And although the Americans also opt out on building ports onto the front, the connectivity in the Studio 1747 is quite impressive. By the way, the display hinges' design prevents the screen from being opened more than 45 degrees from the perpendicular.īecause of the display design, Dell can't place any connections on the back. A teetering is almost completely missing. They keep the screen very tight in place so that you can't open the notebook single-handedly or even just tilt it even more towards the back despite the high total weight. The display hinges are both on the very left and right and are nicely designed. Only greasy finger leave dark spots, which are easily removed, though. The micro-satin surface presents itself as being fairly unsusceptible for smudge. Because of the light color, fingerprints only become evident on the high-gloss surface in bright light. The light gray plastic that the wrist-rest is made of proves to be a good choice. Both loudspeakers, which are submerged into the wrist-rest's left and right and protected by a perforated and chromed metal grid, are also striking.Īll of that has been very excellently crafted and feels good. The rest of the inside is dominated by a light gray plastic that also has a high-gloss finish. Furthermore, the black plastic has a multimedia bar above the keyboard and thus creates a narrow keyboard bezel. The Studio 17 notebooks all look alike inside: glossy black plastic around the display, the white imprint "Studio" in the upper left and again a metallic Dell logo in the bottom center. A chromed metal Dell logo is in the center. All these alternatives are covered with a micro-satin surface that has quite pleasant feel – like a mixture of rubber and textile. Additionally there are five more striking colors available: pink, red, blue, purple and green. The lid is black with a slight pattern in the standard configuration. As you could select case lids designed by artists for the older models and even make a donation for a good cause with that, there are only plain colored display lids available for the Dell Studio 17. In opposition to its forerunners, the new Dell Studio 17 has been changed in a few design points, for instance the loudspeakers are now in the wrist-rest.