Dell Inspiron 1525 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The customisable Dell Inspiron 1525 will please those for whom good performance is a priority.

Verdict: If choice of features is paramount in your budget laptop, the Dell Inspiron 1525 is your best bet among the models in our test group.

Review summary: If you don't like the specifications of the particular Dell Inspiron 1525 we tested, you can easily configure your own online. That's an important difference between this unit and most other inexpensive laptops: You can customize it down to the ...

Pros: Fast for a budget laptop Lots customization options

Cons: Dedicated graphics not an option Productivity apps not bundled

Verdict: If choice of features is paramount in your budget laptop, the Inspiron 1525 is your best bet among the models in our test group

Review summary: dell inspiron 1525 review: Taking consumer complaints to heart, Dell updates its mainstream 15-inch laptop with the Inspiron 1525. It's thinner, lighter, and less expensive than its predecessor.

Pros: Slimmed-down design, Low starting price, High-end extras are available, including HDMI and touch-sensitive media control buttons

Cons: Plastic construction feels somewhat flimsy, Base AU$749 configuration about as powerful as an abacus.

Verdict: Taking consumer complaints to heart, Dell updates its mainstream 15-inch laptop with the Inspiron 1525. It's thinner, lighter, and less expensive than its predecessor.

Pros: Slimmed-down design ; low starting price ; high-end extras are available, including HDMI and touch-sensitive media control buttons

Cons: Not as many configuration options as some of Dell's other laptops ; plastic construction feels somewhat flimsy ; base $499 configuration about as powerful as an abacus

Pros: Slimmed-down design ; low starting price ; high-end extras are available, including HDMI and touch-sensitive media control buttons

Cons: Not as many configuration options as some of Dell's other laptops ; plastic construction feels somewhat flimsy ; base $499 configuration about as powerful as an abacus

Verdict: With the upgraded Inspiron 1525 (hey, nobody ever accused these guys of being too creative in the naming department), Dell has managed to shave a little bulk off of the system--it's about 30 percent thinner and a half-pound lighter than the 1520 model ...