Dell's Inspiron 1545 is one of the most searched-for laptops on the internet. It's easy to see why it's so popular.
It boasts a whopping 15.4" 16:9 widescreen display, as well as a DVD writer and a Celeron Processor.
Not to mention a multi-million pound television advertising campaign.
And yet you can buy the most basic model for under £350. That's the same price as your average netbook.
Entering the market at such a low price is an interesting move from Dell, one which puts them in the same bracket as budget laptops manufacturers Emachines and Medion.
But in the past couple of years, Dell has lost its place as the world's biggest computer manufacturer (to HP, no less), laid off workers and announced a whopping 48% drop in income.
Even Company President Michael Dell seems unhappy with the current state of the computer market as he criticised netbooks for their tiny screens, saying: "The screen's gonna have to go. Give me my 15-inch screen back."
Dell's comments seem to be the raison d'etre for the Inspiron 1545, which matches netbook-style components to a proper screen. But is it any good?
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buzzz
December 26th 2010
2. This laptop must be the worst computer I have ever owned, I bought it about 6 weeks ago and it lasted about 1 week before the screen turned a wonderful multicoloured pattern and it refused to respond to any command. I got a replacement within 3 days and this one lasted 5 weeks before expiring, I had that much trouble with Dell that I paid to have it repaired (apparently because I had had it more than 28 days I couldn't get a product replacement) it now seems to be working after a fashion although it occasionally selects everything for no apparent reason and I have to wait several minutes before it behaves normally. The battery life is also very poor and I am lucky if I get 2 hours out of it. Overall I am very dissapointed with my decision to buy a Dell 1545 laptop.
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miagale
July 13th 2010
1. Dell inspiron 1545 has good processor, lots of feature, nominal charges but battery life is poor. for more visit http://www.iyogi.net/dell/
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