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Dell Recalls 27,000 Notebook Batteries
News Dell Computer announced Friday that it is recalling 27,000 batteries shipped in some Latitude and Inspiron notebooks. The models using the batteries are Latitude CPiA, CPi R, CPtC, CPtS, CPtV CPxH, CPxJ, and Inspiron 3700 and 3800 computers.
[October 13, 2000, 14:54]
Dell's Laptop Problems Take Another Twist
News The class action suit was filed in the Ontario Superior Court by Thad Griffin, a resident of Ontario, on behalf of other users of Dell Inspiron laptops. The legal action filed on Friday applies to Inspiron models 1100, 1150, 5100, 5150 and 5160.
[January 15, 2007, 15:50]
Dell Lets Dual-core Laptop Info Slip
News The basic configurations for the Dell Inspiron e1405, Inspiron e1505, Inspiron 640m and Inspiron 6400 were available, along with several other unannounced Dell products, via a Dell FTP site. A base configuration of the Inspiron 6400 is expected to...
[February 2, 2006, 8:30]
Dell Mounts Global Notebook Recall
News In March 2000, Dell found that it had incorporated faulty memory in several thousand Inspiron and Latitude notebooks manufactured in 1999. The recall centers on a design flaw in batteries incorporated in Inspiron 5000 and 5000(e) notebooks...
[May 3, 2001, 9:02]
Memory Bug Bites Dell Notebooks
News The notebooks that may be affected include Latitude CPiA, CPiR, CPt, CPx and CS models; as well as Inspiron 3500, 3700, 7000 and 7500 models, according to a letter Dell began sending to customers about two weeks ago, which was viewed by ZDNet News.
[March 8, 2000, 8:51]
Photos: Dell Laptops Get A Splash Of Colour
News An entry-level version of the Inspiron notebook, which Dell touts as having an advanced three-antenna design for better Wi-Fi connectivity, costs $749 (£375), according to Reuters. However, the names Dell has given the eight colours of its new...
[June 27, 2007, 14:29]
'Coppermine' Notebooks Arrive (Part 2)
News The Round Rock, Texas, PC maker is also offering the new mobile chip in its Inspiron 3700 and 7500 models. The Inspiron 7500, with a 15-inch display and 450MHz mobile Pentium III, will cost about £1,589.
[October 26, 1999, 14:19]
Dell Proffers Flat-panel Fix
News Last year, for example, Dell launched a service campaign to replace motherboards in nearly 20,000 Inspiron notebooks. When the EDID is corrupted by the driver mismatch, it can cause a display not to work, according to Dell.
[March 8, 2004, 9:45]
Media Center PCs Win Wider Acclaim
News Dell could offer a new line of PCs, as HP did, or it may offer Media Center as an optional upgrade to existing high-end machines such as its new Inspiron 8600, a wide-screen notebook. Dell is planning to offer both laptops and desktops, according...
[September 5, 2003, 9:15]
Acer Widens Notebook Screen
News The release follows the launch of Dell's latest consumer-oriented notebook, the Inspiron 9100, as well as new products from Hewlett-Packard. The Acer notebook will also include a 120GB, 7,200 rpm hard drive, according to Acer's Web site.
[March 3, 2004, 10:35]
Microsoft Pulls Vista SP1 Update
News Another user, S Marusic, wrote: "New Dell Inspiron PC stuck on the update loop as well. Microsoft stopped distributing the update on Wednesday, according to a blog post by Microsoft product manager Nick White.
[February 20, 2008, 15:24]
Gateway Unveils New Sub-$1000 Notebook
News Even direct-seller Dell has launched a sub-$900 notebook, the Inspiron 1100. At $799, the M305S comes with a 2GHz Celeron processor, a 14-inch display, 128MB of RAM, a 20GB hard drive and a DVD-ROM drive, according to the company's Web site.
[August 22, 2003, 15:35]
Dell: Ubuntu PCs Still Available
News Dell has denied that it will no longer offer Ubuntu on Inspiron systems sold in the UK, and has maintained that a problem which meant that some customers were unable to buy the software pre-installed has now been fixed.
[November 9, 2007, 10:57]
Dell Saves Power In New Notebook
News Moving to the newer Intel processor gives the Inspiron 8600 a 30 percent improvement in battery life over the previous model, according to Dell, boosting its duration to about 4.5 hours. Dell has revamped its wide-screen Inspiron notebook with a...
[August 29, 2003, 14:45]
Dell Updates Pentium M Notebooks
News Round Rock, Texas-based Dell's first Pentium M notebooks, which are already available, include the Inspiron 600m and Latitude D600 and D800 notebooks. The PC maker will introduce in the near future the Inspiron 500m and the thin-and-light Latitude...
[March 21, 2003, 16:43]
Paint Problems Delay Dell's Inspiron Deliveries
News Dell has explained the problem behind the hold-up in deliveries of its Inspiron notebooks. Premium colours and finishes like we use on the Inspiron models introduce complexity into the [manufacturing] process," he wrote.
[August 28, 2007, 15:35]
Dell Struggles With PC Shipment Delays
News Dell expects to begin quoting normal shipping times on the Inspiron 8000 starting Tuesday. Dell has been struggling to get its top consumer systems -- the Dimension 8100 desktop PC and Inspiron 8000 notebook -- to customers, with some people...
[December 19, 2000, 10:28]
Dell Charges UK A Premium For Linux PCs
News The Linux PCs — the Inspiron 530n desktop and the Inspiron 6400n notebook — were launched on Wednesday. UK users will have to pay a premium for Dell's Linux PCs, despite Dell's claim to the contrary. Adam Griffin, Dell's spokesperson for the Linux...
[August 9, 2007, 16:41]
Dell Launches Linux PCs In The UK
News The two machines will be relatively inexpensive: the Inspiron 6400n will cost £329, while the 530n will cost £399. Customers living in the US can currently buy the Inspiron 530n for $549 (£271), whereas UK buyers must pay 47 percent more for the...
[August 7, 2007, 15:19]
Dell's Notebook Delays Infuriate Customers
News According to Dell's Community Forum, orders placed for the Inspiron XPS at the end of February shipped for about a week before production stopped. Dell says it has resumed shipments of its Inspiron XPS and Inspiron 9100 notebooks, after halting...
[March 29, 2004, 13:05]
