WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:06.640 I'll be the first to admit that I'm usually all about the extreme stuff. If 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:11.599 it's the thinnest notebook in the world, you've got my attention. If it's the 00:00:08.720 --> 00:00:15.679 biggest, baddest curved display, you've got my attention. So, why on earth then 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:21.920 am I bothering to cover the Dell Inspiron 177000 series, a hyper 00:00:20.080 --> 00:00:25.840 mainstream model that bears more resemblance to my wife's compact from 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:32.800 college than it does to anything else that I've ever covered on this channel. 00:00:28.880 --> 00:00:35.160 because it folds up to be a 17in sixlb 00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:44.079 tablet. What the 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:50.719 Whoa. Mass Drop is featuring the M220 00:00:47.200 --> 00:00:53.520 semi-open headphones from AKG, boasting 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:58.000 a pretty steel black and white color theme. Check them out at the link in the 00:00:55.760 --> 00:01:04.320 video description. Let's open up with the basics. When I 00:01:01.039 --> 00:01:06.960 say the Inspiron 177000 series is 00:01:04.320 --> 00:01:13.520 mainstream, I really do mean it. This is a moderately thin 17-in machine with 00:01:10.880 --> 00:01:19.920 solid build quality in the $900 to $1,400 price range. Not cheap enough to 00:01:16.720 --> 00:01:22.240 be a commodity box made of plastic, but 00:01:19.920 --> 00:01:27.360 it's not trying to be some kind of mobile workstation powerhouse. So, the 00:01:25.520 --> 00:01:32.560 hardware inside is pretty modest, keeping the overall cost fairly low. 00:01:29.439 --> 00:01:34.880 It's available with a Core i5 6200U or a 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:39.600 Core i76500U. But like I mentioned in the Techquicky 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:46.880 episode about what i3, i5, and i7 actually mean, the 6500U, while an i7, 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:53.280 is actually a dual core hyperthreaded 15watt low power skew, not designed for 00:01:50.320 --> 00:01:58.799 more than moderate productivity or light content creation or gaming. Anyway, mine 00:01:56.720 --> 00:02:05.759 is the middle-of the road model, rocking the Core i7 processor option, 16 gigs of 00:02:01.759 --> 00:02:09.119 DDR4 RAM, a 128 gig SSD with a 1 TB hard 00:02:05.759 --> 00:02:11.200 drive for overflow, and a GeForce 940MX 00:02:09.119 --> 00:02:16.319 2 gig dedicated graphics card. Something I was pleased to see even on the 00:02:13.680 --> 00:02:20.720 entry-level model since a DGPU can make a big difference in certain video 00:02:18.080 --> 00:02:26.160 editing workloads, as I covered in my can you edit 4K video on an Ultrabook 00:02:23.120 --> 00:02:29.520 video here. In terms of I/IO, on the 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:32.800 right is an SD card reader and a Are you 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:34.239 for serious right now, Dell? 00:02:32.800 --> 00:02:41.200 Starting to remember why I don't cover mainstream stuff. A USB 2 port. This I 00:02:37.920 --> 00:02:43.760 got to see for Yeah, that's a USB 2 00:02:41.200 --> 00:02:50.480 port. Damn it, Dell. Anyway, on the left is a headphone microphone jack, a USB 3 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:53.280 port, an HDMI 1.4 port, and a USB type-C 00:02:50.480 --> 00:02:57.680 port that'll handle USB and DisplayPort duties. and you can actually charge the 00:02:55.120 --> 00:03:01.760 laptop with it. So, that's kind of cool, I guess. Even if the IO isn't 00:02:59.920 --> 00:03:06.239 impressive, at least I can find some comfort in the solid construction. Good 00:03:04.239 --> 00:03:09.920 build quality actually doesn't really surprise me anymore since everything 00:03:08.159 --> 00:03:14.720 Dell has shipped me since they took the company private again has been very 00:03:12.560 --> 00:03:20.080 solid for the price. And the Inspiron 177000 continues this trend. The palm 00:03:17.760 --> 00:03:24.319 rests don't really flex unless you put a lot of pressure on them. The speakers 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:28.239 are surprisingly good for bottom-mounted ones and don't suffer from that sounds 00:03:26.480 --> 00:03:32.959 like it's coming from behind you thing that I've experienced before. And the 00:03:30.239 --> 00:03:36.720 webcam is a solid pretty good. Though, if I was using this regularly for video 00:03:34.959 --> 00:03:42.720 conferencing, I would probably wish for a better microphone. Moving on to the 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:47.599 experiential things. The keyboard is a little spongy, but it's quiet and didn't 00:03:45.200 --> 00:03:51.519 slow me down too much with a basically bog standard layout and the number pad 00:03:49.760 --> 00:03:55.519 being one of the nicest things about carrying around something this size. 00:03:53.599 --> 00:03:59.599 Side note, I'm glad keyboard backlights are standard now. The touchpad tracks 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:04.560 well and is thankfully an appropriate size for the 17inch 1080p IPS 00:04:02.480 --> 00:04:09.519 touchscreen display. Another huge improvement over the displays of 00:04:06.239 --> 00:04:11.680 mainstream notebooks of your and I 00:04:09.519 --> 00:04:16.880 hadn't really used Windows Hello much, but the facial recognition from the 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:19.840 integrated IR camera is really, really 00:04:16.880 --> 00:04:24.080 fast, even in pretty poor conditions. Though, I haven't experimented much with 00:04:22.000 --> 00:04:30.160 having other people try to break through it, so your mileage may vary. Let's talk 00:04:27.280 --> 00:04:35.680 about the killer app now, though. The laptop by day, tablet by night, twoin- 00:04:33.600 --> 00:04:52.960 one conversion that can be done with a quick backflip of the LCD panel. 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:58.479 Honestly, whether it was watching 00:04:56.000 --> 00:05:03.520 movies, playing casual touchscreen games, or 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:08.880 what else do people even do on tablets? I really wasn't sold on this feature. 00:05:06.320 --> 00:05:13.919 Dell's promotional images are all focused on touchscreen DJing 00:05:11.280 --> 00:05:19.680 applications and people enjoying concerts. So, I guess there's a market 00:05:17.440 --> 00:05:25.280 there that they're going to go in and corner. But from an average user's 00:05:21.919 --> 00:05:27.680 perspective, the weight, something Dell 00:05:25.280 --> 00:05:32.800 either forgot or conveniently omitted from the product page and size end up 00:05:30.800 --> 00:05:38.720 being more of a hindrance than a help for the Inspiron 177000 in this 00:05:35.840 --> 00:05:43.360 operating mode. But that's okay as long as the tablet mode doesn't hurt the way 00:05:40.880 --> 00:05:49.919 it functions as a normal laptop. So, does it? In a couple ways, maybe, but 00:05:45.840 --> 00:05:53.440 not much. The display is a bit heavier, 00:05:49.919 --> 00:05:55.600 making actual laptop operation less 00:05:53.440 --> 00:05:59.360 feasible since it's poorly balanced and will easily fall off your knees if you 00:05:57.039 --> 00:06:05.600 move around too much. And my guess is that the 360° hinge is the reason that 00:06:02.160 --> 00:06:07.520 it can't be lifted with one finger. But 00:06:05.600 --> 00:06:10.560 that's about it. Screen wobble, which some of you are probably noticing when I 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:15.360 bang on this table, is almost entirely due to this table being unstable. It's 00:06:12.319 --> 00:06:18.000 not a laptop issue. So then if I was to 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:22.160 completely ignore the twoin oneness, there's a lot to like here. Battery life 00:06:19.840 --> 00:06:25.520 is really solid. Thermals are a strong point with the aluminum chassis 00:06:23.600 --> 00:06:29.600 remaining at much lower temperatures than I'm accustomed to with all the 00:06:27.520 --> 00:06:34.240 gaming laptops that come through here, even while under heavy CPU load. And on 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:38.319 that note, the dedicated GPU doesn't cause overheating either, even when it's 00:06:36.080 --> 00:06:43.280 working hard at the latest casual games like Lego Batman 2, making this machine 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:48.000 suitable for keeping the kids busy, as long as they don't expect to be playing 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:49.680 the latest AAA titles at 4K or whatever. 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:55.600 This is what Tomb Raider looks like, by the way, at 720p, all lowest details. 00:06:53.520 --> 00:07:00.560 Not pretty, especially at less than 30 FPS. So, that's the bottom line here, 00:06:58.080 --> 00:07:04.000 then. If you can forgive the weight, something folks who desire a 17-inch 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:08.720 laptop are probably going to have to deal with one way or the other, the 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:13.199 Inspiron 177000 gets a solid recommendation, even if I personally 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:18.160 think the tablet mode contributes nothing to the experience. And beyond 00:07:15.680 --> 00:07:22.639 that, made me feel kind of ridiculous while using it. Every time I do one of 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:26.000 these spots for Blue Apron, it kind of annoys me because they're not available 00:07:24.479 --> 00:07:29.199 in Canada yet, and I have heard absolutely rave reviews about the 00:07:27.599 --> 00:07:34.000 service. It's really cool. So, Blue Apron allows you to create delicious 00:07:31.280 --> 00:07:37.599 chef-designed recipes at home. They deliver all the farm fresh ingredients 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:41.599 that you need right to your doorstep in exactly the right proportions. 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