Dell 17 Studio is now available in India – Specification and Price

Laptops - Pcs David Peter

Dell has been making few releases daily into the markets. Now, it has continued its process by launching a new laptop called Dell Studio 17 into Indian markets. The result was the amazingly attractive and amazingly popular 13.3″ XPS M1330 and the 15.4″ Dell XPS M1530. Taking things one step further, Dell announced the highly customizable Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebooks.

dell-17The Studio 17 is available in your choice of seven colors: Plum Purple, Tangerine Orange, Flamingo Pink, Midnight Blue, Ruby Red, Spring Green or standard Jet Black. Our pre-production unit came with the “Midnight Blue” paint job and it looks absolutely flawless. The matte paint has an almost rubber-like texture similar to the paint used on last year’s Inspiron notebooks and, of course, the XPS notebooks. Dell also took the customization options one step further by offering an optional high gloss “Graphite Grey” color that comes in your choice of black, blue, pink, or red edge trim around the display back and sides.

The keyboard on the Studio 17 is one of the better keyboards I’ve used on a 17-inch notebook. The keyboard is firm with only a minor bit of flex detected near the “K” key. All the keys have excellent travel and cushion. The Studio 17 is really quite a pleasure to type on and the dedicated number pad is something that I personally love to see on larger notebooks. The only complaint I have for the keyboard is that if your fingernails are slightly long they might get caught under the keys, this shouldn’t be a problem for most males though. As you can see below, the keyboard also features a nice backlight function when you’re typing in the dark.

 Dell Studio 17 notebook is equipped with the following specifications:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 (2.5GHz) processor
  • Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
  • 17-inch WUXGA Glossy Display (1920 x 1200)
  • 3GB system RAM – 2 DIMM (DDR2-667)
  • 320GB 5400rpm HDD
  • 256MB (GDDR2) ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics
  • Webcam and Fingerprint reader
  • Backlit keyboard
  • Slot Load DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity
  • Dell Wireless 1510N
  • 9-cell battery (85WHr)
  • Dimensions: 1.18″ to 1.69″ x 15.46″ x 11.36″ (H x W x D)
  • Weight: 7.87lbs
  • Other: “Dell Dock” software; 30-day security trial; 3GB Dell DataSafe; Dell Support Center
  • Base Price: $999
  • Price as configured: $1,599 (E-Value Code: 1-DNDPVA1)