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In order to make a decision that you won’t regret later on, it is best to compare two models that have gotten your fancy. For this review, we will discuss the merits and the shortcomings of the Dell Vostro 1720 and the HP Pavilion DV7-2180US.

 

Dell Vostro 1720

 

Marketed specifically for small business users, the Dell Vostro 1720 at first glance packs a decent arsenal of specifications that are intended for common tasks an entrepreneur must do.

First it has an impressive 17-inch liquid crystal display. With a resolution of at least 1440 by 800, you have enough space to multitask with several applications by simply putting the windows side by side.

 

Connectivity options are excellent for the 1720 as well. With a total of six USB ports, you can connect more than enough for your data transfer needs (flash drives) or for external devices like printers, mouse, extra keyboards, webcam for business conferences, and many others. You can also install eSATA ports through the ExpressCard/54 expansion slot as well. For reading media cards, the 1720 has an SD media card reader for that task.

 

The 1720 comes with a fingerprint reader as well as a hard drive encryption, which is very important when a computer is used for business.

 

The only thing absent in the Dell Vostro 1720 is an HDMI port. This means that the user would be unable from viewing HD content located at the 1720 in a true HDTV set. This could be unnecessary though as the 17-inch screen is enough for HD display.

 

 

Hewlett-Packard DV7 2180US

 

The Hewlett-Packard Pavilion DV7 2180US, on the other hand, has more features for gaming as opposed to the 1720.

 

It comes with a 17.3-inch LCD screen, which allows for enough detail for the player to recognize the elements of his game. Plus, the HP DV 2180US’s 64-bit Windows Vista operating system allows for FULL access to memory. This enables the HP DV7 2180US to do complex gaming operations especially 3D display processing.

 

Unlike the 1720, the HP DV7 2180US has an HDMI port allowing the user to connect to an HDTV for a larger display. However, it lags behind in USB ports as it only has two ports as compared to the 1720’s six. It also has the eSATA port for connecting with external hard drives unlike the 1720, which only has the ExpressCard/54 expansion slot. Another thing it has over the 1720 is the 5-in-1 media card reader, allowing it to read different compact media formats as compared to the 1720 that can only read SD.

 

SPECS

 

SPECS	AVAILABLE OPTIONS
	DELL VOSTRO 1720	HP Pavilion DV7 2180US
CPU	2.6 Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, P7550, P8600, P8700, or T9550 CPUIntel Celeron 900	2.00GHz Intel® Centrino® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9000
RAM	2GB-4GB DDR2	Up to 6GB
SCREEN SIZE	17.0 inches	17.3 inches
OPERATING SYSTEM	Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Business	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit with Service Pack 1
BATTERY LIFE	At least 4 hours	Up to 7.5 hours (estimated)
GRAPHICS CARD	512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GS, Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD	ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 4650 (M96) with up to 2815MB total available graphics memory with 1024MB dedicated

 

 

PROS AND CONS of Dell Vostro 1720

 

PROS

The 1720 is excellent in data security with its encryption option as well as the built-in fingerprint reader. These are very essential for any businessman with company secrets to protect. Importing and exporting data from external sources are easily done with its many connection ports.

 

CONS

The 1720 is weak at the graphics section when compared side by side with the DV7 2180US, as it is incapable of processing 3D graphics.

 

Pros and Cons of HP Pavilion DV7 2180US

 

PROS

Compared to the 1720, the HP DV7 2180US is more powerful in terms of graphics processing since it is able to process 3D graphics with ease.

 

CONS

Compared to the 1720, the HP DV7 2180US has a weakness in the connectivity portion as it only has two USB drives compared to the Dell notebook. It does, however, have all the other connectivity ports found in the 1720 with the exception of the 5-in-1 media card reader.

 

CONCLUSION

Each notebook is supposedly designed for different purposes but at face value, the HP Pavilion DV7 2180US is the better choice because it allows for more applications run and this is something that the 1720 cannot do. This makes it more powerful than the 1720, which is better suited for the businessman and not the gamer.

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