Dell Inspiron 8600 Review

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Dell Inspiron 8600
3.8 stars
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davidjarran's Review of Dell Inspiron 8600 Laptop

22nd Aug 2005

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Screen Quality
    4 stars
  • Ease of Use
    4.5 stars
  • Time Laptop Owned
    Over 1 Year
  • Battery Life
    5 stars
Good Points

Excellent wide screen
Reasonably light for overall size
Excellent battery life


Bad Points

Too big to use in an economy class aircraft seat


General Comments

The 8600 utilises the Pentium M class processor. This results in minimal power drain on the battery. It's quite possible to watch a full length film on DVD on one charge, or work (word processing, spreadsheet, etc.) for a good 5-6 hours. This has to be its most outstanding feature.

Screen size, at 15 inches (widescreen ratio) seems huge, although the optimal resolution (1920 x 1200) will give some lesser mortals eyestrain.

The only downsides I've found with this machine are that it really is too big to open up comfortably in an economy class seat on most airlines. However, it's perfect for business or first class users.

The only problem I've ever had is my Alt key breaking off, and I found that Dell's support was outstanding. They had a new keyboard shipped to me in 3 days.

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