Friday, March 28, 2008

The Budget Cheap Inspiron 1525 Laptop with Blu-Ray Only for Sub-$1000

Having a Blu-Ray drive on a budget or cheap laptop has been an unimaginable dream for us. But Dell has tried to make this dream true by its stylish bargain laptop Dell Inspiron 1525! Yeah Dell offers an Inspiron 1525 laptop with Blu-ray drive ( and having HDMI port) only for Sub-$1000.

Well, unfortunately, this laptop is only available in USA, Canada and Europe but I hope soon, we can see it in Asia with its attractive optional offers.


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I myself checked the Dell website and tried to customize a laptop with Blu-ray option and keep the price under $1000.

Here I share the specification of this Inspiron 1525 with the price of $999 that I could build myself:

PU: Intel Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2MB cache)
Memory: 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
Hard Drive: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Optical drive: Blu-ray Disc Combo (DVD+/-RW + BD-ROM)

Display: Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) ( if you are interested for optional High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1440x900), you have to pay extra $50)
Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Audio: High Definition Audio 2.0

Wireless Connectivity: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini-Card (you can add mobile broadband connectivity but by paying extra $150 that will increase the price of your laptop over $1000)
Other: Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
OS: Vista Home Premium Edition
Battery: Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Color: Jet Black (you can choose one of Flamingo Pink, Alpine white, Espresso Brown, Ruby Red, Midnight Blue, Spring Green, or Sunshine Yellow without adding any extra price, but if you choose Jet Black your laptop will become $25 cheaper)


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As you see with $999 price you can have well- performed laptop with, 1.8Ghz Core 2 Due processor, 3GB of RAM, 160GB HDD, 2.0MP webcam, Blu-ray player and HDMI port! However, the integrated GMA X3100 graphics makes you annoyed; yet, it is a good combination for a sub-$1000 laptop.

Dell explains the advantage of having Blu-ray drive on laptop in its press release:

The Blu-ray player disc drive is fully backwards compatible, and will play as well as burn traditional DVDs and CDs. Consumers can also chose a Blu-ray burner drive, which is great for backing up and storing important files like digital photos, videos, financial records, etc. A Blu-ray disc will hold up to 50 GB of data, vs. 8.5 GB available on the typical DVD disc.


So, don’t be sad If you don’t have High def display on your PC with this price or better graphics card to get best benefit from your Blu-Ray drive, yet you can get use other benefits of Blu-ray drive on your PC.

Other features Inspiron 1525 incorporates 4 ports USB 2.0, FireWire, Ethernet / 56k modem, VGA, HDMI (optional), audio in / out, 8-in-1 card reader and ExpressCard slot.

This laptop weighs 3kg that means it is portable if you have a good laptop bag.


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