Dell Inspiron 1420

The Dell Inspiron 1420 is the latest 14.1" consumer notebook designed to offer performance, durability and a touch of style for an affordable price. With Intel Core 2 Duo (Santa Rosa) processors, available Blu-ray disc drive, available nVidia dedicated graphics, a reasonably tough build, and eight available colors, is the affordable 1420 the best 14.1" notebook available? Let's take a closer look.

The Dell Inspiron 1420


The Dell Inspiron 1420 is available with a full range of Core 2 Duo processors (from the Intel T5250 1.5GHz Core 2 Duo up to the T7500 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo). There are two 14.1" screen offerings, a 1280x800 WXGA and 1440x900 WXGA+ display. The notebook can take up to 4GB of RAM but Dell only offers 32-bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista ... so don't expect to be able to use all 4GB. Built-in wireless is standard with integrated Intel X3100 graphics.

Our review unit of the 1420 has the following specifications:

Screen: 14.1-inch WXGA+ (1440 x 900) UltraSharp TFT Display with TrueLife (glossy finish)
Processor: 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 (4MB L2 Cache,800MHz FSB)
Hard Drive: 160 GB hard drive (5400RPM)
Memory: 2GB RAM (PC5300, 667 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM) -- 4GB max memory
Optical Drive: DVD+-R Double layer / DVD+-RW Drive (Blu-ray drive optional)
Ports and Slots: Four USB 2.0, one FireWire 400 port, one ExpressCard slot, one S-Video, one VGA, one 8-in-1 card reader, headphone / line-out, microphone-in, modem, 10/100 Ethernet
Wireless: WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.0
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Camera: 2.0 megapixel webcam
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
6-cell 56WHr Li-Ion dell inspiron 1420 battery, 9-cell 85WHr Li-Ion laptop batteries
Dimensions: 13.13" x 9.61" x 1.26"-1.53" (Width x Depth x Height)
Weight: 5.39 pounds


Dell Inspiron 1420 Battery

Battery life on the 1420 with the standard 6-cell inspiron 1420 battery was only average at best. Even with the screen brightness set to less than half, wireless on, and Vista power settings set to maximize battery life, the 1420 powered down in just above 2 hours (2 hours and 3 minutes). Using the same settings the 9-cell laptop battery provided 3 hours and 51 minutes of battery life. Unless size and travel weight are your primary concerns I highly recommend purchasing the 9-cell battery for the dell inspiron 1420.




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