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(More customer reviews)I've had this laptop since Feb of last year, have the ruby red and that's rather daring when you're straight but seriously it has quite a decent finish (if not the best)
I have a 9 cell battery which makes the laptop a little heavier and I do regret getting it and that's not because I paid extra but it's because laptops are plugged in all the time. I've traveled many places with my laptop.I strongly advise getting this laptop with a 2 year warranty. The adapter has died on me once. (Dell sent a new adapter out in 2 days)
The brightness on my LCD became really dim and I didn't bother because I was using it on the HDMI port but I asked for an engineer to come out. He replaced the LCD and now it's bright. He also managed to remove a memory stick I somehow managed to get stuck in the slot with a lot of ease.The customer service is friendly, polite, professional and they're always on time. I would give Dell an 8 as far as Customer experience is concerned. However, there is a lot of problem getting your service tag recognized in America because they'll keep transferring you from department to department until you end up at a department which is closed *Warranty* I got the laptop in India and getting service in NEW YORK requires a bit of pedaling.
The touch pad is not the best in the world. I've connected my laptop to a giant TV and sit on my couch with a blue tooth keyboard and mouse and use it so I don't have to use the touch pad which likes to become all hot. A slight trickle sometimes sends the mouse into a frenzy.
If my laptop is on Hibernate and I bring it back to life, the touchpad used to go bonkers during the first few weeks. I never use Dell Media Direct because I have something we call the VLC Media player. Running DVDs is just fine. The wireless has given me some problems, often refusing to recognize the available network and often dropping the service. I don't know if the operating system is to blame for it but I have had some tussles.
The speakers are some of the worst I have ever heard. I have Harman Kardon SoundSticks which produce boombastic sound. The video/photo camera is above satisfactory and takes some really good photos. The software is easy and has enough options for fiddlers. The in built mic is effective but could be better.
A good thing about the Inspiron 1525 is how the front has two headphone jacks and one mic jack. A big plus here if you're two watching a film.Some good things about the laptop is the stuff it comes with. PC restore is a convenient option if your laptop has gone bonkers or if you have been hit with malware/spyware/virus. You get very good Creative earphones. You get this cloth to wipe your laptop which you lose. The operating system cds, the restore dvd and some Roxio I would never bother with. My laptop had 160GB hard drive and I got it with 2GB ram.
I have installed an extra gig of RAM but it has only elevated my problems and I have a lot of blue screens now. I get a blue screen once every three days. It is quite annoying. The build quality is mediocre considering it sometimes acts funny if you lift it from the bed and place it on your lap.
Windows Vista is a good experience. I use all four usb ports at most times. One for my ipod, two for my external hard drives and the fourth for my wireless keyboard/mouse.
Overall, this laptop was a fun experience at first but I'm the kind of guy who uses his laptop every day for many hours. Is it for a power enthusiast like me? Maybe not. Am I still overall happy with it? It gets the job done. I should maybe not place it on the carpet all the time but seriously it's a blessing because the HDMI port works so well after the video driver software update.
I like Dell because of quality, they're far from perfect but for how much I paid I don't think it was a bad deal.
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INSPIRON 1525 with WINDOWS VISTA HOME BASICIntel? Celeron? 550 (2.0GHz, 533Mhz, 1M L2 Cache) Genuine Windows Vista? Home Basic Edition SP1 Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) CD Writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) 1GB1 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz 80GB2 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 High Definition Audio 2.0 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card 4 cell battery Jet BlackONLY BEEN USED A FEW TIMES IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONJUST NEED TO SELL IT TO GET OUT OF SOME DEBT I'M IN AND DECIDED TO JUST KEEP MY DESKTOPTHIS IS A GREAT DEALIT RETAILS FOR $499.00, I ALSO ADDED SOME EXTRA STUFF WHEN I ORDED ITPLUS I'LL THROW IN A LAPTOP BAG-also in EXCELLENT conditionRETAIL total when i bought it last week... IT CAME TO $621.00 (laptop, extras and bag)
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