sleek design, strong dual-core performance, long battery life, and top-notch multimedia components set it apart from the pack. The Inspiron’s glossy black lid sports a silver Dell logo badge in the middle and a silver racing stripe pattern off to the left, giving it an elegant, yet sporty look called “Street.” (Two other designs are available as well, including “Chill,” a cool blue-and-white swirl pattern, and “Blossom,” a fuchsia floral design). Show The main features of this are given below.According to Dell, the Inspiron 1525 is about 25 percent smaller than its predecessor, the Inspiron 1520. Interestingly enough, the Inspiron 1420 and the 1720 keep their designs, for now. At 9.8 by 13.9 by 1.4 inches, the 1525 is even smaller than the Dell XPS M1530. Its thickness depends on where you take the measurements. At the back, it's 1.4 inches deep, then tapers down to an inch thick at the front bezel. It includes the following specifications
Sceen: The 15.4-inch widescreen is a boom for videos and photographers with their first D-SLR camera. The 1,280-by-800 resolution is standard and higher resolution increase the contrast. The keyboard does not have smoothness which makes wrist a little fatique.The basic addition has to be an HDMI port. Hooking up a laptop to a bigger display is a neat feature, and the 1525 is the first Inspiron laptop to get such a port. Processor Performance The processor options are aplenty.the Dell 1525 came with a 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250. Just make sure you don't go with less than the 2GB of RAM my review unit had, so you're able to offset the demands of Windows Vista Home Premium. SYSmark 2007 Preview Overall scores were identical to those of the XPS M1530, and it beat out the HP dv6500t thanks to a faster processor. The Apple MacBook Pro 15-inch (LED) is the overall winner because it loads the fastest parts and was tested under Windows XP Professional. Battery Life Battery life with just the standard 56-Wh battery (six-cell) was an impressive 3 hours 45 minutes on MobileMark 2007 tests. Design With a new look and a slimmer design, the Dell Inspiron 1525 is poised to provide a seamless computing experience for mobile consumers and deskbound home-theater enthusiasts. It inherits many of the cool features from the Inspiron 1520 while adding one more, the HDMI port. Unfortunately, the slimmer design also means that it had to forgo an option for dedicated graphics. The various ports available There is a 2.0-megapixel webcam right above the screen. The four USB ports and a FireWire port are enough to handle all your peripherals. The HDMI port, S-Video and VGA-out ports also come standard with the system. The 1525 will be available in all three WWAN flavors, including Verizon's and Sprint's EV-DO Rev A and AT&T's HSDPA modems. Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you. Find out more about how we test. With its $999 price tag, the Dell Inspiron 1525 is one of the most "expensive" budget notebooks we've reviewed. Even so, its sleek design, strong dual-core performance, long battery life, and top-notch multimedia components set it apart from the pack. The Inspiron's glossy black lid sports a silver Dell logo badge in the middle and a silver racing stripe pattern off to the left, giving it an elegant, yet sporty look called "Street." (Two other designs are available as well, including "Chill," a cool blue-and-white swirl pattern, and "Blossom," a fuchsia floral design). Inspiron 1525 Display and WebcamUnder the lid you'll find a beautiful 15.4-inch widescreen framed by a silver bezel. The 1440 x 900-pixel glossy panel delivered vibrant colors and a sharp picture with very little reflection, and viewing angles are good from all directions. Our review unit came with a 2-megapixel webcam and two microphones embedded in the screen's upper bezel. Keyboard and TouchpadThe upper portion of the silver keyboard deck contains a set of low-powered speakers that lacked bass response, plus a power switch and a nice soft-touch media control bar for adjusting volume and controlling CD/DVD playback. It also has a hotkey that launches Dell's MediaDirect application, where you can access movies, music, and video clips, as well as view pictures from a central launching point. This same hotkey gives you access to your calendar and contact database via the Instant Office applet. The keyboard is comfortable and well spaced, but the wide-aspect touchpad was a tad sensitive and jumpy at first. A quick tweak of the speed and sensitivity settings took care of that. Plethora of Ports on the Inspiron 1525We love the placement of two headphone jacks on the notebook's front edge, which lets you share music or movie soundtracks with a friend. A microphone input and an 8-in-1 card reader are also mounted on the front edge. We like that all connectivity ports are located on either side of the chassis instead of in the back. On the left are two USB ports, a VGA connector, a FireWire port, and modem and Ethernet jacks. There's also an HDMI port for connecting to external audio and video components with a single cable. On the right side is an 8X dual-layer DVD burner, an ExpressCard slot, two additional USB ports, and an S-Video jack. Strong Performance and Battery LifeA 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 processor, 2GB of memory, and a 120GB hard drive spinning at 5,400 rpm combined to deliver an impressive PCMark05 score of 4,197, the highest in the roundup. It managed a score of 124 on MobileMark 2007, which is head-and-shoulders above the rest in the group. The battery, which lasted 4 hours and 23 minutes on our rundown test, also took top honors. A 3DMark03 score of 1,704 means you'll have to play your 3D games in low-res mode with all the bells and whistles turned off for best results, but you can enable Vista's Aero effects without worry. Inconsistent Wi-FiAs with the HP Pavilion dv6500t, the Inspiron 1525 is equipped with a 802.11n Wi-Fi network card, which managed a respectable throughput of 19.9 Mbps when placed 15 feet from our access point. However, wireless performance at the 50-foot range was inconsistent, a flaw we chalk up to Dell's use of preproduction drivers on our review system. Inspiron 1525: More for Your MoneyWhat's most interesting about the Inspiron 1525, however, is all you can get for such little money. You can also opt for Dell's new PC to PC transfer service ($29), which makes transferring all your data and preferences from your old PC to your new one quick and easy. With its strong performance, high-res screen, and long battery life, it's easy to see why the Dell Inspiron 1525 is our favorite mainstream budget notebook. The addition of a webcam and an HDMI port are just icing on the cake. |
