My Dell Studio 17

Yes, this is finally mine.

I wanted to blog about it for so long but I just couldn’t find the time. It’s pretty huge and really heavy, not for people who travels a lot. But because of it’s size, it has its own numeric keypad which is a total plus for me. All the specs that I’ve chosen were just right except for the graphics card. I’m still unable to maximize the extra $150 that I’ve spent for upgrading and continues to see pixilated graphics. The 3GB laptop memory was pretty fast too even if I didn’t go for the upgrade. I can easily switch from one graphic software to another while having an apache server running in the background and 10-20 browsers open at the same time.

The downside – it only comes with Windows Vista. Being a Windows XP user for so long, I just had to downgrade and hunt for all device drivers, which is not an easy task. Plenty of impulsive buyers like me have sold or returned their Dell Studios just because of this. But luckily, I was able to gather everything I need. The only thing left for me to fix is the microphone jack and the integrated webcam.