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Review summary: The Dell Inspiron 1545 is an affordable all-purpose notebook with a 15.6in widescreen LCD.

Verdict: There's nothing spectacular about the Dell Inspiron 1545 notebook - until you take its price into account. With an RRP starting at just £298 inc VAT, it's one of the best-value all purpose notebooks we've tested.

Review summary: Wherever possible, it's interesting to test the whole process of ordering a laptop from a company, and looking at the before- and after-sales support as well as the machine itself. So that's just what we did ...

Verdict: A professionally manufactured laptop that delivers pretty much what you need for the price being asked. It's no market leader, but it's a very solid performer.

Pros: Dual-core CPU for about the same price as a Netbook ; 16:9 wide-screen display

Cons: Very stripped-down design ; missing some basic features

Verdict: The Dell Inspiron i1545-012B is one of the better deals you'll find for a mainstream laptop priced less than $500.

Review summary: The Dell Inspiron 1545 (i1545-USE010ST) ($699.98 list) has very few amenities for a laptop, but it meets two of the most basic laptop requirements: its screen and hard drive are large enough to handle the gamut of multimedia tasks. It's Intel Pentium ...

Pros: Big hard drive. Excellent typing and navigating experience. Big widescreen

Cons: Sluggish performance scores. 802.11g only

Verdict: The Dell Inspiron i1545-USE 010ST is an inexpensive family laptop, but there is a better and cheaper configuration at Staples.