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Thinner and lighter than Dell's Inspiron 7500 (PCW, December 1999), the 3700 is designed to appeal to less power-hungry users, or to those who need to compute on the move. Depending on the configuration you choose, it weighs in at between 2.8kg and 3kg, keeping it a full kilogram below the 7500 at either end of the scale. There's a range of processor options, all Celerons, starting with the 400MHz and topping off with the model we tested, running at 466MHz.
Our review model arrived with 128MB of RAM, although this is upgradable at the time of purchase to 512MB, using two 256MB DIMMs. The excellent 14.1in active matrix LCD has a good viewing angle and is sharp and comfortable on the eye. It's driven by an ATi Rage Mobility -M1 2X chip, which can simultaneously send its output to a second monitor and span the desktop across both screens for an enlarged working area. Sound, meanwhile, is handled by the ESS Maestro-2E chip, which supports Sensaura's Positional 3D, and drives its output to the side-mounted stereo speakers.
The thing that sets this machine apart from the usual Dell fare is the styling. It is gently curved, and has a woven finish to the wrist areas.
Dell's URL is stamped just below the keyboard and the unit is available in two colours: storm grey or Tahoe blue. The keyboard is excellent - it feels fairly slack and is comfortable to type on for extended periods.
The touch pad is also smooth and responsive, but if it's not your thing then you'll be pleased to see the supplementary pointing nib in the middle of the keyboard. Each device has its own set of buttons, and pressing both the left and right buttons on either set turns your chosen pointing method into the equivalent of a scroll-wheeled mouse, moving the contents of your active window up and down.
Dell is fast getting itself a reputation for building highly-versatile machines, and the 3700 does nothing to diminish this. A front-mounted media bay gives you a choice of drives, including floppy, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Zip, LS-120 or extra hard drives. It can also house a second battery such as Dell 8M815 battery, Dell 851UY battery, dell 75UYF battery, Dell BAT-I3700 battery, dell 5081P battery, Dell Inspiron 3700 battery, Dell Precision M40 battery, Dell Precision M50 battery, dell Inspiron 700m battery, dell Inspiron 710m battery for extended use away from power points, or be emptied altogether and protected by the bundled cover for the ultimate in portability.
Softex Bay Manager has been pre-installed to enable hot-swapping, and should you find yourself in need of more than one drive at a time, Dell has thoughtfully included a cable for using the floppy drive as an external unit.
The stacked PC Card slots support two Type I/II or one Type III card.
One of these can be filled by the bundled Margi DVD-to-Go card that lets you watch DVD movies on a standard television. This supplements the integrated S-Video out port.
There are also a number of other innovations, such as Dell's exclusive ExpressCharge, which cuts the lithium ion battery's charging time in half - with no detrimental effect on its operational life. In normal use patterns, battery life is staked at around three hours.
What we didn't like was the absence of a flap covering the rear ports.
Dell explained that this was because it often snapped off but we feel it smacks of cost cutting. Dell aims this machine at 'travelling professionals, consumers and students who want an ideal combination of performance, mobility, convenience, style, quality and affordability', and with specs like this, and the 3700's modular, versatile design, it looks like it has hit the mark.
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