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    Inspiron 1525 questions

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by JamesieAB, Oct 6, 2008.

  1. JamesieAB

    JamesieAB Newbie

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    I'm looking to buy the basic Dell 1525 currently advertised at £369 (I have a £400 budget) and I noticed that there is an option for a £20 upgrade from the T1500 processor to the T3200.

    Can anyone tell me if this is worth it, as in how much of a performance difference there is and if there are any problems with increased power consumption/heat?

    The machine will mainly be used for web surfing/shopping, email, creating the odd document in works and playing some media (the odd video/music file). The only likely gaming would be online flash games.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    JamesieAB, Oct 6, 2008
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  2. millermagic

    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Do you mean the T7500 processor? I don't think T1500 is a processor for the 1525
     
    millermagic, Oct 6, 2008
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  3. JamesieAB

    JamesieAB Newbie

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    No, its says T1500, here's the Link.
     
    JamesieAB, Oct 6, 2008
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  4. Stevoreno

    Stevoreno Notebook Consultant

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    On the back of the Parade Magazine in my Sunday newspaper Dell had a 1525advertised for $499.00 but when I went to Dell.com to configure one there's no way to configure one for anything close to $499.00. There must be a coupon involved. It also came with only 1GB of memory, I would have to upgrade that to 2GB because of Windows Vista.
     
    Stevoreno, Oct 6, 2008
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  5. JamesieAB

    JamesieAB Newbie

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    I am in the UK, the prices quoted are in pounds sterling.
     
    JamesieAB, Oct 6, 2008
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    millermagic Rockin the pinktop

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    Ah a celeron. In that case, I would get the upgrade.
     
    millermagic, Oct 6, 2008
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    Stevoreno Notebook Consultant

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    So for web surfing and email you would still recommend upgrading to the dual core processor? The celeron wouldn't be enough to suit those basic computing needs?
     
    Stevoreno, Oct 7, 2008
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