Dell Inspiron 5150

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04 August 2003 09:30 AM
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Editor's Note: The Alienware and Eurocom systems detailed here are not currently available in the Australian market, and are included for comparative purposes only. Dell Inspiron 5150 Benchmarks
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    I've had mine for over a year ...Anonymous -- 10/06/05

    I've had mine for over a year now.

    No problems (except for a blown AC adapter but that was due to a spike - Saved the laptop thou)

    Dells support was par excellence.

    As for the laptop itself. Its my main development machine and runs day in day out without a hic-up. Travels well. Powers up fast, and does everything it is asked to.

    The Screen is very good and I never need to swap to a CRT monitor.

    Keyboard also fine - the longer base section akes a nice wrist rest.

    I've always likes touchpads and this one is no exception. Even after a year it still performs faultlessly.

    Upgrade re memory/Moden/WiFi/CD roms are simple and can be performed by the user with no special tools etc.

    All in all - the best laptop that I have ever brought. And I've owned a few.

    My old Dell Lattitude CPx is serving as a great backup/testing machine and I only upgrades as I needed more processor speed.

    Hope this helps

    Great Anonymous -- 10/01/06

    I'm not a gamer, but as a student I usually have about six or seven programs running at once. I've never had any problems with lag. Super speedy.

    This is NOT a mobile laptop. Much too heavy, and Dell's casing also seems a bit creaky.

    Only con is that it has a tendency to overheat: I've found this is the case in several dell laptops. The whole thing tends to spontaneously shut down if I try to burn more than two or three CDs in a row.

    Apart from that, I've been continually impressed by its performance and the only reason I'm replacing it is for the mobility.

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