Dell - Inspiron 17.3" Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - 1TB Hard Drive - Black

Note: I usually don't post pictures, but I was pretty sure the touch pad was a defect. Do not argue with your customer > Bestbuy and Dell !!! Bought this laptop with price match against Walmart. Went to pick up the laptop. Noticed there's a gap between the touch pad. Brought it back to Bestbuy, they wouldn't do anything about it because I did not buy insurance from them. Asked me to contact Dell which I did. Went back and forth between Bestbuy and Dell. Finally Dell decided to take a look at the laptop. Replaced the touch pad. I had purchased $2,000 gaming laptop when I was a heavy gamer; no issues, This laptop is good for work and lightweight gaming. Pros *Huge screen 17.3" is about the largest screen you can get for a laptop. *16 GB RAM (most laptop has only 8 GB). *SSD and HDD (1st time having both). *Fast boot up because of SSD (~10 secs). * 1 TB memory. *Base speed is 1.5 GHz. *Dell replaced the touch pad. *Integrated graphics card. *Decent speaker. Cons *defected touch pad (bad impression for first time Dell owner). *Program that consume high power usage will cause the fan to continuously running until you terminate the process/program. *Material feel cheap; especially the keyboard. *Does not have a dedicated graphics card.

Works fine but I sometimes use this laptop all day and the cooling fan runs constantly like it's overheating. I didn't experience this issue with my HP. The vent on Dell is on the bottom of the laptop whereas the HP vent is on the side which makes more sense if the laptop is on a desk while working. There's not a lot of space for the vent and the laptop gets hot fast. If you actually use this computer on your lap, maybe the vent is in the right place (bottom middle), but this is probably not the best machine for all-day remote work on a desk or table. Consider this when making your purchase.

this product lose wifi connection no reason , and restart itself. and many times it makes noise, i would return if i still could

The device is pretty awesome, but the battery does die quickly. You can adjust the power supply settings and change what programs run at start up and in the background to accommodate your power needs, though. That may help some, but it’s a powerful device. Unfortunately, on occasion, windows close or the device randomly resets itself which I didn’t expect with a powerful device like this. I’m thrilled I found a laptop with a CD/DVD drive, but it’s flimsy. It serves my needs, I only wish the keyboard was backlit.

My wife is a school teacher, and we got this computer as her main tool of distance learning. For that purpose, it's fantastic. It's fast and it has the bandwidth to broadcast out learning videos to 30 + students during zoom lessons. The larger screen is helpful, too. We were pleasantly surprised that it came with a DVD-ROM drive. Having two hard drives is a little awkward, and the standard hard drive comes with a noisy fan. It may have been better to shell out more money for a 1 TB solid state drive. Don't know how this does with high end games. It's heavy, but it sits on a desk. We wouldn't want to lug it around in a backpack.

Was happy with the performance of my Dell 15" laptop purchased in 2014 until the day it would not turn power up. Checked the battery and all suggestions from Google and Dell Support to no success. Turns out the motherboard died. I felt a Dell computer should've lasted longer & was not going to purchase Dell again. After comparing other brands, I found a pretty decent price on this Dell Inspiron 17" and if I knew it would not die on me in a few years, I'd rate it five stars. It's sleek in performance, design, and the larger screen is great for my spreadsheets.

I have had this computer for a few weeks now and so far it has been great. For deal for the money. The hard drive has the right amount of storage space and speed. There is plenty of memory. I have no complaints so far for as long as I have owned this computer.

My wife is starting back to school for her second masters in teaching and I wanted to make sure she had a good computer that could keep up. She won't travel with it much so having the bigger screen and extra weight is not a problem. I have a second screen hooked up for her in her office and I feel confident this has all the features she will need to do well