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PROS
eSATA and Firewire ports, nice keyboard and trackpad, good speakers.
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CONS
Battery life could be better, size and weight nothing to write home about.
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VERDICT
A solid notebook in almost all regards, the Dell Studio 1558 should serve you well for general usage computing.