Dell Inspiron B130,celeron M 1.4, 15.4″ Widescreen,256mb,40gb,cdrw/dvd,wireless Network, Windows XP Home
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Introducing the new Inspiron, a laptop that gives you the everyday features you need, all at a great value. Dell’s Inspiron B130 notebook is a fairly sturdy and reliable system that will meet the needs for those looking for a basic productivity portable.
Oct 5th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Bought this Laptop in June 2006, and I am typing my review with it now.
Search around for best prices I paid $499 during one of Dell Days specials. It was reg. $859. I use this computer for surfing the net, emailing, and video editing.
the only thing I have experienced that is a problem is that my cat chewed on the charger cord, I ordered one off eBay, but dont waste your money… they fit at first but soon wear out FAST. you will see that the plastic ring is a different color and will not fit tight. I ended up splicing the original charger cord together and back in business!
The battery lasts for about 50 mins. but I dont have a need for that as I am always near a outlet.
No overheating at all. Quiet fan
NOTE: FOR FULL SYSTEM RESTORE HOLD ” CONTROL + F11 KEY ” AT BOOTUP.
SPECS:
Intel Pentium M 735 (1.70GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
15.4 inch WXGA Display
1GB,DDR2,533MHz,2 DIMM,
Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900
60GB 5400rpm Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Oct 6th, 2009 at 4:30 am
I am an IT person, and have used and tested many and many laptops. My Dell B130 works well as any other Dell I have had on the past (about 4) – However, I know its keyboard will fail within 1 year or so. The reason I know is that all my Dell laptops did. I still have an Inspiron 700m which I already replaced its keyboard twice in 3 years. The average is if you use the laptop daily, you will start having problems with your keyboard in about 1 year.
I am not saying that the rest of the computer is bad, but I believe Dell is making a lot of monye just selling keyboards for $25.00
GOOD TIP:
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If you want to know if your laptop has a WEAK keyboard, just go to ebay and look for its keyboard… if you find MANY of them, it means that it has a weak keyboard and will fail some keys in 1 year or less. This tip works for any laptop.
I believe my next laptop will be a LENOVO.
Oct 6th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Order was filled and shipped within promised time and arrived in good condition. Will be glad to recommend seller anytime to my friends, etc.