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Inspiron 1420

Inspiron 1420

Average Customer Rating: 4.397 out of 5 4.4 out of 5
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444 of 484 (92%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.

Customer Reviews for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: LAS20DRS02
Location: Omaha, NE
Duration of product use: 1-2 months
Level of expertise: Average
Date: November 14, 2009
Product Uses: play games

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Review 2 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: JuanDiego1969
Location: 479 Providence Street Ave. A3
Duration of product use: 1-2 months
Level of expertise: Newbie
Title: Good lat top Date: November 12, 2009
Product Uses: Travel, study, enyoy

Review:I recommend this brand over others. Excelente quality and good perfomance, very speed and long life battery.
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Review 3 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Randa06
Location: University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Title: Lap Top Date: October 16, 2009
Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Finances, do school work, business

Review:Pros:
Light weight, smooth key stroke, and great speakers. The processor is really fast, and I love how fast it comes on and connects to the internet.

Cons:
I should have gotten the web cam installed, when I purchased it. Sometimes it sounds like it is about to over heat, but it has never done so.

Overall it is a good laptop, and I would recommend it to another person.
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Review 4 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Glenn09

Title: Nothing but trouble Date: August 19, 2009
Review:I purchased an Inspiron 1420 & Studio in 02/09. I use them specifically for a small business. The Inspiron has crashed twice and no one has a reason why. I just lose all information and have to reinstall after Dell repairs it a day & a half later. The screen is very dull and impossible to read if you are in a well lighted room. All adjustments are maxed out. It MUST be plugged in to read the screen. By far the most troubling computer I have ever purchased.
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Review 5 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: farmgal
Location: Iowa
Duration of product use: Over a year
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Great laptop for on the go! Date: August 8, 2009
Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Gaming, internet surfing

Review:Nice little laptop for on the go. Weighs a lot less than the standard 15" laptops, which makes it a good travel laptop. Another option I like, was the choice of colors. Quiet, dependable, and has quick response. The battery life is great, lasts for several hours. It also has Vista 32 bit operating system which I really like. Have not had any compatability problems with my existing hardware and software. It makes a great travel pc, but if you are looking to replace your desktop you will probably want to go bigger.
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Review 6 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: jtsarkis

Title: I LOVE Dell! Date: August 8, 2009
Review:I cannot even being to express how happy I am I got this new Dell computer! The screen is so clear, the keyboard is awesome, the spec are great, and I love the overall style. I love the shiney black color and it's so slim! Dell, you guys are awesome!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: pankaj981
Location: Logan UT
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Expert
Title: This thing can do everything!! Date: May 19, 2009
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Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Travel, Music & Movies, School, Finances, Presentation, hardcore gaming

Review:I purchased this laptop over Studio 1535 was only because of the Nvdia graphics offered with this (Studio offers ATI) and because of its small screen size. For me looks didn't matter much as far as the performance goes. As a computer science student, I bought this laptop for programming, surfing the internet, and also wanted to play high-end games and watch movies. The pre-loaded softwares that came along were no good (sorry Dell), so did a clean install of Vista SP1 x86 that came with the laptop. And believe me, I could play Crysis on this lappy on low settings at full resolution!! For me, testing a computer's performance is by running a high-end game on it. If it can run that smoothly, then it can run anything!! Since then I didn't have any problems whatsoever in anything. Only problem is that while gaming, the temperatures increase a lot, so I use a cooling pad. I have also upgraded the RAM to 4GB (stock was 3GB) and loaded Vista x64 SP1 from Dell (sent them a request for new OS x64 DVD and got the DVD next day!!) and SP2 from MS, and this beauty runs the same as Windows 7, sparing the boot times off course. This is a budget laptop which can almost do anything what a XPS M1330 (not the StudioXPS 13) can do.

Goods:
Screen size, extremely sturdy model, good and loud sound quality, extremely responsive keyboard, upto Core2Duo T9500 compatible, superb performance.

Bads:
Slightly heavy, gets heated up while gaming, model should have been upgraded like Studio 1535.

Finally I would recommend buying the new Studio 15 with ATI Mobility Radeon 4650 as it has been upgraded to support upto 8GB ram at 800MHz and Core2Extreme processors upto 1066MHz...only if your budget is flexible upto $1000.
12 of 12 people found this review helpful.
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Review 8 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: StephanieH
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Date: May 8, 2009
Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, School, Presentation, work

Review:My boyfriend and I needed a new computer when my previous dell laptop keyboard quit working after 5 years (space bar went out!) This computer has been extremely easy to use and fits all our needs!
3 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Caraline
Location: Baltimore
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Average
Title: Good but... Date: May 7, 2009
Product Uses: Connecting with Friends, Music & Movies, School, Finances, email

Review:I love my new laptop, the only issue I have is with the touchpad. It randomly stops working for a couple seconds at a time and its just not as smooth as my old gateway's touchpad. Pretty annoying, but other than that, its great.
2 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Cricketlane
Location: Indiana
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Average
Title: LapTop Date: April 22, 2009
ProsIt's everything you need. Light weight, excellent picture quality,sound, plays movies, CD's, MP3's,games - better than a desk top and
goes where I need to go. I also have the mobile
broadband connection. No problems so far.
ConsOnly have had it for 2 months - so have had no
problems.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: nricci
Location: Seattle WA (student in Sydney AU)
Duration of product use: Over a year
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0Hz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Screen: Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Title: not bad Date: April 21, 2009
Proslove the size.
Anti glare screen (I hate the glossy screens)
ConsIt gets real hot.
The screws kept coming out of the bottom. (this happened for me and my room mate, he has the same model.)
Wish I got a bigger HD

THE SCREEN DIED after six mounths
AND the motherboard died a month after the year warrenty expired.
BUT this has been the fifth computer my family has gotten from dell and the only one to have problems liek this.

Review:great size for uni and traveling over seas.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: mattz7878
Location: Louisville, KY
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0Hz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Screen: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440X900)
Title: Great Laptop for Anyone Date: April 17, 2009
ProsMy Inspiron 1420 has 300GB Hard Drive, 4GB Ram, Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, Windows Vista SP1, and many other great features. It is fast, easy to use, pretty light & compact which makes it great for traveling. The best product for it's value hands-down.

4 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: teeboom
Location: Hayward, CA
Duration of product use: Months
Level of expertise: Good
Screen: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440X900)
Title: Everything good beside WebCam Date: April 11, 2009
ProsGood size and weight. Love the keyboard.
ConsLaptop intergrated webcam does not work. Called dell support 3 times and they still have not solved the problem.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: Quynh

Title: So far so good Date: April 2, 2009
Pros-light weight
-fast
-doesn't look cheap
-super cute
Cons-bulky
-screen has really bad glare

Review:I bought this laptop for school and just to surf the internet. So far I'm really satisfied with it, the only downside is that it's a little bulky for a 14 inch. Other than that I bought the pink one and the color is actually pretty easy on the eyes.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: taja7878

Title: No Regrets Date: April 1, 2009
ProsLove everything about my Dell laptop, especially the green color. Its my favorite color and I feel fortunate that I was able to personalize it to my preference.
ConsNO cons thus far

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Review 16 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: kforehand
Location: San Jose, CA
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7100 (1.8GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Screen: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440X900)
Title: Pink Comp Date: April 1, 2009
ProsEverything! Love the color choice, just having an updated laptop is such a nice difference!
ConsThe only thing is when i have the computer outside, it glares!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 2 out of 5 2 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 3 out of 5 3 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: CaitlinJean
Location: London, ON
Duration of product use: Over a year
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5250 (1.5GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Screen: Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Title: Fine within the warranty period Date: March 28, 2009
ProsSmall and nice looking laptop, love the keyboard, very portable, great initial battery life
ConsAfter the one-year warranty the laptop starts to fall apart piece by piece. After owning for one year and two months the system does not recognise the power cable or battery that it came with, and the CD drive keeps opening and closing on it's own (have had system professionaly checked, it's not a virus)

Review:if you are going to go with this system, spring for the extended warranty, you'll end up putting twice the amount of money in parts that the warranty cost.
5 of 7 people found this review helpful.
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Review 18 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: glogue

Title: Good Value Date: March 23, 2009
ProsLight weight.
Low price.
Great performance.

9 of 11 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 4 out of 5 4 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: 1420USER

Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0Hz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Screen: Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Date: March 17, 2009
ProsSuper fast with VISTA!
Fast processing.
Excellect battery life.
ConsNo HDMI output.
Relatively low resolution.

1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Review 20 for Inspiron 1420

Overall: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Quality: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Features: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Value: 5 out of 5 5 [RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by: randolphin2
Location: Ventura, California
Duration of product use: Less than a month
Level of expertise: Good
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0Hz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Memory: 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
Hard disk: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Screen: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 14.1 inch display (1440X900)
Date: March 16, 2009
ProsThis is our second Dell laptop and we are very happy with it. The price was right and the laptop arrived on time and in excellent working order. My wife uses it most and on her last one she got into some spyware-virus problem and tech support helped her out with easy to understand instructions.
ConsI really can not think of any cons for the laptop products

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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