Inspiring Inspiron from Dell

Advantages: Good spec, reasonable price, great processor
Disadvantages: The piano black surface attracts dust and dirt.

...I purchased the Dell Inspiron 1545 laptop back in January for my daughter's birthday. I had a limited budget but wanted to get her something with decent enough spec for playing computer games should she wish to do this, and a large hard drive as she is a big fan of making videos on her digital camera and downloading music - two things which can eat up hard drive space. I did a fair bit of research before purchasing and decided I wanted to get the best spec I possibly could for my money and the Inspiron ticked all the boxes. I paid £399 in January 2009 in Currys for the laptop which was the absolute limit on my budget. The Dell I purchased has a dark blue coloured lid, however the rest of it is a shiny piano black which looks lovely. I would have preferred metal for the mousepad area - it feels sturdier and doesn't seem to attract...

rosebud2001 21.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

Dell Inspiron 1545 - good entry level laptop

Advantages: Cheap, good brand, lots of features,
Disadvantages: Probably not powerful enough for games, bottom of the market now

...The Dell Inspiron 1545 is an easy to use entry level laptop. Unlike two years ago when I bought my previous laptop, you can now get a number of Dell computers (of which this is one) direct from high street retailers. This is good if you want it in a rush and want a nearby place to handle any issues, but has the disadvantage that you can't customise your laptop to your own requirements to the same extent that you can if you buy it direct from Dell (which takes several weeks). Because Dell are so good at allowing customisation, you need to be very careful when you buy that you actually get the one you need - they are not all the same, so you can't just go into a shop and say "Give me your Inspiron 1545" - you need to be sure that it e.g. has a suitable processor, enough memory and a big enough hard drive for your needs. At the time...

beckyXX 27.09.2009 (08.10.2009) · Read review
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Dell Inspiron 1545 - very reliable, ideal for a student

Advantages: Great Performance, Attractive cover, brilliant screen quality
Disadvantages: Smudges around keyboard, poor battery life

...used. It is a reasonably bright light which I find annoying and distracting if I am trying to use the laptop. Screen The screen is very clear and in my opinion it is very good for watching films. It has a wide viewing angle so you can sit to the side of the laptop and the picture quality will still be good. Battery Life Although the battery life is only up to 2 hours (depending on what your running), the laptop charges up very quickly which is very helpful. The power settings can easily be changed, exchanging performance for a longer battery life (up to 2 hrs). Ports, connections and drives The laptop came with 3 USB ports which I find to be plenty. It also has a VGA Port allowing you to use a second screen or a projector - ideal when doing presentations. It has a CD/DVD drive which is also a rewritable drive. Wireless...

pmorris9191 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Dell Studio 15

Advantages: Adequate features, upgrade options available
Disadvantages: Bluetooth Headset not Available

...Let again my target of review is popular 15.4" series laptop and I am trying to write review on Dell laptop third time. Generally Dell deals with its customer online and they sell laptop online but also considering retail chain so that they can easily reach to every general people also. Due to online sell, they provide good range of feature for customization, and we can choose good features and technology for our requirements. It has popular series display of 15.4". Here again popular chipset for Windows Vista they have provided is Intel® 965GM Chipset. T250Gb or 320 GB. We also have an option to upgrade it to higher speed 7200RPM version his set is good enough for aero experience of Windows Vista. The another main feature to consider is graphics card, and if u wants to give a more fun to ur gaming experience than u have to keep...

ak.naved 10.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Studio 15

Dell Inspiron 1545 - tried and tested for 6 months

Advantages: Easy to use, perfect for storing vast amounts of data, very big hard drive!
Disadvantages: No webcam, poor battery life when watching films/episodes

...After using the Dell Inspiron 1545 for 6 months, I would definitely recommend it as it is a reliable, easy to use and fast laptop. The main features of the laptop are summarised in the list below: Windows Vista (Home Premium) Intel Core 2 Duo T580 250 GB Hard Drive 3GB Memory 15.6" Widescreen CD/DVD Re-writer Wireless 3 USB connections Lithium ion battery I bought this laptop from PC world for £399 and have used it daily for six months. I usually use it for watching films and find that the resolution is very clear and of a high quality. I regularly burn CD/DVDs and have not experienced any problems since purchasing this item. Also, I use this laptop for Internet use everyday and believe it is very convenient as it has a wireless connection and so can be used anywhere in the house or garden. In addition, the laptop...

supergirl20 26.07.2009 · Read review
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Dell Studio 540MT

Advantages: Quiet, Good looking
Disadvantages: Button under the dvd draw

...okay, but when I come to close it, the tray almost covers the button in which I need to press to close it again. I?ve overcome this problem by searching online for free programs, that allow me to open and close the dvd tray with just a click of an icon on the desktop or system tray. I ordered the studio 540 direct from dell which allowed me to customise the specifications to my own liking. This is what I ordered for £529 Intel Core 2 Quad Core Q8300 2.5Ghz 4x1024 MB Memory 640GB Hard Drive 1024 MB NVIDIA GeForce GT220 Graphics Windows Vista 64 Bit with free upgrade to Windows 7 Comes with Microsoft works 9.0, Drivers, keyboard/Mouse, also McAfee Security 30 day trial, Microsoft office 30 day trial...

BlueSapphire 14.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Studio 15

The dell inspiron laptop is it a good buy!

Advantages: The look of the dell inspiron laptop seems more classy then other notepads. It is simplistic.
Disadvantages: Maybe Dell Have gone too simplistic with this model as the features are nothing to rave about

...The Dell inspiron laptop has an attractive classy look, it has a simplistic stream-line look. When I take it out its case I feel good about it because its not a big bulky embarassing computer thing. However, if your one for keeping everything clean and tidy and no smudges anywhere, then maybe you might be irritated by this laptop. With its glossy look smudges, smears and fingerprints stand out like a sore thumb. You feel like your constantly wiping it. You also have to watch what you wipe the laptop with as it is quite easy to scratch. A better idea for Dell would be to provide a cloth to clean it with, one they know wont damage your laptop. It would be a real bummer to scratch it while cleaning it. I also decided to get the colour black because there wasnt a lot of colours to choose from which I found quite dissapointing as...

coolchick2458 27.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

Dell's solid performance laptop

Advantages: beautiful design, wide range of configurations, good battery life, fast
Disadvantages: no HDMI audio, blows hot air from fan

.... Speakers: The sound quality is good and has a build in subwoofer. Though the sound may get a bit distorted when full but the sound is loud enough to make a user satisfied. Performance: Most important parts of a laptop are the internal components that do all the work. It has a processor of Intel core 2 duo 2.0 GHz and a 3GB Ram which is really good for windows vista and running most the applications. The 250GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue hard disk drive (HDD) is a 5400rpm drive with good and fast performance. The integrated graphics card intel X3100 is good enough. Noise and heat: The Dell studio 15 does control heat very well. The fan blows out very hot air though when heavy applications are used but the whole laptops never get heated and the noise is very low thats the best part. Battery Life: On the normal mode and brightness 50...

rizzu87 16.11.2008 · Read review
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A sleek looker that Dell makes as customisable as you like online

Advantages: sleek looks, nice screen, comfy keyboard, well positioned ports etc
Disadvantages: media buttons hard to find,

...I've had a Studio 1535 for about a year now and that's given me plenty of time to get a good idea of how this laptop works. The first thing I really liked about the machine was that Dell allow you to customise pretty much every aspect when you order online. I was able to maximise both the hard drive size (300Gb) and the RAM (4Gb) as I consider these to be essential for me. I also ordered the larger battery pack which, although it makes the machine heavier, does give me 5 hours of battery life for lighter tasks and doubles as a heat sink by raising the machine up and allowing air to flow underneath to cool it. Now you might not need specs as high as mine, and the beauty of the online build is that you can choose as wide or narrow range of specs as you need and not pay any more or less than you want to. Once the machine arrived and I...

shmooj 13.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Studio 15

Distant Dell

Advantages: Collection and return at a place of your convenience
Disadvantages: Communication extremely difficult and shoddy workmanship

...put a new hard drive in it. 6) Computer collected, and returned a week later, no notification that return was imminent. Fortunately, someone there to receive it. Yes I know I had lost all my data but I was more worried about losing the microsoft office enterprise 2007 that I had installed but was assured that I could use the same disk again and re-load as it was the same computer and the licence would be ok. This I have found to be incorrect. Computer returned. With relief I unwrapped the box. Something was loose and rattling inside. The side panel with had two screws holding it in place when it left, now had just one and the cable connecting the monitor to the computer did not have a home to receive the screws so connection between the two near impossible.. 7. Contacted Dell customer service but three days later have not...

Notacomputertechnician 16.12.2008 · Read review
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