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| Price | $739 at 1 store | $509 to $800 at 4 stores | $660 to $899 at 3 stores | $599 to $649 at 2 stores | $509 at 2 stores |
| CNET editors' rating |
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3.5 stars
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3.0 stars
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| Average user rating | 3.5 stars out of 6 reviews | 0.5 stars out of 1 review | 4.0 stars out of 6 reviews | 3.0 stars out of 11 reviews | 4.0 stars out of 9 reviews |
| Release date | January 06, 2008 | April 30, 2008 | June 29, 2008 | June 29, 2008 | August 29, 2008 |
| The Bottom Line | The entry-level Sony Vaio NR430 strikes all the right notes--decent performance, pleasing design, great keyboard and display--to form an excellent 15-inch laptop for students (and home users in general) on tight budgets. | The Dell Inspiron 1525-121B is the textbook example of a midsize, mainstream laptop. Switching to slower CPU knocks a little off the performance, but also takes $80 off the price and adds battery life, compared with Dell's more mainstream configurations. | Basic specs |
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| Networking |
- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet |
- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet |
- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11n (draft) - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet - IEEE 802.11a |
- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet |
- IEEE 802.11g - Fast Ethernet - IEEE 802.11b Network adapter - Ethernet |
| Battery |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
Lithium ion |
| Telecom |
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
Fax / modem - 56 Kbps |
| Graphics Controller |
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M |
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M |
Intel GMA X3100 - 358 MB |
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 |
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M |
| Storage Removable |
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
| Optical Storage |
DVD?RW (+R DL) / DVD-RAM |
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM with LightScribe Technology |
DVD?RW (?R DL) / DVD-RAM - Integrated |
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