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Hans Gruber

11:03 AM on 27 March, 2010

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Did you mean permutations, Andy? Permeations, from permeate means to flow or spread out through something.

Looks like a decent large display laptop but, should a given component fail (such as the hard drive say), will it be easy to replace without going through Dell? Could I fix an SSD or HDD for example, that I've sourced elsewhere on the net? Cheers.

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Ed

11:25 AM on 27 March, 2010

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@red: Thanks, fixed.

I haven't seen the laptop myself but I'd be very surprised if there wasn't access panels for quickly changing the hard drive and memory as these are found on most laptops.

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Hans Gruber

11:41 AM on 27 March, 2010

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Hi Ed, no worries.

Yeah the review mentioned quick access panels for swapping out hardware but, and I am not very well informed on this at all, with Dell, do you have to use hardware supplied directly from them for reasons of compatibility (meaning they do something to their laptops' bios/whatnot so the system won't accept any other hardware other than that Dell sell direct)?

I know it's a muddled question, it's just I tried to help a friend replace a faulty DVD drive on his (very old) Dell laptop and even the technicians at PC World couldn't fit a suitable replacement from their own stock of laptop optical drives, since the laptop was having none of it (and this not being down to lack of physical access). I can assume Dell had some special BIOS or other, preventing non Dell sanctioned (and sold) parts, it's always been this question of upgradability that has put me off Dell's systems. Thanks.

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Ed

11:49 AM on 27 March, 2010

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Well, the optical drive is a different matter. These aren't generally an easy thing to change. Certainly, though, there are no BIOS tweaks or such that will limit your options. My Dell 13z, for instance, has a third party hard drive and memory.

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Hans Gruber

12:14 PM on 27 March, 2010

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Cheers Ed, that's good to know. I feel safer going for Dell now. Ta.

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GherkingTR

2:43 PM on 27 March, 2010

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@red

Someone in my family has the Inspiron 1750, and it has easy access to the hard drive and RAM. Not sure how major the chassis changes are between that and this one.

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PoisonJam

3:40 PM on 27 March, 2010

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I hope build quality in the long term has improved a lot on the Inspiron line! I get the older Inspirons in for repair all the time with loose keys, broken hinges, cracked screen bezels etc. To be fair to them though, they were a very popular line of laptops so you would expect to see more for repair since there is more out there.

I'd personally go for one of Dell's Studio laptops every time though. I think the slight premium is well justified over the Inspirons.

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hankb6d

7:01 PM on 27 March, 2010

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@poisonjam

ALL the things you mention are lack of care nothing wrong at all with inspirons.

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Ed

7:10 PM on 27 March, 2010

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@hank: Yes and no. While most such damage is from misuse, it doesn't necessarily mean the person was out and out negligent. For instance, you can easily crack the screen or hinge by opening it from one side and not the middle - easily done when in a rush. PoisonJam is also quite right to point out that the Studio line are better built.

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hankb6d

5:12 PM on 28 March, 2010

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@Ed

Opinion, dropped mine 15 ft onto a hard car park below whilst using it one summer it survived intact when most laptops would easily fall to bits. I am not suggesting this as a test but PoisonJam gave the impression the build quality was a shambles. Mine must have been a toughbook it appears, no loose keys, no cracked bezels, no broken hinges.

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MurrayBrown

11:16 AM on 17 July, 2010

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Does anyone make laptops these days with reflective screens?

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craigclackett

5:33 PM on 26 October, 2010

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I will not trust dell products I purchased a dell inspiron laptop 2 yrs ago for my eldest daughter, it has only been used about 20 times as I ended up letting her have my old note book as I upgraded and have just recently given it to the next one down but the battery is getting very hot.

I phoned up dell as it is still covered but they looked into it and have said the battery is at the end of its life cycle because the bios says so. After only being used about 20 times I dissagree, they say I need to buy a new one between £60 to £100 odd pounds because its not covered under the service.

I say Rubbish and in my opinion its a fire hazzard and unreliable, I will never trust Dell again and never purchase from them again.

BE WARNED

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Geoff Richards

7:50 AM on 27 October, 2010

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@craig - if you install this free utility it will give you all kinds of useful information about your laptop: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

Temperatures are in there, as well as the "wear level" reported by the battery. To give you an idea, I have used my Dell Inspiron 13z almost every day for the past year. It remains plugged in most of the time, but I have also run on battery-only and run it down dozens of times. My "wear rate" is 24% of brand-new capacity, meaning the battery will now hold three quarters of what it used to (which might cut a 4 hour battery life to 3 hours, for example).

This phenomenon is quite normal for modern Lithium-Ion rechargable batteries.

However, I do find your situation puzzling. If the laptop has basically sat in a drawer for 2 years, and genuinely only been charged 20 times, I don't see how the battery could possibly require replacing.

Post your test results below and see if they match Dell's claim.

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rewihendrix

8:35 PM on 9 November, 2010

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Hey i'm looking at a 1764 for a good price with the i5.

Is it possible to add a graphics card after buying? presumably if there's the upgrade option, it's also possible to do it yourself?

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This is a good desktop replacement laptop which, however you configure it, offers excellent value for money and performance. It's got a simple, stylish chassis too, but it's let down by a slightly iffy keyboard and a noisy cooling fan. Regular readers will notice we've changed the normal format of this laptop review. Let us know what you think in the comments. Read full review

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By Andy Vandervell
Reviewed 27 March 2010
Updated 06 February 2011

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£577.98

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