Dell Inspiron 1545 review
in Laptops
Verdict
Dell's latest sports a 16:9 display and a good-looking specification, but it struggles against the keen competition.
Review Date: 31 Mar 2009
Reviewed By: Sasha Muller
Price when reviewed: £374 (£430 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Part Code | Inspiron 1545 |
| Review Date | 31 Mar 2009 |
| Price ex VAT | £374 |
| Price inc VAT | £430 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Warranty | |
|---|---|
| Warranty | 1 yr return to base |
| Physical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 374 x 243 x 41mm (WDH) |
| Weight | 2.580kg |
| Travelling weight | 3.0kg |
| Processor and memory | |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel GM45 Express |
| RAM capacity | 3.00GB |
| Memory type | DDR2 |
| SODIMM sockets free | 0 |
| SODIMM sockets total | 2 |
| Screen and video | |
|---|---|
| Screen size | 15.6in |
| Resolution screen horizontal | 1,366 |
| Resolution screen vertical | 768 |
| Resolution | 1366 x 768 |
| Graphics chipset | Intel GMA 4500 |
| Graphics card RAM | 96MB |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 |
| S-Video outputs | 0 |
| DVI-I outputs | 0 |
| DVI-D outputs | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 0 |
| Drives | |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB |
| Spindle speed | 5,400RPM |
| Internal disk interface | SATA/300 |
| Hard disk | Western Digital WD2500BEVT-75ZCT2 |
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer |
| Optical drive | HT-DT-ST GT10N |
| Battery capacity | 2,800mAh |
| Replacement battery price inc VAT | £0 |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Wired adapter speed | 100Mbits/sec |
| 802.11a support |
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| 802.11b support |
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| 802.11g support |
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| 802.11 draft-n support |
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| Integrated 3G adapter |
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| Other Features | |
|---|---|
| Wireless hardware on/off switch |
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| Wireless key-combination switch |
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| Modem |
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| ExpressCard34 slots | 1 |
| ExpressCard54 slots | 0 |
| PC Card slots | 0 |
| USB ports (downstream) | 3 |
| PS/2 mouse port |
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| 9-pin serial ports | 0 |
| Parallel ports | 0 |
| Optical S/PDIF audio output ports | 0 |
| Electrical S/PDIF audio ports | 0 |
| 3.5mm audio jacks | 2 |
| SD card reader |
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| Memory Stick reader |
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| MMC (multimedia card) reader |
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| Smart Media reader |
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| Compact Flash reader |
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| xD-card reader |
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| Pointing device type | Touchpad |
| Audio chipset | IDT HD Audio |
| Speaker location | Above keyboard |
| Hardware volume control? |
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| Integrated microphone? |
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| Integrated webcam? |
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| Camera megapixel rating | N/A |
| TPM |
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| Fingerprint reader |
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| Smartcard reader |
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| Operating system and software | |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit |
| OS family | Windows Vista |
| Recovery method | Recovery disc |
| Software supplied | Microsoft Works 9, CyberLink PowerDVD DX 8.1, Roxio Creator DE 10.2 |
| Battery and performance tests | |
|---|---|
| Battery life, light use | 1hr 28min |
| Battery life, heavy use | 47min |
| Overall application benchmark score | 0.92 |
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 5fps |
| 3D performance setting | Low |
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User comments
Full marks
I feel PcPro has underated this laptop! I give it 10/10. (Must admit it is my first Laptop)
By Harry96 on 29 May 2010 
Dell Inspiron 1545
Good computer if you upgrade to 4Gb of RAM. This is my first laptop too, but I know more about it because I took apart one that was the same model. So therefore I know it inside and out. It doesn't have a videocard and can't be upgraded. Processor on mine in Pentium 2.3 Ghz Dual T4500. good computer but not so much for gaming.
By mrdoublet123 on 23 Oct 2011
The 1545 review
I have the dell 1545 for 2 years , I agree with your opinion.
By luxl85 on 21 Dec 2011
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