Dell Inspiron 1501 – The Company’s First AMD-Powered Laptop

Dell Inspiron E1501, the company’s first laptop featuring AMD processor, is now available for purchase through Dell’s online store. The 15.4-inch widescreen 1501 comes with AMD’s Turion 64, Turion 64 X2 (dual core) or Sempron CPU.

The new AMD-powered budget Inspirons incorporate ATI RADEON Xpress 1150 integrated graphics with up to 256MB of shared memory and Dell’s Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card.

The Dell Inspirion 1501 has starting price of $549. The cheapest 1501 comes with Sempron 3500+, 512MB of main memory, 60GB hard drive, combo CD-RW/DVD optical drive and Windows XP Home operating system.

Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook at Dell’s Store

im planning on getting my self a new toy. im looking at the Dell Inspiron E1501. having a problem deciding between the Sempron Processor and the Turion 64 X2 Dual-Core Mobile Processer. after just having a baby boy, money is a little tight, so i was thinking about cheeping out right now and upgrading to the Turionâ„¢ 64 X2 down the road a bit when there a little cheaper. but im having a hard time finding out what socket the Sempron is running under for a posible processer swap. as far as i can tell the Turion is a socket S1g1. any thoughts or ideas would be most helpfull. Thanx ~ Cam

Cam, did you ever figure it ? I just ordered a new chip already without even thinking twice..pls let me know if it works incase Im wasting time..Thanks!

[...] Dell Vostro 1000 is based on AMD ATI RS485M chipset with the integrated ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 (R485M) graphics, managing the 15.4″ widescreen display with 1280 x 800 resolution. The notebook, which is similar to Inspiron 1501 for consumers, is configurable with dual core AMD Turion 64 X2 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 processor, or with single core Sempron CPU. This system supports up to 2GB of main memory and comes with up to 120GB SATA hard drive at 5400rpm. Dell Vostro 1000 also includes a DVD burner or a Combo optical drive, depending on your choice. [...]

Hey its socket S1 if your still wondering.