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Dell launches affordable Inspiron 15 notebook

by Parm Mann on 6 January 2009, 16:21

Tags: Inspiron 15, Dell Laptops, Dell (NASDAQ:DELL)

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We're pretty fond of netbooks here at HEXUS as they're a Godsend when trouncing around trade shows. The problem, we feel, is that they're still priced a little too close to their notebook counterparts, and the lack of performance often isn't balanced out by the savings in size and weight.

Further compounding that theory is Dell's newly-launched Inspiron 15. This basic-looking notebook features a 15.6in LCD screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and an optional Blu-ray drive could make it a portable media solution.

Inside is a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processors, up to 4GB of DDR2 memory, up to 320GB of hard-disk space and a rather tasty price-tag starting at $600.

Dell claims the system "hits the sweet spot of form, function and affordability" - and it may have a case. On the other hand, it may have inadvertently devalued its Inspiron Mini 12, a far less powerful netbook which currently fetches $549 when equipped with Windows XP.

UK pricing for the Inspiron 15 remains unknown, but Dell expects imminent availability from PC World and Currys, with online availability through Dell.co.uk planned for later in January.



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I'm sure this is what I have seen at PC world recently as I had no idea what the hell it was.. and that doesn't often happen :p
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0808437772.1231260288@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccegadegdkklldjcflgceggdhhmdfoi.0&page=Product&fm=null&sm=null&tm=null&sku=557073&category_oid=

Quite basic, blu ray should be alright as I believe it has X4500HD graphics but it will no doubt want a a fair chunk of your ram and a lot of the CPU as well. It did have HDMI out from memory though so not bad all round. Not sure it's worth it over the studio 15 if that holds it's ~£400 price tag though (which has already slipped to £430 for the HD3450 version I'm noticing).
Do you now what the processor on the £429 studio is like? Its just that it isn't C2D so I'm unsure about it.
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Pentium dual core.. core 2.. it's all the same.

Bit less cache, that's about it afaik.
Thats what I thought, I just seem to remember someone on here saying dual core was pants compared to C2D, Cheers Mike:)