With a high-definition display, integrated graphics card and a DVD burner, it packs plenty of entertainment options into a lightweight package. Additional highlights include 4GB of memory, a 2-MP Webcam, spacious hard drive, wireless LAN, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth, backlit keyboard, 9-cell battery, the 64-bit edition of Windows Vista Home Premium, and Microsoft Works.
Average Customer Rating:
4.1 out of 5(23 Reviews)
Rating Snapshot
(Total of 23 reviews)
5 stars
11
4 stars
9
3 stars
0
2 stars
1
1 star
2
20 of 23 (87%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Should have known better...,
10/25/2009
By
advotech, Fort Worth, TX
Overall Rating:
1
out of 5
I never recommend Dell to my clients, but six years after dealng with Dell's spotty quality in a large IT contractor environment, I decided to give them a shot. I always slick new systems and start with a clean install. This means I have a great deal of time invested in the system and makes me very upset when a cost cutting vendor selection leaves me holding the bag. nine days after purchase, the LCD display became corrupted with scrolling blue lines in any black space. Display to an external monitor is fine. The actual LCD panel has failed in 9 days!. I'm bringing this one back to WalMart. I honestly am hopeful that they don't have a replacement.
Product Attributes:
Value:
2
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
1
out of 5
Recommends this product?No
Age:
35 - 44
Gender:
Male
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 2 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
2 time Dell buyer,
10/20/2009
By
roe75
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I upgraded my 5 year old 15" Dell Inspiron to this 17" Dell Studio because it was outdated and the DC jack broke for the 3rd time. Overall I love the Bluetooth feature, the built-in webcam, microphone, fingerprint reader, hdmi jack, digital camera disk slot and other features that my old laptop did not have. My favorite feature is the backlit keyboard, because I find myself fequently working in the dark. I plan to swap the dvd drive for a blu-ray drive in the future. I was however disappointed that I cannot play my mini-dvd home movies and the Purple is not as vibrant as in the picture also this is not the glossy laptop like the inspirion, it has a matte finish with a rubbery non-split feel to it (now that I look at the picture I can see it). Also this only comes with MS Works and I use Word and Excel everyday so I had to purchase that software separately. The accessories I plan to buy next are a pouch and the remote control which stores in the wireless card slot which I can utilize since my wireless card is built-in. HOPE THIS REVIEW HELPS WITH UR DECISION!!!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Has owned product for:
1 week or less
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 3 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Great Deal!,
10/13/2009
By
FaeryKiss
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Great deal for a great product. It is everything I expected and more! I purchased this laptop for school and my random Internet browsing and I am extremely happy with the purchase.
I would have given it five stars, but the backlit keyboard went out less than a month after purchase. I did get in touch with Dell tech support and they quickly sent me a replacement keyboard. Now if I can just figure out how install it......
You won't be dissatisfied with this purchase!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 4 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
I love my new laptop,
08/25/2009
By
turboqueen5
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I am happy to say that I ordered my laptop and it arrived to me sooner than expected and I love everything about it! My favorite color is purple so to finally have a laptop and in my favorite color is a plus! I like the fact that the 17" screen is HD. Movies are awesome to watch on it!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
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Review 5 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Love this computer!,
08/18/2009
By
beachgirl25, florida
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
This is a great laptop. The graphics are great. My husband is jealous of the large screen and graphics.
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 6 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Nice; Not Perfect,
07/27/2009
By
CmptrLvr, Rochester, NY
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
So far, I am happy with the product. This is my first laptop so I'm trying to get used to working without a mouse. I use my PC so much that I thought the mouse was permanently attached to me hand. My laptop and I will become close friends I'm sure. The only complaint that I have at this point is that it isn't really purple. I wanted a purple laptop and unless you really study it you'd think it was black. I have a purple thing and frankly I ordered this laptop just because it came in purple and now it isn't really purple. I'm disappointed!
Product Attributes:
Value:
4
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
65 or older
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 7 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
problems with power spply,
06/19/2009
By
newear, Minneapolis, MN
Overall Rating:
1
out of 5
The problem that I had with the power supply had to do with the placement of the battery. Everytime I moved the computer forward, the battery would become disconnected. Poor planning. The computer itself was beautiful. but it had a serious problem.
Product Attributes:
Value:
1
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
1
out of 5
Recommends this product?No
Age:
45 - 54
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
1 week or less
Uses product:
Never
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7 of 9 people found this review helpful.
Review 8 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Awesome Laptop!!!,
06/16/2009
By
crazyheart, Amery,WI
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I love this laptop!! the color is darker than I thought it would be but still awesome!! The preformance is Great very fast!!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
35 - 44
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 9 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
My Best Purchase,
06/15/2009
By
hnkytonkdarlin, Central Coast, CA
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
This was such a great purchase for me. I had been preparing to purchase a purple Dell directly from dell when I recieved an ad from Wal Mart about this one (maybe because of my past purple purchases) This computer has so many extra features that you would have to pay a ton for to add on each one through Dell. They are not standard. I just love the fingerprint reader, it has given me no problems. It's neat because you can use it for things other then logging on to your computer, it can also be set up to remember your user names & passwords for any website which I love. The backlit keyboard is a nice perk, and it's actually kind of purple which is way neat. It seems to work well for gaming as well which was important to me. It handled my new game just fine. It's a little heavier then your typical laptop, but it's worth it I think to have the large screen. Bigger is better for playing games and watching movies. Also, the internal wireless was good, it picked up on my home network right away. I was thrilled at how easy it was. Anyway, it was a great deal, nobody should pass this one up. And I love love love the purple. The only con is that I have yet to find a laptop bag that it will fit in. Oh, and the touch buttons can be annoying when you bump them at a bad time. But other then that, it's a wonderful laptop.
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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21 of 24 people found this review helpful.
Review 10 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Beautiful Laptop,
05/09/2009
By
RebelButterfly, Noti, Oregon
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I Love this Laptop!!! Right off I will give my only complain... You cant hook up a normal phone line to it, so I am stuck without internet on it. Im using my old dell laptop/desktop monitor combo to use the internet but this set up is on its last leg and Im not sure what I should do to get the new laptop online, I live way out in the country and my options are very limited... Back to the new laptop... Its fast, fun, the sound is ok it could have better speakers but Im not a big gamer so its ok. I do listen to some music once in a while, but its not a big deal. The 17" screen is great and so crisp and clean to look at. All in All its a great Laptop!!
*** It Helps To Shop Around *** I searched and compaired this laptop on about 7 different sites, including the Dell website and Wal-Mart was by far the cheapest. Especially with the free site to store shipping! If you go to the Dell website and add all the extras to it that this one has it will cost you more than $300 plus the shipping costs on top of that!!! So, Wal-Mart is the way to go!! They were very accurate on the shipping dates and it showed up without a scratch!
Im very pleased! Now I just need to get it online!!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 11 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
05/09/2009
By
CSIGirl, WV
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
I love this computer.. The big screen is awesome, the color is really pretty, and I can get almost 5 hrs of battery life. However I do not like vista and how things pop up on the screen when you are in the middle of typing something, but I am adjusting to it and it's not doiing it as often... Overall this was a really good buy...
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
18 - 24
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every few days
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Review 12 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
This computer rocks!,
05/04/2009
By
Milady424, Mid Michigan
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
I have worked with computers for many years and when it came time to upgrade, this is the computer I chose. After doing alot of research and PC comparisons, Dell is the one for me. Lots of power, very fast. All the bells and whistles. I love it!
Product Attributes:
Value:
4
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
55 - 64
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 13 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Walmart Associate
love this pc,
05/02/2009
By
elephantlover
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
runs well has a great picture easy to use
Product Attributes:
Value:
4
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
1 week or less
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 14 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Broke after 1 week,
04/27/2009
By
emort179, Pittsburgh, PA
Overall Rating:
2
out of 5
My computer did not charge after having it a week. I called the Dell people to let them know and they treated me horribly. They told me I would have to ship it to them and be without my NEW computer for 2 weeks until they can fix it and acted like I was inconviening them! The people were ignorant and spoke with heavy accents so you couldn't even understand them. I was on hold for a total of 2 hours while trying to talk to someone about the problem. The worst experience I've had and will never by a Dell again if they're going to be so cheap and unprofessional!
Product Attributes:
Value:
1
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
2
out of 5
Recommends this product?No
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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7 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Review 15 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
It's really big!,
03/21/2009
By
GlobeNomad, Global Nomad
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
Great laptop, lots of features. Two months, no problems.
Product Attributes:
Value:
4
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
4
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
45 - 54
Gender:
Male
Has owned product for:
2 - 3 months
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 16 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Shana,
03/10/2009
By
55Pepsi, CA
Overall Rating:
4
out of 5
So far this has been a nice computer. I haven't downloaded my other programs from my computer I really don't like the color of purple this computer is I thought it would be a roaly purple. I should of got the blue. Well any way the couputer it self is really nice. We will see how it hold up. The price was cheaper then any other place. I really like the 17' screen. I have only had this computer for a couple of weeks.
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
45 - 54
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every few days
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2 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review 17 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Awesome screen...but bulky,
03/08/2009
By
Rn2010, Cincinnati, Ohio
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I have a desk top and a notebook for around the house...but when I bought this product, I was looking for something I could take to class and work. The batter time is amazing, I get 4+ hours on a fully charged battery which is a whole lot more than what I expected for continuous activity. The color isn't as purple as the picture but it's still cute but the best thing about this laptop is the 17" screen. I'm stuck in a room for 8hrs @ work and picture quality is awesome to just sit back and watch a movie on. Just like carrying around your own HD LCD flat screen. the only problem is that it is larger and heavier than any other notebook so good luck trying to find a cover or bag that holds more than the traditional 15"
Product Attributes:
Value:
4
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 3 months
Uses product:
Every day
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3 of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review 18 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
Great Value on a Dell,
03/07/2009
By
luckymishy, Branson, MO
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I got this laptop is mainly for work and online school for me but I find myself doing all kinds of other things. I find it to be a great value for how much it was. I don't like how when I am talking in yahoo messenger or online that if I have a typo another screen or tab pops up. And when every I am trying to scroll down an internet page or just trying to move my mouse to click on something that it automatically zooms my page in and out. This is with the touchpad mouse. I do really like the fingerprint security. It is very helpful because someone would have to go through alot to try to get into the laptop. You dont to get all the bells and whistles but you do see how it overcomes your expectations. I find this laptop a good laptop. I love the backlit keyboard and the on deck speakers with controls. I also comes with cozi.com so you can set up an acct to have a family journel, calendar and grocery list plus much more. I hope this review is helpful - I really do like this laptop, I cant get off of it sometimes.
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
18 - 24
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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12 of 14 people found this review helpful.
Review 19 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
17" DELL-Purple,
02/28/2009
By
coffeemisto, Denver, CO
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
I was skeptical about purchasing a DELL through Wal-Mart on-line. I had gone to several computer stores and did not get a chance to really see a 17" computer. I thought it may be to big, but after typing on it and having the 10-key pad on the right, I am very pleased that I chose a 17". And it's purple!!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
25 - 34
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day
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Review 20 for Dell 17'' Studio 17 Purple Laptop PC w/ Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor T3400 & Windows 7 Tech Guarantee Upgrade
02/27/2009
By
iheartmylittleman, Ohio
Overall Rating:
5
out of 5
Wonderful laptop!!! Computer did have yellow band down middle of screen. Dell took care of the problem very fast. I am 50 year old NaNa and I was able to set up and operate the computer with no help!!! (and the purple looks great on me) I Love my laptop!!!
Product Attributes:
Value:
5
out of 5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of 5
Recommends this product?Yes
Age:
45 - 54
Gender:
Female
Has owned product for:
2 - 7 weeks
Uses product:
Every day