http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/ Engadget Comments for Dell's Inspiron 1410 spec bump is too mild to notice http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
See: X3100]]>Mar 1st 2009 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
Obviously...but you think they buy 1 of each part every time somebody orders, like this:

"Hi, Intel, we have a customer here who wants to purchase our laptop with a T6400 in it, and one of your MoBo chipsets...please send that over ASAP"

No, they buy thousands of each part, then build the computers to customer spec. When the OP said they may be getting rid of old parts, he meant stock parts inventory; stuff like CPUs, MoBos, Chipsets, etc. that they DO buy ahead and in bulk.]]>Mar 2nd 2009 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Also, the build quality of the new MacBooks is much better than the one of this Dell (I have had both.. well not this exact Dell, but a bit older one)]]>Mar 1st 2009 4:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
(well the plastic one does, but it socks donkey balls..) Hmmm.... X3100 seems to treat me just fine no problem here. It's not for heavy gaming or anything like that. People that utilize their notebooks as gaming devices is beyond me.

Also, if you'd notice the "plastic one" now has pretty much the same hardware as the base unibody Macbook, right down to the NVidia display card.

For someone that just does Word documents, e-mail, Internet, Music - the integrated GMA X3100 is perfectly fine just like its prior GMA 950, etc.

For a no frills, simple laptop - this seems to do the trick fine for a majority of laptop owners.]]>Mar 1st 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/But I wasn't saying that it's bad in my post, just the poster said that it's the same as the MacBook spec wise for a cheaper price, so I pointed out that it's not.]]>Mar 1st 2009 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
* 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
* 2GB DDR2 Memory
* 120GB hard drive1
* NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics

and this laptop matches that, with double the hard drive space.]]>Mar 1st 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
Now, of course, you will always be able to find a cheaper computer with better processor/graphics cards etc but most people buy a Mac because they are stylish, well-built, and they are sick of fussing with all the Windows issues like virus/spyware/registry/etc. OSX is great, but it by no means is perfect and has many small issues as well. I will say that you don't have to reformat your harddrive every 6 months just to keep the damn thing running. BTW, I am NOT a current mac user.]]>Mar 1st 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/this looks to replaced the current Inspiron 14 with one that will be cheaper, lighter, and better looking

but if you want to compare the macbooks you gotta remember Apple, has a higher standard than Dell, so compare the macbook to the studio xps 13 and the macbook pro the the studio xps 16, and if you want, the white macbook to the xps m1330, it makes more sense that way]]>Mar 1st 2009 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
http://system76.com/index.php?cPath=28
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/specialdeals/mac

My experience with Dell has led me to believe that it may be okay for my mom (1525n), but if I really want a good machine for myself, they're not the vendor for me. I hear their support for Windows sucks almost as hard as their support for Ubuntu (not that I consider Windows an option anyways).

I may end up breaking down, buying a Windows machine, refusing the EULA, shipping the restore discs back and all that other stuff, but I'd very much prefer to avoid it and just get something that works without wasting a crap ton of time on it first.]]>Mar 1st 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
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Monitor
14.1” WXGA Display with AntiGlare

Niiiiiice..... death to glossy displays. I've only seen one glossy screen (MacBook pre-glass top) that was usable in a office setting with lights on in the background and the display notched down. Every other one has been a major pain in my butt, using my prior Dell with "TruLife" display or whatever needed a tremendous amount of patience.]]>Mar 1st 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 2nd 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/
- DJ
http://ce.tEarn.com/]]>Mar 1st 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/The all concept of desktop replacement makes no more sense anymore even for those who claim not to have place for a normal desktop, maybe the only exceptions here could be students or soldiers bunking up in dorms
Nowadays you can buy small cases to plug to your TV or decently specced all in ones and soon even things like ASUS eee K-board.
For the price of a decent laptop you can buy a goog desktop and a nice netbook and if you have some more money to invest or (as in my case) if you can make someone else pay for your PC , treat yourself to a vaio TT or something equivalent.

]]>Mar 1st 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/Mar 1st 2009 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/01/dells-inspiron-1410-spec-bump-is-too-mild-to-care-about/But I don't care about screen size, I'm all about the resolution and the features.]]>Mar 1st 2009 11:09PM