Flamingo Pink

[Pwnstar]

Finally got my laptop today. I'm extremely exhausted from getting up early today to do a photo shoot, so I haven't played around with it much, but here are some pictures and a brief review. I will add more information as I go about it.

First of all, this is my very first laptop. I've owned about 5 desktops before, with my current desktop still in pretty good condition. Only thing is, it crashes randomly, has a heating problem (I have to keep a fan on next to it at all times) and I hate feeling like I have to stay in the room it is in all the time to use it.


Anyways, my first reaction was that it is a very beautiful notebook, and g'damn, that is a big freakin battery! I loved the shade of pink that is on the cover. Not too bright or too pastel, but just a nice vibrant, but soft shade of pink. The cover is sleek with a slight rubbery feel to it. When I picked it up, it did seem a little hefty, but having no previous notebooks to compare it to, I didn't really mind the weight.





Inspiron 1520 next to my 19 inch monitor and Shuttle desktop.

As far as the screen goes, it's not one of the best I've seen and I can sorta see this "graininess" people are talking about, but it doesn't bother me that much. It could be cleaner looking though. Haven't tried the headphone jack yet, mainly because I don't have any headphones. I do have a set of speakers that I will later unhook from my desktop and see how bad the noise is on the laptop. I hear a slight noise from the left side of the notebook that sounds kinda like a clicking sound... but unless you're in a completely silent room, you won't notice it. The keyboard has a very nice feel to it... the buttons are large and slightly rounded, but seems pleasant to use.

Hm... I suppose I should remove bloatware and download drivers. Anyone wanna tell me what I should uninstall or install? I'm just scared I'll find something wrong with it. I really like it so far though! Any questions, just ask.

[matsuya]

Why pink, if I may ask?

[odin243]

You should change your sig, lol!

[Pwnstar]

Because I like pink. And I can get away with it because I'm a chick?

[Andrew Baxter]

Congrats on getting it. How do the cats like it though? They seem unimpressed.

[LFC]

That is hot

Rep +

[Stella]

It looks really nice. I wavered between the pink, the white, and the green. Why do they have to look so pretty on the outside and have such yucky screens????

[taelrak]

Congrats on getting it. How do the cats like it though? They seem unimpressed.

Yea really, those cats are cute! I wanna get myself one of those instead of the laptop.

As for bloatware - you might consider simply doing a clean install of Windows (if you have the install DVD). That would solve all your bloatware problems.

[matsuya]

Because I like pink. And I can get away with it because I'm a chick?

Are you? Well, good color choice.

[mtylerjr]

In Europe, they are marketing the pink Inspiron as "Bubblegum Pink" rather than the North American "Flamingo Pink"

Which is is closer to? Bubblegum or Flamingos?