There was really only one thing about this notebook that bothered me, the play in the screen latch mechanism when the notebook is shut. Is this a big deal? There are so many positives, including the overall build quality, and so much flexibility in terms of configuration, the 1520 would seem to make...
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Sushubh
I am not alone. I have seen numerous complaints by other Dell Inspiron 1520 users who suffered the same fate. The battery supplied with this laptop was a disaster. For most of us, it died within the first year of operation. The problem is magnified just around the one year mark so getting a...
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Pooch77
I've had this for 3.5 years, and I've since expanded it's capabilities by swapping out the HD for an Intel SSD, and putting new RAM in to max it at 4GB. The laptop still runs strong, and has been very reliable to me. I have the onboard graphics version, since gaming was never a reason for me to...
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Stoneysilence
I have had this laptop for about 1.5 years now. I like it. Never had any major issues with it. One of the first things I did do is upgrade the ram from 2GB to 4GB. That is the only thing I have had to do. The only downside that I have had with it was I am not sure of the graphics card. It...
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timbomb69
I have had this computer for a long time now and still holds up well with most of what I throw at it. Photoshop - basic CAD - most games (not the high end ones, of course) are no problem. The best upgrade that I made was getting rid of Vista and going to Win 7. If you can find this computer it...
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