Dell Inspiron Specs Galore

submitted: Oct 25th 2008 | by: HerbertReich | Total views: 2 | Word Count: 540 | PDF View | Print Article

The Inspiron by Dell is a range of laptops (and more recently desktops) designed to meet the needs of a personal computer (the Dell Latitude line is designed specifically for the business market). The most recent addition to the Inspiron line is the Inspiron Mini 9, a subnotebook that weighs in at 2.28 pounds and is 1.22 inches thick. The Mini 9 was first released on 16 September 2008. The keyboard has been reconfigured to save space, eliminating separate function keys, and setting F1-F10 as secondary functions on the middle line of keys (a through ;) accessed by pressing an Fn key.

The American and European market will find that the system details of the Mini 9 area will vary. This is especially true of the differences found in the available RAM size options. The connectivity options differ as well. Bluetooth is standard on the European version whereas it is optional on the American version. The option of both Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP operating systems are available with either version.

Longer running Inspiron models are all based off the Intel Santa Rosa platform. The largest Inspiron are the 1720/1721 models. These are very similar models, with the same case enclosing slightly different processing features. The 1720 includes an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 2.5 GHz) and an integrated Intel X3100 or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS/8600M GT. The 1721 has an AMD Turion (with up to 2.2 GHz) along side an ATI Radeon Xpress 1270. The 1720 and 1721 both come with a 17" display (with resolution up to 1920x1200), as well as support for dual SATA hard drives (up to 640GB - 2 x 320GB drives), and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (with up to 4 GB). The 1721 also has optional hard drive configurations that for some reason are not available in the 1720. Both models come in 8 colors.

The medium sized Inspirons is the 1535. This model is also a new release, having only come out in June 2008. However, the 1535 is an upgraded version of the 1525, which was itself an improved version of the 1520/1521. The 1535 is also called the Dell Studio Laptop. Its weight and size are approximately the same as the 1525 - 5.9 lbs, 14.05" x 10.08" x 1.00"-1.48". The Inspiron models 1420/1420 N were the smallest models before the release of the Mini 9. Both the 1420/1420 N models come with an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor (up to 2.4 GHz), with a 14.1" display (with resolution up to 1440x900). Other features include SATA hard drive (that holds up to 320 GB), with 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (that holds up to 4 GB (4 GiB) and either an integrated Intel X3100 or an NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS.

The less expensive of the two is the 1420 N since it features the Ubuntu operating system rather than the Windows XP operating system. These two also feature the option of choosing from eight trendy colors. The Dell Inspiron series is quite impressive in general and now it features it own full line of notebooks. These are suitable for a wide-ranging set of uses and needs. The Mini 9 Inspiron is a wonder addition to any notebook category.

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