Dell Inspiron updated and ranked by VISION Technology

Dell has prepared an Inspiron notebook lineup update for this week. As you probably know, Dell is sticking with AMD lately, so both new Inspiron M5030 and Inspiron M501R in all of their available variations feature AMD processors and graphics cards. But not only that, Dell has also got into ranking their laptops as provided by VISION Technology which labels capabilities of any given computer considering all the factors so that you could judge it solely by VISION Technology sticker without going into its specifications. With this in mind, out of four stars Inspiron M5030 scores one and Inspiron M501R scores three. The reasons why M501R jumps up two steps past M5030 are down to Phenom processor and Mobility Radeon HD 5500 graphics adapter while M5030 has an Athlon II and Mobility Radeon HD 4250. I really don’t mind Athlon II but HD 4000 series is far too dated already. Take it away and you end up with I think more honest Inspiron M101z also getting one out four VISION rating.

Dell Inspiron M501R specifications:

Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 N930 @ 2.0GHz
System memory: 4GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5500
Storage: 500GB (320GB) @ 5400rpm
Display: 15.6-inch w/ LED backlit @ 1366 × 768
Camera: 1.3 megapixel webcam
Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion
Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Price: $799.99 ($749.99)

Dell Inspiron M5030 specifications:

Processor: AMD Athlon II Dual-Core Mobile Processor P320 @ 2.1GHz
System memory: 4GB DDR3 @ 1333MHz
Graphics card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250
Storage: 500GB (320GB) @ 5400rpm
Display: 15.6-inch w/ LED backlit @ 1366 × 768
Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion
Wireless: 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Operating system: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Price: $599.99 ($529.99)

Dell Inspiron M101z specifications:

Processor: AMD Athlon II Neo Dual-Core Mobile Processor K320 @ 1.3GHz
System memory: 4GB DDR3 @ 800MHz
Graphics card: AMD RS880 integrated graphics
Storage: 320GB @ 7200rpm
Display: 11.6-inch w/ LED backlit @ 1366 × 768
Battery: 6-cell Li-Ion
Operating system: : Windows 7 Home Premium
Price: $549.99