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Rumor: New Dell Inspirons Take Shot At Macbook Air, Lenovo X300

While Apple and Lenovo may have started the latest thin laptop trend, Engadget reports that Dell is entering the ring with their Inspiron 1435, 1535 and 1735. The three laptops are said to share a similar design, with a graduated thickness from 1 to about 1.5 inches. With processors up to Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz, each model will support optional 3G and slot-loading Blu-ray. It sounds good so far, but we'll have to see how competitively they are priced if/when the first of the models hits later this month. [Engadget]

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Dell Goes Urban With Mike Ming's Art House Laptops

What's the best way to make kids who are all hopped up on Apple's MacBooks to get excited about your laptops? Hire Mike Ming, a Brooklyn-based artist, to decorate up the backs of your laptops in graffiti-like designs. These paints are available on the Inspiron 1525 in both Mike Ming and Mike Ming Extreme Edition. The extra cost for Mike Ming to go extreme? $100. Available now for $699 and $799. Also, in about a year, you'll be able to order a laptop with your own custom designs, such as your face or a picture of your kids. [Dell]

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Dell Marks End of Format War with $880 Blu-ray-Equipped Inspiron 1525

Dell is commemorating Blu-ray's victory by offering a Blu-ray playback (not read-write) drive in its cheap, many colored, 15.4" laptop, the Inspiron 1525, and for a decent price. Starting at $880, you can watch BD movies on its screen (at 720p resolution) or send the video to HDTVs via HDMI. In case you're wondering how decent playback would be on a PC with integrated graphics, Dell mentions that it's using a built-in Broadcom Media PC accelerator located in a mini-card slot. See details after the jump. More »

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Ubuntu Linux Comes to the Dell Inspiron 1525

Linux fans should be pleased with the announcement that Dell has added the Inspiron 1525 to their Ubuntu 7.10 lineup. It also features built-in DVD playback to save users some valuable downloading time. The laptop will not arrive in the US until later this month, but customers in the UK, France, Spain and Germany can get theirs today. [Direct2Dell]

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Dell Eliminates Almost All Crapware From Dimension and Inspiron Notebooks

Dell's expanding their no crapware option from their high-end XPS systems to their entire Dimension desktop and Inspiron notebook line; meaning you're going to get the option at purchase time to opt-out of pre-installed trialware and shareware that slows down your computer considerably even when it's brand new. The one caveat is that these computers aren't entirely trialware free—it still has antivirus, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Google Tools left behind. More »

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Certified Wireless USB Takes Flight In Inspiron, ThinkPad Laptops

Kiss your favorite cords goodbye, because Certified Wireless USB is throwing them out with the trash. Industry giants including Dell and IBM have come on board as early adopters of the new USB standard, which combines the data transfer rates of USB with the ease-of-use and cable-free nature of Bluetooth and WiFi. Dell is rolling out its new Inspiron 1720 next month, a mobile media notebook that includes a built-in Certified Wireless USB chip. In conjunction with new lines of CWUSB routers launched by D-Link and IOGear, the 1720 can connect with 127 other devices and swap data at a blistering 480Mb/s (at 3 meters; speeds fall to a respectable 110Mb/s at 10 meters). More »

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Free Go-Backs: Dell to Reintroduce Windows XP

After pulling XP from its desktop and laptop lines, Dell changed its mind and announced that it would offer it on new Inspiron 1405, 1705, 1505 and 1501 notebooks, and Dimension E520 and E521 desktops. The decision was driven by an overwhelming outcry on Dell's IdeaStorm feedback center, which at the moment reads like a meeting of the He-Man Vista Hater's Club: More »

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Dealzmodo: $305 Off Dell Inspiron Notebook

Dell has a mighty fine coupon on the Inspiron E1405 Dual Core notebook. Save $305 instantly with the coupon code PZZ0Q3PZF27H1Z. This notebook has a Dual Core T2060 1.6GHz processor, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, combo drive, 14.1-inch widescreen and Windows Vista Home Premium. The laptop normally carries a $1,054 price tag, but it gets knocked down to $749 after the coupon. More »

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Inspiron 1501: Dell and AMD's First Love Child

Ever since we found out that Dell and AMD had been secretly seeing each other, we knew it wouldn't be long before Dell started packing AMD chips in their systems. And now Dell's proudly showing the world its first AMD baby, the Inspiron 1501. The 15.4-inch laptop will have all the goodness of its Intel siblings, but with AMD brains that range from the entry-level Sempron 3500+ to the Turion 64. Looks-wise, it's no baby Suri, but at $549, you won't hear us complaining. More »

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Dealzmodo: 30 Percent off Dell Inspiron Notebooks

Dell Home has a new, super fantabulous 30-percent off coupon code for Dell Inspiron Notebooks priced at $1299 or higher. This is savings of at least $390. The select Inspiron notebooks include the B130, E1405 Dual Core, E1505 Dual Core and the E1705 Dual Core. Use the coupon code 9D42R7W2D0?F0B at checkout for your savings. This deal ends November 3 at 7 A.M. eastern or after the coupon code has been used 7,000 times. More »

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Dealzmodo: 20-Percent Off Select Dell Inspiron Notebooks

Normally, we try to keep our Dealzmodos at a manageable price that allows the impulse shopper in us all go crazy, but this is a pretty damn good deal if you are in the market for a new non-Apple notebook. Dell is featuring a 20-percent off coupon for select laptop computers. The discount applies to the following Inspiron models priced at $999 or above: B130, E1405 Dual Core, E1505 Dual Core and the E1705 Dual Core. Just apply the coupon code: J2LPP883X25918 at checkout and even get free shipping. This deal lasts until next Thursday, September 14 or until the code is used 4,000 times. Thanks, Dealhack

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Dell Recalls 4.1 Million Batteries, Stops Big Bada Boom(s)

So, Dell laptops like to get hot and explode sometimes, if you hadn't heard. Well, they are finally doing something about it by recalling 4.1 million notebook batteries. This is the largest recall in Dell history. The faulty batteries have cells made by Sony and were sold from April 2004 until July 2006 in Latitude, Inspiron and Precision notebooks. According to Dell, 18-percent of the machines sold during the time period have faulty batteries that can overheat and possibly explode into a fiery ka-bloom. No word yet on how to acquire a replacement battery, but we'll keep you posted as the info comes through. Thanks, everyone who emailed this in. More »

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E3 2006: Mac Envy In The Wild

We're at E3 this week writing stories for our dorky pale sibling Kotaku and just spotted this pitiful Dell Inspiron in the press room, desperately wishing it was something it will never ever be. And yes, we're totally typing this on our beautiful new MacBook Pro.