The new Dell Inspiron 17R(model 5720) desktop replacement laptop offers solid Core-i5 performance at a very reasonable price. You don’t get much in the way of battery life and the integrated graphics solution is nothing to rave about, but it is a good deal nonetheless.
The Inspiron 17R uses the same third-generation Intel Core i5-3210M(2.5 GHz) processor as the Dell Inspiron 15R, and both are equipped with 6 GB of RAM, so it’s not surprising that their PCMark 7 scores(2, 676 for the 17R; 2, 645 for the 15R) were nearly identical. The fact that it blew the 1.6 GHz AMD-based Toshiba P775D(1, 564) out of the water also came as no surprise.
Pros
Solid productivity performance Reasonably priced. Uses the latest Core i5 technology. Robust audio output.