Inspiring Inspiron from Dell

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

...a built-in webcam but this feature is available on some models. The one thing we haven't tested is the battery life - Dell claim it's 2 hours however. As my daughter hasn't removed it from her bedroom since she got it I cannot tell you for sure. As she just recently broke the screen on my Samsung laptop, resulting in a large repair bill, she is probably too scared to move this one! I am really pleased with the Dell Inspiron 1545 and think it's a really good buy for children or students as it's easy to use, fast to load and has a large hard drive but is available at a good price for the spec offered. I do advise getting some half decent speakers to use with it however and cleaning it regularly - the piano black doesn't half attract the dust and show up fingerprints. Overall this is a good machine for the money and it can be found in various...

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 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 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

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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Mini 10

Advantages: Quite a lot
Disadvantages: Hard to adjust to

...and watching the hour glass flip over a few times before you are able to start browsing the web. Staying cool I was quite worried with the mini 10 and I actually still am, it?s hard to think that something small won?t blow up after an hour?s use due to overheating, luckily this has not happened yet, and I am hoping with a name like dell I am safe in the hands of the mini 10 and my machine will not overheat and die! The most annoying thing that I have found so far is the battery; I would expect that with something compact it should be up to standards so that you can make use of the easy mobility. However, if you are expecting to browse and fiddle about then I would not stray too far from your charger, it?s so easy to get carried away and then once the battery hits the low point its dead and the performance dies with it. The only up side...

amyloop 09.04.2009 (10.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron Mini 10 Laptop

Dell Inspiron 1520

Advantages: Good looking and nice price
Disadvantages: bulky

...with DVD=R double layer write capacity *MONITOR? 15.4" widescreen WXGA (1280x800) TFT display with Truelife Wireless card (built in) Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card *OPERATING SYSTEM?Windows Vista Prices vary but Pc world sell it for around £500 but shop around as it can be found cheaper elsewhere *CONCLUSION* The basic spec. model is good for the average surfer and gamer, having enough guts to accommodate for this. For the more adventurous computer geek, (er..sorry..I mean person) then the higher spec models are worth the extra money. *DOWNFALLS* If I had to give a negative on this product then I would have to say that it is a bit on the heavy side, but if you don't intend to cart it around tucked under your armpit all day long then this should not be a problem....

blissman70 16.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Dell Inspiron 1520

It's a Mini but not a Cooper

Advantages: Compact, well made with good connectivity
Disadvantages: HD Capacity, cramped keyboard

...This is something of a two-fold review. Mainly it will cover the Dell Mini9 netbook, which is after all the heading under which it is filed, but inevitably it will also cover the Vodafone mobile broadband contract under which it was bought. Computing has gone through a bit of an upheaval recently. Things used to be so much more straightforward; ever since I bought my first PC the standard domestic buyer would need to spend about £1000 to get something that could cope with all their needs, for a couple of years at least. When that machine began to show it?s age you?d buy another for the same price but with a specification to match the current needs. This was true of the first three or four PCs I bought and only the most recent allowed me to spend under £800 and stay current. The same was broadly true of laptops, prohibitively expensive...

brereton66 02.06.2009 · Read review
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