Dell Inspiron i14R-1761MRB 14.1-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
- 2.13GHz Intel Pentium Core i3-330M processor with 3MB cache
- 4GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1066MHz
- 500GB, 5400 RPM hard drive; 8x Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW Drive
- Integrated Intel HD Graphics and 14-inch High-Definition WLED
- Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit) operating system
The nimble little Inspiron 14R laptop redefines how much fun can fit into a system in this category. This 14” laptop packs the latest tech with Intel Core™ i3 processor, 4GB of memory, and a 500GB hard drive. Whether you are creating your own mus
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List Price: $ 739.99
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Compaq Presario CQ56-110US 15.6-Inch Laptop PC – Up to 4.15 Hours of Battery Life (Black)
- Intel Celeron Processor 900 (2.20GHz, 1MB Cache, 800MHz Front Side Bus); 2GB DDR2 SDRAM memory (2 x 1GB); 250GB (5400 RPM) Serial ATA hard drive; Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
- 15.6 Inch diagonal High-Definition HP BrightView LED Display (1366 x 768), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M (shared) with up to 797MB total available graphics memory
- External Ports: 3 USB 2.0; 1 VGA (15-pin); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 Headphone-out; 1 Microphone-in
- LightScribe Technology SuperMulti DVD Burner; Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN; Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n WLAN
- 101-key compatible with full-size keyboard with One touch launch keys and Action keys; Touch Pad with integrated On/Off button and 2-way scroll pad support; integrated microphone
Get all the essentials and have plenty of fun. The affordable Compaq Presario CQ56-110US Notebook PC is function-forward with style made simple. Watch videos and view photos easily on the 15.6-inch diagonal display, plus burn your own CDs and DVDs us
List Price: $ 429.99
Price: $ 399.95
Review by Student2010 for Dell Inspiron i14R-1761MRB 14.1-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
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I purchased this laptop, and I love it! I previously owned a Dell Latitude D620, and I wanted something similar but more practical and affordable for grad school. This computer looks nice, runs great, and I am really loving the Windows 7. The only negative is that the laptop shows your fingerprints really easily, so you have to wipe the laptop down if you don’t want to stare at fingerprints. I definitely give this laptop a thumbs up!
Review by B. Quinn for Dell Inspiron i14R-1761MRB 14.1-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
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This new laptop is amazing. Had it for about a month now and have no complaints. The hdmi connection is essential. No more cable for me baby, all my entertainment comes from this laptop straight to my HD TV in hi-def. 500gb of storage is more than enough to store all my digital files. The speed of the computer is great, the i3 processor is very fast and gets the job done. for the $650 I paid for this, don’t think I could of gotten a better deal out there.
Review by Elizabeth for Dell Inspiron i14R-1761MRB 14.1-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
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I recently bought this to replace my 5 1/2 year old 17 inch Dell laptop. I wanted a smaller laptop because 17 inches is too large to really fit in the lap. The size of this is perfect in that regard, though it is noticeable that web pages get cut off at the bottom a bit, forcing me to scroll down, but not badly enough to really bother me.
The screen is crystal clear, it’s very fast for both processing and opening web pages. It has the new line of Intel laptop chips, which I suppose is good. It’s also kind of cute and streamlined. I didn’t realize it until the computer arrived, but it plays Blu Ray disks, in addition to DVDs and CDs. It also has a little slot so you can put your digital camera card in and it sees it as another drive, allowing you to manipulate the picture files however you like and to easily clear of all or most of them from the camera card. Much to my surprise I actually like Windows 7. They copied the Mac OS in style, making it very pleasant and simple to use. Usually I complain about Windows OS being overbearing and intrusive, but not Windows 7.
My computer came with a partitioned hard drive. I’m admittedly too lazy to figure out how to put what on which partition, so I called Dell and they told me how to delete the 2nd partition, which was quite easy. About Dell customer service. The first call I made, it was just like the other reviewer says, the guy read from a script, didn’t know anything and when he didn’t know an answer, he just kept repeating himself. I got so frustrated that I told him I was hanging up because he obviously couldn’t help me. I called back again 20 minutes later and got someone who really knows Windows and computers and who didn’t need to read off of a script. He was wonderful and pleasant and even had a sense of humor. The moral of the story is, if you don’t like who you’re talking to, hang up and call again. No need to get mad.
There are still one or 2 things for me to work out, but it’s a great little laptop with a nice big hard drive. I got it 2 days after I ordered it and for $633, it can’t be beat.
Review by J Kepp for Dell Inspiron i14R-1761MRB 14.1-Inch Laptop (Mars Black)
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It would be advisable to research Dell’s customer service record before purchasing one of their computers.
My wife spent 3 hours on the phone, being transfered from one department to another, resulting in absolutely no help. Part of the problem was that the Dell reps could not comprehend the problem… reading mostly from scripts on a computer screen. The problem was an obvious factory error in the setup of the computer and Dell didn’t want to take responsibility or have the know-how to fix it. When my wife asked to be transferred to level 3 help in North America, after 3 hours, she ended up being connected to an operator in India instead of the proper department. Dell wanted $129 to fix a new computer with a factory flaw. BEWARE!