibling: a choice of colors, a speedy Intel Core 2 Duo processor, 802.11n Wi-Fi, discrete...

By LaptopMag on October 10, 2007

The build quality is great, the price even better and if you want to add a hint of colour you can do, making this a great...

By Pocket-lint on August 13, 2007

Dells Inspiron 1720 is well put together and, given its price, has an impressive feature list. As is the case with nearly all Dells systems you can customise it to your own tastes when it comes to ordering, and the option to fit two hard drives...

By theregister.co.uk on August 01, 2007

The Dell Inspiron 1720 is a splashy laptop that offers excellent entertainment options and great sound, as well as strong performance. Carla Thornton Lowest online price: £N/A...

By PC Advisor on July 26, 2007

This Dell 17" laptop is a great performer and extremely well built laptop structurally. It seems to be built well enough to be thrown around in day to day use, and hold up throughout an entire college career. It will roll with the punches, and...

By Notebook Review on August 24, 2007

The budget-friendly, desktop-replacement Dell Inspiron 1720 series offers a range of component upgrades and color choices for typical home...

By cnet on June 26, 2007

Il Dell Inspiron 1720 è sicuramente uno dei migliori notebook realizzati da questo produttore. Disponibile in vari colori, il che gli da un tocco di vivacità, è l’ideale per il gaming, grazie allo schermo da 17 pollici, all’hard disk fino a 500 GB e...

By TecnoZoom on March 06, 2008

Als das Dell Inspiron ankam, räumten ihm die Tester schon nach kurzer Inspektion gute Chancen auf den Testsieg ein. Dass es nicht so kam, lag weniger am guten Dell als an der überraschend starken Konkurrenz. Doch auch wenn das leichte HP und das...

By Magnus.de on November 15, 2007

Großes Multimedia-Vergnügen verspricht Dells Inspiron 1720: 17-Zoll-Display in Full-HD-Auflösung, massig Festplattenplatz, Fernbedienung und Ohrstöpsel inklusive. Klingt gut, ist es auch gut? Verarbeitung: Der Displaydeckel des Dell Inspiron 1720...

By PC-Welt.de on February 22, 2008

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