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Review summary: Dell has added yet another family line to its already comprehensive line-up of notebooks; the Studio. Currently available in 15-inch or 17-inch models, the Studio line-up sits between the Inspiron range and the higher end, more ...

Verdict: The Studio series neatly dovetails in between two well liked product lines and certainly lives up to its name in the choice of colours and styles for the lid, but it could do with a boost in the gaming department.

Review summary: The Studio 17 has flair, but it lacks a few key features it needs to keep up with the competition.

Pros: WUXGA display. Stylish. Good battery life in this weight class. Abundant wireless options. Backlit keyboard. Color and IMD options bring flavor to the design.

Cons: Trails the competition in expansion features. Lack of processor options for now. Graphics card is not very impressive.

Verdict: The Studio 17 gets major style points over its predecessors, but it lacks a few key features it needs to keep up with the competition.

Review summary: Well built with a speedy processor, but not a laptop for gamers

Pros: Good build quality ; decent processor performance

Cons: Heavy ; not suited to gaming

Verdict: Gaming performance isn't great, but otherwise this is a well-designed and solidly built notebook

Review summary: Well built with a speedy processor, but not a laptop for gamers

Review summary: Studio Line. For the present the new Studio series by Dell is ava ...

Pros: Design of the case is user customisable , Robust, compact case , User-friendly order of the interfaces , Gigabit LAN, optionally UMTS , User-friendly input devices , Bright LED display with very good contrast , Many options for user customisation , ...

Cons: Only glossy displays available , Moderate multimedia (3D) performance , Moderate sound output, Only glossy displays available, Moderate multimedia (3D) performance, Moderate sound output

Verdict: The standard accessories consist of some driver DVDs, a recovery DVD for Windows Vista, Microsoft Works, and Roxio Creator. Even a printed manual is included in the delivery. Suitable bags, mice, and other products can be chosen on Dell's web site for ...