Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) laptop may fulfill your need of desktop replacement with large display. Reviewing on Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) specs, it's no doubt why this laptop has good performance. Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) main specs are: it equipped with Intel Core i5-2510M (Sandy Bridge) processor and paired with two graphical chip, integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 and  nVidia GeForce GT 525M. Those system supported by 6 GB DDR3 RAM on 17.3-inch large screen. Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) use a big 9-cell 90Wh battery that can run almost up to 8 hours. Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) price on the market is offered start from $1,039.98. But, please be aware, Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) laptop weighs at 7.67 pounds. With that heaviness, it's not suitable for regular treveller. Its rival in multimedia category is Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839 which has larger screen (18.4 inch  widescreen, resolution at 1,920 by 1,080) but comes with more higher price (starts from $1,499.99).

Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) Design, Features, and Performance 

Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) processor relies on Intel Core i5-2510M quad-core processor (clock speed at 2.3GHz) which is full-powered, standard-voltage processor, and based on Sandy Bridge technology. Its system is supported with 6GB of RAM. Nvidia GeForce GT 525M graphics chip with Optimus technology (which support to automatically switch into integrated Intel HD Graphics 3000 graphics chip if not used for energy saving) is resulting good performance in 3D gaming and other application. On PCMark Vantage testing, Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) scores at 6,036. Since it supplied with big 9-cell 90Wh battery, it can run up to 7 hours 51 minutes based on MobileMark 2007 tests. Those long battery life time can be considered top class.

Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) is released on black muted design. But, but you can change better design by Design Studio lids with additional cost. The lid options includes Peacock Blue, Fire Red, or Lotus Pink. Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) materials are from plastic, but the interior and exterior has a brushed look. Although its material are from plastic, it weighs for 7.67 pounds, which is hard to be tolerate for frequent traveller. Its screen size is 17.3-inch (widescreen type) with maximum resolutions 1,600 by 900 which is less comapared with Acer Aspire AS8950G-9839 that has larger screen, 18.4 inch  widescreen, resolution at 1,920 by 1,080. if you want 1080 HD, connect it to HDTV monitor via its HDMI port or WiDi 2.0.

For the storage media, Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) relies on 500 GB (5,400rpm) HDD, although those storege is spacious enough to keeps your digital files, but other laptop is this category, offers larger space. While for optical drive, it equipped with Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW (not a blue ray). Ports given are: two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0, eSATA/ USB 2.0 combo, 3-in-1 card reader (SD, MMC, MS), VGA port, HDMI port and WiDi 2.0. Dell Inspiron 17R (N7110) wireless connection features: Ethernet, and Wi-Fi. It also has a 1.0-megapixel HD webcam.