Friday, December 24, 2004
BIOS Magazine Reviews the Dell Inspiron 9200 17" Widescreen Laptop
Posted by Jason Dunn in "THOUGHT" @ 09:15 AM
"Dell's new high-end multimedia laptop offers a lot of features as well as a big and bright 17in. widescreen display for not a lot of financial outlay. The Inspiron 9200 also sports an eye-catching design that's more Apple than Dell, and is relatively portable. However, business users should note that the system is cut out for gaming, watching movies, editing photos and tackling other multimedia duties, rather than for office use. The system's build quality is reasonable, but it still suffers from a flexible plastic chassis that's an issue with most Dell laptops. It does have one of the longest-lasting batteries we've seen in a desktop replacement laptops, however, so it's still excellent value for money overall."
That's one of the things that has always surprised me about Dell laptops - everyone I've seen (and no offence to Dell owners out there) just feels...a bit cheap. I would have thought that with an expensive 17" widescreen laptop, Dell would have realized they needed to up the build quality and make it impressive end to end.
That's one of the things that has always surprised me about Dell laptops - everyone I've seen (and no offence to Dell owners out there) just feels...a bit cheap. I would have thought that with an expensive 17" widescreen laptop, Dell would have realized they needed to up the build quality and make it impressive end to end.
