The Inspiron 9300 is Dell’s 17″ widescreen notebook for the home and small office market , competitively priced it offers the most value.

A strongest part of this notebook and deal closer, is the Nvidia GO 6800 256MB Graphics Card,running 3DMark05 on a clean install with Dell drivers will get you about 2850 points, but that’s due to the low clock speeds of 125MHZ core and 318MHZ memory, installing more powerful drivers will allow you to easily raise them.

Inspiron 9300 Specs:

* Intel Pentium M Dothan 730 (1.6GHz, 533MHz FSB)
* 512MB (256MBx2) DDR2 ram at 533MHz
* Nvidia Go 6800 256MB
* 40GB hard drive 5400RPM -> Upgraded to 60GB 7200 7K60
* WXGA+ (1440×900) Ultrasharp 17″ widescreen LCD (non-glossy, non TrueLife)
* Intel 2200 802.11 b/g wireless card
* DVD-ROM/CD-RWx24
* Windows XP Home
* 6-cell 53 watt/hour battery
* 2 X 90W ac power supply

The Notebook itself is quite thin and light (4 Kg) for a such a powerful 17″ notebook, you can’t expect it to have considerably less width or depth simply because of the screen size. The thickness is acceptable too as you can see by the picture. The effort to save is apparent in every part, yet there are no creaks or loose parts (though it’s new), it’s a desktop replacement and as such isn’t supposed to be carried often if any and one should consider the price factor as well . Overall Dell seems to have done a good job. You’ll get this Laptop for about Php 35,000, but maybe less for this year. Have a nice day!

The Inspiron 1525 is in fact 25% smaller, 30% slimmer and almost half a pound lighter than the Inspiron 1520. In addition to the eight color options available on other Inspiron notebooks, the 1525 offers four new patterns. These designs are inlaid molds so there’s no risk of the design coming off.

Display options for the Inspiron 1525 include a matte finish 15.4″ Widescreen XGA (1280 x 800), a 15.4″ Widescreen XGA (1280 x 800) with TruleLife (glossy finish), or a 15.4″ “high resolution” (1440 x 900) glossy widescreen display. On the surface the lack of higher resolutions is a serious flaw in the design of the 1525. In truth, the overwhelming majority of “average” notebook users will think the WXGA resolution looks stunning.

# 15.4-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) CCFL TrueLife (glossy) screen
# 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7250 processor
# 2GB DDR2-667 SDRAM (up to 4GB DDR2 SDRAM available)
# 120GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
# 8x Dual-layer DVD±RW drive
# Video: Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
# Wireless: Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
# Mobile Broadband: Dell Wireless integrated mobile broadband mini-cards Sprint and Verizon serice
# Colors: Multiple colors and finishes available
# Media Card: 8-in-1 flash memory reader
# Input and Output Ports: 4 USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, IEEE 1394a, RJ11, RJ45, 2 headphone, 1 microphone, 1 ExpressCard 54mm slot, 3 mini-card slots, consumer IR, S-Video
# No webcam (optional Integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam available)
# Windows Vista Home Premium
# Dimensions: 1.00″ - 1.48″ (height) x 14.05″ (width) x 10.08″ (depth)
# Weight: 5.9lbs with 6-cell battery

The touchpad surface utilizes the new design that is integrated with the palm rest surface. The only separation between the palm rests and the touchpad is the indented area above the touchpad buttons. The touchpad buttons have excellent travel and cushion, though I did feel like they made a bit too much of a “clicking” sound when pressed. The good news with the touchpad is that it’s responsive, has dedicated scroll areas and the textured feel is good.

The Dell Inspiron 1525 is an excellent budget notebook with good looks and solid performance. This isn’t a gaming machine, but the 1525 can handle everyday computing tasks with ease. This Laptop is priced about Php 36,000, and that was last year. Maybe is more affordable now this year.