Dell Inspiron 17R i17RM-5162sLV 17.3-Inch Laptop (Moon Silver)

Actual Dell Inspiron 17R i17RM-5162sLV 17.3-Inch Laptop (Moon Silver) review from buyer.
Excellent
This Dell replaces a 3 year old HP Pavillion dv7. Overall, this Dell is a nice laptop. The core i5 is pretty fast. The 1T drive is huge and there is plenty of RAM. The hard drive is a Western Digital... I have had issues with WD in the past, so I will have to see how long this drive lasts.

Windows 8 is growing on me, although I mainly use the Desktop interface. There is no Start Button in Windows 8, but you can make your own. Here is how:
- Right click the Task Bar
- Select Toolbar -> New toolbar...
- In the File Chooser dialog that appears, Navigate to "C:ProgramDataMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuPrograms" and click the Select Folder button

You'll now has a pseudo start button.

UPDATE: 2013-11-28

Just a note regarding backups. I ran into an issue after a few weeks after upgrading to 8.1. You can Google the issue, but the problem was that I could no longer create images of the hard drive using the built in Backup...

This Dell Inspiron has everything you will need from a laptop
Dell Inspiron 17R i17RM-5162sLV 17.3-Inch Laptop is a great laptop for only $629 dollars. I was in the market for a great laptop and this one definitely fits the bill. This laptop is lightweight and thinner than previous versions of the Dell Inspiron. Once you boot up this device you will notice right away the sharp images this laptop can display. The screen is large (17.3") and will allow you to do anything you could do on a desktop. The screen displays at 900p (1600 x 900 ) HD. This laptop is filled with many more great features. I have listed a few that I felt were important for you to know before making a purchase. They are as follows:

• Processor: 4th Gen Intel