Just after I bought my Ideapad Y410 , my friend asked me my views on a budget laptop but that doesnt make many compromises on the performance front. I suggested acer 4710/4720 or the Dell 1525. He somehow preferred Dell to Acer and after some discussions he customized and ordered it online. I’ve heard a lot of positive reviews on the new 1525 series and this week I got to see it in his home. His configuration is closer to mine with his Inspiron powered by a slightly better Core 2 Duo T5500 processor, 2 GB DDR2 RAM and loaded with Windows Vista Premium Edition.
One of the pleasant things about the 1525 is its slim profile and the blue matte finish ( there are various color options 
) . The 15″ widescreen was nice and pleasant to look at but it does make the laptop look much bigger compared to my 14.1″ Y410. But on the downside the build quality was not as robust as the lenovo Y410. And the keypad was quite spacious and nice to type. And his landing price at 35,000 Rs. (800$) was almost 200$ cheaper than my Y410 making it a nice Value for Money Buy.
I wasn’t able to check the audio quality but according to him it was OK. Even though it has no dedicated graphics card, the windows aero experience was smooth and nice, making me think whether I should upgrade my vista to the next level. And since he had stripped all the junk programs from start-up, the machine booted much faster compared to mine.
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