Great Deals on Dell Laptops w/ Win7
Entered CNET Catalog: 04/29/2004
SKU: CNETDELLINSPIRON1150BUSINESS
Manufacturer: Dell, Inc.
Manufacturer description
The Dell Inspiron 1150 notebook is an ideal mobile solution for value-conscious users with essential computing requirements. Whether your needs include Internet and e-mail access or running popular productivity applications, the Inspiron 1150 is up to the task. Affordable system processor options allow you to configure this notebook as a potential replacement for your desktop computer or to augment your existing desktop with a bargain-priced mobile PC.CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 05/10/2004
Upside: The Dell Inspiron 1150 offers an exceptional array of options, many of them more often found on higher-priced laptops. Dell lets you choose from two screen sizes, 14.1- or 15-inch; a Celeron at 2.4GHz, 2.5GHz, or 2.6GHz speeds; a Mobile Intel Pentium 4 in 2.4GHz or 2.66GHz iterations; and a choice of the Dell Wireless 1350 802.11b/g or the Dell Wireless 1450 dual-band 802.11a/b/g wireless setup. Memory can be configured from 128MB to 1GB, and hard drive options range from 20GB to 60GB.
Downside: The Dell Inspiron 1150 ranges in thickness from 1.75 inches in the front to 1.89 inches at the back and tips the scales at more than 7 pounds, so it's not a laptop for the travel happy. And if you want to swap out your media module for maximum optimization--say, to replace your plain-Jane CD-ROM drive with a DVD-burner--look elsewhere. The Inspiron 1150's drive is fixed.
Outlook: Dell has created some of the best cheap laptops on the market, and the highly customizable Inspiron 1150 looks to be a solid addition. Check back for a full review.
User opinions
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User Rating: 
7/10
overall, good performance
Pros: nice large screen, easy on they eyes
Cons: a little on the heavy side
User Rating: 
9/10
I like it
Pros: This is my first laptop and I have had no problems. Great battery life. Great performance
Cons: A little bit to heavy for my taste
User Rating: 9/10
Great unit! Needs better sound.
Pros: Great traveling notebook for a truckdriver. 12 volt converters are a little expensive, but it seems to be to be a bullet proof unit!
Cons: DC converter is quite expensive. Speakers are weak.
User Rating: 7/10
a good all round notebook
Pros: for the price it is excellent, it has got a fast processor, enough memory and a big enough hard drive to store loads of music on.
Cons: I have had to send it back to repair the display hinges and it could have a better graphics card.
User Rating: 
8/10
This laptop rocks!
Pros: Great keyboard response and the display is the best that I have seen.
Cons: A little heavy and bulky, but the performance is well worth the weight!
User Rating: 8/10
This is an excelent notebook!
Pros: I ordered this computer a few months ago and have so far found no problems with it. The screen is very sharp with rich color. Everything is easily viewable, even from a side point of view. Battery life is exceptional, but definitely not for the travell
Cons: The sound doesn't have enough bass for listening to music and doesn't go up very high, but sounds better through headphones.
