Dell Inspiron 1420 Review

Feb.18, 2008 in Dell, Laptop Reviews

1420 review This time Dell comes with new laptop for school teens - Dell Inspiron 1420. It`s retro-futuristic look. It gives you discrete graphics, a surplus of memory, different-color frames, and a host of other features that usually cost extra. For this, Dell can easily add another Editors’ Choice notch to its belt. It contains excellent battery life.The 6-pound 1420 is a little heavy for a notebook with only a 14.1-inch screen.

Configuration:-

Processor - 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300
Chipset - Intel 965
Memory - 2GB, 667MHz DDR2
Hard drive - 160GB 5,400rpm
Operating System - Windows Vista Premium
Graphics - Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
Screen size (diagonal) - 14.1 inches
Dimensions (WDH) - 13.1×10.3×1.5 inches
System weight / Weight with AC adapter (pounds) - 6.0/6.8 pounds

Dell Inspiron 1420 Reviews:-

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from computershopper:- The Inspiron 1420 delivered performance in line with more-expensive machines we’ve tested, thanks to its 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 CPU, 2GB of 667MHz RAM (expandable up to 4GB), and decent 128MB nVidia GeForce Go 8400 GS graphics chip. It booted in a quick 1 minute and 20 seconds, and scored 4,478 on Futuremark’s PCMark05 test. It made quick work of our multimedia tests, completing our Windows Media Encoder trial in just 1 minute and 22 seconds and turning in a very good score of 574 on Cinebench 9.5. In terms of gaming, you won’t mistake the Inspiron 1420 for one of Dell’s XPS or Alienware rigs, but its 3D performance is very good for a mainstream laptop and will certainly suit casual gamers: 1,361 on 3DMark06 and a very playable 54 frames per second on F.E.A.R. at 800×600 (with effects set to a combination of medium and minimum).

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from Reviews.cnet:- Not as radically reengineered as Dell’s new XPS laptop; low starting price, but everything from the Webcam to Bluetooth costs extra.

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from Notebookreview:- Dell put wrong service tag on my computer leading customer support to think I lived in a South American country so at first they would not help me with an improper memory reading. Eventually fixed the problem. Hard to understand Indian support accents 1400×900 resolution make print on web pages hard to read. You can change the text size, but some pages will not display properly. ear phone jack in front sometimes gets in the way. I like the position of jack on the 1520 better. It’s on the side. If I had it to do over again, I would get the 1520 with the xp and max it out.

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from Tech2:- The LCD panel has also received an upgrade. Though the size remains the same (14.1 inches), the resolution has been raised to a widescreen 1440×900 (16:10) from the previous 1280×800. Apart from this, the LCD panel continues to offer the same level of sharpness and display that earlier Dell models offered. Text/image display is crisp, and watching movies on the larger resolution is quite enjoyable, keeping in mind that this is a media center laptop. ser

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from Arstechnica:- The 1420n has several buttons along the top above the keyboard. By default, the home button launches the Rhythmbox music player and the power button launches the logout dialog window. There are also volume control buttons and multimedia buttons for pausing and playing, skipping tracks, and stopping playback. The volume control buttons work perfectly right out of the box and display a visual notification when activated. The multimedia control buttons work in both Rhythmbox and the Totem movie player. The operations associated with these buttons are fully configurable in the keyboard shortcuts dialog.

# Dell Inspiron 1420 Review which is taken from Pcworld :- Better at multimedia than most notebooks its size, the 1420 offers rich, medium-volume sound. The laptop also sports Dell’s standard Media Direct button, which works better than other instant-on buttons. With this button, you get direct access not only to movie, music, and photo players but also to office-application viewers, a feature that lets you check, say, an Outlook phone number or a PowerPoint slide without having to start Windows.