Despite some slight flex, the island-style keys delivered springy feedback. Despite our best efforts, Kendrick Lemar's wistful love song ultimately fell flat.Ĭlick to EnlargeWe were pleasantly surprised by the Inspiron 17's large, spacious keyboard, complete with number pad. MaxxSense sounded the best out of the five settings (Music, Movies, Voice, Gaming and MaxxSense). Tweaking audio settings in the Dell Audio control panel (rebranded Waves MaxxAudio 4) helped a bit. Kendrick Lemar's "Poetic Justice" sounded harsh and lacked bass. The Inspiron 17's speakers, which are just below the front lip, delivered loud, but tinny and hollow audio.
In terms of brightness, the Inspiron 17's 236 lux display failed to match the 250 lux average, but it was more than enough to outshine the Aspire V3 (172 lux) and the Pavilion g6z (159 lux). However, the notebook's wide viewing angles can easily accommodate three cinema buffs. Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi's maroon velvet suits looked a bit dusty, and we had trouble making out the ruffles on Buscemi's tuxedo shirt.
Text was sharp, but colors were slightly washed out.Īs we watched the 1080p trailer for "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," we noticed some pixelation during the darker scenes. Most budget machines offer just 1366 x 768 pixels. Click to EnlargeEven though this is a sub-$500 notebook, the Inspiron 17's 17.3-inch display has a sharp resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels.
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