Dell Inspiron

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The Dell Inspiron ( IN-spirr-on, stylized as inspiron) is a computer product line produced by Dell as a range of ultra-portable laptop computers. Early models were equipped with Mobile Celeron or Mobile Pentium II processors and SDRAM. The Inspiron mainly competes against computers such as Acer's Aspire, Asus' Transformer Book Flip, VivoBook and Zenbook, HP's Pavilion and Envy, Lenovo's IdeaPad and Toshiba's Satellite.

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Laptops

Early models

The early Dell Inspiron models listed here went through a number of changes from 2000 - 2002, so the specifications on each laptop may be incomplete (except for the information on the Dell Insprion 8000, that is all correct.) There are also obviously more early models than these 4, but those have not been added to this.

Inspiron 2100

Released in 2000, the Dell Inspiron 2100 was a lightweight laptop that Dell branded as "Ultra Thin & Light" and "Ultra Mobile." Its starting price was $1,699.

Processor: Intel Pentium III @700 MHz
RAM Supported: 128mb or 256mb of DDR RAM
Graphics processor & Display: ATI Rage Mobility M with 4mb of video memory with a 12.1" 1024x768 display
Hard drive: 10gb or 20gb Ultra ATA hard drive

Inspiron 3800

Released in 2000, the Dell Inspiron 3800 was an affordable laptop that Dell branded as "Stylish and Affordable." Its starting price was $1,199.

Processors: Intel Pentium III @700 MHz, Intel Celeron @600 MHz, or Intel Celeron @700 MHz.
RAM: 32, 64, 96, 128, 192, 256, 384 or 512 MB of DDR RAM
Graphics processor and display: ATI 2x AGP Rage Mobility with 8mb of video memory with a 12.1" 800x600 display.
Hard drive: 5gb, 10gb, or 20gb Ultra ATA hard drive

Inspiron 4000

Released in 2000, the Dell Inspiron 4000 was a lightweight laptop that Dell branded as "Ultra Thin & Light" and "Light as a feather, strong as an ox." Its starting price was $1,499.

Processors: Intel Pentium III @650, 700, 800 or 850 MHz, or an Intel Celeron processor @600 MHz
RAM: 64, 128, 192, 256, 384 or 512 MB of DDR RAM
Graphics processor and display: ATI RAGE Mobility 128 3D with 8mb of video RAM and 2X AGP with a 14.1" 1024x768 display.
Hard drive: 5gb, 10gb, or 20gb Ultra ATA hard drive

Inspiron 8000

Released in 2000, the Dell Inspiron 8000 was a mobile workstation that Dell branded as a mobile desktop. Its starting price was $1,649.

Processors: Intel Pentium III @650, 700, 800, 833, 850, 900, 1000, 1113, or 1200 MHz.
RAM: 64, 128, 192, 256, 384 or 512 MB of DDR RAM
Graphics processor and display: ATI Mobility M4 with 8, 16 or 32 MB of video memory, NVIDIA GeForce2 Go with 16 or 32 MB of video memory, or an ATI Mobility RADEON 7500 with 64 MB of video memory with a 14.1" 1400x1050 display, a 15" 1400x1050 display or a 15" 1600x1200 display.
Hard drive: 5gb, 10gb, 20gb, 30, 32, 40, or 60gb Ultra ATA hard drive

Inspiron Mini Series

Inspiron Mini 9 (910)

Released online on September 4, 2008, the Dell Inspiron 910 (more commonly referred to as the Inspiron Mini 9) is an 8.9" netbook that weighs 2.28 lbs. It is Dell's first netbook. It was retired on May 29, 2009.

Processors: Intel Atom N270.
Memory: 512 MB, 1 GB or 2 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 533 MHz.
Chipset: Intel US15W Express Chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 950 graphics.
LCD Display: 8.9" LED-backlit widescreen with 1024 × 600 resolution.
Hard Drive: 8 GB, 16 GB SSD (Windows XP Home Edition SP3 32-bit), or 32 GB (Ubuntu Linux version 8.04.1) SSD.
Optical Drive: External USB 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW.
Battery: 4-cell (32 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
Camera: 0.3 MP webcam.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g mini-card.
Bluetooth: Dell Wireless Bluetooth Internal 350 (2.0).
I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 3-in-1 memory card reader, 1 VGA output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, and 1 power adapter port.

Inspiron 1010, 1011, 1012, 1018 (Inspiron Mini 10/10v)

Released on Dell's website on February 26, 2009, the Inspiron Mini 10 is a 10.1 in (26 cm) netbook whose Mini 10v model weighs 1.13 kg (2.5 lb), and whose Mini 10 model weighs 1.18 kg (2.6 lb). The Mini 10 has an option for an external TV tuner and mobile broadband from AT&T. There is a 2 GB option available with Windows Vista Home Basic 32-bit.

Inspiron Mini 12 (1210)

Released online on October 16, 2008, the Dell Inspiron 1210 (more commonly referred to as the Inspiron Mini 12) is a 12.1" netbook that weighs 2.72 lbs. The netbook originally shipped with Windows Vista Home Basic SP1 32-bit, but an option for XP Home SP3 32-bit was added a month later. It was criticized for being slow with Vista. It was retired on August 7, 2009.

Processors: Intel Atom Z520 or Z530.
Memory: 512 MB or 1 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 533 MHz.
Chipset: Intel US15W Express Chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 500 graphics.
LCD Display: 12.1" LED-backlit widescreen with 1280 × 800 resolution.
Hard Drive: 40 GB, 60 GB or 32 GB PATA @ 5,400 RPM.
Optical Drive: External USB 8X tray-load dual-layer DVD+/-RW.
Battery: 3-cell (24 Whr) or 6-cell (48 Whr) lithium-ion battery.
Camera: 1.3 MP webcam.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g mini-card.
Bluetooth: DelI Wireless Bluetooth Internal 350 (2.0).
I/O ports: 3 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 3-in-1 memory card reader, 1 VGA output, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, and 1 power adapter port.

Inspiron 3000 Series

Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1

Released in 2014, The Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 is a 2-in-1 notebook with an 11-inch touchscreen and Intel processors. It competes with Acer Aspire R 11, Asus Transformer Book Flip TP200, HP Pavilion x360, HP Stream x360, Lenovo Yoga 2 11 and Toshiba Satellite Radius 11.

Processors: Intel Celeron and Pentium
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics
LCD Display: 11.6-inch LED Backlit Display, 1366*768 pixels
Hard Drive: SATA 500 GB (5400 RPM)
Battery: 3-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Camera: HD 720p Web Camera
Wi-Fi Card: Intel Centrino Wireless-AC 3160
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
I/O ports: 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI port, 4-in-1 SD Card Reader, 1 Ethernet port, 1 combined headphone and microphone jack, 1 security lock, 1 power adapter connection port.

Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 (3148)

The Dell Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1 (3148) features a standard HDMI port, 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port, 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, a headphone and microphone combo (headset) port, a media-card reader and a security-cable slot. Its processors are from the 4th generation of Intel Core i3 processors with one SO-DIMM slot supporting DDR3L memory. It uses Intel HD graphics and the Realtek ALC3234 audio controller and a 2.5-inch HDD with SATA 3 Gbit/s capabilities. The laptop has an 11.6-inch HD WLED touchscreen display with a maximum resolution of 1366 by 768 and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The integrated webcam above the display has a camera resolution is 0.92 megapixel and its maximum video recording resolution is 1280x720 (HD) at 30 FPS. The battery of the laptop is a 3 cell battery with a voltage of 11.4 VDC. The power adapter bundled with the laptop is capable of 65w and outputs a 3.34 A.

Inspiron 11 3000 (3162)

The Dell Inspiron 11 (3162) features a standard HDMI port, 1x USB 3.0 Type-A port, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A ports, a headphone and microphone combo (headset) port and a media-card reader. The laptop uses either dual core Intel Celeron or quad core Intel Pentium processors. The audio controller inside the laptop is a Realtek ALC3234 and the multi-car reader supports one SD card in the form factor of micro SD card of the type being SD, SDHC or SDXC. The laptop has an 11.6-inch HD WLED display with a maximum resolution of 1366 by 768 and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The integrated webcam above the display has a camera resolution is 0.92 megapixel and its maximum video recording resolution is 1280x720 (HD) at 30 FPS. The battery of the laptop is a 2-cell prismatic battery with a voltage of 7.6 VDC. The power adapter bundled with the laptop is capable of 45w and outputs a 2.31 A. The Dell Inspiron 3162 is available in three colours: red, white and blue.

Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 (3168)

Inspiron 14 3000 Non-Touch (3452)

Inspiron 15 3000 (3558)

Inspiron 15 3000 (AMD) (3555)

Inspiron 15 3000 Series (AMD) (3451)

Inspiron 5000 Series

Inspiron 13 5000 2-in-1 (5368)

Processors: 6th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6600u CPU @2.30 GHz 2.40 GHz or 6th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6600U CPU @2.30 GHz 2.40 GHz
Memory (RAM): 8.00GB (Expandable up to 16.00GB)
System: x64-based processor
Pen and Touch: 10 point multi-touch touch-screen
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 520

Inspiron 13 5000 2-in-1 (5378)

Processors: 7th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7200U CPU @3.10 GHz or 7th Generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-7500U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz)
Memory (RAM): 8.00GB (Expandable up to 16.00GB)
System: x64-based processor
Pen and Touch: 10 point multi-touch touch-screen
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 620

Inspiron 15 5000 (5558)

Processors: Intel Broadwell microarchitecture
Memory: 4GB or 8GB, DDR3L-1600; up to 16GB (8GB*2)

Inspiron 15 5000 Touch (5559)

Processors: 6th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200u CPU @2.30 GHz 2.40 GHz
Memory (RAM): 8.00GB
System: x64 -based processor
Pen and Touch: 10 point multi-touch touch-screen
Keyboard: Full size backlit keyboard

Inspiron 15 5000 (AMD) (5555)

Processors: AMD E2-7110 APU, AMD A4-7210 APU @1.8 GHz, AMD A6-7310 APU @2 GHz, AMD A8-7410 APU @2.2 GHz, and AMD A10-8700P APU @1.8 GHz
Memory (RAM): 4.00gb, 8.00gb, 12.00gb, or 16.00gb DDR3L 1600 MHz RAM
Graphics Processors: AMD Radeon R2, R3, R4, R5, or R6 Integrated Graphics
System: x64 based-processor
Display: Non-touch or touch 15.6" Dell TrueLife 1366x768 display
Hard Drives: Seagate Laptop Thin HDD SATA 500 GB, 1000gb, or 2000gb (5400 RPM) or 128gb and 256gb SSD
Optical Drive: TSSCorp DVD+-RW
Battery: 4-cell 40WHr or 47WHr Lithium-Ion Battery
Camera: HD 720p Web Camera with stereo microphones
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Dell Wireless 1707 Card (802.1 1BGN + Bluetooth 4.0, 2.4 GHz)
I/O ports: 1 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI 1.4a port, SD Card Reader, 1 Ethernet port, 1 combined headphone and microphone jack, 1 security lock, 1 power adapter connection port.
Keyboard: Full-size non-backlit or backlit spill-resistant keyboard w/ number pad

Inspiron 15 5000 2-in-1 (5568)

Inspiron 15 (5547)

Laptop available in i5 Non-Touch Screen, i5 Touch Screen, i7 Non-Touch Screen, i7 Touch Screen, AMD 18 Non-Touch versions.

Processors: Intel Core i5-4210U, Intel Core i7-4510U, AMD A8.
Memory: 8 GB or 12 GB, DDR3L SDRAM
Graphics Processor: Intel HD Graphics 4400
LCD Display: 15.6-inch LED Backlit Display, 1366*768 pixels
Hard Drive: SATA 1000 GB (5400 RPM), SATA 1 TB (5400 RPM)
Optical Drive: Yes
Battery: 3-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Camera: HD 720p Web Camera
Wi-Fi Card: Intel Centrino Wireless-AC 3160
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
I/O ports: 2 USB 3.0, 1 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI port, 4-in-1 SD Card Reader, 1 Ethernet port, 1 combined headphone and microphone jack, 1 security lock, 1 power adapter connection port.

Inspiron 15 (5567)

The Dell Inspiron 15 (5567) features Intel Kaby Lake Microprocessors

Inspiron 15 5000 (5567)

Inspiron 17 5000 (5767)

Inspiron 15 5000 (5570)

Inspiron 17 5000 (5770)

Inspiron 17 5000 (5758)

Inspiron 17 5000 (AMD) (5755)

Inspiron 7000 Series

Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Laptop (7348)

Released in 2015, the Inspiron 13 7000 Series 2-in-1 is a 2-in-1 notebook with a 13-inch touchscreen and Intel processors. It competes with Acer Aspire R 14, Asus Transformer Book Flip TP300, HP Pavilion 13 x360, Lenovo Yoga 3 14, Samsung Notebook 7 spin (13-inch), Toshiba Satellite Radius 12 and 14.

Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 Laptop (7359)

Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 (7368)

Inspiron 15 7000 2-in-1 (7569)

Released in 2015, The Inspiron 15 7000 Series 2-in-1 is a 2-in-1 notebook with a 15-inch touchscreen and Intel processors. It competes with Acer Aspire R 15, Asus Transformer Book Flip TP500, TP550, HP Envy x360, Lenovo Flex 2 15, 3 15, Samsung Notebook 7 spin (15-inch) and Toshiba Satellite Fusion.

Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 (7778)

The Inspiron 17 7000 series 2-in-1 is an 2-in-1 convertible by Dell. It uses a 17-inch display, and is the largest Inspiron 2-in-1 laptop.

Inspiron Gaming Series (Pandora)

Inspiron 14 Gaming/2015 Inspiron 14 7000 (7447)

The 2015 Dell Inspiron 7447 (Inspiron 14) is a gaming oriented laptop with a discrete 4 GB Nvidia GeForce GTX 850M. It has either an Intel i5-4210H or the Intel i7-4710HQ with up to 8 GB of DDR3L RAM and expandable up to 16 GB.

Inspiron 15 Gaming/Inspiron 15 7000 (7559)

The Dell Inspiron 7559 (Inspiron 15) is a gaming oriented laptop with discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M and comes in black with red trim. The RAM is standard at 8 GB of DDR3L RAM and expandable up to 16 GB. It competes with the HP Pavilion Gaming Series and HP Omen.

Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7566)

The Inspiron 15 Gaming (7566) changes the styling from the Inspiron 15 7000 (7559) while retaining the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M dedicated graphics card.

Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7567)

The Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7567) has the same design as the Inspiron 15 Gaming (7566) with the main difference being the replacement of the Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M with either a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 or Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti. The laptop uses DDR4 RAM which can be upgraded to 32 GB and has one M.2 slot for an SSD and one M.2 slot for a wireless card. The screen was improved by switching from a TN to IPS LCD.

New Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7577)

The Inspiron 15 7000 gaming (7577) changes the styling of the fan and speaker grills from the Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming (7567). The Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 graphics card was replaced with a GeForce GTX 1060 Max-Q for improved performance.

New Inspiron 15 5000 Gaming (AMD) (5576)

The Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Gaming (AMD) (5576) is a lower-priced gaming oriented laptop using either 7th generation AMD FX 9830P Quad Core or 7th generation AMD A10 9630P Quad Core processors. The integrated video controller is an AMD Radeon R5 or R7 with shared system memory and its discrete video controller is an AMD Radeon RX460 with 4GB GDDR5 memory. Like the Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming series, the laptop uses DDR4 RAM which can be upgraded to 32 GB and has one M.2 slot for an SSD and one M.2 slot for a wireless card. The I/O includes one Ethernet port, one USB 3.0 port with PowerShare, two USB 3.0 data ports, one HDMI port, and one headset port. The audio controller used is a Realtek ALC3246 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro with two speakers and one subwoofer. The card reader is a 2-in-1 type supporting SD card and MultiMedia card (MMC). The webcam is capable of 1 megapixel still images and 720p HD video at 30 fps. The display used is a 15.6-inch FHD non-touch screen with a refresh rate of 60 Hz.

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Desktops

On June 26, 2007, Dell released the new Inspiron desktop series as a replacement to the Dell Dimension desktop computers.

Inspiron Zino 300

Inspiron Zino HD 400

Launched online on November 12, 2009, the Inspiron 400, more commonly known as the Inspiron Zino HD is an Ultra Small Form Factor desktop like the Studio Hybrid. It is in an 8" by 8" form factor and has a similar form factor to the Mac Mini and computers made by Shuttle. There are several customer reports about devices tending to overheat and shutting down randomly.

Processors: AMD Athlon 64 2650e, 2680e or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3250e or 6850e.
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB, 8 GB, 32 MB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
Chipset: AMD RS780G.
Graphics Processor: integrated ATI 3200 graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4330 with 512 MB of graphics memory.
Hard Drive: 250 GB, 320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB, 750 GB or 1 TB SATA at 7200 RPM.
Optical Drive: 8X dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
Wi-Fi Card: optional Dell 1397 802.11 b/g Wireless Card or Dell 1520 802.11 a/b/g/n Wireless Card.
I/O ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 2 eSATA ports, 1 headphone jack, 1 microphone jack, 1 line-out connector, 1 gigabit ethernet port, 1 VGA output and 1 HDMI output.

Inspiron Zino HD 410

Inspiron 518 and Inspiron 519

The Dell Inspiron 518 and Dell Inspiron 519 are similar machines with the main difference being that the Dell Inspiron 518 uses Intel central processing units while the Dell Inspiron 519 uses AMD central processing units. The Dell Inspiron 518 supports Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual-Core and Intel Celeron processors. The Dell Inspiron 519 supports AMD Athlon 64/ LE/ 64 X2/ X2 BE and AMD Phenom X2/ X4/ X2 GE/ triple core

Both computers feature 2 USB 2.0 connectors on top of the computer. On the front, there is an optical-drive pannel, optional optical-drive bay, 2 USB 2.0 connectors, headphone and microphone connector, drive activity light, power button and a FlexBay drive where a card reader can be installed.

The inputs and outputs at the back consisted of an IEEE 1394 connector, network adapter connector which is an RJ-45 port that supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/s speeds, 4 USB 2.0 connectors, center/subwoofer connector, line-in connector, front left/right line-out connector, microphone jack, side left/right surround connector, back left/right surround connector and VGA video connector as well as a link integrity light and a network activity light.

The power supply used for both the Dell Inspiron 518 and Dell Inspiron 519 is a 300w unit.

Physically, the Dell Inspiron 518 and Dell Inspiron 519 are 379 (14.9 inches) in height, 17.0 cm (6.7 inches) in width, 43.5 cm (17.1 inches) in depth and 13.1 kg (28.9 lb) in weight.

The motherboard or system board used in the Dell Insprion 518 and Dell Inspiron 519 both have 24 pin ATX power, 4 pin CPU power, 4 DDR2 memory module connector, PCI connector, 2 PCI Express x1 connector, a PCI Express x16 connector and 4 SATA connectors.

Inspiron 530

Released on June 26, 2006, the Dell Inspiron 530 is Dell's first desktop to use the Inspiron name. The Inspiron 530 has an Intel Celeron 450, and can be customized up to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550. It has 2 GB of DDR2 SDRAM at 800 MHz, which can be upgraded up to 4 GB (standard bios) or 8GB (BIOS upgrade 1.0.18 needed). The desktop has a 320 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA hard drive w/DataBurst Cache, which can be upgraded to 1 TB. There are also data recovery versions of the 320 and 500 GB hard drive sizes. The Inspiron 530 is customizable with a variety of DVD+/-RW and Blu-ray Disc drives. The Inspiron 530 has integrated Intel GMA 3100, and can be customized up to an ATI Radeon HD 4670 discrete graphics card. It has integrated 7.1 channel audio and can be customized up to a Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card. The Inspiron 530 has no initial Wi-Fi card, but can be customized up to a Dell 1505 Wireless-N PCI-e card. The Inspiron 530 has two variants of motherboards, both made by Foxconn and based on the G33M series. The G33M02 which supports up to Core 2 Duo processors (the e8600 is the fastest compatible cpu)and the DG33M03, which supports up to Core 2 Quad processors. Inspiron 530 systems sold with Pentium Dual-Core or Core 2 Duo processors can not be upgraded to a standard Core 2 Quad processor without adding at least a 350W power supply and swapping motherboards to the DG33M03 motherboard,but unofficially,a "S" series Intel Core 2 Quad Processor (A true Quad Core with a TDP of 65W) can/will work in the G33M02 Motherboard which the Celeron/Pentium-Dual Core/Core 2 Duo variant of the Inspiron 530 shipped with. The reason the G33M02 doesn't support standard Core 2 Quad processors is because it only has 6 voltage regulator ICs, the DG33M03 has 11,which is the reason of it supporting all the CPU's the Core 2 Quad and the Celeron/Pentium-Dual Core/Core 2 Duo variant of the Inspiron 530 shipped with (and other CPU's in the family of CPU's the Inspiron 530 shipped with).

Inspiron 530s

The Inspiron 530s has the same design as the 530, but it is 41% slimmer. However, because of its design, it is not physically compatible with all desktop hardware, especially graphics cards (Dell only gives you the option of the ATI 2400 XT, which is not a high performance card). The case used in the 530s can accommodate one 5.25" optical drive, one external 3.5" drive (either a 1.44 MB floppy or 19-in-1 card reader), and up to two standard 3.5" hard drives. The motherboard used in the 530s is the same as the motherboard used in the 530 edition, except for the fact that this motherboard only supports Dual Core processors, and not any members of the Standard Quad Core series like its twin,unless the motherboard is swapped to the DG33M03 motherboard used in the Inspiron 530,or a 65W TDP Core 2 Quad. While almost any low profile PCI-E x16 video card will physically fit in the 530s, the custom sized Delta 250W power supply that the 530s is equipped with may seriously limit the potential for using higher end cards,except if it is used in a different Standard ATX Case (Mid Tower and Full tower),then it is as capable as a 530 is (With the exception of the Case features in the standard 530).

Inspiron 531/531s

The Dell Inspiron 531 is Dell's AMD desktop counterpart to the Inspiron 530, and with exception of the CPU and motherboard, is virtually identical. Starting with the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ it can be customized up to an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+. The Athlon X2 7000, Phenom, Phenom II and Athlon II series are not supported. It uses 1 GB of DDR2 SDRAM at 667 MHz, which can be upgraded up to 8 GB 800 MHz under JEDEC DDR2 voltage specification. The model features the M2N61-AX OEM motherboard made by ASUS and uses nVidia GeForce 6150 integrated graphics with the nForce 430i chipset, and has two PCI slots, one PCI-e X1 and one PCI-e X16 1.0a slot. Due to the arrangement of the expansion slots, however, use of a double height video card renders the PCI-e X1 slot useless. The motherboard also features four SATA 1.0 Ports, one EIDE (floppy) plug, three USB plugs for front USB, a Firewire plug, and a front audio plug. Cooling is somewhat limited, as the motherboard only provides one 4-pin PWM CPU fan plug, and one 3-pin rear fan plug. Installation of a fan controller will be required to use additional fans. Recently, the 6.05 version of nVidia's System Performance Tools allows minor FSB overclocking, but does not allow voltage or multiplier adjustments, limiting overclocking potential. The case is Micro-ATX sized, lightweight aluminum and features one 92 mm Rear fan, one external 3¹/₂" drive bay, two 5¹/₄" bays and two vertical 3¹/₂" internal drive bays. It also features a standard ATX sized 300 watt power supply with four SATA plugs, one 24-pin ATX12V 2.0 plug and one 4-pin P4 plug, oddly excluding any standard 4-pin Molex connectors. The I/O Shield is also part of the case, preventing the installation of third-party motherboards without modifications to the case.

Inspiron 537

Released on Dell's website on May 12, 2009 the Inspiron 537 is a mini-tower desktop that replaces the Inspiron 530. The desktop has a black chassis, but the front shell can be customized with one of eight colors. Oddly, this model was replaced by the Inspiron 546, which uses AMD processors, after being available online for less than one month.

Processors: Intel Celeron 450, Intel Celeron Dual-Core, Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200, Intel Core 2 Duo E5300, E7500 or E8400 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 or Q9400.
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz (upgradeable to 8 GB).
Chipset: Intel G41 Express Chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA X4500 graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4350 with 512 MB of graphics memory.
Hard Drive: 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 7200 RPM.
Optical Drive: 8X dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1505 802.11n mini-card with external antenna.
I/O ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port (optional), 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 56K modem (optional), 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output (with ATI Radeon HD 4350), 1 headphone jack, 2 microphone jacks, 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out connector, 1 19-in-1 memory card reader (optional), and 1 power cable connector.

Inspiron 537s

The Inspiron 537s is simply the slim version of the Inspiron 537 with similar features. It replaces the Inspiron 530s. The Inspiron 537s is limited to an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200, whereas the Inspiron 537 can be customized with up to a Core 2 Quad Q9400. Because of its slim form factor, it only has one optical drive. The other hardware configuration options are identical to those of the Inspiron 537. The memory is only upgradeble to 4 GB.

Processors: Intel Celeron 450, Intel Celeron Dual-Core E5100, Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200, Intel Core 2 Duo E5300, E7500 or E8400 or Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200.
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, or 4 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
Chipset: Intel G41 Express Chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA X4500 graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4350 with 512 MB of graphics memory.
Hard Drive: 320 GB, or 500 GB SATA at 7200 RPM.
Optical Drive: 8X dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive or 2X Blu-ray Disc Combo drive.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1505 802.11n mini-card with external antenna.
I/O ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port (optional), 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 56K modem (optional), 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output (with ATI Radeon HD 4350), 1 headphone jack, 2 microphone jacks, 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out connector, 1 19-in-1 memory card reader (optional), and 1 power cable connector.

Inspiron 545

The Inspiron 545 is a non-configurable mini-tower desktop that only retails at Best Buy and the Dell Outlet.

Processors: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400, or Core 2 Quad Q8300, Q9300, or Q9400
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB or 8 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
Chipset: Intel G31 Express Chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics, ATI Radeon HD 4350 or Nvidia GeForce GT220.
Hard Drive: 750 GB or 1 TB SATA at 7200 RPM.
Optical Drive: 8X dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1505 802.11n mini-card with external antenna. (no card in Australia)
I/O ports: 6 USB 2.0 ports, 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 56K modem, 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output, 1 19-in-1 memory card reader, 1 headphone jack, 2 microphone jacks, 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out connector and 1 power cable connector.

Inspiron 545s

The Inspiron 545s is the slimmer version of the Inspiron 545. Like its mini-tower cousin, the Inspiron 545s is non-configurable and only retails at Best Buy and the Dell Outlet.

Processors: Intel Core 2 Duo E7400.
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB or 6 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
Chipset: Intel G33 Express chipset.
Graphics Processor: integrated Intel GMA 3100 graphics or ATI Radeon HD 4350 or a Nvidia GT 220.
Hard drive: 250 GB, 500 GB or 750 GB SATA at 7200 RPM.
Optical drive: 8× dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive.
Wi-Fi card: none.
I/O ports: six USB 2.0 ports, one Fast Ethernet port, one 56K modem, one VGA output, one headphone jack, two microphone jacks, one line-in connector, one line-out connector and one power cable connector.

Inspiron 546

This model quietly went on sale on Dell's website and replaced the Inspiron 537. It features AMD processors.

Processors: AMD Sempron LE-1300, AMD Athlon LE-1660, AMD Athlon X2 7550, AMD Phenom X3 8650 or 8750 or AMD Phenom X4 9750.
Memory: 2 GB, 3 GB, 4 GB, 6 GB or 8 GB of shared dual channel DDR2 SDRAM @ 800 MHz.
Chipset: AMD 780G chipset
Graphics Processor: integrated ATI Radeon 3200 graphics, ATI Radeon HD 3450, HD 4350 or nVidia GeForce GT 220.
Hard Drive: 320 GB, 500 GB, 640 GB, 750 GB or 1 TB SATA at 7200 RPM or 640 GB, 750 GB or 1 TB SATA @ 7200 RPM w/DataSafe.
Optical Drive: 16X dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive, 2X Blu-ray Disc Combo drive or Blu-ray Disc Burner.
Wi-Fi Card: Dell Wireless 1505 802.11n mini-card with external antenna.
I/O ports: 4 USB 2.0 ports, 1 FireWire port (optional), 1 Fast Ethernet port, 1 56K modem (optional), 1 VGA output, 1 HDMI output (with ATI Radeon HD 4350), 1 headphone jack, 2 microphone jacks, 1 line-in connector, 1 line-out connector, 1 19-in-1 memory card reader (optional), and 1 power cable connector.

Inspiron 560 and Inspiron 570

The Dell Inspiron 560 and Dell Inspiron 570 are similar machines with the main difference being that the Dell Inspiron 560 uses Intel central processing units while the Dell Inspiron 570 uses AMD central processing units. The Dell Insprion 560 supports Intel Core 2 Quad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Pentium Dual-Core and Intel Celeron processors. The Dell Inspiron 570 supports AMD Sempron, AMD Athlon II X2/X3/X4 and AMD Phenom(TM) II X2/X3/X4 processors. The Dell Inspiron 560 uses Intel G43 chipset and Intel GMA X4500 integrated graphics while the Dell Inspiron 570 uses AMD 785G chipset and ATI Radeon HD 4200 integrated graphics.

Both Dell Inspiron 560 and Inspiron 570 feature four internally-accessible DDR3 DIMM sockets. Also both Dell Inspiron 560 and Inspiron 570 uses 300w power supplies and a 3-V CR2032 lithium coin-cell battery.

Physically, the Dell Inspiron 560 and Dell Inspiron 570 are 375.92 mm (14.80 inches) in height, 176.02 mm (6.93 inches) in width, 442.98 mm (17.44 inches) in depth and 7.9 kg (17.4 lb) in weight.

The motherboard or system board used in the Dell Insprion 560 and Dell Inspiron 570 both have 24 pin ATX power, 4 pin CPU power, 4 DDR3 memory module connector, PCI connector, 2 PCI Express x1 connector, a PCI Express x16 connector and 4 SATA connectors.

The inputs and outputs at the back consisted of an network adapter connector which is an RJ-45 port that supports 10/100/1000 Mbit/s speeds, 4 USB 2.0 connectors, center/subwoofer connector, line-in connector, front left/right line-out connector, microphone jack, side left/right surround connector, rear left/right surround connector and a network activity light. The Insprion 560 only had a VGA connector however the Insprion 570 added HDMI alongside VGA.

Inspiron 580 and Inspiron 580s

The Dell Inspiron 580 and Dell Inspiron 580s offer similar configurations with the main difference being that the Dell Inspiron 580s uses a small form factor case where the 580 is a tower.

The motherboard used in both models is based around the Intel H57 chipset, and uses Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5 and Intel Pentium processors. The motherboard features four internally-accessible DDR3 DIMM sockets. The system board connectors consists of four 240-pin connectors for memory, one 124-pin for PCI, two 36-pin connectors for PCI Express x1, one 164-pin connector for PCI Express x16, one 24-pin EPS 12V connector (ATX-compatible) for power, one 4-pin connector for the processor fan, one 3-pin connector for the chassis fan, two 9-pin connectors for front/internal USB connector, one 9-pin connector for 2-channel stereo sound and microphone for the front audio connector, and four 7-pin connectors for SATA. Both computers uses 3-V CR2032 lithium coin-cell battery.

The back panel connectors for both the Dell Inspiron 580 and Dell Inspiron 580s consists off a HDMI connector, a VGA connector, 4 USB 2.0 connectors, rear left/right surround connector, side left/right surround connector, microphone connector, front left/right line-out connector, line-in connector, center/subwoofer connector and a network connector with light.

Both the Dell Inspiron 580 and Dell Inspiron 580s have one 5.25-inch bay for an optical drive, one 3.5-inch FlexBay for an optional Media Card Reader and two 3.5-inch bays for SATA hard drives that are internally accessible.

The Dell Inspiron 580 uses a 300W power supply while the Dell Inspiron 580s uses a 250w power supply.

Physically, the Dell Inspiron 580 is 375.92 mm (14.80 inches) in height, 176.02 mm (6.93 inches) in width, 442.98 mm (17.44 inches) in depth and 7.9 kg (17.4 lb) in weight.

Physically, the Dell Inspiron 580s is 375.3 mm (14.77 inches) in height, 175.9 mm (6.92 inches) in width, 440.4 mm (17.34 inches) in depth and 8.7 kg (19.2 lb) in weight.

Inspiron 620

Inspiron Micro Desktop (3050)

Inspiron Small Desktop (3252)

Inspiron Desktop (Intel) (3650)

Inspiron Desktop (AMD) (3656)

Inspiron Desktop (Intel) (3668)

The Dell Inspiron Desktop (Intel) (3668) features a power button, 5-in-1 multi-card reader, audio combo jack, 2 USB 3.0 ports, an optical drive and an air vent on the front of the computer. At the back of the computer there is line in/out & mic, VGA, HDMI, 4 USB 2.0 ports, ethernet port, security-cable slot and padlock rings.

The 5-in-1 multi-card reader supports SD card, SD High Capacity (SDHC) card, SD Extended Capacity (SDXC) card, MultiMediaCard (MMC) and MultiMediaCard Plus (MMC Plus).

The motherboard uses the Intel H110 chipset and supports Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium processors. The motherboard has 2 DDR4 U-DIMM memory-module slots, 2 PCI Express x1 connector, 1 PCI Express x16 connector, 4 SATA connector, 4 pin CPU power connector and 6 pin motherboard power connector.

The audio controller used is the Realtek ALC3820.

Physically, the Dell Inspiron (Intel) (3668) is 352.90 mm (13.90 inches) in height, 154 mm (6.06 inches) in width, 303 mm (11.93 inches) in depth and 5.90 kg (13.01 lb) in weight.

Inspiron Gaming Desktop (5675)

Offered with AMD Ryzen 7 1700X, 5 1600X, 5 1400, 3, 7th Generation AMD A10-9700 or AMD A12-9800 quad core APU with Radeon R7 Graphics and AMD RX 560 or AMD RX 570 or AMD RX 580 or Nvidia GTX 1060 dedicated graphics.

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All in One Models

3000 Series

Inspiron 20 3000 All-in-One Desktop (3043)

Inspiron 20 3000 All-in-One (3052)

Inspiron 20 3000 All-in-One (3059)

Inspiron 20 3000 All-in-One (3064)

Features 7th Generation Intel Core i3-7100U processor, 4GB of memory, a 1TB 5400rpm hard drive and Intel HD Graphics 620 with shared graphics memory

inspiron 24 3000 All-in-One (3459)

Inspiron 24 3000 All-in-One (AMD) (3455)

5000 Series

Inspiron 24 5000 All-in-One (5459)

7000 Series

Inspiron 23 7000 All-in-One Touch Screen Desktop (2350)

Inspiron 24 7000 All-in-One (7459)

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Rebadging

In the past, Dell has modified some existing Inspiron machines to produce computers of higher or lower quality.

The first-generation Inspiron XPS and Inspiron 9100 (2004-2006) shared the same options in processors (Intel Pentium 4 HT "Prescott"), RAM (DDR 400 MHz), hard-drives (Ultra-ATA 5400/7200 RPM), wireless cards, LCD screens (at 15.4-inches; WXGA, WSXGA+, WUXGA) and graphics cards (ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 64 MB/128 MB), as well as the same chassis. Dell marketed the XPS as an "ultimate gaming machine", while marketed the 9100 as a "desktop replacement". The Inspiron 9100 is a rebadged XPS with the only difference between the two computers is the LCD Panel. Although both support a 15.4 Samsung LCD, only later models of the 9100 (3.2 GHz) use the identical LCD screen (Dell Part #s 7T774/W3866). The Samsung LCD Panel supports 1920×1200. Previous 2.8-3.0 GHz Inspiron 9100 use a lesser panel with resolutions of 1280×800 (Dell Part # Y0316).

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Problems

Overheating

In 2003, Dell released several lines of Inspiron notebooks that had overheating issues. The systems would overheat and could cause damage to the microprocessor, video card, and motherboard. These systems would also randomly shut down due to high internal temperatures. Overheating in these Inspiron systems is mainly caused by performance-consuming tasks and software. This problem was determined to be due to the design of the air-flow from the bottom of the system. It would draw in dirt/dust and clog the heat sink, making air unable to pass through in order to cool the system. Affected models include the Dell Inspiron 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, and 5160. Also affected is the Latitude 100L, a near-clone of these models.

Dell acknowledged this problem and designed a new fan with a better heatsink and heatpipes to provide better cooling with less noise. Any repairs made at this point will include the redesigned parts.

On September 20, Inspiron 5150 owners in the US brought a class action against Dell. The settlement included 100% cash reimbursement for certain repairs, and an extended limited warranty to cover those types of repairs that become necessary for one year.

Following the lawsuit detailed above, in October 2006 customers who had purchased Dell Inspiron 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150, and 5160 notebooks filed a class action lawsuit against Dell, alleging misconduct in connection with the design, manufacture, warranting, advertising and selling of these computers. A similar action started in Canada.

Overheating has been reduced by using compressed air duster spray. Spraying the keyboard, the Microprocessor Thermal-Cooling Assembly located under the "I" - "backspace" keys, rear air vent/exhaust, bottom air intake, and side air vent (all located on the right side of affected systems) have been effective in reducing the running temperature from a normal operating temperature of 77-87 °C to 45-55 °C under average load. Note: Be sure that the system is powered off and unplugged from AC with its battery removed before using the spray. With the AC and battery removed, press the power button to drain any remaining charge from the capacitors. Never apply compressed air duster spray to a powered-on electronic device.

Alternately, some users of these affected models found relief by underclocking their processors.

Motherboard

On a number of Inspiron 5150 and Latitude 100L systems, a design flaw in the positioning of a tab on the C panel on the underside of the laptop has led to problems. Any pressure applied to the top left hand corner of the laptop causes this tab to press against the motherboard and in particular against the "LVC14A" chip. This causes the solder between this chip and the motherboard to break. This causes sudden shut-downs of the system as a result of any movement of the laptop; in certain cases the laptop will not re-boot at all. Dell has redesigned later models of the 5150 to avoid this problem. Some models reveal cases where someone has manually snapped off the tab from the C panel by hand during the manufacturing process. Dell currently covers this fault in the United States under the Lundell Settlement, although it is not known whether Dell will fix this fault free of charge outside the USA. In January 2007 a similar lawsuit started in Canada, and Dell in the Netherlands has agreed to repair Dutch computers following criticism in the consumer programme Kassa.

This has also been a problem with the Inspiron 1150, with the same chip giving problems with broken solder. Re-soldering is not recommended. Re-heating the pins can re-establish the connection and solve the power-off problem at the expense of possibly losing the use of the touch-pad mouse.

Battery recall of 2006

Dell posted notices to many of their laptop customers on August 14, 2006, saying that the Sony batteries on the following models could combust, or even explode:

Models Affected

Users of many of these computers purchased between April 2004 and July 18, 2006 received the recommendation that they should remove the batteries and run their computers on AC power until replacements arrived. Problematic batteries made by Sony led to recall programs at other laptop computer companies as well, including Hitachi, Toshiba, Lenovo (IBM) and Apple.

Power supply issues

Most Dell laptop computers have a special external power supply (PSU) which cannot be replaced by a third-party universal supply. The PSU has what's called UniqueWare(TM) Add-Only Memory, known under type DS2501. It is a parasitic power circuit memory chip connected to the center identification pin in the plug, via a 2m long unshielded wire alongside the PSU cable. This chip produces a special signal using a 1 wire communication protocol known as "1-wire" in identifying the PSU as an original Dell PSU. This chip handles all the data needed to authenticate a charge. If a power supply not made by Dell is used, or the cable near the connector becomes damaged as is not infrequent after some use, the PSU stops charging the battery and the CPU runs slower, although the computer can be used indefinitely so long as it remains plugged in. If this problem is present at startup, the message "The AC power adapter type cannot be determined. Your system will operate slower and the battery will not charge" is displayed. This will continue until the external PSU is replaced. A few third-party suppliers make power supplies with specific provision for Dell computers at lower prices than Dell's. It is possible to work round the slowdown, but not the battery charging, by installing a CPU clock utility. On some models (the 9100 for instance), the problem can be worked around by starting the computer without a battery installed and fitting the battery after the computer has booted.

Another problem arises after much use with the motherboard power connector; flap-like metal parts which contact the outside of the plug lose their tension and fail to make contact so that power does not reach the computer. The "official" solution is to replace the connector on the motherboard, which requires partial dis-assembly of the computer and desoldering a part with several pins; many companies charge a considerable sum for the work involved. Various simple alternatives have been suggested; for example a thin "skin" of solder on the outside of the barrel of the connector on the PSU (with care not to overheat the connector's plastic parts; and this thickened connector should not be used with other, not faulty Dell laptops, as it will stretch the springs and damage or even overheat the plug and socket assembly, causing them to melt or bond permanently).

One other problem can happen with the wattage rating of the power supply. There are 2 Dell power supplies that were used for different Inspiron models which have the same plug assembly and voltage, a 65 watt supply model PA-6 and a 90 watt supply model PA-9. Some models (for example the Inspiron 1100) shipped with a PA-9. If a PA-6 (or equivalent aftermarket supply) is used in these models then the system might not boot at times. In such cases, it will light the battery light for a few seconds when the supply is plugged in. This can also happen if the power supply becomes marginal. Marginal supplies can show as supplying full voltage even if tested with a volt meter while the supply is plugged into the computer and an attempt is made to turn on the computer.

These problems are discussed in detail, and solutions and workarounds suggested, in a discussion on Tom's hardware site, and on The Laptop Junction site.

Hibernation sensor problem

A problem exists with the hibernation sensor located in some older laptops. Unlike many laptops that use a mechanical switch to detect when the lid is closed, in these systems the sensor is a magnetic reed switch that is located between the touchpad and the front edge of the laptop. There is a magnet that is located in the top lid above this switch, and when the lid is closed the magnet triggers the reed switch. If the magnet loses strength then the system will not go into suspend or hibernation if the lid is closed. The magnet strength can be checked by running a paper clip along the top edge of the screen. A worse problem happens if the reed switch fails. Sometimes the switches will fail in a closed position with the contacts sticking together. In that case the system will not switch on. There are several ways to check for this. First the laptop can be partially disassembled and the mouse assembly can be unplugged from the system board and the system switched on. If the system boots with the mouse unplugged then it is the switch. Another way to check for the problem is by running a magnet over the reed switch, there should be a faint click when the magnet triggers the switch. This does not require disassembly but the magnet must be in the correct position and be strong enough. Some people have modified the circuitry of the laptop by cutting the switch off of the assembly, with the downside being the system will no longer suspend if the lid is closed.

Vertical line LCD problem

Some 17" Inspiron 8600, 9200, 9300, 6000, 1750, and XPS Gen 2 notebook LCDs have a vertical line manufacturing defect. Symptoms range from individual lines to entire bars of the screen with inverted colors. Most problems showed after 2-4 years of usage.

Dell has been very reluctant to replace these panels after guarantee, although there was a direct link to the defective parts from their suppliers. Even warranty customers have had difficulty getting replacements, and replaced screens often develop the defect after a short time.

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