The Dell laptop has become a more prevalent fixture in homes and offices around the world. Following the lead of the "Dell Dude" and the "Dell Interns," the Dell laptop has become widely used by men and women who rely on portably computer gear.
One bargain in the Dell laptop stockade is the Inspiron 5100. Equipped with 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 (ranging to 2.8 GHz on its upscale cousins) this unit is certainly more than suitable for any entry-level job that requires lots of speed and computing power.
The Inspiron 5100 version of the Dell laptop comes with standard 256 DDR SDRAM (upgradable to 1 GB) that is more than enough for any application or job one can possibly do or perform on a laptop.
The hard drive capacity itself on entry-level units is a standard 30GB which is more than adequate for most projects, with the optional upgrade availability to 60 GB.
The 14.1" XGA screen on this version of the Dell laptop is not considered the best in its class by many industry analysts, but it is adequate for many tasks. The 15.1" Super XGA Display that Dell recommends as upgrade is a bit better but not necessary for many people with basic portable computer needs and necessities.
The Ispiron 5100 version of the Dell laptop is also equipped with a decent range of expansion ports and accessories. This model of Dell laptop serves as a good foundation upon which expanded applications can be built during the lifetime of the unit. Both the 56K modem and 10/100 network card are loaded as a standard feature, and you can even choose the optional Dell TrueMobile(tm) 1300 WLAN (802.11b/g, 54Mbps) mini-PCI Card for wireless access. The unit comes with 2- 2.0 USB plug-ins for attaching external devices as well as a range of other connector options