Stay empowered — up to 4th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, Windows 8 and a 17.3" screen in a design 11% thinner and 16% lighter than previous generations.
Whether you're streaming blockbusters or setting a new high score, Intel® Core™ processors enhance your experience. 4th Gen Intel® Core™ processors enable long battery life and stunning graphics to get the most from your favorite Windows 8 apps and games.
Skip the crowds and pop a movie into your tray-load optical drive instead. This vast 17.3” HD+ Truelife screen and studio-quality sound from Waves MaxxAudio® 4.0 put you right in the middle of the action. Or connect to your HDTV via HDMI for an even more cinematic adventure.
Sharp images: Photos, videos, movies and other images pop on a 17.3" HD+ Truelife 1600 x 900 display in 900p.
A bigger view: Make the Inspiron 17R the power behind your home theater with an HDMI 1.4 connection to an HDTV or HD monitor.
Outstanding sound: From crisp highs to warm lows, MaxxAudio® 4 from Waves, recipient of a Technical GRAMMY Award®, gives you total control over your frequency response.
Dell wants you to love your PC for years to come. That's why it tests every Inspiron laptop for reliability not just in the places where you expect it, but for the open road ahead.
Turn up the heat: From locker rooms to locked cars, Dell tests Inspiron laptops for survival in harsh short-term heat conditions of up to 65°C/149°F.
Everything hinges on it: Dell tests Inspiron laptop hinges to ensure they still feel tight, even after opening and closing the lid 20,000 times.
Keys to success: Dell tests commonly used keys for 10 million keystrokes and touch pad buttons 1 million times with no failure. So go ahead, finish your novel.
Buttoned up: No matter what you set your power and multimedia buttons to do, Dell has tested them all to survive up to 40,000 pushes with no problems
Twist and turn: Call us excessive, but after twisting every Inspiron laptop's base and lid 25,000 times, Dell can
assure you the parts inside are well protected.
Always a good fit: You'll probably never need to remove and reinstall your Inspiron's battery 1,100 times, but you can rest easy knowing that we've tested even that.