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Dell Inspiron 8500 review

8.1

Editors' Rating

7.8

Members' Rating

Typical price:£ 1499

Verdict

With its wide-aspect 15.4in. screen, excellent performance and reasonable battery life, Dell's redesigned Inspiron 8500 series is a mobile media powerhouse... Read Full Review.

Pros

Fast (especially 3D graphics)
Wide-aspect display
Dual-band wireless antennae.

Cons

Flimsy keyboard
Erratic mouse buttons
Relatively hefty, with a large footprint.

Key Specs

Processor manufacturer:	Intel
Processor model:	Mobile Pentium 4-M
Clock speed:	2.4 GHz
RAM installed:	512 MB
Wireless LAN:	Dell TrueMobile 1180 WLAN Mini-PCI card (802.11b)
Hard drive size:	60 GB
Graphics processor:	Nvidia GeForce4 4200 Go
Graphics RAM:	64 MB
Display diagonal size:	15.4 in
Dimensions (W x H x D):	36.1x3.9x27.6 cm
Weight:	3.53 kg
Operating system:	Windows XP Home