Comments for: Dell readies stylish Inspiron laptop lineup

#3. Posted at 10:40 AM on May 8th 2008

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Usacomp2k3

I don't like this trend towards slot-loading.

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#5, From what I've heard, it's more prone to damage from dirt... : Usacomp2k3 (#11) «

#11, Optical media is dying. Get over it. : indeego (#12) «

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#7. Posted at 12:06 PM on May 8th 2008

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sroylance

IMO they're still hideously ugly compared to anything apple makes. Maybe it's just the style at this time, but the simple clean lines of apple's hardware are more attractive to me than the over-decorated flimsy stuff dell makes, and the monotone boxes that lenovo inherited from IBM.

#7, I tend to go for function over aesthetics. I like the look o... : Spotpuff (#8) «

#7, Everyone got his own tastes. To me, Apple laptops look like ... : Joerdgs (#10) «

#7, Speaking as a mac laptop owner, I think they look fine. As f... : dlenmn (#13) «

#13, That's just from past experience. I've had problems with ... : sroylance (#16) «

#16, I love Fujitsus; they're often overlooked in the lapto... : UberGerbil (#17) «

#7, To each their own. The Lenovo machines are mostly plain, no-... : UberGerbil (#15) «

#4. Posted at 11:08 AM on May 8th 2008

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KamikaseRider

I own an inspiron 1525 and i'm very happy about the way it looks. It's thin (at least thinner than my dad's HP), light and stylish. I don't think Dell needs to remodel the inspirons right now.

#4, They're simply trying to keep their models updated to remain... : DASQ (#14) «

#9. Posted at 12:55 PM on May 8th 2008

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Spotpuff

I'm curious about the use of capacitive keys; personally I like to have some travel/touch feedback when using keys, and don't capacitive buttons use power even when not in use directly?

If so then it'll affect battery life for the notebook. I know the efficiency of the capacitive buttons can vary but still, in a market where every watt counts, it's a curious choice.

#6. Posted at 12:05 PM on May 8th 2008

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UberGerbil

"Flush glass edge-to-edge display option (shortly after launch)"

Hmmm.

#2. Posted at 10:32 AM on May 8th 2008

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vshade

For the 1525 they removed the dedicated graphics option, if they do the same to the 1535 and to the 1435, then the xps will not be cannibalised.

Also the 14" must be the 1435 and not 1535

#1. Posted at 09:57 AM on May 8th 2008

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davidedney123

Way to cannibalise sales of the XPS M1530. That said if they do lower build quality over the XPS for the Inspirons a gust of wind will probably dissolve them.