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Dell Inspiron 5150

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Full Specifications
Overall rating	92
Street price	Very inexpensive: $1799 (10/17/03)
PC WorldBench 4	Very good: 121 (Windows XP Home)
Base configuration	Fair
CPU	3.06-GHz Mobile Pentium 4
Screen size	15 inches
System memory	512MB of DDR333 SDRAM
Hard drive	60GB
Graphics	64MB NVidia GeForce FX Go 5200
Pointing device	Touchpad
Expandability	No multipurpose bays, one PC Card slot
Extra features	Very good
Bundled removable-media drives	DVD+R/+RW drive
Communications	V.92 modem, network interface
Extra ports	Headphone jack, S-Video, FireWire ports
Business suite	None
Other features
Overall design	Fair
Battery life (hours:minutes)	Outstanding: 5:20
Weight (typical/minimum, in pounds)	Very heavy: 10.5/8.5
Vendor's reliability/service	Good/Fair
Support policy	Three-year parts and labor warranty; free unlimited 24-hour daily toll-free support

Dell Inspiron 5150 Review

by Carla Thornton

- What's Hot: Most desktop replacement users--because they want as much from their laptops as they would from a full-size PC--will demand good performance from their notebook; long battery life would also be a nice side benefit. However, those who might salivate over the Inspiron 5150's smooth performance and long battery life may be too put off by its weight to seriously consider it even for occasional travel. The Inspiron 5150 sailed along for 5.5 hours on one battery charge, longer than any other Dell or Mobile Pentium 4 notebook we've tested. It's fast, too, thanks to its 3.06-GHz/1.6-GHz Pentium 4 chip (the only processor it's available with) and its 60GB hard drive, one of the first 7200-rpm models available for notebooks. The top-notch components helped the Inspiron 5150 earn a PC WorldBench 4 score of 121, neck and neck with the average score of 122 we've recorded for notebooks equipped with the newer 1.6-GHz/600-MHz Pentium M chip.

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