The Inspiron 1525 is the only laptop here with an integrated graphics chip, and its 2GHz Core 2 Duo T5800 processor isn’t particularly powerful either. Its PCMark scores were some of the lowest here, and it scored a miserable 3.7fps our Call of Duty 4 test. The Dell is best with 2D games. A light-use battery test result of just over two hours isn’t great either.
It’s good to see four USB ports, an S-video output and a Media Center remote control that can be stowed away in the ExpressCard/54 slot. With only 160GB of hard disk space, you won’t have a lot of room for video files though. At this price, it isn’t too surprising that there’s no support for the latest Draft-N wireless standard.
Overall, Dell’s Inspiron 1525 isn’t the best laptop here for use on the move, and it can’t run the latest games. However, if you’re after a laptop for basic tasks