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Dell Inspiron E1505

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Pros
Great standalone entertainment laptop
Inexpensive
Cons
A bit sluggish in performance
Relatively short battery life

$899.99
From 1 Merchant

Pricing: Very Inexpensive: $1023 (5/18/2006)
Performance: Fair: 61
Features: Good: 79
Design: Good: 78

Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Very Inexpensive: $1023

Performance

Fair: 61

World Bench 5 Tests - Fair: 82

World Bench 5 Component Results (seconds)
ACD Systems ACDSee	706
Adobe Photoshop	384
Adobe Premiere	493
Ahead Nero	812
Discreet 3ds Max DirectX	338
Discreet 3ds Max OpenGL	445
Microsoft Office XP	579
Windows Media Encoder	497
Mozilla	427
Multitasking	800
Musicmatch Jukebox	603
Roxio VideoWave	374
WinZip	466

Battery Test
Number of Included Batteries	1
Battery Life (Office Applications)	2:19

Graphics Tests (frames per second)
Doom 3, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	19
Far Cry, 1024 by 768, 32-Bit	35.85

Features

Good: 79

CPU & Memory
CPU	1.66-GHz Core Duo T2300
System Memory	1024
Type of Memory	DDR2-533 SDRAM

Video & Display
Display Size (inches)	15.4" Display
Horizontal Resolution	1280
Vertical Resolution	800
Video Chip Set	ATI Mobility Radeon X1300
Video Memory	128
External Monitor Interface	Integrated
Wide Screen	Yes

Storage
Total HD Size (GB)	100GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Speed	4
Optical Drive Type	DVD+R DL/DVD±RW
Removable Optical Drive	No
Floppy Drive	No
Number of Media Slots	3
Other Removable Media Drive	Memory Stick, SD Card, xD-Picture Card

Ports & Expansion
Serial Ports	No
Parallel Ports	No
USB Ports	4
FireWire Ports	1
Microphone Ports	Yes
Headphone Jacks	Yes
S-Video Ports	Yes
Composite Video Ports	No
Docking Station Port	No
Infrared Port	No
Shared Mouse/Keyboard Port	No
Mini PCI Port	Yes
PC Card Slots	0
Express Card Slots	1

Connectivity
Network Port	10/100Base-T ethernet
Wireless LAN Type	802.11g
Bluetooth	No
Modem Type	V.92

Other
Standard Number of Batteries	1
Type of Batteries	Lithium ion
Built-In Speakers	Stereo
Dimensions	14.0 by 10.5 by 1.7
Min. Weight (lbs.)	6.5Lbs.
Average Weight (pounds, with accessories)	7.4
Accessories	Battery, AC adapter, power cord
Pointing Device	Touchpad
Multipurpose Bay	n/a
Operating System	Windows XP Media Center Edition
Included Software	WordPerfect

Warranty & Support
Labor Warranty (years)	One
Parts Warranty (years)	One
Weekday Support Hours	24
Saturday Support Hours	24
Sunday Support Hours	24
Toll-Free Support	Yes

Reliability & Service
Summary of results for all of brand's products in this category	Dell's showing in this category isn't bad overall, though the company should try to improve its record on replacing failed components. Tech reps take too long to answer calls, readers report but once you get one, Dell support is good at resolving problems

Reliability of brand's products in this category
Reports of products with core component problems	Average
Reports of products with failed components	Average
Reports of products with any significant problems	Average
Reports of products arriving with problems	Average
Overall satisfaction with reliability of brand's products in category	Average

Service & Support Quality
Time spent holding for phone support	Worse than Average
Overall quality of vendor's phone support	Average
Reports of problems unresolved after contacting service	Better than Average
Overall quality of service	Average

Design

Good: 78

Dell Inspiron E1505 Review

by Carla Thornton

- Dell's newest budget entertainment notebook falls somewhere between the company's high-end Inspiron E1705 (8.2 pounds; 17-inch screen) and its travel notebook, the Inspiron 710m (4.2 pounds; 12.1-inch wide-aspect screen). A nice compromise, the Inspiron E1505 weighs 6.5 pounds and has a 15.4-inch wide screen; its keyboard is larger than the 710m's, as well. It's also a fairly good multimedia notebook for nongamers on a budget.

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User Reviews for Dell Inspiron E1505

Reviewed by: crkill

Duration of ownership: 1 Year

Strengths: speed, good power, and has the Next gen mini wireless card with runs a 300Mbps so for the price it's a awsome buy

Weaknesses: It could use a better video card, and the key board keys are pron to snag on finger tips so be careful not the break a key like i did.

Overall Evaluation: I give it a 8/10 when it is maxed out it is very powerful computer for the money that you have to spend. A word to the wise build this computer your self on the dell web site you will get alot more for your money I did and I got a pretty awsome deal.