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All About the AMD: Dell Inspiron 1501

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The Inspiron 1501 breaks new ground, indeed it's the first Dell notebook to feature a 64 bit processor from Advanced Micro Devices. This entry level PC isn't designed for cutting edge gaming or CAD design, but it will certainly keep bargain hunters and AMD fanboys happy.

Dell's Inspiron 1501Dell hasgone where it hasn't gone before: a cheap notebook that's got anAMD processor and is Vista ready. The AMD processor thing is afirst for a Dell machine of any kind-laptop computer or desktop.And the Vista thing-well, that's not so much a first as a rarity.Most bargain laptops on the market aren't coming Vista readyyet.
And bargainthe Inspiron 1501 is. It starts at $499. And other than the two"firsts" mentioned above, the Inspiron 1501is loaded like a cheapie. It comes only with 80 GB of hard drive.The optical drive is a CD burner and DVD combo drive, so don'texpect to burn your favorite videos. There is wireless but noBluetooth option. A 3-in-1 memory card reader but no S-Video orFireWire.

The graphics card is a cheapie too: an ATI Radeon Xpress 1150with 256 MB of dedicated RAM. Nothing will be moving in 3-D veryquickly on the Dell Inspiron 1501's screen.

And speaking of displays, the Inspiron 1501 comeswith a 15.4 incher widescreen with TrueLife anti-glaretechnology. But don't expect to share it with a friend whenflying on a plane from Albuquerque to Albany and watching a DVD.The way this display works, there's no watching it from any sideangles. Sitting right in front of it is what works.

Yet for a first-time laptop buyer, the Inspiron 1501 might work. Itdoes after all come with a 1.79 GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-56processor, with its dual core and 64-bit computingcapabilities.

And though your friend won't be able to watch a movie on yourInspiron 1501, you sure will. The battery life runs upward ofthree-and-a-quarter hours. And for a kid-again, a first-timebuyer-the XP Media Center 2005 operating system makes it simpleto keep track of their music, games, and picture. That makes thisfirst-of-its-kind Dell notebook perfect for first-timers.

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  • By: charlie Oct 30, 2009 1:37 AM

    my friend Dell 1501 laptop gets hot and then gets a Blue screen with lines and shuts off but boots back to star Button anybody know how to fix this problem? thanks

  • By: Rycchad May 20, 2009 9:42 AM

    my dell inspiron 1501, prematurely quits any program u try to run. This happened after i decided to re-install my operating system,why?

  • By: Maurice Mar 20, 2009 11:16 AM

    My Dell battery is dead I have even use the laptop 10 times. Try to Charge over night still dead, is there a problem with the battery On these machine.

  • By: Nick Mar 08, 2009 9:18 PM

    Mine is alright for word processing and internet browsing but whenever I try to hard wire it to internet with Cat5 it will say that it is identifying and I can really only use wireless internet. Help please

  • By: Nick Mar 08, 2009 9:18 PM

    Mine is alright for word processing and internet browsing but whenever I try to hard wire it to internet with Cat5 it will say that it is identifying and I can really only use wireless internet. Help please

  • By: Some Guy Feb 06, 2009 3:11 PM

    I have had my dell inspiron 1501 for 2 years and I have never had any problems... maybe it should come with a booklet on how to take care of a computer.

  • By: Annette Thomas Nov 18, 2008 1:22 PM

    My Inspiron has had to be reloaded and now it takes 10 minutes to switch on and 20 minutes to switch off. ANNETTE

  • By: Steve Nov 09, 2008 3:09 PM

    My laptop has gone to blue screen and I have not been able to restart successfully. It keeps returning to blue screen. Any suggestions?

  • By: prieto Oct 22, 2008 5:23 PM

    my inspiron done burn dvd

  • By: pradeep Oct 21, 2008 9:40 PM

    i am unable to connect 2 monitors to my system.when i use fn+f8 it is showing presentation mode is off. how do i switch it to on?????????somebody help me out....

  • By: Jodi Oct 14, 2008 10:22 PM

    my dell inspiron shuts off at various times without warning. It also has issues with wireless connection. What is this problem

  • By: Juanita Harding Sep 09, 2008 3:30 AM

    my dell inspiron has had wireless issue and my battery is really low. I had been without wireless connection for 8 months.

  • By: Ebenezer Aug 01, 2008 1:31 PM

    my dell laptop is giveing a problem called blue screen, how can solve the problem

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