Inspiron 1520 owner; any major benifit of 1525?

I just purchased an Dell Inspiron 1520 a couple weeks ago. Here are some basic specs:

Intel® Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
4 GB RAM (2 x 2 GB Kingston)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)
4Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
Accidental Damage and LoJack Theft Protection to 4Yr Warr.
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)

After tax and s&h, $1312.

I still have about a week until that 21 day period passes where I can return myu laptop. With the 1525 on the horizon, does anyone suggest I exercise this option and return my laptop to purchase a 1525?

Besides a few things such as the headphone jack realignment and the addition of the HDMI port, are there going to be any other important upgrades that I'll get out of the 1525, and also at the superb price I got mine for?

 

that deal looks really good, I would be asking the same question if I was buying the 1520 again.......I don't have the answer unfortunately

i think the 1525 is going to be lighter and fix some of the issues the 1520 has had, but I think no one knows if it will be out available to order soon. However, it's already at staples though

 

I think the 1525 will be a watered down version of the 1520, as to create more of a discrepency between the the XPS. The 1525 will have slower processor speeds, no dedicated video cards. It will have HDMI output, be Slightly lighter, and addresses the Headphone Jack problem, which I never had a problem with.


I think the setup you currently have with the 4 year complete care is just fine

 

No. As a matter of fact, the 1525 seems like a downgrade, missing a lot of the better options [CPU, GPU] that the 1520 has.

IMO stick to your 1520.

 

Agreed. The only benefit is that it's little smaller and weighs a little less.

 

+1 - stick with the 1520

 

In comparison to the 1525, you should keep your 1520. It appears Dell will not be offering the high end graphics options on the Inspiron line (for the short term at least) in order to set it apart from the XPS. The UK Dell site has already removed all of the Geforce options from the Inspiron range. If you return your 1520 now, you may not be able to get the same deal again.

If you're happy with you 1520 and have none of the problems commonly found (headphone noise, grainy screen etc) then the 1525 offers you nothing more.

 

Care to share your secret?

 

Its a bit early to say in terms of the 1525 being a watered down 1520, the thing hasn't even been officially announced yet (expected next week at the CES show in Vegas) and is only available online in the New Zealand and Austrailian stores.

I think they may release it with better specs next week, with shipping somewhere around the end of the month ( saw an advert on UK TV for the 1520 the other day that said the current deal was running until 31st Jan).

 

The 1525 may not initially be offered with a dedicated graphics card -- and it's unclear if it will ever be offered with the 8600M GT (since the XPS M1530 has this now). However, it still may have these options. There was a discussion about it recently... here.

 

It's still unclear, but I highly doubt we'll see the 1525 with any 'upgraded' components in comparison to the 1520. As it stands, the 1525 is the typical old beige boxed computer, nothing special going on inside - besides the new streamlined chassis. The computers you can pick-up at Wall-mart will be perfect comparison to the 1525 when it comes to specs very likely.

Dell are kicking theirself for ever offering dedicated graphics options in the consumer computers. Since they have hell let loose, people have *****ed about the DDR2 memory, they thought it was DDR3 memory.. So Dell had to credit/refund $100 to each person that complained, just to make things 'good' for the customer. On top of that, they also lost a lot of XPS sales. People no longer have to pay the extra money for the bigger, more expensive premium machine. When they can pick up a basic Inspiron for half the money. Likely one of the pitfalls to why models such as the XPS 1730 haven't been flying off the shelf. Frankly, there could be many other problems that I can't and won't touch on to why Dell are kicking their self over ever offering dedicated graphics options in the Inspirons.

As far as people assuming the 1525 is just a quick fix for all the 1520's problems, that's all smoke and mirrors. As it stands this moment, it's perfectly clear - Dell want people to pay the premium for the higher end options that will obviously now only be available in the XPS line up - no longer the 'basic consumer' machines. With Dell already throwing 1525's into Staples, it's quiet clear this is gonna be the ' cheap, cost effective, cookie-cutter, retail notebook' consumers will love.

I never see notebooks in retail stores with the options my laptop has. 'Some' have super really lightweight dedicated graphics but their a dime a dozen to find. So I have many many many, reasons to believe, Dell have fabricated the 1525, to be just a easily mass produced machine that fits typical consumers. And if you want better options; Dell:"Not enough power? BEHOLD THE XPS XXXX ".

I'm just venting, but honestly, everything I just said makes sense..

Honestly, keep you're 1520 if you're happy.

For all we know, the 1525 could come out suck like hell and Dell fan boys would pay thousands of dollars just to get a hold of a 1520 down the road.. LOL - It could become a collectors edition laptop or something.

 

Why would dell make the 1525 just as slim and light as the XPS, offer HDMI like the XPS and also offer the same processors and graphics cards as the XPS? If they did offer the same GPU's and CPU's in the 1525 I think most would opt for the less expensive Inspiron. I seriously doubt Dell will offer any GPU's above a 8400gs(if that much!) or CPU's greater then a 2.0 GHz in the 1525. If you want anything greater then that, Dell wants you to buy the XPS...

 

Exactly...

 

so far from being a "cookie cutter special" the 1525 has been announced with full spec details ( see news section).
The lack of a dedicated graphics card rules it out for me, but its smaller, lighter and better looking than a 1520, I doubt if *anyone* is going to go hunting for a 1520 secondhand!

 

Yes.. I think it was clear my closing statement was a joke.. A term you and many others need to learn. Start by smiling, and getting a sense of humor.. LOL


And yea, so far from what has been announced it fits my 'cookie cutter special' as you called it, perfectly - in my honest opinion. This just has added 'design flare'.

Just another pretty machines with nothing new to offer. I've sen 900 Acer models in retail with the same specs at $400 less.. Hell of a lot uglier mind you but meh.

 

Dude I'm getting an acer! LOL I guess that new DSLR and Scanner are in my future. No longer worth getting a Dell.