Dell Inspiron 531

Tower - 1 x Athlon 64 X2 3800+ / 2 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 250 GB - DVD±RW - Mdm - Vista Home Premium - Monitor : 19... More Product Details

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We have collected and analysed 9 expert reviews and 44 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 76/100 and users rate it 69/100. The average review date is 27-11-2007. We have compared these reviews to 46361 reviews from other Desktop Computers. The alaScore™ for this product is 87/100 = Very good. Last update: 08-01-2009.

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Dell Inspiron 531

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The last of the major desktop vendors to update this year's desktops, Dell used that time to good advantage. On some tests, the Inspiron 531 is even faster than systems that cost $500 more. Keep your gaming and digital media ambitions modest, and this PC...

Sleek new case design; overachieving application performance; finally has a Wi-Fi adapter option; integrated Bluetooth (shortly after launch); new, mostly useful support software.

Some higher-end configuration options are limited to Dell's XPS line.

The Dell Inspiron 531 (along with a handful of other new desktops) marks the ...

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Dell Inspiron 531

By Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

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AMD Athlon CPUs in Dells aren't anything new, but the name is: Instead of a new Dimension, this one is an Inspiron. Is it inspiring? Read on . . .

Nice price for a powerful mainstream system. Well equipped for students. Discrete graphics. Widescreen monitor. System also available with Intel processors (as Inspiron 530). Included 3GB of online storage for backup.

Still some bloatware. Only 90-day McAfee subscription. ATX case is less upgrade-friendly than the old BTX case.

An Inspiron that's not a laptop, the Dell Inspiron 531 replaces the venerable Dell Dimension brand as the company's mainstream consumer desktop line. Available with both Intel and AMD, this one has a speedy Athlon X2 processor.

The Dell Inspiron 531 ($709 direct, $899 with 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor)...

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Dell Inspiron 531 (Blu-ray)

By Joel Santo Domingo (pcmag.com)

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Blu-ray improves the Dell Inspiron 531's overall feature set, but other systems win in the bang-for-the-buck battle.

Good price. Bluetooth receiver. Blu-ray drive. "No additional software" (no bloatware) option.

Blu-ray is read-only. Other competitors at this price point offer better bang for buck.

Dell improves the Inspiron 531 at a slightly higher price point than the system we previously reviewed, with more hardware, but it somehow falls short of the competition.

The Inspiron 531 (Blu-ray)'s case and motherboard are the same as on the 531 ...

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