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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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

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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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

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 Inspiron 1545 - very reliable, ideal for a student

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

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pmorris9191 09.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

Dell Inspiron 1520

Advantages: Good looking and nice price
Disadvantages: bulky

...there lies two USB ports, D-sub, Ethernet port, a four pin 'firewire' port and the splendidly useful 8-in-1 cards reader. Also, there is the DVD drive. On the back there is a 7-pin S-Video, modem port, the DC-in and a further two USB ports. On the front lies the speakers and 'media' keys, also an infrared sensor, all neatly edged into the body of the machine. ****SPECIFICATION***** As the 1520 can be made to order each machine has different specification. *example* *PROCESSOR?. Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Intel® Core? 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0 GHz/ 667MHz FSB/ 2MB Cache) Specifications - Processor Memory.. (at least) 2gb duel-channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM *HARDDRIVE? (at least) 80 GB 5400RPM Sata *GRAPHICS CARD?. (at least) 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS *OPTICAL DEVICE? 8X max DVD+/-RW drive...

blissman70 16.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1520

Inspiring Inspiron or Dell Hell?

Advantages: delivered to door, relatively cheap,made to your specifications.
Disadvantages: Many, many, many -please read review.

...Last May, my husband decided we were best off dropping the PC's and getting ourselves laptops. We started off looking at Dell, and he chose an Inspiron 510M for just over one thousand pounds. Yes, it's expensive, but my husband is a website designer, programmer, all round computer guru and needs a damn good quality computer to work with. So, here are the specs for you, and I will try and translate what they actually mean in real speak too! *1.2 ghz Pentium M Processor (runs pretty fast.) *512 Mb ram (lots of memory means you can use several applications at once.) *20 Gb hard drive (this can store a lot of information.) *DVD/ CD writer drive (You can make your own CD's and watch DVDs using this) *2 USB Ports (to plug in a mouse, digital camera, Printer etc) *Primary 6 port battery (Should keep you running for a few hours...

VickyVickster 28.10.2005 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 510M 1.5GHz

Dell inspiron 1525

Advantages: HDMI port, Speedy pc, reliable, good value for money
Disadvantages: Battery life, DVD drive burning speed, no firewire port

...Since i use this every day i have become used to it's speed, reliability and how it fares all round. The Dell inspiron is a fairly average sized laptop, boasting 2gb RAM, 15.4" screen, dvd drive, 120GB Hard drive and of course a 2gb core duo processor. Firstly bootup and speed. With full battery and windows vista i counted that it took me approximately 20 seconds from on to log on screen which is very impressive for vista or even a laptop. To log onto an account with widgets it takes a further 30seconds to a minute for the laptop to load all the start upitems on a laptop with apps such as iplayer, veoh, 4od and itunes. Surfing the web or browsing files is quick and responsive, with firefox loadsing almost straight away so you can click away at the internet. Browsing through files is average due to the restraints of the hard drive...

kersplatty 13.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1525

Inspirational Inspiron 1520 by DELL

Advantages: Excellent spec, good build quality, lightweight, great graphics
Disadvantages: A little pricey

...the type of DVD rewriter you choose in conjuction with using either Vista or Xp. I have just taken delivery of my Dell inspiron 1520, and to be honest didnt really need to upgrade the machine much at all. The standard spec for this laptop is really rather good. In fact i beleive it has been increased over the past few months. The standard spec for this laptop as of 11/Nov 2007 is as follows: Standard spec: (£529.00) Black finish Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 Processor (1.5ghz) 15.4" wide screen monitor nVidia Geforce graphics with 128mb DDR2 Dedicated card 2048 mb Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM 160GB HDD Fixed internal 8x DVD +/- RW Drive including software Wireless & Bluetooth connectivity 1 year collect and return service Free shipping You can request that the laptop comes with Windows XP if you prefer at no extra cost. This is really...

watso75 12.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1520

Inspiration from the inspiron

Advantages: great graphics, comes with fab standard specifications
Disadvantages: can be pricey

...the first thing is the actual model is a dell inspiron 1520 In a bubblegum pink. The whole thing isn't pink, just the top cover which is a lovley shade of metallic so not a cheap pink look! For those wondering this model can be ordered in a variety of colours, which are standard black and white, red, pink,green, yellow, blue and brown. good choice and all are metallic so a good way to personalise it without it looking cheap and tacky! The standard specifications of the model as it comes is as follows: standard black finish windows vista basic Intel® Core? 2 Duo T5250 Processor (1.5GHz,667MHz,2MB L2 cache) 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA monitor nVidia® GeForce? Go 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory 1024MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x512] 120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software...

frankiecesca 22.09.2007 (16.05.2008) · Read review
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