Dell Inspiron 1520 review

[gxsaurav]

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?

Ask not to get any OS & you can save 5K for Vista home premium. Just say you already have a license of Windows Vista retail which U want to migrate to this new desktop. So a new OS is not required.

 

[infra_red_dude]

^^^ but will they agree. saving on 5k wud be real good deal on this lappy!

 

[Ankur Gupta]

As per the law you can bring one item of its kind without duty from abroad...so you can bring 1 laptop,1 digicam etc without any duty...
Additional items attract duty...
My bro has gone to Singapore for a week and will be returning this weekend...
I had ordered Dell Inspiron 1520 from there but then it takes 2 weeks to ship so he hasnt ordered as not enuf time...
And HP ones are almost same price as here...
BTW you guys have gone gaga over Dell Insprion 1520...HP 6516TX seems a better choice...you get same config(8400gs being the only downside) at 55k only with Dell one costing 58k or something...
HP one scores in looks too...
And as far as customer support is concerned I think both are equal on that front atleast in major cities...

 

[gxsaurav]

BTW you guys have gone gaga over Dell Insprion 1520...HP 6516TX seems a better choice

HP doesn't come in Pink or White

 

[Chirag]

@ankur - Well I got Dell for 56k with 8600gt..

 

[Ankur Gupta]

^^2 GB Ram??

 

[tarey_g]

^^2 GB Ram??

2Gb ram is for 3k extra.


@Meditator , i think you can have 3k off on purchase if you somehow get rid of vista. Vista Home premium is around 6k in market , since dell is giving the OEM version so i dont think the price reduction will be whole 6 k.

 

[gxsaurav]

@Meditator , i think you can have 3k off on purchase if you somehow get rid of vista. Vista Home premium is around 6k in market , since dell is giving the OEM version so i dont think the price reduction will be whole 6 k.

Home premium is 10.5k, Home basic is 6k

 

[Ankur Gupta]

Well I was asking chirag whether he got 2GB in 56k or not....
@gx:HP comes in the color I like the most on laptops :Silver!!!

 

[tarey_g]

Home premium is 10.5k, Home basic is 6k

Oh , thx for correcting.

 

[Pathik]

Abhi to Ultimate is 9.7k
Home premium is 5.5k
Home basic is 3.9k
for the oem versions...
*www.deltapage.com/software.htm

 

[Chirag]

@ankur - Nope only 1gb.

 

[Ankur Gupta]

^^Thats what I ws saying..With 2 GB RAM,Dell comes out be 4-5k costlier than HP for same config...

 

[mediator]

Ask not to get any OS & you can save 5K for Vista home premium. Just say you already have a license of Windows Vista retail which U want to migrate to this new desktop. So a new OS is not required.

Hmm...thanx for that man! And I agree with @IRD : 5K off on this baby wud like awesome! And I agree with ankur.gupta too : silver is de best for laptops....kinda makes u look elite and like a successful business man!!

@Tarey : Even a reduction of 5K wud be superb! But we'll see bt it. A solid state machine like this for anything under 50K wud be real nice!

 

[Chirag]

@ankur - HP giving 9 cell battery?

Well I saw HP 65xx(forgot model) with 2gb ram, 6 cell battery for 61k.

You can save around 2.5k by getting 6 cell battery and upgrade to 2 gb ram.

 

[gxsaurav]

Make sure you ask for a "Driver CD for Windows Vista". Laptop drivers are usually provided by the vendor, not from the manufacturer.

I configured a Dell 1420, If I shove 1.3" I save about 4k overall.

Dell 1420

Core 2 Duo T5450
8400GS with 128 MB RAM
14.1" WXGA (!400X900)
2X1 GB DDR2 667
120 GB SATA
90W AC Adapter
9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
*www.thinkdigit.com/public/images/trans.gif
Total Amount After Tax Rs 65,674.35*www.thinkdigit.com/public/images/trans.gif

 

[tarey_g]

They have provided driver/software cd for the laptop.

 

[Ankur Gupta]

@ankur - HP giving 9 cell battery?

Well I saw HP 65xx(forgot model) with 2gb ram, 6 cell battery for 61k.

You can save around 2.5k by getting 6 cell battery and upgrade to 2 gb ram.

Well that HP model is DV6516TX and costs 55k..In it there is 6 cell battery...But then if you add 9-cell battery in Dell then it comes out 1300 bucks more costlier...
Well I am emphasizing on HP model due to my budget constraint which cannot be extended above 55k...
Also for students, HP is giving away a free iPod+TV Tuner with remote +bag for a nominal charge of 1000 bucks...

 

[Chirag]

^^
You sure 6516TX is only 55k. Coz at Vadodara Central the price was 64k but they were selling for 61k..

I m a student and chose laptop according to my needs. Going to boarding school so ipod and tv tuner no use for me. Dell gives bag with every laptop.

 

[infra_red_dude]

Make sure you ask for a "Driver CD for Windows Vista". Laptop drivers are usually provided by the vendor, not from the manufacturer.

I configured a Dell 1420, If I shove 1.3" I save about 4k overall.

Dell 1420

Core 2 Duo T5450
8400GS with 128 MB RAM
14.1" WXGA (!400X900)
2X1 GB DDR2 667
120 GB SATA
90W AC Adapter
9-cell 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
*www.thinkdigit.com/public/images/trans.gif
Total Amount After Tax Rs 65,674.35*www.thinkdigit.com/public/images/trans.gif

now i'm sure that prices haf definitely gone up!!!