Laptops Dell India discontinues 1520 - 1525 available from Monday

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Dell.co.in is not showing the Inspiron 1520 anymore. As I had ordered a 1520 just a few days back, I called a sales rep to inquire.

They guy told me that 1520 has been discontinued and the Inspiron 1525 will be available from Monday. He was willing to disclose the base price which will be Rs. 43000. The main difference from the 1520 base config (which was Rs. 39000) will be that 1525 will not have an integrated graphics option anymore and will only ship with discrete graphics. I asked if I could order a 1520 now, but he said he can only offer the 1520 with discrete graphics which will be the same price and config as 1525.

Anyway I am glad that I ordered the 1520 a week back coz discrete graphics has no use for my office work. There would be no point paying 4000 extra for better graphics. However 1525 will definitely have a newer design (some sites say it looks like the 1420 now) which the recent 1520 orderers will miss out on.
 
Holy Crap! I am about to Order a Inspiron 1520 by 2mr. I have already made the DD, and going to send it by 2mr. I wonder, should i ask Dell ppl to update me of my Options. But anyways, i have ordered a 1520 with NVidia 8600M GT, so i think it wont Bother me, Right?? What Say??
 
devraj_raut said:
Holy Crap! I am about to Order a Inspiron 1520 by 2mr. I have already made the DD, and going to send it by 2mr. I wonder, should i ask Dell ppl to update me of my Options. But anyways, i have ordered a 1520 with NVidia 8600M GT, so i think it wont Bother me, Right?? What Say??
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ask them if u can get a 1525 instead. i heard that 1525 have a better build quality than 1520. also the keyboard is better. try if u can get it... good luck.
 
The Dell reps have got it wrong.

Inspiron 1525 comes with integrated graphics only and is a bit slimmer. There's no option for dedicated (discrete) GPU on the Inspiron 1525. Dell has gone nuts if you ask me. They are trying to convert the Inspiron series as a basic, non-gaming laptop range. The primary reason is the success of the XPS M1330 and XPS M1530 gaming laptops. Although XPSes, they are not super expensive. Just a few grands costlier from similarly configured Inspirons.

I really want Dell to answer this:

Inspiron 1520: Option for dedicated GPU like Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS and 8600M GT, Option for Blu-ray drive BUT no HDMI port

Inspiron 1525: No option for dedicated GPU, Onboard GMA X3100, No Option for Blu-ray drive, has HDMI

What were they thinking!

@devraj_raut: It's a bad decision going for Inspiron 1520 configured with 8600M GT. Get XPS M1530 based on similar config.
 
Actually, it was a cost-effective decision to go with the 1520 (while they were available anyway) rather than the XPS 1530, since for the same configuration the Inspiron was coming out to be a few thousand rupees cheaper than the XPS. Plus, XPS doesn't offer the option of choosing XP... that's the real blow.
 
And one more thing against the XPS is the fact that it has a slot-loading optical drive. So in a situation where you have a mini-disc... ouch!
 
i think they should have continued customization wid the dedicated grafix cards.

dell is all bout customized machines imho.
 
mdudeja said:
Actually, it was a cost-effective decision to go with the 1520 (while they were available anyway) rather than the XPS 1530, since for the same configuration the Inspiron was coming out to be a few thousand rupees cheaper than the XPS. Plus, XPS doesn't offer the option of choosing XP... that's the real blow.
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If you are unaware, the XPS 1530 features Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT with GDDR3 VRAM while the normal Inspiron 1520 has GDDR2 memory for its 8600M GT. There's a significant performance difference as a result.

XPS is also slim, has HDMI, touch-sensitive media buttons and looks cooler IMO. You can always install XP yourself. Just my views...
 
Well bottomline for me instead of 7k now need to ask for 11k bargain...lol.....does they give 3 yrs full cover within 50k
 
yea the xps 1530 looks damn better than the 1520. Also it comes with 1 yr xps complete cover. But IMo this is a bad move. they should offer dedicated gfx with the 1525 too.
 
Well, the XPS is a looker no doubt (especially compared to the Inspiron 1520, and even the 1525). However, before being overawed by all the cool features that it offers, you need to use it for some time and compare it to the other system.

Touch sensitive media buttons are really cool, esp. when they light up all blue and shiny when touched. But have you ever used buttons such as the one on the 1520 (i.e. located on the front of the notebook instead of above the keypad)? I've used them on my I9300 for the past two-and-a-half years, and believe me they are infinitely easier to access. Heck, I can access them with my eyes closed (and in complete darkness) just by touch since the gaps between them make them easily recognizable, not to mention the fact that they are still accessible when the lid is closed. Such things (usability related) can only be understood if you've used an item for some length of time. Cool and sexy is enjoyable for some time, but you have to live with the usability trade-offs forever.

As far as the memory being used in the 8600M GT is concerned, well I'm not sure whether it is GDDR2 or 3 in the XPS, but in order to spread some of the 'awareness' that you seem to possess, Mr. Sourabh, it is also necessary to understand that the 8600M GT has a 128 bit memory interface that seriously limits its performance, regardless of how fast the memory is. The same issue plagues the 8700M GT too. That's the reason they really can't hold a candle to the current king of the hill, the 7950GTX. The cards that will usurp the GTX 's position are the 8800 GTS and GTX that were announced by Nvidia in December.

If you're saying with such authority that GDDR3 makes a 'substantial' difference to performance, then let's have a few links that show the test results where such a thing has been clearly shown, shall we? I'm sure it will help our collective awareness...
 
I know for a fact that the GDDR3 will overclock more than the GDDR2, and that will make a difference in the performance of the card, but even then it won't be so substantial that it really affects gaming on the notebook. A 2-400 increase in the 3DMark score doesn't reflect a difference of more than 1-5 fps in a game.
 
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