Dell Inspiron E1505 By Jessica Ne on Jan 06, 2008 - Updated Oct 15, 2011

OK, this is first of all a quality laptop with many features at a very low price. You can break into the Windows Vista field with this computer. Now, then comes the fact that not everybody likes Vista...for good reason.

This computer has a very good startup and setup system to get you assimilated to using the laptop and many of the shortcut buttons found all over the laptop. With the Media Direct button you can watch movies, listen to music, or look at pictures all found on your computer in a heartbeat. This laptop has the quick Intel Core 2 DUO with a very good level of RAM making it very capable for highspeed internet access. Vista is very fast but is really unreliable in my experience. Not only does it sometimes freeze up or cause the screen to not show desktop icons but I cannot even use my peripherals. I cannot even print.

Other than the OS, Vista, the computer is a sturdy, lightweight, high resolution, widescreen, computer that I would buy again. It is great for online games, onine video watching, and perfect for doing at home photo imaging and finishing. This is great for someone who wants a good resolution. Now the speakers are strong and loud but lacking as far as bass. Get some headphones for that. The keyboard is very responsive and the mouse pad is the best I've seen. And the internal wireless card is a God send!

The only negative thing about this pc is the unreliability and compatibility issues attatched with Windows Vista. If MS can work out the Vista bugs this will be a great student or stay at home mom laptop.

Intel T2400 1.83GHz Core Duo CPU, 15.4" widescreen display with 1280x800 resolution, 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM, 8x CD/DVD /-RW dual later (24x CDRw/DVD-ROM, 100 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, 85 whr 9 cell Li-ion batter, Intel Pro 3945 wifi a/g adapter and Dell 350 Bluetooth adapter, 256 Mb ATI Radeon X1400 graphics chip (128 Mb dedicated, 128Mb shared), Windows Media centerOperating system with external tv tuners available, 5-in-1 memory card reader, speaker and microphone jack, VGA port, S-video port, express slot card.