Dell Inspiron 1520/1521 Available
July 2nd, 2007
Dell has released the new Intel-based Dell Inspiron 1520 and AMD-powered Inspiron 1521 15.4-inch consumer laptops.
Dell Inspiron 1520 is built on Intel ?“Santa Rosa?” notebook platform and is offered with Core 2 Duo T5250, T5450, T7100, T7300, and T7500 processors. These CPUs have clock speeds ranging from 1.5GHz to 2.2GHz and 800MHz front side bus. The 1520 models with GM965 chipset feature the integrated Intel X3100 graphics, while those based on PM965 chipset come with dedicated NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS 128MB or NVIDIA GeForce 8600M WP 256MB card.
The Inspiron 1521 is based on AMD ATI M690T chipset paired with one of the dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 processors, providing speeds from 1.8GHz to 2.2GHz. Later, there will be also an option of dual core AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU at 1.7GHz reportedly. The Dell 1521 has the integrated ATI Mobility Radeon X1270 video solution.
According to official product pages, 1520 and 1521 notebooks have 15.4-inch widescreen displays and enable choice of 1280?—800 or 1440?—900 screen resolutions. These laptops support SATA hard drives (up to 160GB offered) and initially come with up to 4GB of system memory, while the 8GB memory and hybrid hard drive options will be available later, according to earlier reports. The notebooks ship with DVD burners. When configured with a dedicated graphics card, Dell Inspiron 1520 models have a Blu-Ray optical drive option.
Regarding networking and communications, the new Inspirons provide wireless LAN, including the latest 802.11n draft standard, as well as Ethernet LAN, a 56k modem, an optional Bluetooth, and an optional EVDO and HSDPA wireless broadband connections.
Each 1520/1521 notebook has four USB ports, ExpressCard slot, Firewire, an optional Infrared, S-Video out, VGA out, and an optional 2 megapixel web camera.
With 6-cell batteries, these notebooks weigh approximately 6.4lbs and feature refreshed chassis design providing the eight color choices.
Dell Inspiron 1520 and 1521 start at and $899 and $769 respectively, and come with Windows Vista operating system.
This article has been published on 06/13/2007 and updated with the official information on 06/26/2007.
[Source: laptoping.com ]
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