Dell - Inspiron 1520

Inspiron 1520 Review

By: Anonymous November 6, 2007

Review:

This Inspiron 1520 weighs about six and a half pounds and is considered a mainstream consumer notebook. The overall look is very different, in a good way. The prior line of Inspirons featured a somewhat odd shaped keyboard that was set very close to the LCD, and a rather large touchpad placed in the middle of a vast sea of silver plastic. The Inspiron 1520 feels very solid. The only issue, which has been mentioned elsewhere, is the screen latch, which does have some play. The touchpad is eminently usable and did everything I expected of it with no discomfort or untoward behavior. Keys are responsive and have good travel. The 1520 would seem to make a lot of sense for a wide range of notebook users, and a little bit of latch looseness should not be a determining factor.