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 - 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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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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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

well designed little dell that never gets hot

Advantages: cool and quite robust trackpad, good display,64-bit windows 7
Disadvantages: few connectors,dell drivers only, not realy for gameing (most models), finger print prone!

...We got the Dell insperon as a replacement for our trusty old Toshiba laptop we did want a red dell studio but budgetary reality kicked in and we went for this insperon 1545, here's my review for it. Laptop specifications improve all the time, so I wont go on to much about the spec and concentrate more on the laptop as a whole. Now if your new to laptops or computers in general i`ll give you a bit of buying advice. If you want to buy a dell laptop from there website DON'T buy the cheapest £299 model it`s a false economy, there isn't enough memory (just 1GB of ram) witch will mean that it wont be as quick as it could be moreover you will find that it will get slower as you start to fill it up with apps. ALWAYS buy the next model up if you are after a cheap laptop as you get a lot more for your money (as well as sufficient memory). build...

prosumer 02.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop

DELL BUSINESS: The worst customer service & you have no rights

Advantages: Product is fine but dont bother buying from them direct due to poor customer service/ norights
Disadvantages: Product is fine but dont bother buying from them direct due to poor customer service/ no rights

...I bought a few things from Dell for my small business. I realised one product was not compatible with the others when I looked at the email invoice (within 24hrs) so emailed them back straight away to say please can you not ship and can I swap for another product. On the Dell Business website top right hand corner 'view all' drop down menu of the site there is a link to a page where it says this is fine within 7 days although you have to pay £20 admin. I thought not great but its my fault and the other product was cheaper anyway so I could swallow the £20 charge happily. i then had a email response saying a sales rep will call to sort it out. Instead I actually got a curtesy call from despatch rep a few hours later to say they have shipped the product. I told him not to ship but he said its done now. So I called up the sale depo and was...

Oliforce 08.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 17

Dell 1300

Advantages: Excellent: Battery, Price, Delivery and Wifi
Disadvantages: 3 kg

...I finally decided on this laptop after some research - I originally wanted a faster refurbished PC but realising the problems this could cause with overheating I opted for the Dell Pentium M 1.8Ghz. I got this in one of the regurlar deals they have online and in the paper, I wanted the Pentium M since it was known as a better processor which uses less battery. This is true, I paid £11 more for the extra power battery and it will last almost 5hrs! It has 512MB RAM, DVD +-RW, Wi Fi, Network/Modem, USB 2.0 etc... The computer seems perfectly fast for my needs, internet, email, word, basic film making and photos. It has got loads of preloaded software (Free trials, internet, photos etc...) which are really annoying, but once I got rid of the ones I didn't want it was great. The best piece of preloaded software was being able...

jadoon27 16.01.2007 · Read review
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Inspirational Inspiron 1520 by DELL

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

...Inspirational Inspiron 1520 by Dell Ok lets run through the whole process. ORDERING Ordering a dell couldnt be more simple. The online process is great and easy to use. In fact far easier to use than the telephone service where the how can i put it, difference in accent, can often lead to mistakes. Once you have chosen the model you require then you will be guided through a series screens where you can purchase additional options for your computer, things such as extra hard disk capacity, better screen etc. The beauty about this feature is that if you try to make an upgrade choice which is incompatable with the operating system you have chosen it will flag up and not let you proceed with the order until a suitable alternative has been chosen. To be honest the chances of this happening are very slim and it is usually confined to...

watso75 12.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1520

Dell Inspiron 1520 Reviewed

Advantages: Well Built, Most of I/O Ports as standard, good screen
Disadvantages: Weight, Position of USB Ports

...The keyboard is silver in colour with touchpad however there is no mouse scroll ball but i hardly used it on my previous dell. LCD As I have got 15.4'' Truelife screen, the results are amazing added with excellent graphics quality of NVedia card. Sound I found the sound to be quite good and loud so if u wana play games or listen music it won't disappoint you. WiFi + Bluetooth can be easily configured It has got two USB Ports on the right side and also the DVD drive is on the right Two USB slots on the back along with S-Video out and VGA out port Battery inlet is on the back left. WiFi On/Off Button on left and Card readers on left along with Audio Sockets (Line In/Line Out) On the weight side it is bit heavy approx 2.8 - 3 Kg, so if you are the one who use laptop on Bed, on Lap, it will feel bit bulky. Touchpad is...

amitahuja 04.01.2008 (07.01.2008) · Read review
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