Inspiron 1520 owners lounge

Not if you want a dedicated video card, because the 1525 only has an integrated option.

 

no 1520 is not discontinued, but it is offered now with windows xp, my friend there bought it for me, will be receiveing it soon

 

Ordered mine for a bottom line total of $934 after coupons & discounts. And the really good news,

1/31/2008 9:19 am With delivery courier. Boise, ID
9:17 am Arrived at DHL facility. Boise, ID
3:08 am In transit. Salt Lake City Regional Hub, UT

IInspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache
1 313-5395 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
1 311-7213 1GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
1 320-5462 High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1680x1050)
1 320-5639 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
1 341-4768 120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 420-4768 Microsoft Windows XP Home Service Pack 2, English
1 313-5812 XP DELL RESOURCE ,BACK-UP DVD 1520
1 420-7024 Media Direct 3.3
1 310-8617 Thank you for choosing Dell
1 412-0689 Image Restore
1 420-4928 Windows Media Player 10
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-7622 DELL SUPPORT CENTER 2.0
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 420-7468 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
1 313-5197 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-4783 Integrated High Definition Audio 2.0
1 430-2680 Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
1 320-5691 Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
1 420-6486 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 30-Day Subscription
1 312-0526 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1520
1 461-3063 No ISP Requested
1 412-0915 MS WORKS 8.5
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 950-9057 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 987-5437 Dell Hardware Warranty Plus Return To Depot, Initial Year
1 983-3090 Type 12- Mail-InService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 412-0943 Basic digital Music,Photo and Game experience
1 466-7698 Thank you for choosing Dell
1 320-5806 Jet Black color w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
1 310-8624 You have chosen a Windows XP System
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online

 

Got it on Friday. Love it! The screen looks great. It was a bit dim when I first turned it on but then I figured out the function up arrow thing and it's great! It is ever so slightly grainy under some very limited conditions but I think that's just a limitation of the graphics that are being displayed. My photos look awesome! I haven't had a great opportunity to use it much yet because I've been working 12 hr shifts (military exercise). But I will definately be giving it a workout next week.

 

Congrats! Hope you enjoy it.

 

I bought mine on 2/21, and it still hasn't come in yet. Dell Status is "In Production," and I'm getting VERY tired of waiting... the estimated delivery is 3/24, but I thought that was the absolute LATEST it would come...

here's my build:

-- Inspiron 1520 --
-- Intel® Core蒂 2 Duo T5450 (1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
-- Jet Black Matte Finish
-- 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
-- Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
-- Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
-- Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
-- Genuine Windows® XP Home
-- Combo or DVD+RW Drive --
-- High Definition Audio 2.0
-- 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell)


Pretty happy with the purchase... but my HP is currently being held together by a C-Clamp and duct tape, so I need that daggone Dell ASAP.

 

Hopefully it comes soon then!

 

The escape key became loose and even though i managed to put it back on, it's always depressed. How do i fix this?

 

my girlfriends 1520 with basic specs , 1.73ghz etc came through today and im very impressed with it, its nice and thin allthough not so light however it feels very quick and smooth!! waiting for my xps m1530 to arrive to compare!
she ordered her inspiron on the 16th and got it on the 22nd.

 

T2310
1gb, already upgraded to 2gb
80
true life
black
XP home, XP pro waiting to install.

Bought for 418.00 shipped from the outlet as a refurb. Not a bad computer, really. This is my 3rd Dell laptop. I had a 1505 fully loaded w/ a 6800 go, an XPS M140 and then this one.
I like the dual core, a lot. This laptop seems to run cooler and is a bit more responsive. Of course, I didnt get the big video card, but it's not that important. I have 2 desktops behind me that run my games and other video intensive things. This is for lounge surfing on the couch and tuning my car.

 

has the 1520 been discontinued?

 

it looks like it has

 

I'm probably going to sell my 1520 here soon. Here are the specs. What do you think I should ask for it???

Cosmetically it is flawless and there are no problems with it at all. It was built and shipped to me a year ago (aug 2007).



Quantity Item Number Description


1 222-9009 Inspiron 1520, Intel Core 2 Duo T7500, 2.2GHz, 800Mhz, 4M L2 Cache
1 313-5395 Jet Black Color with Matte Finish
1 311-7215 2GB, DDR2, 667MHz 2 Dimm
1 320-5461 High Resolution, glossy widescreen 15.4 inch display (1440x900)
1 320-5639 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
1 466-8562 160G 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
1 420-6556 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
1 310-9093 DELL RESOURCE DVD,BACK-UP INSP 1520
1 420-5769 Internet Search and Portal
1 420-5924 Icon Consolidation Application
1 420-6436 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 420-6995 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
1 463-2282 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
1 420-7024 Media Direct 3.5
1 420-7244 Dell Support Center 1.0
1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Cardand Modem, for Inspiron
1 412-0917 Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, for Inspiron
1 313-5197 8X DVD+/-RW Dual Layer Drive
1 420-6464 Roxio Creator Basic
1 313-5014 Integrated Sound Blaster Audigy
1 430-2307 Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
1 320-5692 NO WEBCAM OPTION
1 420-6591 Network Associates McAfee 8.0 English, 15-Month Subscription
1 312-0526 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery, for Inspiron 1520
1 461-3063 No ISP Requested
1 412-1397 No Productivity Software requested
1 950-9797 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
1 950-3337 1 Year Limited Warranty
1 412-0360 Soft Contracts - Banctec
1 987-5427 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
1 983-3070 Type 3- Third Party At HomeService, 24x7 TechnicalSupport, Initial Year
1 960-2780 Warranty Support,Initial Year
1 430-2348 Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Mod
1 320-5841 Jet Black color w/o Camera
1 310-8319 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
1 310-8628 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
1 420-7091 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
1 420-7092 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS 1YR-FREE
1 987-4817 Insp Datasafe 3GB,1YR(Incl in price),DHS
1 988-0099 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online

 

Looking at the specs I reckon 400 would be a fair price for it.
There's still not many laptops around capable of playing games so this is a unique selling point. Even better that its 15.4 so reasonably portable, acceptable battery life, and usually runs cool and quiet.

I've also found that with new video drivers (laptop video2go) the gaming performance is probably about twice as good as when it was new. No stutters now. I am overclocking the shader clock to 1400MHZ in riva tuner but the graphics card doesn't seem to run much hotter and I've ran it for hours without it freezing.

 

i yet sell this notebook

 

Question, a friend of mine has the 1521. Everytime she boots her laptop it beeps for a few seconds then stops and goes into the "Choose your OS" menu. Anyone ever hear of this?

 

Have any of the intergrated devices on the laptop stopped working (USB, missing memory, etc). It is probably beeping to say that something isn't checking when the laptop performs the power on self test.


And on a sidenote I should be getting another 1520 ... kinda ... if I can get the shipping from canada sorted out.

 

Not sure I'll check with her. I did notice the laptop was still running BIOS A00, so I'm going to update that for her.

 

I was wondering if there was an optimal cooling pad for the 1520. I've had it overheat quite a few times, and don't want to pick up a pad with the vents not matching up.

 

As long as the pad blows air UP, it shouldn't be a problem.

 

For any curious, the CPU on a Inspiron 1520 can be swapped out by the Laptop owner.

Disconnect power, and remove the battery.

Follow the Dell Manual info to pop the hinge panel cover off at the top side of the keyboard. Remove the two screws [at the top side] holding the keyboard. Pop up the keyboard to unplug the video and the MB plugs. Unplug the connector to the right and above the keyboard, and unscrew the ground wire [the screw stays with the wire]. There are two sets of very small screws to remove, two very close the the LCD and two a bit closer to the keyboard. On my Laptop these screws looked just like the ground screw over to the top and right of the keyboard, but theses screws can be pulled [they are not captive].

Pull all the screws from the bottom of the Laptop. Remove the Hard Drive and Dvd/CDRom. Remove the two screws on the rear side of the Laptop.

With the Laptop sitting in it's normal positioning, close the cover and slowly lift the cover and top surface from the base housing.

I ended up standing the top/LCD up, similar to how the LCD would be positioned. The cables to the LCD are long enough to stand on end, which gives you good access to the Heat Sink Assembly. The four screws a the CPU are clearly marked. The video tube will move enough without loosening the screws to slide the CPU sink assembly out of the base housing. [it is a good time to have three hands; one for the LCD area, one to gently lif the video cooler tibe slightly and one to move and slide out the CPU Heat Sink tube assembly.] Take a deep breath and go slowly...

Swap the CPU, apply AS5 or equivalent. Re-install Heat Sink assembly, following the pattern as marked, 1 thru 4. Set the top in place. Put the four small screw and the ground screw at the top right of the keyboard back in place. Re-install the three plugs. Re-installed the keybaord with the two screws at the top side [towards the LCD] of the keyboard.

Turn the Laptop over and re-install all the screws on the bottom side, as well as the hard drive, CDrom/DVD and access covers. Flip back over an reinstall the hinge cover.
Reinstall the battery and reconnect power. Enjoy!

The whole process took about a half hour for me. Went from a T8300 to a T9500. Sweet...

 

Took the T8300 from the above Dell Inspiron 1520 and dropped it into a Dell Vostro 1500. Of course the second CPU swap was much easier than the first. And the Vostro has the integrated video, so the Heat Sink assembly is really easy to remove. BTW this one had a spider corpse on the CPU area of the heat sink. Probably crawled in for some warmth and got toasted at the next boot up.

With a little effort you can add some life to your aging Dell Laptop.

 

Had another CPU left over, so with another half hour invested, the Vostro 1500 now has a T9300 installed. Moving from a T7250 to the T9300 really makes this Laptop come alive. The Wprime times drop from 42 seconds to 30... And the T9300 runs a little cooler as an added benefit.

 

Nice upgrade! I'm fine with my T7500.. the only time(s) I max is when I'm playing games. I see no reason to invest in a new CPU right now, I'd rather put the money towards my desktop build fund.

 

Fair enough. I posted because 1) I ended up with a good upgrade CPU and 2) most of the searches indicated that the Laptop was not upgradeable. So it implied that you are stuck with what you bought. I was delighted to find out that ths was not true and that you can breath some good life into these Laptops.

 

hi, I just got here, and the reason i registered is that i just reinstalled my OS on my 1525 artist edition, and during the process i lost my artist edition bunch o surfers wallpaper and i don't seem to find it anywhere, and i was wondering if anyone can help me...

 

Are these the ones?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracepj/sets/72157605226823015/
EDIT: How about these?: http://support.dell.com/support/dow...1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=25&fileid=282242

 

no, it was this one, i have this exact model and I wanted to have the picture as wallpaper, as it was when I first bought it
http://www.laptopsarena.com/wp-content/uploads/dell-ming-mike-bunch-o-surfers.jpg
Thanks for trying to help

 

I see. I searched around a bit but couldn't find it anywhere. If I come across it eventually, I'll post back.

 

Hello,

I've had this problem for a while and it's really starting to hamper my ability to watch cool documentaries on my living room couch!

Basically, I have this Inspiron 1520 laptop with a VGA port I use to hook up to my TV.

Vista SP1 32-bit
Core2 Duo 2.2gHz
2GB RAM
GeForce 8600M GT

I use the Windows Mobility Center to connect the display which gives me the option of changing resolution, and whether the display is mirrored, extended, or monitor-off. That was until the fateful day some button was pushed that ended my dual-monitor glory.

Now, when I connect the VGA cable and initiate the connection via Control Panel Display or Windows Mobility Center, my monitor goes black. The TV display flickers black and gray, with no semblance of a computer input. This also causes my computer to enter a state that cannot be undone by waiting 15 seconds for the settings to revert, or pressing keys, or alt-f4/ctrl+alt+del. It requires me to hold down the power button and do a hard reset on the whole damn thing.

I have tried setting everything back to default values, installing new drivers, and nothing seems to help.

Is my VGA port somehow dead? Because I can't ascertain why it's acting completely nonfunctional.