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Dell Inspiron 530 Reviews

Slim tower - 1 x Pentium Dual Core E2200 / 2.2 GHz - RAM 2 GB - HDD 1 x 320 GB - DVD More product details

$399.99

Speedy processor ; attractive design (cnet.com)

Fastest desktop in its price range ; large hard drive ; decent amount of upgrade room (cnet.com)

alaTest Review Summary for Dell Inspiron 530

We have collected and analyzed 27 expert reviews and 1625 user reviews from international sources. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users rate it 85/100. The average review date is August 11, 2008. We have compared these reviews to 65658 reviews from other Desktops. The alaScore™ for this product is 92/100 = Excellent. Last update: November 7, 2009.

alaSCORE 92

920100

1652 reviews

November, 2009

73 / 100

27 Experts

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85 / 100

1625 Users

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Rank  45

$399.99

Expert Reviews (27)

US

Dell Inspiron 530s Desktop Computer (Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200, 320GB HDD, 2GB)

By (cnet.com)

Speedy processor ; attractive design

Missing extra features such as HDMI, multimedia card reader, and eSATA ports

In its present configuration, the Dell Inspiron I530S-119B won't feel at home in a home theater or digital media environment, but it succeeds in providing high performance at minimal cost thanks to a faster processor than the competition. Future ...

For our purposes, let's compare the I530S-119B with Acer's latest addition to...

Rating

63100

Partner Source
cnet.com
US

Dell Inspiron 530-115B

By (cnet.com)

Fastest desktop in its price range ; large hard drive ; decent amount of upgrade room

Limited variety of external ports ; slower PCs with similar specifications available for less

This Best Buy-version of the Dell Inspiron may look unremarkable, but thanks to its fast Intel CPU it's also the best performing desktop PC in its sub-$600 price class. Other budget PCs might have fancier bells and whistles, but we like this desktop ...

Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds) (Shorter bars indicate...

Rating

72100

Partner Source
cnet.com
US

Dell Inspiron 530

By Rich Brown (zdnet.com)

Since Dell has stopped selling its AMD-based Inspirons, that leaves the Intel-powered Inspiron 530 and 530s leading its budget desktop charge. The Inspiron 530 is a modest $539 configuration that offers some surprising features for the price. Hewlett ...

Discrete graphics card has its own memory, so it won't steal from the system RAM ; built-in Bluetooth

The Inspiron 530 was outperformed on a few tests by a system that costs $100 less

PC vendors have very few tricks remaining to differentiate their systems from the competition, which makes the built-in Bluetooth in the Dell Inspiron 530 unique. There's little else that makes this system stand out, but if you need Bluetooth in your ...

Rating

73100

Partner Source
zdnet.com

User Reviews (1625)

US

"Dell from Hell doesn't earn 1/2 star should be blank!"

By NoCindy (cnet.com)

I have owned this piece of junk for a year la... 

Let me think...none. Wait a minute, It looks good sitting on my desk, quiet as it's not being used, and it has a fantastic sound system I bought with it that is pretty quiet too. The 19" monitor has great graphics when everything is running

Oops, should have written the Pros here but then I wouldn't have room to say what the Cons are ; everything and as most people here already commented on the tech support, I will agree whole heartedly the contacting them is an exercise in futility

US

"Good for mainstream, but not too great for gaming."

By (cnet.com)

Good for all the main computer stuff, as long... 

-Has different front ports for USB's, SD cards, etc

-Weak graphics card, not good for gaming

US

"Inspiron 530 takes flight..."

By pugsley0134 (cnet.com)

I run mine non-stop and it never fails me. I... 

Great computer, fast, tons of space, quiet, just overall a work horse.

Ejection button on the (D) drive is hard to find, and push.

Manufacturer's Description

The Dell Inspiron 530 offers custom features with contemporary styling. Create your Inspiron the way you want it - for multimedia, high-end gaming, or your home office. Inspiron 530 makes it easy to stay in touch whether you're connecting to the Internet or wirelessly networking within your home, or using a wireless keyboard and mouse. The Inspiron 530 desktop is designed to let you build the system you want with customized memory, hard drives, graphics, audio and media capabilities. Add an...

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