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    Just bought a Dell Inspiron 1150

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Knobby, Apr 18, 2004.

  1. Knobby

    Knobby Notebook Enthusiast

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    OK NOW I FIND OUT! That Dell's reputation is in the toilet. I got hooked in by the price $749.00 and ordered as quick as I could. So tell me, what can I expect now? A piece of junk? An expensive paperweight?

    I am a student looking for a laptop that runs MS-word flawlessly, surfs reasonably and that's about it for under $1000.00

    Any suggestions?

    BTW I may just ask for my money back from Dell, if there's any hope of getting it back that is[V]
     
    Knobby, Apr 18, 2004
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  2. Slat

    Slat Notebook Evangelist

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    <blockquote id='quote'> quote:<hr height='1' noshade id='quote'>Originally posted by Knobby
     
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    Slat, Apr 18, 2004
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  3. srdhkl

    srdhkl Notebook Evangelist NBR Reviewer

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    Knobby,

    The new Inspiron 1150 is based off of the previous 1100, and that line has actually done pretty well. I think for a budget notebook, it's not a bad machine. In my opinion, I think they took a good budget notebook (the 1100) and tweaked it to make it even better.

    I think you'll be okay with.
     
    srdhkl, Apr 18, 2004
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  4. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I agree...the 1100 saw many fewer problems than the others because it didn't contain cutting edge hardware. I think you'll be fine.

    Editor in Chief http://www.bargainPDA.com and http://www.SPOTstop.com
     
    Brian, Apr 18, 2004
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  5. Andrew Baxter

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    yup, stop worrying, we reviewed the 1100 last year and liked it a lot for the price. Don't worry, you'll be happy with the money you spent:

    http://www.notebookreview.com/default.aspx?newsID=1662

     
    Andrew Baxter, Apr 18, 2004
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  6. Knobby

    Knobby Notebook Enthusiast

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    Well thanks! Sounds like I'll keep it after all. Whew!
     
    Knobby, Apr 18, 2004
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