Dell Inspiron 6000 First Thoughts Review (pics, specs)

[ha-evolution]

Ultrasharp refers to the higher resolution and doesn't reflect the brightness of the screen as the others you mentioned do. Maybe Dell should come out with Ultrabright?

We have a HP DV1040 at work and the screen is definately brighter; however, the resolution is much lower than the WSXGA and the WUXGA. I also find the glossy finish to be distracting in a well lit environment as it reflects light quite a bit. The mirror effect is distracting to say the least. The HP screen is fantabulous for watching movies in a darker room though. I would imagine the other "bright" screens are similar - at least all the ones I saw at BB were of the reflective variety.

I have to agree with the grainy assessment of the Ultrasharp monitor but it works for me in an office environment. Perhaps the dimmer screen will be a bonus for battery life too. []

[Andrew Baxter]

that site guide-to-laptops.com is wrong, Dell uses "crystal clear" as their indicator of a glossy screen, such as on the 700m. The UltraSharp indicates resolution. Again, the i6000 does not have a glossy screen.

[magic168]

Question for ya:

Why the exposed multimedia buttons? Does the machine work well with the lid closed and just playing music? All the machines I've used have had "hidden" buttons for lack of a better term...and they start hibernating once I close the lid?

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[JLS Photo]

I hope I'm not as disappointed as it appears you are considering my 6000 is "in the mail" so to speak.

I admit that the case could be a bit more stylish (like a G4--nice and clean), and the colors could be a bit more conservative for my liking.

But, I think I will prefer the non-glossy screen. I work is many different environments and the reflective properties make it distracting to me when viewing the screen.

I did upgrade to the WSXGA+ screen and purchased a 9-cell battery in addition to the standard 6-cell it comes with.

We'll see how it turns out.

[Andrew Baxter]

For those of you that asked about and are interested in battery life on the Inspiron 6000, good news, it's much better than the Toshiba Satellite M45:

1) Wi-Fi on
2) Screen Brightness full and forced on
3) Machine idling with no programs being used

2 hours 56 minutes from 100% to forced hibernation at 5% battery

The Toshiba got 1 hour 27 minutes under the same conditions

[herike]

Was your battery test with the 6 cell or 9 cell battery. I didn't see the battery type in the specs.
Thanks

[Andrew Baxter]

the battery used is the standard 6-cell battery that comes with the i6000.

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[wasztar]

Does anyone know when Dell is going to palce dedicated grafic cards i Inspiron 6000? I need to buy a notebook, and the Inspiron 6000 is what I want, but the only thing is the integrateds grafic card.

[Brian]

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[titaniummd]

Have you received your 6000 yet? I still have a few days to decide on getting the 6000 versus keeping my DV1000. What I like about the 6000 is the WUXGA option. However, I feel that the trade off will be less portability secondary to weight. I like the light weight of the DV1000. I am considering the following configuration. Would you get rid of the DV1000 for this? I will be carrying this computer daily.


Module Description Product Code Sku Id
Inspiron 6000 Pentium® M Processor 730 (1.60GHz/533MHz FSB) Intel® Graphics TM16UN [221-5491] 1
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home WHXP [412-0689][420-4766][463-2282][420-4928][412-0408][420-5101] 11
Display 15.4 inch UltraSharp WUXGA LCD Panel 15UXGA [320-3895] 2
Memory 512MB Shared DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms 512MB2D [311-3707] 3
Video Card Integrated Intel® Media Accelerator 900 Graphics INTVID [320-4233] 6
Hard Drive 60GB Hard Drive 60GB [341-0966] 8
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem INTNIC [430-0493] 13
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0 ADOBER [430-1048] 15
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive with Sonic RecordNow 24COMBO [313-2570][430-1050] 16
Wireless Networking FREE UPGRADE Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 5 IP2200P [463-7348] 19
Bundle Software Productivity Pack including WordPerfect® ICOREL [412-0714] 22
Security Software No Security Subscription NS [412-0755] 25
Digital Music Dell Jukebox - easy-to-use music player and CD burning software MMBASE [412-0741] 26
Battery 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery (80 WHr) 9BAT [312-0275] 27
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr Technical Support ST111RR [950-9057][950-3337][950-3550][412-0361][960-2780] 29
Dial-Up Internet Service 6 Months EarthLink Internet Access Included ERTHLNK [412-0584][412-0625][420-3224][412-0687] 37
Digital Imaging Paint Shop™ Pro® Studio trial, Photo Album™ Starter Edition DPS [412-0744] 38
Dell Media Experience Dell Media Experience™ DMX [412-0706] 115
TOTAL: $1,186.00

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