| Dell Inspiron 1526 Blue Laptop (15.4" Wide Screen with true life, AMD Turion TL-60 processor at 2.00GHz, 4GB RAM, 250GB Hard Drive, 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability, Windows Vista Premium) | 
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| Brand: Dell
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $1,399.99
Buy New: $899.99
You Save: $500.00 (36%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 871
Media: Personal Computers
CPU Manufacturer: AMD
CPU Speed: 2
CPU Type: AMD Turion 64
Processors: 1
System Memory: 4
Memory Type: DDR2 SDRAM
Hard Drive Size: 250
Display Size: 15.4
Model: 1526
UPC: 883585945443
EAN: 0883585945443
ASIN: B00196V7UQ
Availability: Usually ships in 4-5 business days
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| Features:
| • | Inspiron 1526 Midnight Blue Notebook: AMD Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processor TL- 60 (2.00GHz 1M), Windows Vista Home Premium | | • | 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, 250GB Serial ATA hard drive for large video files | | • | Wireless Internet access 802.11b/g (where available), 4 USB Ports, 1 VGA Out, 1 HDMI Port, 1 iEEE 1394a FireWire Port, S-Video Out, 8 In 1 Media Card Reader | | • | 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability for DVD RW For DVD and CD Burning | | • | ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory, Slim and compact design for business user. 15.4" Widescreen with Truelife for Extansive application use. |
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| Customer Reviews:
Very Disappointed! January 1, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've used Dells since the early 90's because of their solid products and excellent service, but no more! We purchased the Inspiron a little over a year ago ~14-16 months ago. When it arrived the sound didn't work, right out of the box. I spent hours and hours on the phone to get it fixed. Then one of the USB ports quit working. I wasn't going to spend hours on the phone again so I just went without and used the others. About a month ago it began shutting down on it's own without any recent changes or pattern to what was causing it. I called tech support and of course it was out of warranty. They charged me $50 dollars and told me if it was a virus they couldn't fix it. After hours on the phone again, the first person couldn't fix it and told me they were going to transfer me to "another department" I asked if that was going to cost me more money. The told me no. But when I got to the next dept they wanted another $85 dollars - as they put it - because I had been talking to hardware support and they were software support. I felt suckered. If I would have known upfront that I was only talking to hardware support and it could cost me more for software support I would have never gone down that path. I requested to talk to the manager and they did refund my original $50. But I was still left me to fix it on my own. I had a back up so I ended up restoring the computer to it's factory settings. But when I was done, it still shut down on its own. The fan whirrs and the computer shuts down, so something is causing the HD to spin out of control. The HD has bad sectors but I don't know if caused by the auto shut downs or I have a bad HD. So now I have a hardware issue and need to take it to a repair shop. If the computer was 2-3 years old, I'd be more understanding. When I pay that much for a computer I expect it to last more than a year! But you can't get anything with a longer warranty these days unless you're willing to pay thru the nose. Also, I might think this was a fluke and I just got a lemon, however... I have a Dell Latitude for work and I'm on my 3rd one in less than a year. I'm not rough on my laptops. I run virus & spyware software. I only run "name brand" programs. I don't do alot of number crunching or gaming. I primary just use office, email, and the internet & IPod. I have padded carrying bags, I never drop them, I only use them indoors in a clean, dry, cool setting... There's no reason I should have these issues other than a poorly built product and a company that doesn't stand behind their products by providing terrible service.
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