Dell Inspiron 640m (e1405) Review
If you are the news scouring-type, you probably heard some bad news on the Inspiron 640m, or rather, Dell itself a few days back. But before we broach that topic (in another post, of course), let’s look at the positive side of things: A review of the Inspiron 640m (a.k.a. Inspiron e1405).
This 14.1″ Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz)-powered notebook is clearly an attempt by Dell to compete on value, with a sub-$750 tag attached to a solid set of specs, e.g. 1GB DDR2 RAM, 80GB (5400RPM) hard disk drive, etc. You’re not going to get a “cool” design, nor a dedicated graphics card, for that matter. But if you’ve been using a single-core processor, and are looking for an upgrade on the cheap, you’ll probably find few choices as good a this one.
The reviewer’s conclusion probably summarises it better though: “The main charm of the Inspiron e1405 is that it manages to provide good portability, pleasurable viewing and high performance at a low cost. With this particular model, there were very few flaws, and none of these was sufficient to warn against this notebook. What impressed me most was the display, though I had recently made a decision to go with a lower resolution matte screen when actually purchasing a notebook for myself. I really enjoyed watching a DVD on the e1405 and found the display surprisingly easy to work with during normal usage, too. What strikes me about the e1405 is that it accomplishes so much in a small package and does so at such a low cost. ”
There. ‘Nuff said.
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House of Dell » 2nd Dell Inspiron e1405 (640m) Review said,
Pingback • July 14, 2006 @ 2:22 am
[…] Accompanying NotebookReview.com’s review of the Dell Inspiron e1405 notebook (also sold as the Inspiron 640m) is ars technica’s review of the business-class / entertainment-class notebook. […]
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House of Dell » Wrong CPU in Inspiron 640m, But No Compensation Given said,
Pingback • July 6, 2006 @ 5:15 am
[…] Remember the bad news I was referring to when we looked at the review of the Dell Inspiron 640m yesterday? Well, this was what I was talking about: Dell sold Inspiron 640m notebooks in China with T2300E processors even though they were supposed to contain the more expensive T2300 processors. […]