Dell Inspiron 1520 review

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Chirag

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Arre 1520 with all basic things like Windows Vista basic/ Intel X3100 and some other basic things comes for 39k. If u customize it urself and add 8600gt and vista premium it would shoot upto 50k.
 
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PraKs

Youngling
All I dont like about Dell Is Why Force people for Vista ??

They can even give Lappy without any OS or Linux.. Let people choose & purchase OS.
 
~Phenom~

~Phenom~

The No.1 Stupid
Dell is clever , even if they remove that option and give u DOS , still it wont affect their prices just like Vostro with DOS is costlier that inspiron with vista with rest same config. LOL. :D So better to take Vista just like I did.
 
Ganeshkumar

Ganeshkumar

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Phenom, How come its possible??
Wen i bought my lappy, i have to pay 3K extra for my Vista Basic edition! :(

I think vostro has Higher performance configuration than inspiron!
 
~Phenom~

~Phenom~

The No.1 Stupid
before buying , I configued both vostro with DOS and 1520 with Vista for similar config and Vostro was slightly costlier . Even Dell sales guy agreed to it.
 
~Phenom~

~Phenom~

The No.1 Stupid
Ganeshkumar said:
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Vostro is santa rosa based .... Have u taken that into account!!
If u, had taken that u must be correct!
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i suppose ,by santarosa , u mean intel c2d . yes , i selectecd same intel c2d processor in both of them.:smile:
 
Ankur Gupta

Ankur Gupta

Wandering in time...
^^No Santa Rosa is the latest platform for notebooks that has many new improvements over its predecessor like faster FSB and stuff....
@Akshay
You mean to say we won't have the option to chose Linux/Windows OS in India or Dell won't release 1525/1526 in India and the reason?
 
~Phenom~

~Phenom~

The No.1 Stupid
^^If santa rosa is Centrino Duo , yes my 1520(I have Centrino duo sticker on it)was cheaper than vostro( donno whether centrino or not).
 
a_k_s_h_a_y

a_k_s_h_a_y

Dreaming
let the release happen any day man .. that's not the prob

but we at dell.co.in won't get to choose ubunutu ... i am pretty sure about it ! dell just will of course bully us as in business money comes first !
 
Ganeshkumar

Ganeshkumar

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~Phenom~ said:
^^If santa rosa is Centrino Duo , yes my 1520(I have Centrino duo sticker on it)was cheaper than vostro( donno whether centrino or not).
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No its not the same.... They r Centrino Duo Pro! :)

They have higher FSB speed, Higher Wireless performance, like that....

FROM WIKI:
Santa Rosa platform (2007)
Santa Rosa Centrino Duo logo
Santa Rosa Centrino Pro logo


The code-name Santa Rosa refers to the fourth-generation Centrino platform, which was released on Wednesday 9 May 2007.

The Santa Rosa platform consists of:
Processors - Socket P
an Intel Core 2 Duo (code-named Merom) second generation processor with 800 MT/s FSB, or
an Intel Core 2 Duo (code-named Penryn) 45nm processor scheduled for release in January 2008 [1] for Santa Rosa Refresh platform.
an Intel Mobile 965 Express chipset (code-named Crestline): GM965 with Intel's GMA X3100 graphics technology or PM965 with discrete graphics, and ICH8M southbridge, 800 MT/s front side bus with Dynamic Front Side Bus Switching to save power during low utilization, and
Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA), better Windows Vista Aero support. [2]
RAM supported for DDR2-533 and DDR2-667 SO-DIMM.
EFI-compliant firmware, a successor to BIOS.
optional NAND flash-memory caching branded as Intel Turbo Memory (code-named Robson)
the Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (a/b/g/draft-n) mini-PCIe Wi-Fi adapter (code-named Kedron).
Wireless-N technology boasts a 5X speed increase, along with a 2X greater coverage area, and supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz signal bands, with enough bandwidth for high definition audio and video streams. [1]

The Santa Rosa platform comes with dynamic acceleration technology. It allows single threaded applications to execute faster. When a single threaded application is running the CPU can turn off one of the CPU cores and overclock the active core. In this way the CPU maintains the same Thermal Profile as it would when both cores are active. Many expect Santa Rosa to perform well as a mobile gaming platform due to its ability to switch between single threaded and multithreaded tasks.[3]. Other power savings come from an Enhanced Sleep state where both the CPU cores and the chipset will power down.

The wireless chipset update was originally intended to include WWAN Internet access via HSDPA (3.5G), (code-named Windigo) co-developed with Nokia [4][5]. After announcing a working partnership, both later retracted the deal citing the lack of a clear business case for the technology. [6].

Support for WiMAX (802.16) was originally scheduled for inclusion in Santa Rosa but appears to have been delayed until Montevina in 2008 [7].

The Santa Rosa platform is branded as "Centrino Pro" when combined with the enhanced security technologies Intel introduced with vPro and will be called "Centrino Duo" when they are not used.[8]
 
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Cerebral Assasin

Showstopper
I am also planning to buy one. :D The Configurations i want are

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 5450
Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic 32 Bit (English)
15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280*800) Display with True Life
2 GB 667 MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy ADVANCED HD Audio Software
160 GB SATA Hard Drive
Internal 8X DVD+/- RW Combination drive with dual layer write capabilities
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 Dual Band 802.11 a/g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card
Jet Black Color
6 Cell 53Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Dell Large Nylon Case
1 Year Limited Warranty

Dell says the price will be 41,118 Rs (Price inclusive of delivery but exclusive of tax). What will be the actual price including the taxes?

Also should i buy these additional accesories or not

TV-out cable w/ SPDIF [+Rs 141.00]
Composite SPDIF Cable [+Rs 187.00]
TV-out Cable [+Rs 48.00]
A/V Cable Kit [+Rs 468.00]
Belkin Easy Transfer Cable for Windows Vista [+Rs 1714.00]
Targus USB2.0 Mini 4-Port USB Hub - White [+Rs 637.00]

I want to connect the PC to my server as well as my HDTV.
 
gxsaurav

gxsaurav

You gave been GXified
^^^ consider paying Rs 1500 more for Genuine Vista Home premium

for the rest of the part, u better buy these from local TV Marker or Computer market & not dell, u will get at lower price.
 
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Cerebral Assasin

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gx_saurav said:
^^^ consider paying Rs 1500 more for Genuine Vista Home premium

for the rest of the part, u better buy these from local TV Marker or Computer market & not dell, u will get at lower price.
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But they don't give it in the market, they only offer it online. Where can i buy it in market and what price?
 
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