Hello guys,

Actually, I'm one of the Dell Inspiron 1420 owner and I have own it for approximately 2 years. Hereby, I would like to share my reviews, experience (sweet or bad) and etc about my laptop. Hopefully, I can get some Dell Inspiron 1420 owners to join this thread and share their precious experience with me as well as other owners. For instance, installing new Windows or Mac OS (Microsoft Windows 7 or Mac OS X Snow Leopard), new accessories along with the laptop, problems (hardwares or softwares) and etc ...

Below are the basic specifications of my laptop:

1. Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T8300 @ 2,4 GHz
2. Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB
3. Windows edition: Windows Vista Home Premium-Service Pack 2
3. System type: 32-bit Operating System
4. Windows Experience Index: 3.7
5. Graphics Card Information:
(i) Components: GeForce 8400M GS
(ii) Dedicated Video Memory: 128 MB
(iii) DirectX version: 10.0






"List of Glory" - Owners of Dell Inspiron 1420:
1. Jeffrey1987
2. shirley_andy
3. ShenWoo
4. peachy88
5. chrishii87
6. miloy2k
7. jenzz
8. lugiamcg
9. UltimatePerfect
10. bo093
11. mad_man
12. pronamide
13. Nemesis181188
14. wan7045
15. lazo

* PS: Please PM me if you are one of the Dell Inspiron 1420 User & I will add you guys into this "List of Glory" ...

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: May 23 2010, 10:19 PM

I bought my Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop at the price of RM 3700 last two years. Along with the package, I also got a free Targus backpack, that is, Targus Pulse II Backpack (black). Below is the link of Targus:

(maybe you can have a look on how my backpack looks like)


http://www.targus.com/my/cases_notebook_ba...=2&PageNumber=5



This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Jan 28 2010, 05:39 PM

Dear Dell Inspiron 1420 owners:

Below are some of my Dell Inspiron 1420 images, have a look ...





















This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 5 2010, 02:31 AM

Yea. if I'm not mistaken,currently only Dell laptops have LED battery indicators compared to other brands like Acer, Lenovo and etc. In my opinion, I think it was a good idea to add this LED battery indicator as occasionally a laptop user may want to check the availability of his/her battery on the spot without plugging in and switching on the laptop. Thus, I want to give this credit to Dell!

As for the multimedia remote control, it was so unfortunate that your sister's one was malfunction. Maybe you can ask her to replace a new battery for her remote control. That might be a solution. Anyway, I usually used it for my presentation (Microsoft Power Point) and also for my MOVIE session in my laptop. I will use it to play/pause/stop during the movie session as I'm lazy to move around so much when I'm watching a movie @ drama.

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Jan 30 2010, 09:33 PM

But I'm doubt that it can be used as torch light ... hehehe ...

Welcome to our new thread ... hehehe ... actually I almost forgot what I have upgraded ... Below are some of the basic upgrade options that I have customized last time:

1. Processor T8300 (2.4 GHz)
2. 4 GB RAM (667MHz)
3. Screen Resolutions 1440x900
4. Targus backpack

That's all if I'm not mistaken ... How about yours? What have you upgraded?

As for problems, luckily I have encountered no major problems during the years ... Oh yea, how you got Windows 7 drivers for Dell Inspiron 1420? Mind to tell me?

For gaming part, I'm not really in it. Thus, I have no idea on how bad it is ... hehehehe ... but I have heard before that 8400M GS is problematic ... be careful!

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 2 2010, 07:25 AM

Luckily is a big NO for me ... maybe because I seldom use it for gaming ... I usually used my laptop for surfing internet only ... Besides that, I'm also using cooler pad ... but now not anymore ... because at Germany, the room temperature is quite low (around 20 degree celsius) ...

Yea, I do agree with you ... because the Dell Inspiron 1420 easily heat up ... so we have to be careful with the temperature ... hehehe

I personally don't have this kind of problem occured ... but sometimes my laptop do hard to connect to the existing wireless network ... maybe due to my poor wireless card and the type of wireless router? I don't have any idea about it ... sorry.

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Added on February 3, 2010, 10:53 pm O.M.G ... so unfortunate ... Luckily, your laptop is still under warranty ...

Anyway, your laptop cover is same colour as mine. I'm loving it so much till now though it already 2 years old.

Oh yea, do you have any minor problems occured besides that?

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Added on February 3, 2010, 11:08 pmOh yea, do you mind to share with us what is your laptop specifications? Thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 3 2010, 11:08 PM

So, you don't have problem with bluetooth driver? You are using Windows 7 too? Because I plan to switch mine to Windows 7 very soon and bluetooth is very important for me as my Logitech V470 mouse is a bluetooth mouse and without bluetooth I will be "finished" ...

Hooray ... really happy to hear that ... oh yea, do you mind to share with us your specifications of your laptop? For instance, colour, processor, RAM and etc ...

Besides that, how long have you owned Dell Inspiron 1420 and is it still under warranty?

O.M.G ... tell me if you have the solution ...

" ACCESS DENIED ... PLEASE TYPE YOUR USERNAME & PASSWORD AGAIN ... "

Just kidding ... you are certainly welcome to our new Dell Inspiron 1420 user thread ... We are glad and excited to have you here ...

Firstly, I will try to answer your questions with my humble computering knowledge ... Generally, a laptop is equipped with a integrated graphic card or dedicated graphic card. It depends on the buyer himself/herself according to their daily usage and demand. Thus, they have to decide whether they will use their laptops mostly on high-end applications/ gaming or just normal usage like doing some office works and internet surfing. For instance, I have bought the Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop which was equipped with dedicated graphic card, that is, NVidea GeForce 8400M GS (128 MB) for some light gaming.

As for the second question, a laptop will become slow due to several factors:

1. Processor
2. RAM
3. Capacity of your hard drive (HDD)

Lastly, mind to share with us your laptop's specifications?

Welcome to our new "clan" ... Actually, I'm now still using Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit and plan to switch to Windows 7 Professional 32-bit very soon but I heard some problems regarding on bluetooth driver. Do you encounter the same problem? For your information, bluetooth is very important for me as my mouse is a bluetooth mouse & for certain I need bluetooth to connect it to my laptop ...

O.I.C ... then I will try to PM him in order to get the solution ... hehehe ... Thanks so much for your precious information ... Anyway, mind to share with us your basic specifications of your laptop? For instance, colour, CPU, GPU and etc ...

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 13 2010, 08:49 AM

Just sharing around ... don't be so shame of your laptop ...
Briefly, how many years have you owned your laptop. Like mine, I have own this machine for approximately 2 years. As for the wireless card, I also have forgotten what is mine ... Oh yea, sometimes I do found that my laptop was hard to connect to the wireless signal compared to my friend's laptop ... haiyz ... don't know whether is wireless card or wireless router problem ...

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 13 2010, 09:44 AM

Then, I will switch to Windows 7 A.S.A.P after I have finished my exam ... can't wait to try out the Windows 7 ...

Welcome to our new Dell Inspiron 1420 User thread & hope you will enjoy yourself here ... Anyway, mind to share with us your laptop's specifications? For example, the GPU, CPU and etc ...

Moreover, you can also share with us your experience as Dell Inspiron 1420 owner such as problems encountered during the usage of this laptop and warranty.

Furthermore, have you switched to Windows 7 or still stick to Windows Vista? Hope you can share with us and exchange stories among the "Lister of Glory" ... Tchuss!

PS: I have added your name into our "List of Glory". Please be informed!

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 15 2010, 11:22 PM

Yea, you are welcome to join us here at our new Dell Inspiron 1420 thread. Nevertheless, I can't add you into our "List of Glory" as apparently you are not a Dell Inspiron 1420 user. SORRY. Oh yea, I saw from your last post that you are the one who help to maintain your GF's laptop and you encountered bluetooth problem? Actually, the laptop's bluetooth started to malfunction since when? After you have reformat her laptop or ... ? As I heard from other Dell Inspiron 1420 users, they are also having the same problem except lugiamcg who said he got a solution from "prasys" . So, maybe you can ask "prasys" directly? I will only can assist you after I have finished my exam on 9 March 2010 because I plan to switch to Windows 7 too.

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Added on February 14, 2010, 4:24 pmYea, certainly I will inform you if I have the solution. However, I will be very busy till 9 March 2010 as I have exams coming on. Thus, maybe you can PM "prasys" as I have stated at the previous post. So far I have known, he is the only person who know how to solve the bluetooth issue. All the best!

This post has been edited by Jeffrey1987: Feb 14 2010, 04:25 PM

O.I.C ... then i'm not really sure about it. Maybe there is a hardware problem. You can try to scan your hardware & see whether the bluetooth card is working properly.

Furthermore, is there any possibilities that your GF accidentally switch off the bluetooth? For instance, please refer to the picture below: