Dell Inspiron 8100 Series

Pros: Except weight, everything.
Cons: The weight, but what do you expect in something that has so much power.

System Configuration: 20 Gig HD Pentium III 1.13 Ghz 256 mb Ram 32 mb DDR GeForce 2 go video card cd/dvd drive 15' xga (1400x1050) screen floppy drive I bought this computer new in November of 2001 with the three year warranty. Unlike other, ...

Pros: Acceptable reliability, 2 USB ports, nice display
Cons: UGly, bloated - feels cheap

My own laptop, a very slim Fujitsu, recently took a dirt nap, so I have been using my girlfriend's Inspiron for several months. When I wanted to buy a new one, I got the whole ...

Pros: brand name, quality, easy to use, fast, screen resolution
Cons: can get expensive with available options, weight

Christmas 2002 came and as usual my mother made us write down what we wanted. It seems that no matter how we get, my mother still demands a list from us, or we don’t get anything. She claims she never has any idea what to buy us because we have ...

Pros: Fast, durable, good value
Cons: Heavy, occasionally spacey track pad

We bought a Dell Inspiron 8100 in July '03 used from an accountant who was wonderfully anal about its upkeep. It was $750 at the time and he had had it 1.5 years. I take it on my 25 minute subway commute into the city 3-4 days a week, and have done so ...

Pros: Stylish, clear and vibrant large screen, easy to use, solid and reliable laptop.
Cons: Heavy, upgrade from ME did not go well and it gets hot!

I bought this in Oct of '01 with Windows ME loaded. I received the XP upgrade (free) a few weeks later. Because I had another laptop, I did not use the Inspiron until after I loaded XP. I had several instances after the upgrade where the computer...

Pros: You can change the color pads.
Cons: Everything, I must have received the worst 8100 that Dell could find.

I will keep this very short like the life of my Dell 8100.
The worst laptop that I have purchased and this is coming from the purchasing manager of a large company which buys tons of computers. Do not waste your time they will stall you until the 30...

Pros: Good price for great laptop
Cons: none

I needed to purchase a laptop for my data consulting business. I priced Dell and Gateway, and for the features that I wanted, the price for Dell was much better. I got all the software, hardware and accesories that I wanted for under $2500. I also had...

Pros: fast, reliable, good service
Cons: pricey w/o rebate, heavy

In the box
I received my Inspiron 8100 the first week of March 2002 almost a full week before Dell had promised it to me, with ground shipping, so they scored major bonus points right there. My family has owned Dells before, and the buying...

Pros: Comprehensive, integrated, good screen
Cons: a bit heavy, hot and not much battery life

I basically can recommend this laptop. I have never owned another one. I typically use it for surfing the internet, word processing, pictures and music. I find it to be a little too sensitive at times. I also have had some software glitches that I...

Pros: screen size/quality=beautiful, here's my .02
Cons: tad heavy- batt life not the best

Well, almost a year. MIne is a 1.0 ghz and I never wrote an epinion about it- I should have. This is a great book, and the 8200 after this is as well.

Few notebooks really meet the desktop replacement challenge. If your looking at this Dell,...

Pros: Great Laptop, Fast, Ton of Memory
Cons: Didn't wait long enough to get the Pentium 4

This is my second Dell... first was a desktop but that's another review. I paid a fairly decent price, got a 15 Gigabyte upgrade on the memory, a free scanner and 2 day shipping, DVD ROM, CD BURNER, and interchangeable Floppy Drive and second CD ROM....

Pros: Nice size screen, mouse button locations, sound
Cons: Heavy. Tech Support wait times.

In my line of work, I see many laptops. I have had the opportunity to work with many of them. If given my choice, I would choose this one. As a Network Admin, I haven't experienced any difficulties with my Dell's laptops, and it was ready from the...

Pros: Amazing screen, great performance, plays games very nicely, good desktop replacement.
Cons: Somewhat flimsy and ugly, cruddy speakers, heavy, short battery life.

I am a college student and PC technician. I purchased my Dell Inspiron 8100 because I needed a laptop to bring to school and also to play games and stuff at home. I have always HATED laptops because they are often so much slower than desktop...

Pros: See SCADS below.
Cons: See more SCADS below.

Both of us being as timely as someone who's not, officer and I decided that it was high time we offer our SCADS to the Epinions community. After all, the one and only reason we contribute to Epinions is to help consumers make better buying ...

Pros: Great speed, nice screen, custom removable colors, all possible connections
Cons: Weight, gets a bit warm, traditional look, spacebar on keyboard squeeks a bit

Another Dell story. Here's how mine went. My Dell 8100 just arrived last week and I wanted to test it out before I can make any comments on the quality of the device. The specs...

PIII 1G, 128 RAM (1 DIMM),30G HD,15 SVGA+ w/32Mg NVidia,...