Dell Inspiron 1000

The Dell Inspiron is a good looking laptop and that is it. The processor is really slow and the screen quality is really bad. It's been 4 months since i bought it and i have give it for servicing two times and both times i had to suffer a loss of USD 50. It has been a problem since the day I have bought it.

Dell is a good and famous brand , I like its product, And specially i like dell's laptop.

it was the worlslaptop i have ever used it brok in 2 hours when i opened 2 web pages and the manager said i was overusing it

This computer, along with most other Dell models, is more hassle than it's worth. I would pay more to get something that lasts. I had to reinstall windows during my last week of finals during my college career, losing all of my research, papers, bibliographies etc. I was devastated. Dell's customer services is not at all invested in your computer. They are useless at best. None of their so called solutions worked for my computer. Today, after reinstalling windows multiple times, it sits useless in my room. I can't even turn it on. Dell says my warranty ended 2 months ago and I will have to pay hundreds to replace the hard drive. Long story short, I'm saving up for a MAC.

I was 6 weeks ago a complete stranger to all things computerised. I purchased the Dell Inspiron 1000 to haul myself into the 21st century--Its certainly done that. I now surf, email, edit digital photos, process videos from my DV camcorder, talk to family across the world via web cam. This has been possible because of the ease of use of the Dell laptop and it never matters if I press the wrong key--well its never crashed yet. I will certainly be purchasing another Dell laptop when the time comes for me to upgrade.

My Dell Inspiron 1000 Specs -

256mb ram

30gb hard drive

Cd - Dvd Drive

Windows Xp Home

Intel Inside Celeron

Ni-mh Battery

14.1" screen

3 usb ports

56k modem

1 Ethernet Port

1 Tv/out port

1 card slot

I bought my notebook on 17th Novemver 2004. The notebook is relatively good but there are some issues which must be addressed. Firstly, when I recieved the notebook it had a small dot on the screen which I believed was just a peice of dust, it turned out to be a dead pixel. I called Dell who said that I would have to send it back and the whole process would take over a month. I decided to keep my laptop. Theres a nice bright screen which can be dimmed using keyboard shortcuts. The keyboard is springy and has a nice feel to it. The mouse pad is amazing. Brilliant, its a lot better than other notebooks I have tried and it totaly responds every time. The hinges on the laptop are quite stiff but this I think it's best like this and the clip keeping the laptop shut is a bit "flimsy".

The Dell Inspiron 1000 is heavy, not just heavy, but really heavy, weighing in around 7pounds. The battery life is dreadful! 50mins at the most just doing routine tasks such as web browsing, word processing, listening to music, I recieved the lower end battery the Ni-mh, for £45 more I could have bought a lithium lion battery which supposedly lasts 2.5 hours. The Intel inside celeron processor is very slow, I have hardly anything on my 1000 and it's kerb crawling.

I do, however, like my Inspiron, but the black tacky casing is an eye sore and would easily smash if dropped. The CD Drive is a bit flimsy so care should be taken whilst on the move. The Windows XP operating system installed is fab but very slow.

On the whole, I only recommend this laptop for people who really can't afford a higher spec model...like me. I now regret not taking advice from people about not buying from Dell. I will never buy another Dell as their customer support is poor.