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Dell Inspiron 2650 review

7.8

Editors' Rating

Very Good

8.7

Members' Rating

Excellent

Typical price:£ 1399

Verdict

Dell’s latest budget Inspiron neatly balances features and cost, offering most home and small business users what they are likely to need at a realistic price... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Well rounded specification for the price
  • Good, bright screen
  • Good keyboard.

Cons

  • Fairly heavy
  • Lacks modularity
  • Some ports omitted (TV-out, FireWire, serial, expansion bus).

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer: Intel
Processor model: Pentium 4 Processor-M
Clock speed: 1.6 GHz
RAM installed: 256 MB
Hard drive size: 30 GB
Graphics processor: nVidia GeForce2 Go 100
Graphics RAM: 16 MB
Display diagonal size: 15 in
Dimensions (W x H x D): 32.8x3.7x27.4 cm
Weight: 3.65 kg
Operating system: Windows XP Home

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Member Opinion

8.7

Average Member Rating

Excellent

3 Members have reviewed this product

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Chris Horton

Chris Horton

Does everything very well

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8.0

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

Very nice, gets the job done right

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9.5

Spectacular


Mehdi Amoui

Mehdi Amoui

Excellent Performance

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8.5

Excellent


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