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JimL · #1 Post by **JimL** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:08 am

Is there a recommendable laptop our there with a 17 inch screen? People don't seem to think much of the Ideapads.

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TTY · #2 Post by **TTY** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:30 pm

I saw a very positive report on a Dell Precision 17" model with a bright, matte WUXGA UltraSharp panel. I don't know about Dell's mechanical quality, though. I believe that several people here have complained that with some Dell notebooks, the hinges gave in pretty soon.

Edit: i just saw that the 17" Dell Precision has fan louvres on the right side of the notebook. If the notebook blows out warm air through these fan louvres, i would probably not like such a layout when using a mouse with my right hand.

Miller88 · #3 Post by **Miller88** » Sun May 18, 2008 9:48 pm

Latitude and Precision are the better built laptops. You will also pay more for them as you would with anything with better quality.

fuscob · #4 Post by **fuscob** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:01 pm

I saw a good write-up on a Gateway 17" gaming notebook in PC Magazine. As I recall, the only downside they reported was poor battery life, but I suppose that's to be expected with a screen of that size and a powerful machine.

NotebookReview also has a pretty favorable review of Dell's Inspiron 1720 at http://www.notebookreview.com/default.a ... piron+1720. I usually hesitate to recommend an Inspiron because I've never found their build quality to be very solid, and the review conveys that impression, although it seems to be a good review otherwise.

What sort of budget do you have for this machine? I think the Gateway was very expensive and the Dell isn't exactly cheap either.

JimL · #5 Post by **JimL** » Sat May 24, 2008 1:43 pm

fuscob wrote:What sort of budget do you have for this machine? I think the Gateway was very expensive and the Dell isn't exactly cheap either.

I think the price is less important than finding a desktop replacement in a laptop. That means, among other things, a real numeric keypad. One of Lenovo's IdeaPads has such a configuration, but here on this forum there seems to be a huge amount of animosity against the ThinkPad maker.

ajkula66 · #6 Post by **ajkula66** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:27 pm

JimL wrote:

One of Lenovo's IdeaPads has such a configuration, but here on this forum there seems to be a huge amount of animosity against the ThinkPad maker.

What exactly makes you say that?

From Rules of The Road:

2. No trolling. Don't make posts that are inflammatory just to get people riled up.

wearetheborg · #7 Post by **wearetheborg** » Sun May 25, 2008 7:06 am

JimL wrote:Is there a recommendable laptop our there with a 17 inch screen? People don't seem to think much of the Ideapads.

Thanks

I would give a vote to the dell precision. I have had it for two years, and have really liked it. The WUXGA screen is very nice, minimal light bleeding, and very good contrast ratios. Only IPS screens are better.

Its also very well built, metal alloy chassis, and looks classy.
The dell E1720 also has a metal alloy chassis, but I believe its outer components look a tad bit cheap. The precison has a metal lid covering. After two years of 24/7 use (albeit on my desk), there is no paint fading anywhere, and things ae still rock solid.

Also, with precision, you get business support from dell, not their infamous consumer support.

JimL · #8 Post by **JimL** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:42 am

ajkula66 wrote:JimL wrote:

One of Lenovo's IdeaPads has such a configuration, but here on this forum there seems to be a huge amount of animosity against the ThinkPad maker.
What exactly makes you say that?

I put out feelers about the Lenovo brand over a long period and got little, if any, response. I dropped it for some time. Then I heard about the Y710 (I believe it was) and I posted a query in the IdeaPad category and got no response of any kind over a period of weeks.

Looking for SOME kind of reply I posted a very noticable query about it in a general category. I got some very angry replies saying Lenovo questions were out of order and I should go somewhere else.

I've been on this forum off and on for years and have previously found it to be very helpful and cordial. It strikes me that a question about a sister to the ThinkPads should be welcome. I am not trolling. I am saying there there seems to be a great deal of animosity toward the Lenovo brand here. Perhaps it is abject apathy instead of antipathy. I don't know.

#9 Post by **Harryc** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:12 am

Gentlemen, this thread is about recommendations for 17" wide screen laptops. Lets keep on topic. Ok, the ideapad Y710 is one such recommendation...next?
If this thread turns into a discussion about how the ideapad is or is not viewed on this forum, I will lock this thread. I posted a long explanation in the last thread on this topic, and I will not repeat it.

JimL · #10 Post by **JimL** » Tue May 27, 2008 10:20 am

Harryc wrote:Gentlemen, this thread is about recommendations for 17" wide screen laptops. Lets keep on topic. Ok, the ideapad Y710 is one such recommendation...next?

Does that mean you recommend it as a good machine to replace my desktop, or merely that it is one example of a 17 inch?

#11 Post by **Harryc** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:03 am

If it has the features that you are looking for at a price you can afford then yes it is a good choice.

#12 Post by **gator** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:29 am

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4423

fuscob · #13 Post by **fuscob** » Tue May 27, 2008 7:08 pm

gator wrote:http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4423

It looks like a nice machine and the review seems very positive, but the OP stated that he desires a dedicated numeric keypad (definitely understandable on a desktop replacement machine), which this Precision does not have.

Peter_Peril · #14 Post by **Peter_Peril** » Tue May 27, 2008 11:12 pm

I've had dreams about this brute for a few months...before I settled on my goal of a T61 this coming X-Mas. Just gotta close 25 more deals... I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/lapcrusher/h ... 258864.php

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