Dell Inspiron 5100 - Ports and Design

Dell Inspiron 5100 is an exceptional and solid unit for the price. If you don't mind the weight than Inspiron 5100 is for you... It's cheap and fast, and has all up-to-date features, ports and connections, and a slick design.

Inspiron 5100 ports and connections

- Audio - Line Out (external speakers/headphone)
- Audio - Microphone In (1/8" Mini)
- Ethernet 10/100 (RJ-45)
- Phone Modem (RJ-11)
- 2 USB 2.0 (4-pin)
- FireWire - 6-pin Powered (IEEE 1394 or i-Link)
- Video - 15-pin (VGA)
- S-Video - 7-pin mini-DIN
- PCMCIA Type I or II Slot

Inspiron 5100 Design and Layout

- 15-inch XGA or SXGA display
- chassis dimensions: 1.83 x 13.1 x 10.8 inches
- weight: 7.78 lbs. (3.5kg) with CD-RW/DVD combo, battery and Hard drive
- weight with the AC adapter: 8.44 lbs
- The 5100 has a light royal blue and silver color scheme.
- The laptop has a solid construction.

Layout

- The left side of the laptop contained the Type I/II PCMCIA/PC Card slot
- speakers or headphone and microphone ports
- the CD-RW/DVD drive.

- The right side contains the phone modem RJ-11 port
- the Security cable slot to attach an antitheft deive such as the Kensington Lock system
- the cooling vent
- the lithium-ion battery.

- The back side contains the AC adapter port, S-Video port, 2 USB 2.0 ports, a VGA port, a Firewire/IEEE 1394 port, and a 10/100 Ethernet port.
- the cooling vent

- The bottom of the laptop allows access to the Battery Latch release
- a cover for Memory slots (has letter 'M' on it)
- a cover for the Modem card and miniPCI Wireless card (has letter 'C' on it)
- a screw (has letter 'O' next to it) holding the CD/DVD drive in place
- access to the hard drive - two screws right below the PC card slot.

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