Dell boils "hip" down to $699 Mike Ming Inspiron 1525 laptops
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blaine Oliver @ May 6th 2008 3:35PM
Who vomited on my laptop?
patriotsn1 @ May 6th 2008 4:00PM
you bought this laptop? that was quick.
JohnTitor @ May 6th 2008 7:03PM
you idiot he meant he bought the 1525 and that one looks like his with someone's lunch on it
on a similar note I think this is Dell's attempt to outdo HP's imprints which I think they failed at
Nate @ May 6th 2008 9:03PM
Judge's Ruling: Vomit.
Blaine Oliver @ May 7th 2008 2:06AM
I did not buy the laptop, i simply am stating that all dell laptops look the same and that this one is different as it looks like someones decided to throw up an evening of mixers and tacos on my laptop.
Anonymoose @ May 6th 2008 3:36PM
board meeting:
"well, boys, what should we do to revolutionize the low end laptop market?"
"improve specs?"
*laughter*
"improve quality?"
*guffaws*
"remove bloatware?"
*sound of pants unzipping*
"let's doodle on it"
*silence and then serious nodding*
"yeah, doodles. the way of the future."
AlekZander @ May 6th 2008 4:50PM
Yeah, I'll say that comment wins.
phanbouy @ May 6th 2008 6:04PM
still trying to make the connection with doodling and pants unzippering. did the doodle patterns get created by streams of pee?
Anonymoose @ May 6th 2008 6:28PM
well, the board was laughing at these completely ludicrous suggestions. the laughing was getting stronger and stronger in sequence, so i figured to top it off, i would do what got the most laughs from the girls i would date....
*maintains innocent look*
Frankenstein Black @ May 6th 2008 3:47PM
"Sssssswing n a Miss!" Instead, they should have done 70s style New York City Graffiti. Hey, its not to late. Just make sure to send my consultant fee to Engadget, they know how to find me ;^)...
jaalin @ May 6th 2008 3:49PM
oh dear god.
pulverz @ May 6th 2008 3:53PM
Slightly unrelated, but the mentioned specs for the laptop in the write-up mentioned it having 3GB of RAM, which left me asking:
"Wouldn't the 2GB/1GB stick combination negate DDR?"
Sorry, but I'd rather have 2GB paired for DDR than to have an asynchronous 3GB, anyone else with me?
Abuzar @ May 6th 2008 4:19PM
No
Rudiger @ May 6th 2008 4:31PM
My legs are different sizes, which negates my Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) ability.
Two different-sized memories (2GB and 1GB) would negate DDR for a laptop as well.
I got a D in computer architecture, by the way.
Mark @ May 6th 2008 4:47PM
pulvers: DDR != Dual Channel
Abuzar @ May 6th 2008 6:01PM
Just to clarify
DDR= Double Data Rate not Dual Channel.
Not to mention the fact that this Laptop uses DDR2, it's also mentioned on the website that it IS in Dual Channel mode.
pulverz @ May 7th 2008 1:17AM
My mistake - I knew what I was talking about but just threw out the wrong term >_<
I need more sleep ^_^
So, how can it be in dual channel mode if the capacities don't match?
Abuzar @ May 7th 2008 8:54AM
It could have four slots, then have two one GB sticks in Dual Channel and two 512MB sticks in dual channel.
Never seen a laptop with 4 mem slots though. I guess they exist.
Ayle @ May 6th 2008 3:51PM
FAIL!!! Seriously the artist edition of the hp pavilion look way better... The should have tried that on the xps instead of the inspiron.
mxgoldman89 @ May 6th 2008 4:38PM
Amen to that! I thought HP Artist's edition the minute I saw this, and the Artist's Edition is much nice looking!
without1username @ May 6th 2008 6:47PM
can't agree more!
Stem $ell @ May 6th 2008 3:52PM
'Hipsters' and 'Dells'... these are a few of my favorite Mings!
Pooperdoo @ May 6th 2008 4:21PM
i see what you did there
JimReaper @ May 6th 2008 4:27PM
I think this looks cheap and crappy.
jon @ May 6th 2008 4:39PM
Woah now, Dell is super cool with their water colored laptops. Wait lets open it up an....o no... it still fails. Seriously If dell is going to let some graphic artist doodle on their lids, then at least let him or her have more input than a bored highschooler with a black sharpie.
Sam Zebian @ May 6th 2008 4:43PM
This is just a response to HP's design (it looks a lot like HP laptop lids, only this looks horrible)
DJ @ May 6th 2008 4:45PM
These look fairly vile to me, but no one's forcing me to buy, which is just as well ;)
Still, different strokes and all – so I'm happy for those who like 'em to buy 'em.
Rick @ May 6th 2008 5:34PM
Who is Mike Ming?
phanbouy @ May 6th 2008 6:04PM
he's the son of Mike Hunt
Anonymoose @ May 6th 2008 6:30PM
who in turn is related to all these guys
http://www.whitepages.com/search/FindPerson?extra_listing=mixed&form_mode=opt_b&post_back=1&firstname_begins_with=1&firstname=harry&name=wiener&street=&city_zip=&state_id=&localtime=survey
phanbouy @ May 6th 2008 6:32PM
my favorite listing is "Harry R & Gloria J Wiener"
Zeus.:God @ May 7th 2008 10:19AM
Reminds me of my first grade teacher's husband... Mrs. Dick was married to Mr. Harry Dick. True story.
alex @ May 6th 2008 5:43PM
Mike needs to get a new job ... wow that's ugly I just looked at this website the rest isn't any better
Wwhat @ May 7th 2008 4:00PM
Any 'artist' that's willing to design 'art' nicely around an ugly circle with 'dell' in it should have his 'artist papers' revoked.
phanbouy @ May 6th 2008 7:12PM
Inspired by the Sidewalks of San Francisco
ill trooper @ May 6th 2008 8:29PM
Mike Ming is actually a really great artist, this is a disappointing representation.
Art on laptops is a dead-end concept, maybe these companies will figure that out at some point.
Todd @ May 6th 2008 8:35PM
Wow.. looks cool --- except for the big ugly DELL in the center.
Vault @ May 6th 2008 8:57PM
Looks very Okami. Except kinda ugly.
saunajunkie @ May 7th 2008 2:56AM
painting swirls and paisleys on computers seems kind of like painting animals on rocks.
Kasper @ May 7th 2008 4:48AM
looks awesome...
三二三四 @ May 7th 2008 4:59AM
beautiful...
Schfelzerberg @ May 7th 2008 11:00AM
Looks good for $699. I mean the specs. They should release a version without the art on the cover. Not all of us have the same tastes in art.
Ethan @ Aug 3rd 2008 3:55PM
I;m about to get one but I'll be sticking to black not this pukefest