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Friday March 28, 2008
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Dell said Friday that it began selling an updated Inspiron 1525 on its Web site, a laptop with an optional Blu-ray drive that can be purchased for as little as $879.
The low price is a benefit of the instant savings Dell is offering on the laptop, which fared well in a recent PC Magazine review. Note that according to the Dell Web site, you'll need to purchase a version with an Intel 1.83-GHz Core 2 Duo T5550 processor inside, apparently to provide enough CPU horsepower to provide smooth Blu-ray playback.
The drawback is the anemic Intel X3100 integrated graphics; unfortunately, there is no discrete graphics option with this notebook. On the other hand, the laptop contains a built-in Broadcom Media PC chip mounted on an internal minicard, and designed to provide hardware acceleration for Blu-ray discs.
Optional accessories include a slim travel power adapter ($80), Dell's travel remote control (IR) that slips into the ExpressCard slot ($22), and Creative noise-isolation earphones ($25).
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March 28, 2008 2:31 PM
Dell doesn't offer discrete graphics in the Inspiron line because that is the main differentiating feature between the Inspiron and the XPS line (ignoring the style differences).