Need to replace the family laptop, and I'm dizzy with the options out there.
No tower in house - will serve as family computer.
Want this computer to be set up for long-term use/flexibility in terms of computing power.
I use our laptop for school (general excel/PP/word) functions, but my wife is getting into video/photo editing.
Have two iPads, so not overly concerned about portability of laptop (open to 17" screen), and don't use this laptop while traveling (don't travel much anyhow).
No Mac products aside from iPads because the wife wants to be able to open the laptop and go. Neither of us are familiar with the OS used in Macbooks. I could/would learn it and use parallels, etc., etc. but she's not so inclined.
Have shopped and shopped, and read review after review. But I haven't shopped for a laptop in forever, and the last one was a gift (cheap HP that has gone through 2 screens with normal wear and tear). Are Dell's solid machines?
Got a quote for $891 after tax plus a 10% cash back rebate from a Dell support specialist for this Inspiron 17 5000:
No tower in house - will serve as family computer.
Want this computer to be set up for long-term use/flexibility in terms of computing power.
I use our laptop for school (general excel/PP/word) functions, but my wife is getting into video/photo editing.
Have two iPads, so not overly concerned about portability of laptop (open to 17" screen), and don't use this laptop while traveling (don't travel much anyhow).
No Mac products aside from iPads because the wife wants to be able to open the laptop and go. Neither of us are familiar with the OS used in Macbooks. I could/would learn it and use parallels, etc., etc. but she's not so inclined.
Have shopped and shopped, and read review after review. But I haven't shopped for a laptop in forever, and the last one was a gift (cheap HP that has gone through 2 screens with normal wear and tear). Are Dell's solid machines?
Got a quote for $891 after tax plus a 10% cash back rebate from a Dell support specialist for this Inspiron 17 5000:
- 5th Generation Intel Core i7-5500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz)
- Windows 8.1 (64Bit) English
- 8GB Single Channel DDR3 1600MHz (8GBx1)
- 17.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Truelife LED-Backlit Touch Display
- 1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive