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I recently bought this laptop with the following specs.
The first thing that I found out of place was that the battery was already in the laptop, when past laptops I have dealt with at work even though they were other brands the battery has been out of the laptop. Does dell usually ship their laptops with the battery already installed?
Also almost on immediate use the fan has been turning on. I am not sure if this is normal for new machines. For my work laptop I never really hear the fan turn on, when on the laptop I hear it every time it turns on.
Finally when I was watching some online videos, within 40 minutes I needed to restart the laptop 5 times. I was watching these videos off of zshare and divx den. The screen would go black or the top of the screen would turn white. There were different graphics issues that required the computer to be restarted by pressing the on/off button.
Is the machine I got faulty, or should I return the machine and look for another brand to buy.
Thanks
Processor and Memory:
Intel® Core i7-720QM processor, 1.6 GHz (6 MB L2 cache)
6 GB DDR3 SDRAM
Drives:
500 GB Serial ATA, 7200 RPM
CD-RW\DVD±RW dual-layer combo drive
8-in-1 card reader
Display and Graphics:
17.3-in. glossy widescreen HD WLED display (1600 x 900)
1 GB ATI Mobility Radeon® HD 4650 graphics
Audio:
Integrated high definition Audio 2.2
Built-in stereo speakers
External ports: line-out (speakers/headphone), microphone
Communication:
Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Dell Wireless 1520 802.11n half mini-card
Integrated 2 MP webcam
Ports:
ExpressCard 32 slot
3 USB 2.0 ports
1 eSATA (shared with 3rd USB port)
IEEE 1394a
RJ45 Ethernet
VGA
HDMI
Operating System:
Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Power Supply:
Battery: Rechargeable, 9-cell lithium-ion (Li-ion)
AC adapter
Dell studio 17
Discussion in 'Dell' started by laptop111, Feb 8, 2010.
