Dell Inspiron 1526 Laptop Midnight Blue (15.4" Wide Screen with true life, built-in Webcam, AMD Turion Dual-Core TL-60 processor at 2.00GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability, Windows Vista Premium) | 
| Brand: Dell
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,399.99
Buy New: $974.99
as of 3/12/2010 10:46 EST details
You Save: $425.00 (30%)
Seller: Techno Intelligence
Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 3357
Media: Personal Computers
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2
CPU Type: AMD Turion 64
Processors: 1
System Memory: 4
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 15.4
Model: 1526
UPC: 883585945511
EAN: 0883585945511
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory, Slim and compact design for business user | | • | 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability for DVD RW For DVD and CD Burning | | • | Wireless Internet access 802.11b/g, 4 USB Ports, 1 VGA Out, 1 HDMI Port, 1 iEEE 1394a FireWire Port, S-Video Out, 8 In 1 Media Card Reader | | • | AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor TL- 60, Integrated 2.0 Mega Pixel Web Camera, Windows Vista Home Premium | | • | 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250GB Serial ATA hard drive for large video files | | • | It is 15.4" Widescreen with Truelife for Extansive application use |
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Mediocre Laptop... Performs well when not needing repair September 13, 2009
D. Noll (PA, USA)
I purchased the Dell 1526 from Best Buy and was quite happy for the first few months. The 1526 had great performance, snappy with Vista, and really nice display. Then the hard drive went bad and had to replace it. I thought okay, things happen, no biggie. Then a few months later my LCD screen goes black. It would only stay on if I had the brightness on the monitor turned down to almost nothing. If the brightness was increased all the way the screen would go black.
I think I have it narrowed down to the LCD screen inverter which I ordered on eBay for 16.30 including shipping. So hopefully that fixes the problem and the laptop will be fine from here on out.
Other then the above problems, the 1526 is a good performer.
 Please don't buy this for any one you care about............. April 20, 2009
Joanne Stein
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 11 year old son purchased this laptop 11 1/2 months ago with his own money. Three weeks ago the hard drive failed suddenly. The hinge on the left side of the machine was also failing, so I contacted Dell. The hard drive is a self install and I was sent a postage paid box to send the laptop to Texas for the hinge repair. Dell contacts me the following week to inform me they WILL NOT cover the hinge because the unit has been "abused". This laptop has NEVER been dropped, thrown, etc. They want to charge me $120 for the hinge repair which will not happen.. When you complain online or via telephone you will NEVER speak with a english speaking tech unless you buy an extended warranty in which case that will entitle you to speak with someone in the good old USA. If you like throwing your money away and being frustrated, please purchase this laptop!
Buy a Mac! March 5, 2009
C. Gobrecht
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a horrible computer. I bought it, and after 3 weeks it crashed. I sent it back to the factory, and 8 months later it crashed again. Finally sick of dealing with all the crap, I bought a Mac. Yes, I know they are slightly more expensive, but well worth it.
 Best Laptop I've Ever Had February 9, 2009
Mr. D. W. Jackson (Beijing)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I apologise first of all because I didn't buy this from Amazon. I bought it from a dealer in Beijing's Computer Area for roughly the RMB equivalent of GBP600. After my last laptop, a BenQ JoyBook which should really have been called MiseryBook, this truly is a joy to use. It's fast: on a fast internet connection you can work almost as fast as you can think and that feels amazing. Compared to the Benq, the screen is really bright. Really bright. It looks totally cool in navy blue and silver. The keyboard (which was the reason I had vowed never to have a Dell again)is a real pleasure to use: I love it. I'm running Avira, Spybot, Spywareblaster, Malwarebytes, CCleaner, Stopzilla, Eusing Registry Cleaner, Ad-aware, Glary Utilities and Superdefrag and it runs really clean. Before I was always having to waste time getting rid of viruses. All in all, IMHO this is a just a wonderful machine to use. My only gripe is that all the documentation and software was in Chinese and Dell China/Hong Kong refused point blank to provide a duplicate in English despite my many efforts, although they could have done so had they wanted to. I did manage to download an English manual from their US website, but no thanks to them. Shameless. So I will never buy from them again since their's is a culture of contempt. What self-sabotaging incompetents they are. "One customer properly looked after is worth more than $10000 of advertising" - Jim Rohn
Stay away from dell. January 22, 2009
BAM (San Diego, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have purchased a number of dell products over the past few years. Quality has fallen and more importantly both the technical service and customer service has become virtually worthless. I have had problems with two of the last three dell computers I purchased. The current inspiron i bought makes a very bad noise when the hard drive spins. I have tried to get this resolved using the technical support line. To get to a dell technician you have to try to work through a phone message tree that requires you to enter 12 digit service tags, which the phone system cannot understand. After a few minutes of useless attempts, the system places you in a queue. This time it took me about 20 minutes of waiting to talk to the first technician. While on hold, a recorded message trys to sell you an upgraded protection plan at additional cost that gives you speedier access to support from someone who in North America! After getting a hold of the first technician who takes some minimal information you get placed on hold again. It has been about 45 min and I am still on hold. dell used to have good customer support. These days computer makers are using components from the same vendors. What you need to consider is the customer service. Still don't know what is wrong with this hard drive, but mostly I waiting to get a hold of someone to do a return for refund. If you are thinking of buying a dell, try calling the support line before you buy. See how long you have to wait. These days, computers are computers.
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