Dell Inspiron 1520 review

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tarey_g

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pathiks said:
^^ neways i dont think they ll ask u for any student proof...
and gx the diff between a 8400gs and a 8600gt is just 3.x k... worth it if u ask me... just for the future proofness..

Yeah specially when you use 3ds max and maya. Speeds up th rendering. 3k is not much, its worth.

They wont ask for any student proof , just tell them you are a student . Thats all
 

Sourabh

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It's really nice to see everyone being so excited about laptops. They are the future of computing :)
 

Chirag

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^^
Wow I ordered on 10th and got on 1st. :( One thing I don't like abt 9 cell battery is that it remains little out frm back, looks strange.
 

Sourabh

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Almost dead and beyond repair. There was an issue with the battery, I neglected it for a long time. It blew up some circuitry inside the laptop. So, now the laptop restarts every 10 seconds. Not sure what to do with it!
 

infra_red_dude

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Chirag said:
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Wow I ordered on 10th and got on 1st. :( One thing I don't like abt 9 cell battery is that it remains little out frm back, looks strange.
thats manageable as long as you get a substaintial increase in backup.

@sourabh
yeah i remember jus abt an year and a half ago.. lappies weren't that popular... and its been 3 years and i've been using the same lappy wid a lot of upgrades. back then i had to figure out everything myself... and that was tuff... not much help and comparison anywhere...

also, most of the ppl here are either students or working pros who are on the move. so it makes sense for them to go in for a fully loaded lappy :)

Sourabh said:
Almost dead and beyond repair. There was an issue with the battery, I neglected it for a long time. It blew up some circuitry inside the laptop. So, now the laptop restarts every 10 seconds. Not sure what to do with it!
use the parts instead!! :) what all parts are working? sell the parts. there will surely be takers for the ram, optical drive, lcd (which will be in demand by the repair buys), the wifi module (if any) etc.
 
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Sourabh

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Yes, I am still searching for someone to buy the 15-inch XGA LCD. Besides that, there is nothing else remaining in the laptop. Optical drive doesn't work. Battery has burnt out. Already using the HDD with an enclosure. Both the 512MB RAMs are in my uncle's laptop. No WiFi module either. So, basically, it's an outdated barebone.
 

gxsaurav

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infra_red_dude said:
dell 1420

1420 is obviously cheaper. Its 14", 1520 is 15"
creative audigy suite,

Not required. Onboard HD Audio is all needed.

1 year warranty,
I am paying more here. 1 year in Home warrenty

mebbe the price has gone up!

That price is without any discount or rebate.
and gx the diff between a 8400gs and a 8600gt is just 3.x k... worth it if u ask me... just for the future proofness..

Yeah specially when you use 3ds max and maya. Speeds up th rendering. 3k is not much, its worth.
3Ds Max doesn't rely on graphics card for Rendering. It needs a faster CPU :). Anyway, i will see how much i money I can get.

So, now the laptop restarts every 10 seconds. Not sure what to do with it!

Ebay.in :D
 

infra_red_dude

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exactly, the 14" and 15" matters but look at the proc. a t5450 vs t7100 and the audigy suite is charged too and yeah that 1 year home warranty was what i meant. that should've nullified the difference but its almost 5k more! jus gave the config for price comparision.
 

Pathik

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Does any1 know any way to bring a lappy from the states to india without any extra taxes n stuff??? with the relatives and friends stuff?? how??? non-jhol ways pls.. :D
 
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tarey_g

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pathiks said:
Does any1 know any way to bring a lappy from the states to india without any extra taxes n stuff??? with the relatives and friends stuff?? how??? non-jhol ways pls.. :D

I think a lappy wont be a problem, i suppose you are allowed to carry one with you , they wont put duty on it. One of my frn got lennovo laptop almost 1.5 yr ago via air hostess :D, some one related . So if you happen to know any air hostess (tell me her number :D, just goofin) , i mean it will be useful to get things without paying duty.
 

gxsaurav

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pathiks said:
Does any1 know any way to bring a lappy from the states to india without any extra taxes n stuff??? with the relatives and friends stuff?? how??? non-jhol ways pls.. :D

Yup, just the relative to bring it as his personal belonging. Don't bring it packed.

Also tell me the number if U know any air hostess in the age group upto 25 :D
 

gxsaurav

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pathiks said:
^^ yup sure... i know u people feel lonely on raksha bandhan... :p :D

abe teri ***@@@#@*$@$*@@$!!@^%$#&* :D

Sourabh said:
It's really nice to see everyone being so excited about laptops. They are the future of computing :)

No they are not, Tablet PCs are the future of computing. :)
 
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ashu_dps

Hell Sucks!!!
I got mine frm the states without the packing etc declared as one for personal usage and it was in. Bt initially had some problems in claiming the warranty here but it was solved by awesome service support of Dell.
 

mediator

Technomancer
Excellent review man! I was thinking to buy this baby after the cutting of prices in Q3 as announced by intel AFAIR. Very nice review man and yeah I got the previous Dell inspiron 6000 from malayasia too within some 2 weeks time!! :)
 
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tarey_g

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mediator said:
Excellent review man! I was thinking to buy this baby after the cutting of prices in Q3 as announced by intel AFAIR. Very nice review man and yeah I got the previous Dell inspiron 6000 from malayasia too within some 2 weeks time!! :)

Thx man,

If you can negotiate with them , i think you can force them to give ubuntu insted of Vista , or not even that . That can save some money , and i know you are not a windows user so in your case money spent on vista is not worth. My frn told me that many ppl convince them to ship with no Os hence saving money, give it a try whenever you get some laptop from DELL next time. :)
 

mediator

Technomancer
Hehe, thanx for the advice! BTW how much do u think the price will fall if I tell them to get fedora/ubuntu installed on it?
 
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