Dell Inspiron 1526 Laptop Midnight Blue (15.4" Wide Screen with true life, built-in Webcam, AMD Turion Dual-Core TL-60 processor at 2.00GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability, Windows Vista Premium) | 
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| Brand: Dell
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,399.99
Buy New: $974.99
You Save: $425.00 (30%)
Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 392
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2
CPU Type: AMD Turion 64
Processors: 1
System Memory: 4
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 15.4
Model: 1526
UPC: 883585945511
EAN: 0883585945511
ASIN: B001970526
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Inspiron 1526 Midnight Blue Notebook: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor TL- 60 (2.00GHz 1M), Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera, Windows Vista Home Premium | | • | 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250GB Serial ATA hard drive for large video files | | • | Wireless Internet access 802.11b/g (where available), 4 USB Ports, 1 VGA Out, 1 HDMI Port, 1 iEEE 1394a FireWire Port, S-Video Out, 8 In 1 Media Card Reader | | • | 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability for DVD RW For DVD and CD Burning | | • | ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory, Slim and compact design for business user. 15.4" Widescreen with Truelife for Extansive application use. |
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| Customer Reviews:
I love you Amazon.com. Hell & Worst Buy not so much *Sigh* September 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this baby the same day I was going to get ripped off/tricked by someone into buying one of their old laptops. I figured why get an old one when can get a brand new one for the same price with more hard drive space.
When I opened the box I was pleasantly surprised to see my brand new jet black inspiron 1526 with all those wonderful specs, sans the video card (I don't play games on my laptop much anyway so not a problem.) It and Vista worked great, especially because every piece of hardware that I had (mouse, printer, digital camera, cell phone) all were compatible with Vista.
3 Months later I get an error code that will not allow me to log onto my computer. I figured the nice people at Dell would help. They gave me a hardy *BLANK* Off, go to the retailer that you purchased the laptop from for help. I go to Best Buy who wanted to back up my files for $90? ahmm how bout no. (Best buy didnt have a warranty option on the website when I purchased it) They sent it to get "repaired" under the dell warranty. Dell had it for a week, did a diagnostics check, sent it back to me with an A OK! Got home, STILL COULD NOT LOG ON!
I had to split the drive into 3 partitions, re-install Vista on a second partition, in order to access all my files. Then burn them on disks for safe keeping while I formatted the entire hard drive and reinstalled all the drivers myself and put back all my files.
2 Months later. Sitting listening ( the speakers aren't great at all. But plug some headphones in and turn it up you'll be partially deaf for a minute or so) to a CD in the laptop while browsing, BLIP system shuts down wont turn back on. Take it back to best buy. They send it out for another week. Diagnosis... Mother Board burned out (after 5 months). I'm hearing its a common problem with the 1526. Dell fixed that. I get my laptop back from Worst Buy WITHOUT my CD. My calls have not been returned by Hells repair people or Worst Buy.
I would give this laptop a low 3. A 2.9 if possible. When its good its good, but when its bad it REAL bad.
 A user review August 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ok, as an actual user of an Inspiron 1526, I can honestly say that this has been a great buy. This other review that is in this page is not a fair review because it is stating an opinion in general of Dell instead of writing about the actual product.
My Inspiron specks are a little different from the one advertised. Mine, which I had now for 4 days today (8/30/08) has an AMD Athlon X2 1.9 GHz processor with 2 GB of RAM (Insp. 1526 can be expandeble to 4 GB of RAM) with a 160 GB HD, a DVD RW, and Windows Vista Home Premium. This also includes 4 USB ports, Ethernet, Modem, Wireless network connection, IEEE and HDMI ports and 8-in-1 Media Card Reader for your digital camera. I did not include the Web Cam nor Microphone.
Right out of the box, this machine has performed very well. This is designed for the casual user in mind. The main reason for me to buy this laptop is for writing screenplays. I added Office 2007 and Movie Magic Screenwriter 6. Both work great in this machine.
The system has been stable so far. Video quality is great with the True Life Widescreen display with vivid colors. The speakers are not the greatest, they sound rather tiny, but you do have two headphone jacks (if you're watching a DVD with somebody) or you can add external speakers to this laptop.
The video card is a X1270 AMD Radeon. It can display 3D graphics, but this card is not a good option for any of the new games out there. If you want to play any of those games like Halo 2, Bioshock, etc., then this machine is not for you.
Now, this machine can play older games, published about 2004 like World of Warcraft, which I can play it at the normal screen resolution of 1200x800 in the ranges of 18 to 32 FPS, which is playable and it looks good. I also have Unreal Tournament 2004 which performs well enough to play it, and and Magic The Gathering Online V3 which is a newer game but it will not tax your video card.
Overall I'm very pleased with this. It is a solid machine that would be great for a writer, student, or casual user who can read e-mail, surf the web, write documents and play World of Warcraft and is on a budget.
 Dim Screen July 28, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Dell screens are so dim they cannot be read easily in bright light environments. If you want to sit outside and read your e-mail, DO NOT BUY a Dell laptop. I wish I had known this before I bought the Dell XPS 1330, and I would have bought a Sony instead.
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