Dell’s Inspiron E1405 is very much a smaller version of the E1505 notebook computer, but Dell continues to make the mistake of the XPS M140 by not offering dedicated graphics processor.

Dell’s new Inspiron E1405 could be considered a smaller clone of the Inspiron E1505. Many of the base specifications for the two notebooks are very similar. Both use the new Intel Core Duo processors that help improve multitasking performance and reduce power usage. The E1405 also comes with 1GB of PC2-4200 DDR memory that should allow it to run applications smoothly.

Dell Inspiron e1405 Specs:

* Processor: Intel Yonah Core Duo T2300 (1.66 GHz/2MB L2 Cache)
* OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
* Hard Drive: 80 GB SATA @ 5400RPM (manufactured by Hitachi)
* Screen: 14.1″ WXGA+ UltaSharp Widescreen with TrueLife (1440 x 900)
* Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
* RAM: 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM @533 MHz (2 x 512MB)
* Optical Drive: 24x CD-RW/DVD-ROM
* Battery: 6-cell lithium ion
* Wireless: Dell 1390 Mini Card 802.11 b/g (54 Mbps)
* Weight: 5.3 lbs
* Dimensions: 1.5″ (H) x 13 ” (W) x 9.6″ (D)
* Ports/Slots: 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 4 Universal Serial Bus (USB 2.0), 5-in-1 removable memory card reader, VGA monitor out port, S-video out, RJ-45 Ethernet LAN, RJ-11 modem, ExpressCard 54mm, headphone/speaker jack, microphone connector

Review By Reviews.Cnet

The lightest model in Dell’s line of basic home laptops, the Inspiron E1405 makes a good home or small-business system is portable enough for occasional travel. With the Inspiron E1405, all of the crucial elements are accounted for: you get a comfortable keyboard and touch pad, a decent display, and a very solid collection of basic multimedia features and connections. The base unit starts at approximately $700, and Dell offers a vast array of configuration options for basic Web and e-mail users to more ambitious media users. The Inspiron E1405 has no option for a discrete GPU, however. Gamers and video enthusiasts should look to a higher-end configuration of the Inspiron E1505, which offers a similar set of features, though with a slightly larger display, a bulkier profile, and higher-end component options.

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Review By Pcmag

The E1405 uses integrated graphics, which might have some people yearning for the discrete ATI graphics on the E1505. Discrete graphics is simply better for gaming, and spec-wise, it’ll be ready for Windows Vista, Microsoft’s next-generation operating system. The advantages of going with integrated graphics, you ask? Well, insanely long battery life for one. The 8 hours and 9 minutes that the E1405 achieved in MobileMark 2005 tests is the most impressive battery score to date on all laptops.

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Review By Notebookreview

Processor and Performance

For anyone who has ever tried to run several demanding programs at once, the Intel Core Duo is a real treat, and this T2300, which at 1.66 GHz is the slowest of the T2XXX Yonah series, performs exceedingly well and seems to offer very little trade-off when compared to the 2.0 GHz CPU in my e1705. I continue to be amazed by what two cores will get you, though it makes perfect sense that they will handle multiple applications much better than a single-core CPU. As with the T2500, I tested this T2300 by running several programs at once, including a virus scan and Super PI to 32 million digits. With these fairly demanding applications running, I still managed to watch a DVD and open several Internet Explorer windows, together with OpenOffice.org Writer, and everything ran quite smoothly. Because purchasing a Dell computer invariably involves a very careful selection of components, if price is any concern at all, I would now find it easy to suggest the selection of the Yonah T2300, rather than one of the higher priced Core Duo CPUs; it performs exceptionally well and the premium paid to get a T2400 or higher may be better spent elsewhere, on an upgraded warranty, for instance. Or simply save the money.

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Review By Arstechnica

The new Inspiron lineup will never be as hawt as the MacBook Pro, for instance, with all that shiny metal and that smooth silver underbelly, and it will never be as svelte as the X60. Most components are made of a silver-speckled plastic and the machine weighs in at around six pounds with extended battery, but the overall effect is quite pleasing. Looked at from above, the machine has fine lines and an attractive silver/white/black color scheme. It won’t be the slickest machine at your local Starbucks, but you’ll look pretty decent without dropping more than a grand—no small feat. And compared to the older generation of Dell machines, the e1405 is like an 18th-century allegorical painting about the Triumph of Design.

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