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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
Hello All,
I wish to purchase a new laptop and chose Inspiron 1525 as it seems to be an affordable one with a Pentium processor. 1) What is your budget? 35K-45K in Indian rupees 2) What size notebook would you prefer? c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen 3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator. India, Asia 4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? No 5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook? Programming. Will be using the machine for 10-12hours/day on weekends and holidays for development and learning purposes. 6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? Both, but travel won't be a lot. 7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games? Hardly playing games 8) How many hours of battery life do you need? 2 should be fine as wherever I will travel I can take the adapter with me 9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? I am located in India, Asia where there are no Dell physical outlets so I have to purchase after seeing it online. 10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc. XP Screen Specifics 11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? a. WXGA – 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling. 12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? Non glossy Build Quality and Design 13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? Not much, more important is cost, life(how long can it work without issues) 14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? Thinking of buying within few weeks and want it to last 7+ years(if not more) Notebook Components 15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive? 160GB should be sufficient. 16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? CDRW/DVD ROM is fine. How experienced you are with computers? Fairly experienced with them, but disappointed that my Inspiron 1100 lasted only 5 years. Had a electrical surge which damaged the motherboard. I gather from Dell reviews at http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...&s=dhs#reviews that it gets up heated a lot, quickly. Should I choose another model? I would appreciate any advice and suggestions. Thanks |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
i would recommend that you check out the vostros 1510. it is essentially
the same size to the inspiron 1525 but is a hair lighter, better build quality, and comes without any bloatware. the vostros 1510 is available with a dedicated video card as opposed to the inspiron 1525 that only has integrated video offered. the inspiron 1525 does have a better optional integrated camer if that is important (2.0 vs 1.3 mp) and the inspiron comes in colors where the vostros is only black. they have the same basic display but the vostros has multiple display upgrade options. they are also similar in price for similar configurations. you will only see it on the 'small business' site but anyone can buy from the 'small business' division. a final word of caution about the inspiron 1525 is that it is sometimes offered with a megar 4 cell battery that has a very short run time. often your will find a 'bargain' configration that includes this battery. you want at least the 6 cell battery. the vostros 1510 minimum battery is a 6 cell one and the 8 cell one sticks out the back edge of the machine (a trade off between size/weight and batter life). good luck. wrote in message ... Hello All, I wish to purchase a new laptop and chose Inspiron 1525 as it seems to be an affordable one with a Pentium processor. 1) What is your budget? 35K-45K in Indian rupees 2) What size notebook would you prefer? c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen 3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator. India, Asia 4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? No 5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook? Programming. Will be using the machine for 10-12hours/day on weekends and holidays for development and learning purposes. 6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? Both, but travel won't be a lot. 7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games? Hardly playing games 8) How many hours of battery life do you need? 2 should be fine as wherever I will travel I can take the adapter with me 9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? I am located in India, Asia where there are no Dell physical outlets so I have to purchase after seeing it online. 10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc. XP Screen Specifics 11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? a. WXGA – 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling. 12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? Non glossy Build Quality and Design 13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? Not much, more important is cost, life(how long can it work without issues) 14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? Thinking of buying within few weeks and want it to last 7+ years(if not more) Notebook Components 15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive? 160GB should be sufficient. 16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? CDRW/DVD ROM is fine. How experienced you are with computers? Fairly experienced with them, but disappointed that my Inspiron 1100 lasted only 5 years. Had a electrical surge which damaged the motherboard. I gather from Dell reviews at http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...&s=dhs#reviews that it gets up heated a lot, quickly. Should I choose another model? I would appreciate any advice and suggestions. Thanks |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
i would recommend that you check out the vostros 1510. it is essentially
the same size to the inspiron 1525 but is a hair lighter, better build quality, and comes without any bloatware. the vostros 1510 is available with a dedicated video card as opposed to the inspiron 1525 that only has integrated video offered. the inspiron 1525 does have a better optional integrated camer if that is important (2.0 vs 1.3 mp) and the inspiron comes in colors where the vostros is only black. they have the same basic display but the vostros has multiple display upgrade options. they are also similar in price for similar configurations. you will only see it on the 'small business' site but anyone can buy from the 'small business' division. a final word of caution about the inspiron 1525 is that it is sometimes offered with a megar 4 cell battery that has a very short run time. often your will find a 'bargain' configration that includes this battery. you want at least the 6 cell battery. the vostros 1510 minimum battery is a 6 cell one and the 8 cell one sticks out the back edge of the machine (a trade off between size/weight and batter life). good luck. wrote in message ... Hello All, I wish to purchase a new laptop and chose Inspiron 1525 as it seems to be an affordable one with a Pentium processor. 1) What is your budget? 35K-45K in Indian rupees 2) What size notebook would you prefer? c. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen d. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen 3) Where will you buying this notebook? You can select the flag of your country as an indicator. India, Asia 4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? No 5) What are the primary tasks will you be performing with this notebook? Programming. Will be using the machine for 10-12hours/day on weekends and holidays for development and learning purposes. 6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places, leaving it on your desk or both? Both, but travel won't be a lot. 7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games or types of games? Hardly playing games 8) How many hours of battery life do you need? 2 should be fine as wherever I will travel I can take the adapter with me 9) Would you prefer to see the notebooks you're considering before purchasing it or buying a notebook on-line without seeing it is OK? I am located in India, Asia where there are no Dell physical outlets so I have to purchase after seeing it online. 10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc. XP Screen Specifics 11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? a. WXGA - 1280x800 or occasionally 1280x768; For people who like big text and icons that are easy to read. Less stuff fits on the screen, which translates into more scrolling. 12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? Non glossy Build Quality and Design 13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? Not much, more important is cost, life(how long can it work without issues) 14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? Thinking of buying within few weeks and want it to last 7+ years(if not more) Notebook Components 15) How much hard drive space do you want; 80GB to 500GB? Do you want a SSD drive? 160GB should be sufficient. 16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? CDRW/DVD ROM is fine. How experienced you are with computers? Fairly experienced with them, but disappointed that my Inspiron 1100 lasted only 5 years. Had a electrical surge which damaged the motherboard. I gather from Dell reviews at http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...&s=dhs#reviews that it gets up heated a lot, quickly. Should I choose another model? I would appreciate any advice and suggestions. Thanks |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
"Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... i would recommend that you check out the vostros 1510. it is essentially the same size to the inspiron 1525 but is a hair lighter, better build quality, and comes without any bloatware. the vostros 1510 is available with a dedicated video card as opposed to the inspiron 1525 that only has integrated video offered. the inspiron 1525 does have a better optional integrated camer if that is important (2.0 vs 1.3 mp) and the inspiron comes in colors where the vostros is only black. they have the same basic display but the vostros has multiple display upgrade options. they are also similar in price for similar configurations. you will only see it on the 'small business' site but anyone can buy from the 'small business' division. a final word of caution about the inspiron 1525 is that it is sometimes offered with a megar 4 cell battery that has a very short run time. often your will find a 'bargain' configration that includes this battery. you want at least the 6 cell battery. the vostros 1510 minimum battery is a 6 cell one and the 8 cell one sticks out the back edge of the machine (a trade off between size/weight and batter life). good luck. snip Per Chris' recommendation, a deal on the 1510 starting at $499 to give you some idea: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...0&lid= 197374 |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
"S.Lewis" wrote in message
... "Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... i would recommend that you check out the vostros 1510. it is essentially the same size to the inspiron 1525 but is a hair lighter, better build quality, and comes without any bloatware. the vostros 1510 is available with a dedicated video card as opposed to the inspiron 1525 that only has integrated video offered. the inspiron 1525 does have a better optional integrated camer if that is important (2.0 vs 1.3 mp) and the inspiron comes in colors where the vostros is only black. they have the same basic display but the vostros has multiple display upgrade options. they are also similar in price for similar configurations. you will only see it on the 'small business' site but anyone can buy from the 'small business' division. a final word of caution about the inspiron 1525 is that it is sometimes offered with a megar 4 cell battery that has a very short run time. often your will find a 'bargain' configration that includes this battery. you want at least the 6 cell battery. the vostros 1510 minimum battery is a 6 cell one and the 8 cell one sticks out the back edge of the machine (a trade off between size/weight and batter life). good luck. snip Per Chris' recommendation, a deal on the 1510 starting at $499 to give you some idea: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...0&lid= 197374 nice. and that fingerprint reader is a really nice add on for $25... |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
nice. *and that fingerprint reader is a really nice add on for $25... THANKS a lot for the advice. Should I get a voltage stabilizer or spike guard should be enough? Can anyone please explain which is better to buy for a laptop? I live in India, Asia where power cuts are frequent(3-4 hours/day). My last machine got damaged due to spikes. |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
generic 'power strips' do little if anything to protect computers. i
suggest looking into products offered by american power coversion corp (also know as apc, website www.apcc.com) or by tripplite (www.tripplite.com). apc used to sell a really nice small/portable surge surpressor specifically designed for laptops and which had velcro to strap it directly to the 'brick' part of a laptop power supply. the surge supressor also had a phone like port so you are protected from surges over phone lines too should you be using dial up. a line conditioner or uninteruptable power supply is not necessary on laptops as long as there is a good battery in the laptop that will instantly take over should you experiance loss of ac power. http://apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=173 wrote in message ... nice. and that fingerprint reader is a really nice add on for $25... THANKS a lot for the advice. Should I get a voltage stabilizer or spike guard should be enough? Can anyone please explain which is better to buy for a laptop? I live in India, Asia where power cuts are frequent(3-4 hours/day). My last machine got damaged due to spikes. |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
On Dec 26 2008, 10:41*am, wrote:
Should I get a voltage stabilizer or spike guard should be enough? Can anyone please explain which is better to buy for a laptop? I live in India, Asia where power cuts are frequent(3-4 hours/day). My last machine got damaged due to spikes. Depends on what you want to protect from. Note the wide voltage range that the power brick operates from constantly. Then it has even higher intermittent voltages (spikes) that must not cause any damage. It’s a laptop which means a UPS does nothing useful. It’s an industry standard power supply which means it also contains significant internal protection. Destructive spikes that can overwhelm that protection must be earthed before entering the building. Those recommended APC or Tripplite protectors are the same circuits also found in "generic 'power strips' do little if anything to protect computers." Why is one better than another when it is the same circuit? Meanwhile all three also claim to provide the exact same protection in manufacturer specification sheets. If in doubt, post those numbers here. High voltages that might overwhelm protection already inside the computer must be dissipated in earth. A protector that will magically dissipate what even 3 kilometers could not stop - classic myth. The effective protector simply connects (diverts, shunts, conducts) a spike into earth so that protection inside the laptop remains intact. What does every telco use to suffer maybe 100 surges during everything thunderstorm without damage? They don't waste money on the APC, Tripplite, or generic power strip protectors - which are the same circuits. Earth ground is protection; not a protector. The effective protector makes short (ie 'less than 3 meter') connection to earth. That is why your telephone company's computer does not suffer damage. That is also your solution. That Dell laptop already contains protection that is not overwhelmed IF you install what every telco also does. That means not wasting money on APC and Tripplite protectors that do not even claim to provide protection in its specifications. Yes, the recommended APC and Tripplite claim to provide the same protection as a generic power strip protector. But others will recommend the Tripplite or APC only because they cost more money. An earthed spike before it can enter a building means protection inside that Dell is not overwhelmed. |
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did you read the specs for the apc device? it is far from a 'generic' power
strip. would love to know any refererance for your claims. wrote in message ... On Dec 26 2008, 10:41 am, wrote: Should I get a voltage stabilizer or spike guard should be enough? Can anyone please explain which is better to buy for a laptop? I live in India, Asia where power cuts are frequent(3-4 hours/day). My last machine got damaged due to spikes. Depends on what you want to protect from. Note the wide voltage range that the power brick operates from constantly. Then it has even higher intermittent voltages (spikes) that must not cause any damage. It’s a laptop which means a UPS does nothing useful. It’s an industry standard power supply which means it also contains significant internal protection. Destructive spikes that can overwhelm that protection must be earthed before entering the building. Those recommended APC or Tripplite protectors are the same circuits also found in "generic 'power strips' do little if anything to protect computers." Why is one better than another when it is the same circuit? Meanwhile all three also claim to provide the exact same protection in manufacturer specification sheets. If in doubt, post those numbers here. High voltages that might overwhelm protection already inside the computer must be dissipated in earth. A protector that will magically dissipate what even 3 kilometers could not stop - classic myth. The effective protector simply connects (diverts, shunts, conducts) a spike into earth so that protection inside the laptop remains intact. What does every telco use to suffer maybe 100 surges during everything thunderstorm without damage? They don't waste money on the APC, Tripplite, or generic power strip protectors - which are the same circuits. Earth ground is protection; not a protector. The effective protector makes short (ie 'less than 3 meter') connection to earth. That is why your telephone company's computer does not suffer damage. That is also your solution. That Dell laptop already contains protection that is not overwhelmed IF you install what every telco also does. That means not wasting money on APC and Tripplite protectors that do not even claim to provide protection in its specifications. Yes, the recommended APC and Tripplite claim to provide the same protection as a generic power strip protector. But others will recommend the Tripplite or APC only because they cost more money. An earthed spike before it can enter a building means protection inside that Dell is not overwhelmed. |
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Advice on purchasing Inspiron 1525 laptop
and it is only $15 usd. hardly overpriced.
"Christopher Muto" wrote in message t... generic 'power strips' do little if anything to protect computers. i suggest looking into products offered by american power coversion corp (also know as apc, website www.apcc.com) or by tripplite (www.tripplite.com). apc used to sell a really nice small/portable surge surpressor specifically designed for laptops and which had velcro to strap it directly to the 'brick' part of a laptop power supply. the surge supressor also had a phone like port so you are protected from surges over phone lines too should you be using dial up. a line conditioner or uninteruptable power supply is not necessary on laptops as long as there is a good battery in the laptop that will instantly take over should you experiance loss of ac power. http://apcc.com/products/family/index.cfm?id=173 wrote in message ... nice. and that fingerprint reader is a really nice add on for $25... THANKS a lot for the advice. Should I get a voltage stabilizer or spike guard should be enough? Can anyone please explain which is better to buy for a laptop? I live in India, Asia where power cuts are frequent(3-4 hours/day). My last machine got damaged due to spikes. |
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