Dell today has unveiled its next generation of Inspiron laptops. The Inspiron 1420, 1520 and 1720 are all powered by Intel's new Santa Rosa platform while the Inspiron 1521 and 1721 have AMD processors under the hood.
Dell Inspiron 1520 and 1521
The Dell Inspiron 1520 is a 15.4" widescreen notebook powered by the Intel Santa Rosa platform. The Inspiron 1520 replaces the popular Inspiron e1505 notebook. Gone from the 1520 are the white bumpers that the Inspiron e1505 had though. Dell is sprucing things up by giving buyers the choice between 8-different colors for the lid. Ruby Red, Midnight Blue and Jet Black are just a few examples of choices you'll get.
Dell Inspiron 1520 Specifications
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.2GHz 800MHz)
Chipset Intel 965PM/ GM (Santa Rosa)
Memory: 1 - 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Up to 667MHz
Storage: SATA Hard Drives Options of 80, 120, 160 GB
Optical Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity, or Blu-ray Disc Drive
Graphics: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2
dedicated graphic memory, or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Display Options: 15.4" UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA (1920x1200) display, with TrueLife, 15.4" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display with TrueLife, or 15.4" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display
Network & Wireless: Integrated 10/100 LAN and 56k modem, internal Wi-Fi (802.11g, a/g, or draft n), and optional Bluetooth
Mobile Broadband Integrated EV-DO (Rev A) from Verizon & Sprint or HSPDA from Cingular options
Colors: Jet Black with matte finish or Alpine White with gloss finish, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, Espresso, or Bubble Gum Pink with microsatin finish
Media Card Slot 8-in-1 flash memory reader supporting Memory Stick, SD, SDIO, SDHC, SDHD, MS, MS Pro, MMC and Xd formats.
Integrated 2.0MP web camera
I/O Ports: 4 USB 2.0, VGA, IEEE 1394, S-Video, Two Type IIIA Mini-Card Slot
Operating System Choices: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, and Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Battery 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery or optional 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery
Dimensions: (h) 37.3 mm (1.47 inches) - front 45 mm (1.65 inches) - back/ (w) 358.7 mm (14.12 inches) / (d) 269 mm (10.59 inches)
Weight Preliminary weight starting at 3.0 kg (6.61 lbs)
Warranty 1 year limited warranty standard with options up to 4 years
Pricing starts at $849
The Dell Inspiron 1521 is the same in terms of design and build except it will offer an AMD processor and platform. So the processor and graphics options for the 1521 will be as follows:
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core Processors (up to 2.3GHz 800MHz)
Chipset: ATI 690T / 600SB
Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress (x1270) Graphics Solution
Prices start at $749
Dell Inspiron 1720 and 1721
The Dell Inspiron 1720 is the larger brother of the Inspiron 1520. The 1720 sports a 17" widescreen display and comes with the same 8-color options as the 1520. The Inspiron 1720 of course has the new Intel Santa Rosa platform, while the Dell Inspiron 1721 has an AMD platform. The Inspiron 1720 specs are as follows:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.2GHz 800MHz)
Chipset Intel 965PM/ GM (Santa Rosa)
Memory: 1 - 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Up to 667MHz
Storage: SATA Hard Drives Options of 80, 120, 160 GB
Optical Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity, or Blu-ray Disc Drive
Graphics Options: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS with 128MB DDR2
dedicated graphic memory, or NVIDIA GeForce Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory
Display Options: 17" UltraSharp Wide Screen UXGA 1920x1200) display, with TrueLife, 17" Wide Screen XGA+ 1440x900) display with TrueLife, or 17" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display
Network & Wireless: Integrated 10/100 LAN and 56k modem, internal Wi-Fi (802.11g, a/g, or draft n), and optional Bluetooth
Mobile Broadband Integrated EV-DO (Rev A) from Verizon & Sprint or HSPDA from Cingular options
Colors: Jet Black with matte finish or Alpine White with gloss finish, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, Espresso, or Bubble Gum Pink with microsatin finish
Media Card Slot 8-in-1 flash memory reader supporting Memory Stick, SD, SDIO, SDHC, SDHD, MS, MS Pro, MMC and Xd formats.
Integrated 2.0MP web camera
I/O Ports: 4 USB 2.0, VGA, IEEE 1394, S-Video, Two Type IIIA Mini-Card Slot
Operating System Choices: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, and Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Battery 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery or optional 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery
Dimensions: (h) 39 mm (1.5 inches) - front 44 mm (1.7 inches) - back/ (w) 394 mm (15.5 inches)/ (d) 293 mm (11.5 inches)
Preliminary weight starting at 3.6 kg (7.8 lbs)
Warranty 1 year limited warranty standard with options up to 4 years
Prices start at $999
The Inspiron 1720 should give the option of having two hard drives and therefore software RAID will be possible. The Inspiron 1721 will provide the following options:
Processor: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual Core Processors (up to 2.3GHz 800MHz)
Chipset: ATI 690T / 600SB
Graphics: Integrated ATI Radeon Xpress (x1270) Graphics Solution
Prices start at $899
Dell Inspiron 1420
The Dell Inspiron 1420 is the runt of the new Inspiron litter with its 14.1" widescreen display. But it's probably the perfect size for those that need to be able to carry a laptop around a lot. Following are the full specs:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (up to 2.2GHz 800MHz)
Chipset Intel 965PM/ GM (Santa Rosa)
Memory: 1 - 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM Up to 667MHz
Storage: SATA Hard Drives Options of 80, 120, 160 GB
Optical Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo, DVD+/-RW with Dual Layer DVD+R write capacity, or Blu-ray Disc Drive
Graphics: Intel Integrated X3100 or optional NVIDIA GeForce Go 8400M GS with 128MB GDDR3 dedicated graphics memory
Display Options: 14.1" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display, with TrueLife, 14.1" Wide Screen XGA+ (1440x900) display, with TrueLife, 14.1" Wide Screen XGA (1280x800) display
Network & Wireless: Integrated 10/100 LAN and 56k modem, internal Wi-Fi (802.11g, a/g, or draft n), and optional Bluetooth
Mobile Broadband Integrated EV-DO (Rev A) from Verizon & Sprint or HSPDA from Cingular options
Colors: Jet Black with matte finish or Alpine White with gloss finish, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Sunshine Yellow, Espresso, or Bubble Gum Pink with microsatin finish
Media Card Slot 8-in-1 flash memory reader supporting Memory Stick, SD, SDIO, SDHC, SDHD, MS, MS Pro, MMC and Xd formats.
Integrated 2.0MP web camera
I/O Ports: 4 USB 2.0, VGA, IEEE 1394, S-Video, Two Type IIIA Mini-Card Slot
Operating System Choices: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Microsoft Windows Vista Business, and Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
Battery 6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion Battery or optional 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion Battery
Dimensions: 6-cell (h) 20.4 mm (0.80 inch)/ (w) 209.4 mm (8.24 inches) / (d) 69.25 mm (2.73 inches)
Weight Preliminary weight starting at 5.5lbs
Warranty 1 year limited warranty standard with options up to 4 years
Prices start at $799
Source: Notebookreview.com