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alaTest has collected and analyzed 743 reviews from magazines and websites. People really like the performance. The screen also gets good ratings, but many are less positive about the portability.

Experts rate this product 78/100 and users 87/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Dell Inspiron 1520 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

Choose from eight vibrant colours with the new Dell Inspiron 1520. Its large screen, good performance and sensible price tag paint a pretty picture, too

Colourful lid ; good performance ; large screen

Chunky ; boring interior design

The Inspiron 1520 is an ordinary Dell with a nice lick of paint. This is no bad thing -- it offers strong performance, decent battery life and good value for money. The chassis is a little too chunky for our liking, but if you don't intend to travel ...

Dell has updated its Inspiron range of consumer notebooks, but has it done enough to stamp its authority on the marketplace?

An Inspiron remains a safe choice for many, and though there's nothing inherently bad about the new version Dell hasn't done enough to make it stand out in an increasingly competitive market.

The Dell Inspiron 1520 under review here is the latest 15.4" in an ever-growing succession of what can be categorized as "consumer mainstream" notebooks offered by Dell's Home & Home Office division. Since the release of the 1520, Dell has also made ...

Much of what I found while using the Inspiron 1520 is consistent with (to the point of being identical to) what has been written elsewhere. There was only one thing about this notebook that bothered me, my preference for the all black Vostro 1500 ...

Reasonably priced and customizable. If you're searching for a reasonably priced office notebook, Dell's Vostro range is certainly worth a look. With a starting price of €319 (plus tax and shipping), the 15.4 inch Vostro 1520 is designed for small ...

Classic timeless design , Matt screen , Good keyboard and touchpad , Pleasant matt finish on the base unit , Very customizable , Recovery media included , Good performance for the price , Access panels allow maintenance and upgrades, Classic timeless ...

Some useful ports have been omitted , Customizing quickly drives up the price , Tendency to overheat (touchpad gets quite warm), Some useful ports have been omitted, Customizing quickly drives up the price, Tendency to overheat (touchpad gets quite warm)

Almost all major laptop manufacturers have a range of reasonably priced business models, for instance HP's Probook range, Lenovo's Thinkpad SL range or Acer's Extensa range

Topseller? Late, but, finally we got the new 15 inch Inspiron 152 ...

Decent pleasing design, Very stable and fexural rigid aluminum case, User-friendly input devices, Variety of display versions available, Reasonable office or powerful mutlimedia equipment available, Low noise emissions, Low surface temperatures, Very ...

Smaller weaknesses regarding gaps, Display hinges allow see-saw, display wobbles, if closed., No DVI-D/HDMI port, Mostly glossy displays available

Also the runtime with WLAN operation of above 4 hours are a criterion supporting the battery upgrade of the Dell Inspiron 1520

The Inspiron is the heaviest notebook in this group at just over 3kg, so it's not difficult to transport.

Dell's Inspiron 1520 produced the best 3D performance of any notebook in this group, but it's quite heavy. If you want a notebook that's powerful enough to play the latest games, the Inspiron 1520 is the one to get. We wish it wasn't so heavy and that ...

The first thing you will notice about this machine, other than the lid, is the sturdy build quality

Improved build, Powerful

Weighty

The Dell Inspiron 1520 is an impressively sturdy laptop. If you want to opt for a different specification you can, as the 1510 uses the same chassis but it's based around an AMD processor. Whichever specification you choose, you'll be impressed with ...

Dell has redesigned its consumer laptop range of late, with the Inspiron 1520 (£699 inc. VAT) being a 15.4-inch version, while the 1720 offers a larger 17-inch panel.

Improved build, Powerful

Weighty

A solid and reliable machine with a choice of coloured lids, all at a great price

The Dell Inspiron 1521 boasts of a AMD Turion TL-64 2.2GHz and a 80GB SATA Harddrive. The Inspiron 1521 comes with a 15.4 inch screen and is being put under the Vostro 1500 series. Another laptop in this series is the Inspiron 1520 which have almost ...

The Dell Inspiron 1520 under review here is the latest 15.4" in an ever-growing succession of what can be categorized as "consumer mainstream" notebooks offered by Dell's Home & Home Office division. Since the release of the 1520, Dell has also made ...

Much of what I found while using the Inspiron 1520 is consistent with (to the point of being identical to) what has been written elsewhere. There was only one thing about this notebook that bothered me, my preference for the all black Vostro 1500 ...