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Dell Inspiron 5100 - Overall ReviewWhy Dell Inspiron 5100?I chose Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop for my home/office because of the perfect balance between performance and price. It is optimized for Wireless Internet, looks cool, has a large screen and upgradeable. With all that it is cheap and fast. To me, it is a practical desktop PC replacement that I can take anywhere. The Inspiron 5100 is great for everyday Internet browsing, emailing and word processing. I also use my 5100 to watch DVD's, do some graphics design, web design, database programming and... playing games thanks to the ATI M-Radeon 7500 card. Burning a music CD takes about 10 min.
Inspiron 5100 is easy to setupThe setup I got is pretty much standard except that I added a built-in wireless NIC and a USB Memory Key. I also purchased Dell Wireless 2300 802.11b/g Broadband Router. The setting up was easy and seamless. In 5 minutes I was up and running Wireless Internet. I didn't even have to run any installation CD's - the wireless connection through Dell Router worked right out of the box... I also bought an IBM Optical Scroll USB mouse that can operate on any surface. I don't like using the touchpad so I disabled it. The USB memory key works seamlessly with Windows XP, and I'm not crying for the floppy. The battery is quick to re-charge and lasts for 3 hours easy. I have no concerns for Inspiron 5100 portability. My high school kid carries 3 times more of school books weight... I purchased Kensington's laptop backpack to carry it around, and I am planning to give it to my son with the bag when he leaves to college. Dell Tech Support..? I never needed to call them yet but I've heard it is a mixed bag... I got a good deal with rebate, free shipping and free CD-RW/DVD combo promotion, and I am very pleased with my Dell's purchase... Here is my configuration for Dell Inspiron 5100.
For detailed features review see Dell Inspiron Features Review For some complains about this laptop see Dell Inspiron 5100 complains For detailed ports overview see Dell Inspiron Ports and Design Are you interested in Dell Inspiron 5100 Gaming? Also see Dell Inspiron tips and fixes common to Inspiron laptop series. Contact Us: infogate@comcast.net |
