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Article: Dell Inspiron E1705: twice the brains equals plenty of power--minus longevity.(Product/service evaluation)
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- Computer Shopper
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- May 1, 2006
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THE DELL INSPIRON E1705 inaugurates the company's new Entertainment line of laptops with a bang. Outfitted with Intel's new Core Duo CPU (like the company's desktop dual-core CPUs, touted as two processors in one) and top-shelf 3D graphics, this big machine packs solid multimedia features and strong performance.
Our fully loaded $2,868 test configuration was equipped with a 2GHz Gore Duo T2500 processor, 1GB of 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM, an 80GB hard drive that spins at 5,400rpm, and a double-layer DVD [+ or -] RW drive. A high-end nVidia GeForce Go 7800 GPU with 256MB of dedicated video memory complemented the 17-inch wide-screen display, which had a high 1,900x1,200 ...