Dell Inspiron 600M for Home (Pentium M 1.4GHz, 512MB, 30GB) Review

Reviews of the Dell Inspiron 600M for Home (Pentium M 1.4GHz, 512MB, 30GB)

7.3

CNET Review

March 5, 2003

The Good: Fast 3D performance; smart case design; dual-band wireless 802.11a/b/g antennae; integrated Bluetooth support; built-in smart-card reader.

The Bad: Relatively slow office-productivity speeds; short battery life; no FireWire port.

The Bottom Line: The Dell Inspiron looks fancy and features wireless options beyond the Centrino package, but it offers only middling performance.

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7.5

alaTest.com

By alaTest | November 30, 2008

Review Summary: Experts rate this product 70/100 and users 59/100. Comparing these reviews to 101377 other Laptops reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 75/100 = Good.

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No Rating

NotebookReview.com

By abaxter | January 9, 2005

Review Summary: It might seem like I've griped a bit about the 600m, but overall I think it's an okay notebook, certainly considering the price I got it for ($1,028) it's an incredible deal.

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6.0

pcmag.com

By Cisco Cheng | August 17, 2004

Review Summary: The Dell Inspiron 1150 gives you the bare essentials in a student notebook. But you may be paying for the name; the competition beat the Inspiron in features and performance. (Since we wrote this review, Dell has updated the processor and raised the price

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7.3

asia.cnet.com

By Stephanie Bruzzese | August 6, 2004

Review Summary: This thin-and-light for small businesses looks great on paper and in person, but it falls short on our performance and battery life tests.

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Manufacturer: Dell, Inc.

Part number: 600MRM

General

Built-in Devices Keypad
Width 12.4 in
Depth 10.1 in
Height 1.3 in
Weight 5.6 lbs
Color Gray
Notebook type Thin-and-light (4-6 lbs.)

Processor

Processor Intel Pentium M 1.4 GHz
Chipset type Intel 855PM

Cache Memory

Type L2 cache, L1 Cache
Cache size 1 MB=32 KB

RAM

Installed Size 512 MB / 768 MB (max)
Technology DDR SDRAM

Storage Controller

Storage controller type Ultra ATA/100

Storage

Floppy Drive None
Hard Drive 30 GB
Storage Removable - None
Hard drive type Standard

Optical Storage

Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM
CD / DVD read speed 24x

Optical Storage (2nd)

2nd optical storage type None

Display

Display Type 14.1 in TFT active matrix
Color Support 24-bit (16.7M colors)

Video

Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI RADEON
Video Memory 32 MB

Audio

Audio output type Sound card
Audio Input Microphone

Telecom

Modem Fax / modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps
Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92

Networking

Networking 10/100 Ethernet
Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

Expansion / Connectivity

Expansion Bays 1 x
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 CardBus - Type I/II
Interfaces 2 x USB, 1 x Line in/out, 1 x Parallel, 1 x Display / video, 1 x Ethernet