1,209 of 1,304 (93%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:sk2009 Location:
NY
Duration of product use:
Over a year
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Great
Date: July 5, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, etc
ReviewAffodrable etc good price
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Review 2 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:NicoleA Location:
Williston, FL
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Excellent Value
Date: July 4, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends
ReviewI purchased this desktop for my mother and she is thrilled with it. The price was amazing and its a solid system, we have had no problems with it since we bought it and it runs like a dream VERY quiet!!. The chassis is sleek and lightweight. The best part is its very customizable. Highly recommend!
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Review 3 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:blmcl Location:
home office
Duration of product use:
Over a year
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Awesome product
Date: July 3, 2009
Pros: work, surfing
Reviewdoes everything it says and more
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Review 4 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:BarryJohn Location:
New Jersey
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Best overall value
Date: July 3, 2009
Pros: music download & editing, video download & editing, photography, internet & email, accounting
ReviewThis is my 4th new Dell purchase. I chose the Inspiron 530 because I needed Windows XP Professional and wanted an Intel Quad-Core processor and lots of memory without busting my budget. I also need plenty of USB ports, which the Inspiron 530 has. So far it's blazing fast, and I expect this computer to give me as many years of trouble-free performance as my last Dell. My only disappointment is the inability to record whatever is playing through the computer (Wave audio) with the integrated sound card, the only choice available. Other than that, it handles everything I need it to do very well.
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Review 5 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:tjpappy Location:
Wisconsin
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Expert
Title: Awesome
Date: July 2, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, internet, shopping
ReviewExtremely pleased with the performance and how quiet it is. The unit was built and delivered well before the expected date given at the time of the order.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:wita2ist Location:
New York
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Average
Title: Very Satisfied
Date: July 2, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends
ReviewGot my Inspiron 530 desktop about a month ago. Very easy initial setup. Very fast. Very quiet. Very satisfied.
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Review 7 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:Elmino Location:
Rexburg, Idaho
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Average
Title: Smokin' Deal for a Smokin' Computer
Date: July 2, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Finances, School
ReviewI wanted a fast computer at a price that I can afford as a college student. The Inspiron 530 did just that for me. It's fast, affordable and Dell even had a awesome deal on 22 inch HD widescreen monitor. I love it and wouldn't go back.
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Review 8 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:SteveEck Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Expert
Title: Great, solid, computer
Date: July 2, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends
ReviewI ordered this computer for my mom who only wanted Microsoft Word and Email. Of course, it was more than she coudl ever nedd, but it is a good, solid computer that will meet her needs now and in the future!
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Review 9 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:Nicole99 Location:
Ottawa
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Average
Date: July 2, 2009
Pros: work
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Review 10 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:sandrasullivan Location:
Massachusetts
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Average
Title: Great Computer
Date: June 24, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, School
ReviewI purchased the Inspiron to replace my old Dell computer. I was very pleased with the ease of setup. I am not great with computers and managed to do everything myself. Also, this is extremely quiet and fast. I would highly recommend it.
7 of 8 people found this review helpful.
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Review 11 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:toneeann Location:
usa
Duration of product use:
Less than a week
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: I LOVE IT ,LOVE IT SO MUCHHHH
Date: June 24, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Music & Movies, Finances
ReviewThis is my second dell pc.But this the best one I;ve ever had.Very quite,easy to set up. No problem at all. Fast and fasttttt.Good job DELL . I like the blue light. very awesome. I'll buy Dell again and again.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 12 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:Beast2012 Location:
Crystal City, TX.
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: My Inspiron
Date: June 22, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Travel, Music & Movies, Finances
ReviewAt first i was undecided because of the price. I figured i cant b getting much 4 the price... But then i realized that i could customize it. Everything was crimson and clover after that. You could literally build it up from a pinto to a ferrari! Even if you dont have the money right now, you could always buy stuff for it later on their website. Its so easy!
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Review 13 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
4
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:MichaelinKY Location:
Kentucky
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Great value
Date: June 21, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Finances, Presentation, writing
ReviewThe Inspiron 530 is a great value for the money. While it is low end of the Dell products, it delivers what the average home user needs for the Internet, word processing, photos, and other areas. While I am not a great fan of Vista, I'm sure I'll get used to it, much like I did with XP several years ago. I do wish the software included a DVD player. I thought that would be standard for computers. So consider that when you purchase an Inspiron. Otherwise, the PC appears to be durable and runs relatively quietly. I am very pleased with the Inspiron 530. While 4 Stars only represents "Good," I would give the Inspiron a 4.5, or "Very Good."
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 14 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
4
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:audreybourbonnais Location:
Narragansett, RI
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Newbie
Title: If I only knew.
Date: June 18, 2009
Pros: Video Editing, Travel, Gaming, email
ReviewMy only disappointment is in the program (Vista) that I am now using. I should have ordered Excel, which I had used before. I didn't think how limited Vista is. It was my own fault. The computer itself (Dell Inspiration 530) is a great improvement from what I had been using. Regards, Audrey Bourbonnais
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 15 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:bill3692129 Location:
San Diego, CA
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Average
Title: Dell Inspiron 530
Date: June 18, 2009
Pros: Finances, general family needs.
ReviewNice, fast,small computer. I have not had mine in service very long, but it seems to be a very good machine. I purchased plenty of memory and enough goodies that my grandson can play games with ease. When he says that it is OK, that is high praise.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Review 16 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
4
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:Wince Location:
Rochester, NH
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: title
Date: June 17, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Music & Movies, Presentation, relaxing
ReviewNice machine but need better motherboard. Not enough pci slots and needs better video slot. PCI Express is okay but needs more. Had I known, I would have upgraded. It does do the job and is well worth the money.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.
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Review 17 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:pwhalliburton Location:
Plano
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Expert
Title: Inspiron 530
Date: June 17, 2009
Pros: webmaster
ReviewI purchased the computer and 21.5 inch monitor and have been extremly pleased. I would gladly recommend Dell and this product to anyone.
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Review 18 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
2
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:adsfasdf Location:
California
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Expert
Title: Not that expandable
Date: June 17, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, Video Editing, Gaming, Music & Movies, Finances, Presentation
ReviewPower supply is weak in wattage, so do research before upgrading. Power supply has no 4-pin plugs for video cards, so if your card has one of those inputs, then you're out of luck. Power supply has almost no extra cables like any other power supply on the market, so I'm not sure how Dell envisioned you expanding this thing outside of replacing components. To replace the power supply, you have to take out the motherboard first because of the way it's crammed into the box (and you can't remove it from the back). The selling point for me was that I could buy a cheap core system without falling victim to analysis-paralysis due to researching and bargain-hunting for processors, motherboards, RAM etc.; then I could just upgrade as I went. Dell built these so that it's very difficult to upgrade anything except the memory, the hard drive, or add a non-video card. If I had to do it over again, I would've built my PC myself since the time I saved in research has been spent screwing around with this thing to get it to do what Dell promises it can do.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.
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Review 19 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:DeanInMesa Location:
Mesa, AZ
Duration of product use:
Less than a month
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: Quiet and powerful
Date: June 17, 2009
Pros: education
ReviewI bought the 530 to set it up as a linux box to learn how to configure and use virtual machines. Had to set the bios before linux would recognize the sata hard drive but other than that the linux installation was very smooth. Installing the virtual machines was pretty straight forward and they have been running very well.
Since installing linux on this machine, I've had the opportunity to compare this box to several others running the same configuration and the 530 not only outperformed comparable machines, it was almost silent while doing so.
Very happy with the box.
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Review 20 for Inspiron 530
Overall:
5
[RATINGOF] 5
Reviewed by:thomasgrzybowski
Duration of product use:
Months
Level of expertise:
Good
Title: No problem installing and running Linux
Date: June 14, 2009
Pros: Connecting with Friends, surfing the net
ReviewI had no problem installing and running Ubuntu Linux.
