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Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 1764

Date:  17 February 2010

Reviewed by: tu98 (Lewiston NY)
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
Hard to use, awkward mouse pad / keyboard config

Product Uses: 
net surfing

Review:
The keyboard and mouse pad setup is terrible.
The mouse pad is directly below + 1/2 inch to the right of the "N" key. This means that my palm drags across the mouse pad while typing. I have had to glue pads 1/3" in depth around the mouse pad to keep my palm clear of the pad.

The function keys have be flipped. To use the F5 key for example one must hold down the Fn key and hit F5. This is inconvient.

Because of these limitations my wife and I find that this computer is only good for minor tasks like surfing. Trying to do any real work leads to a desire to throw the machine across the room.

On the upside, it is fast, quiet and light.

Overall Rating:
3 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Studio XPS 13

Date:  09 June 2009

Reviewed by: rob123456
  Title:
Why no fast hard disk?

Product Uses: 
Travel, Music & Movies

Review:
I don't have one yet and here is why:
Why is it that it seems nearly impossible to get the 320GB _7200RPM_ harddrive? I want to configure a high performance system but only the _slower_ 500GB drive is availble (without going $$ solid state drive). The 320GB drive is a _lower cost_ hard drive on lower performance systems, but any high performance configuration that includes that costs more than the same configuration with the more expensive 500GB drive. 320GB is more than enough storage, but 5400RPM is too slow for the 500GB. The only way to get that is to start with a lower performance system and configure high performance options that somehow ends up more expensive than starting with a high performance system but ending up with the more expensive slower harddrive.??

Lack of a cost effective 7200RPM hard drive in a high performance system is a major oversight.

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Mini10

Date:  31 December 2009

Reviewed by: Pijo (North Carolina)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
Nice size PC, hard to use touchpad

Product Uses: 
web surfing

Review:
I like the PC, especially the size. The only negative I have is the size and the function of the touchpad. I have big fingers and have a hard time keeping the cursor in the right position. Dell should have designed separate left and right mouse buttons. Incorporating these buttons in the touch pad causes the cursor to move to the wrong selection when clicking.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Mini10

Date:  24 July 2009

Reviewed by: Reverend1 (Waynesburg, Pa)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
Hard Drive dead out of the box

Review:
We were very disappointed when we purchased a mini for our daughters 10th birthday, imagine how she felt when she opened her gift, she was very excited....only to find out the HD is not functional...Dell will send new DH and you have to fix your "NEW" computer yourself. Dell lost a customer today.

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15

Date:  07 October 2009

Reviewed by: 1600x900 (California)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
No built-in microphone or hard drive activity LED

Review:
I bought an Inspiron 1545. Overall it's a good laptop for the price. I was surprised, however, that it did not come with a built-in microphone -- that seems to come only with the webcam option, which I didn't choose.

Another surprise was the lack of a LED to indicate hard drive activity. I like to know whether the drive is busy when a laptop goes in or out of hibernation, for example.

The power jack on the laptop is next to two USB ports, and gets in the way for some USB devices.

Then there's some QA issue. I chose the Inspiron 15 because of the option of a 1600x900 screen. I was happy with the screen until I noticed some smudge marks *under* the screen (i.e. under the plastic film of the LCD). They were visible only under low light conditions, with the laptop on. Dell is fixing it under warranty.

Overall Rating:
3 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15

Date:  17 July 2009

Reviewed by: Libin (Trivandrum, Kerala ,India)
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
Hard Disk a bit noisy but performs well

Product Uses: 
Connecting with Friends, Finances

Review:
I bought inspiron 1545 two weeks before and its a star performer .

Pros:Good gaming performance when I played Bioshock.It wondered me with HD graphics by ATI.Sound also good with Creative Sound blaster.
Internet is fast .Bluetooth is cool.Good technical support from dell.

Cons: Hard disk a bit noisy especially I felt a little annoyed in the night time.Some scratchy sound comes from it.But dell informed me that its normal for this laptop.

Overall Rating:
5 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 13z

Date:  23 October 2009

Reviewed by: sandeep (Belgaum Indian)
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
DYING HARD TO SEE THE PRODUCT....

Review:
AFETR ACER TIMELINE SERIES THIS IS THE PERFECT ANSWER TO THE COMPETETION.....I M DEALER AND BELEIVE THAT THIS PRODUCT WILL CHANGE THE MARKET OF DELL......

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 1564

Date:  02 June 2010

Reviewed by: Steve1R (UK)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
Excellent machine - hard drive partitions unusual.

Product Uses: 
home office

Review:
Good machine but beware some of the web reports on how to fix the hard drive partition issue.

The 500GB drive is partioned into 2 hidden partions, plus the C drive (80Gb) with the Windows 7 OS and an empty D drive for the rest of the data. I did not find this a very slick process and wanted all data and operating system on one C drive. This also allows the Windows Easy Transfer to move the data easily from an old PC.

Some forum reports suggest that to fix you need to reformat the hard drive and reinstall windows. This was even the initial advise from Dell email support who offered a 2 hours slot to guide the process.
THIS IS NOT NEEDED. The partition problem can be easily fixed using the the disk management utility. You simply delete the D partition (move any data first) and add the free space to C:

Full details in this forum:

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/laptop/f/3518/t/19330287.aspx

Posted by DELL-Chris M
replied on 21 May 2010 3:27 PM

Option 1 Keep both partitions and move your stuff to the Data D drive

* Remove any applications you installed from the OS partition C drive

* Reinstall them onto the Data D drive. You have to manually change the path from C:\Program Files to D:\whatever

* All MP3s and Videos should be moved and in the future saved to the Data D drive

* Redirect your My Documents to the Data D drive

- Press Windows E to start up Windows Explorer

- Right-click the My Documents folder

- Select Properties from the menu

- The Target Folder Location displays the current location of the My Documents folder. If you click on the Move button below you may select a new folder or hard drive and move the contents of the MyDocuments folder there

Option 2

Delete the Data D drive and create one large OS partition C drive

This process is destructive to the Data D drive partition (NOT the OS partition C). All data there should be copied to another drive (C or an external one). The data on the OS partition C will not be harmed through this process.

* Open Computer Management. This is done by right clicking on Computer on the Start Menu and choosing Manage (this will prompt for elevation – click yes on the box that pops up)

* Go to Disk Management on the left side pane of the Computer Management window and click on it

* Right click on the data partition (NOT the OS partition C). The data partition will be identifiable since it will most likely be surrounded by a green box

* Choose Delete Volume from the menu to remove the volume

* click Yes

* At this point, right click on the Free Space (bright green) box

* From the menu that appeared, choose Delete Partition

* click Yes

* Right click on the OS C partition

* Choose Extend Volume

* Click Next on the Extend Volume Wizard

* Click Next

* Click Finish. The OS C partition now consumes the rest of the drive. You should see Healthy OEM partition, RECOVERY, OC (C:)

Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 17r

Date:  22 October 2010

Reviewed by: G6Force (Mountain View CA.)
Level of expertise: Newbie
  Title:
Bad Hard Drive

Review:
I bought an Inspiron 1764 in July/2010, less 3 months the hard drive crashed. Dell just sent me a refurbished HD which I am not very thrilled. Good Luck to all of you including myself who bought this model.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Zino HD 410

Date:  21 October 2010

Reviewed by: EvanR (Texas)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
hard drive problems

Review:
Dell's customer service is great and this model would be great because it's so small and streams video really well. However, my hard drive has crashed twice. Blue screen of death, then it crashed. No reboot. The first time dell replaced the hard drive, the second time they replaced both hard drive and motherboard. Looks like they need to work out some bugs on this model, because I've read another reviewer with similar problems.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Studio XPS 8100

Date:  25 November 2010

Reviewed by: PeteJones (UK)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
Hard drive not connected, awful customer service!

Product Uses: 
software development, Gaming, web browsing

Review:
The machine I purchased was the Core i-7, with 12Gb of RAM and 1Tb hard drive. The performance is good, but is let down by slow disk data transfer rate in Windows 7 (rated 5.9, whereas all the other areas are 7.5 x 2 and 7.1 x 2). This means the performance is not as good as it could be.

The main problem I had was the computer arrived and didn't work. As I work in IT, I opened it up and found the hard drive was not connected! The cable was neatly rolled-up and tucked behind some other cables, nowhere near the hard drive connector. Once I connected it up, I have had no problems, but after telephoning, emailing and snail-mailing DELL, I have heard nothing. As a result, I will not be buying anything from DELL again. All I wanted was an apology, but they were not polite enough to do that, so they lose my custom.

Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 17r

Date:  08 December 2010

Reviewed by: rememberCS
  Title:
Catastrophic hard drive failure after 3 months

Review:
Unfortunately, what was a wonderful, fast, great laptop went to a doorstop in three months. It was a sudden, catastrophic hard drive failure with no data recovery. Dell sent a new hard drive and recovery discs, but no directions. All originally pre-loaded software was not part of the recovery discs, so I'm working on a bare bones computer trying to gather all of the software myself. Please make sure to make your own backups and recovery discs rather than use the partition.

Overall Rating:
5 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Alienware Aurora

Date:  13 January 2011

Reviewed by: TamaraLH
  Title:
The best bang for your hard earned buck!

Product Uses: 
Gaming, general awesomeness, online hd videos

Review:
For many years I've custom built my own rig and upgraded as needed. My last computer was an AMD based GeForce 8800 in SLI configuration. It was time to upgrade! Mostly for online gaming, so I was looking for an exclusive gaming powerhouse that was comparable in cost to building my own and not too extravagant...we're all on a budget, right? Also, for DirectX 11 compatibility.

I shopped online for 6 months and circled back to Dell every time. After comparing configurations of the different Aurora's I finally settled on an Aurora with an i7 920 processor, 6GB of 1333MHz RAM and a single GeForce GTX 460 graphics card with intents to add a second card later as needed. I also added a 22 inch Alienware monitor after shopping around other sites and decided the best value was again with Dell.

My order arrived in record time! It only took 3 or 4 days, I didn't receive an email notifying that it had been sent, in fact, I was still under the assumption that it was being built. It was such a surprise when the UPS guy knocked on the door with my HUGE delivery! It truly is massive, be warned. But very well packaged, I was worried about the shipping of delicate electronics but it fired up fine right out of the box. It starts up pretty loudly since all the fans are going but it quickly quiets down and runs on the water cooling with minimal fans.

The games I play are LOTRO, WoW, FF14, Civ 4 and a few non-graphical demanding games like Diablo II. The only game that there is even a hint of a stutter with is FF14 but that game is arguably a coding mess and doesn't use your rig's resources like it should anyway so I don't pay attention to that too much. It's still beautiful though! Just a bit choppy in towns, but since no one plays that game anyway you may not care :)

It's not cheap though. I have a Dell preferred account so I was able to get the 12 months with no interest deal - which does takes a bit of the sting out. But if you spend a lot of your free time online or gaming, you really should think about upgrading to an i7 processor and DirectX 11 compatible card.

So, in conclusion. It's not cheap, but you get what you pay for. If you are financially sound enough to consider a new computer purchase soon I would definitely recommend an Alienware Aurora.

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 580

Date:  04 February 2011

Reviewed by: WooWoo6
  Title:
Hard to tell if it comes with a card reader

Product Uses: 
surf write basic photo and video editing

Review:
1. I ended up ordering an external SD card reader because the 580 was not listed as having one and it was not an option. Ends up it does come with a card reader. I was happy, and use the reader elsewhere, but I could have saved $ and not ordered it.
2. The computer is very good overall. BUT, the mouse's USB connector was loose and needed a little pinch to connect reliably. I spent 10 minutes trying to figure out why my laptop couldn't recognize it as a USB device, but it was just the loose connector.

Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15r

Date:  18 February 2011

Reviewed by: CoryKaufman (Ann Arbor, MI)
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
Warning: hard drive difficult to replace

Review:
I purchased the Inspiron 15R thinking I could easily upgrade it to 8GB ram and a 7,200rpm hard drive. The ram was easy, but I quickly realized that the hard drive is buried inside the chassis and is extremely difficult to access. The instructions were hard to track down because Dell lists this model under a different name when browsing manuals. Here they are:

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insM5010/en/sm/hdd.htm#wp1187790

I was also told by a dell tech on chat that the hard drive is only supposed to be replaced by a licensed dell technician. I've always been able to replace the hard drive in laptops I've owned, so this is extremely disappointing from Dell and had I purchased the laptop for myself, I probably would be returning it right now.

So make sure before you buy that you definitely won't *ever* have the need to upgrade your hard drive. (In other words, just stay away from this model!)

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15

Date:  15 May 2011

Reviewed by: md2762
  Title:
Hard to find accessories

Product Uses: 
homework

Review:
I bought a Dell Inspiron 1545 last year. Before the year was up the charger broke and I was already out of guarantee. It is impossible to find replacements, you have to call or order onli which reduces the access to the products. I had tro write a final paper and I couldn't use my computer becuse NO ONE sells Dell products that I could buy right away. Next time I will buy something that I know the replacements are available.

MD

Overall Rating:
5 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Alienware Aurora

Date:  18 May 2011

Reviewed by: scalderon (Sanger, California)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
Fast hard drive

Review:
I relly like my new computer, is great and fast.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15r

Date:  19 May 2011

Reviewed by: TechGuruDellMan
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
OK Laptop, Hard Drive Difficult to Replace

Review:
I've had literally hundreds of Dell laptops pass through my hands. This was ordered for a friend and honestly I was disappointed to see that the Hard Drive cannot be replaced by the average user. It requires the removal of the keyboard (pulling a screw from the bottom and finding the tabs), the top laptop palmrest, all the screws on the bottom... making sure you don't rip the small connectors for both... Hard drive replacement on this model is not for the average person. If you've had almost any other laptop you know usually the laptop is just 2 or 3 screws and it pulls out of the bottom. Not on this model. If you're going to upgrade to a SSD or simply replace that broken drive BE AWARE.

All laptop drives and batteries wear out and changing them should be as easy as getting new tires on your car. But on this model it isn't.

One star might be a little harsh. It is otherwise a descent laptop but I'll never repurchase this model. I really like my other Dell laptops but if this is their new design direction I'll have to watch more closely. If you already ordered this model and have a friend that can pull the thing apart if it breaks, don't worry just keep it, it'll be fine. But if you're trying to decide if you want it I'd look at a different Dell model unless you know how to take laptops apart.

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 15r

Date:  23 June 2011

Reviewed by: wamom (Eastern Washington)
Level of expertise: Average
  Title:
Very User Friendly, Possible Hard Drive Problems.

Product Uses: 
schooling, streaming, Travel, research

Review:
I bought my Inspiron 15R in Feb 2011. After three months of using my computer and regularly using the Dell Support Center program that was installed on my computer to do periodic diagnostics of my system, it told me that my hard drive was about to crash and that I needed to backup my files and contact Dell. I immediately backed up all of my files, contacted Dell, and Dell replaced the hard drive within less than a week. I didn't lose any of my files as I had the warning to save everything. Other than that, I love this computer. It is very easy to operate.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron One 2205

Date:  19 August 2011

Reviewed by: Keats5 (Hudson)
Level of expertise: Good
  Title:
On my third hard drive in less than 4 months!

Review:
Sure, this is a nice computer, when it works. Two months after purchasing, and after relatively light use, the hard drive crashed. Dell replaced the drive for free, but I had to reinstall all my programs and pay another professional to try to tease my data from my damaged drive, which Dell insisted I return within a few days.

That second hard drive just crashed, almost one month after the second one was replaced. Give me a break! Once again, I'm waiting for Dell to replace the drive, so I can begin the process of reinstalling everything and hopefully figuring out how to save my data.

The service person from India told me it must be my software, but it's just the Windows office suite and the software that came with the computer.

Overall Rating:
5 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Alienware M11x

Date:  25 August 2011

Reviewed by: bjhkmf (Midwest)
  Title:
Not a hard-core gamer, but . . .

Product Uses: 
School, Gaming

Review:
I do enjoy a good computer game every now and then. I wasn't looking for a "gaming" computer. I wanted something a little bigger than a netbook, more powerful than a netbook, but small enough to carry easily just about anywhere. I tried the tablet route--which left me wanting computer features. I actually kinda stumbled across this on the Dell site. Read all the reviews. Read reviews on the Internet. Kicked it around for a few days, and then hit the "order" key. I am so pleased with this little guy. He does everything I ask of him in a speedy manner. He's awesome in class (a couple of graduate classes), at school working on lesson plans (I teach), and for all-around "fun" when I'm at home or relaxing at the corner frappe house. And he is wonderfully mobile. (I personify--and name--all my "toys," hence the "he" instead of "it.") If you're looking for portability, dependability, and an "awesome/wow" factor, you just can't go wrong with this lil' guy.

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Zino HD

Date:  25 August 2011

Reviewed by: davegaj
  Title:
Nice Little Box, But Hard To Add After-Market WiFi

Product Uses: 
software development, ubuntu server

Review:
This is a nice little box, especially for the price.

One caveat is that I thought I'd save some money by ordering the model without WiFi, figuring out I could add it on my own later. I found out after I received the PC that there are no wires within the PC to connect to an after-market card, so I ended up buying a USB WiFi adapter, which works fair, but I was disappointed that ordering without WiFi really means WITHOUT WiFi.

Also, I didn't receive a CD/DVD for Windows 7 - rather it was installed on a partition on the PC. I prefer to have a physical CD/DVD also, in case I wish to reformat the drive, install other OSes, etc.

I plan to run Ubuntu Server on it, which I think will work out well.

I would recommend this PC to anyone looking for a reasonably priced small form factor PC with good specs.

Overall Rating:
3 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Duo

Date:  05 September 2011

Reviewed by: XR680R
  Title:
Hard to use

Product Uses: 
vehical gps, vehical computer programmer, book reader, 4g computer on the go.

Review:
Very hard to use the touch screen with any accuracy, this is vary frustrating. Tried everything to make this screen more accurate over the last three months to no avail! Dell dose not help with the reason for having a SIM card and not having a WWAN card??? Duo does not dock well and if bumped even a little while in the docking station it looses contact. Does a lot of things and none of them well.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron Duo

Date:  09 November 2011

Reviewed by: dellequalsdeath
  Title:
Hard Drive Crashed AFTER 1 WEEK!!!

Product Uses: 
schooling, photography, media

Review:
I had bought the Inspiron Duo and had it maybe a week and the hard drive CRASHED! I will never again buy a dell, and neither will my family. I spent 3 hours on the phone with YOUR tech line and they kept transferring me around to different people, which none of them spoke good english. They kept putting me on hold like every 10 minutes to google what they could do. End the end they were absolutely NO help, the only thing they could tell me was to do a reset, but it would erase everything. I had just put all my files on there and now they were gone just like that.

Thankfully my dad knows about computers and he was able to put it into safe mode and recover my stuff.

Now I HAVE and LOVE my MACBOOK PRO!

The concept it great but it has a lot of issues.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 570

Date:  09 November 2011

Reviewed by: mikeSAYNO2DELL (Upland Ca.)
Level of expertise: Average
  Title:
hard drive worthless

Product Uses: 
home use

Review:
My hard drive broke within 6 mos appx. it was replaced with a "refurbished" hard drive which of course lasted 1 month after the warranty expired. it froze up many times. I have since replaced the hard drive AGAIN out pocket with a Seagate Barracuda Green.. the Seagate hard drive works awesome, I will never ever buy a Dell again.waste of my $money$ and time.lost all my info too. DO NOT BUY ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Alienware M15x

Date:  07 December 2011

Reviewed by: werdnA (Sugar Land, TX)
Level of expertise: Average
  Title:
Hardly noticeable chip

Product Uses: 
Gaming

Review:
Good graphic, fast processor, with high mobility. Truly a mobile gaming machine.

Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron One 19

Date:  12 February 2012

Reviewed by: phoenixfg
  Title:
Hard Drive crashed right after warranty expired

Product Uses: 
home

Review:
I suppose you can have hard drive problems with any computer but Dell won't even offer advice via email. Can't get information on how to correct the problem without paying for help on the telephone. As a hearing impaired person, this is impossible. I am replacing the hard drive (not from Dell) and am using local computer service. I have made my last Dell purchase.

Overall Rating:
1 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron One 2310 Intel

Date:  11 February 2013

Reviewed by: KeithNorthants (Northamptonshire, UK)
  Title:
Repeated hard Disk failure

Product Uses: 
appalling reliability

Review:
Potential buyers beware! I bought a similar machine from Dell 2 years ago. During the first year the hard disk had to be replaced on 3 occasions. One hard drive did not work straight out of the box. The 4th drive has just failed. I have spent weeks of my life on the end of helpline phones & re-installing software & data. Although this machine is out of warranty it is clearly not fit for purpose. I have pointed this out to Dell up to manager level. He is on record as saying that 4 replacement hard discs in 2 years can be regarded as "fit for purpose". This machine cost a great deal of money 2 years ago and I have no intention of throwing good money & time after bad. I can't even re-use the monitor! If you feel my experience is isolated then read the 0n-line reliability reviews-I wish I had!

Overall Rating:
4 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: Inspiron 660s

Date:  30 March 2013

Reviewed by: m1956 (Delaware, USA)
Level of expertise: Average
  Title:
Hard to set up

Review:
The 660s is quiet and fast. The problem is that the set up seems to be taking a long time. Had a lot of trouble creating back up and still haven't gotten Office 2013 working. Would be a lot less trouble if it came with instruction manual and the on screen tabs worked.

Overall Rating:
2 Star But Hardly - Review


Computer: XPS 15

Date:  25 February 2011

Reviewed by: drewpark21 (Portland, Oregon)
Level of expertise: Expert
  Title:
Loud fan, noisy hard drive, outdated design

Product Uses: 
work, education, Travel

Review:
This computer doesn't have the build quality and high quality design compared to the competition, the HP Envy series and Apple Macbook Pro line. It's thick and the design is outdated. If you're purchasing a high end laptop, don't you think the design should be equally important. On paper, the components are fantastic at a great price. However, it is annoying to carry around due to the bulky form factor. I have had a variety of issues with this laptop from the screen to the hot, loud fan that still hasn't been resolved. If you don't mind having loud fan and hard drive noises or the design is something you can live with, then this is the computer for you.

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