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DELL inspiron 518 Satisfaction Reviews
Average Satisfaction
3.27 out of 4
Percent Freezing
26%
Percent Slow
43%
Percent Freezing
26%
Percent Slow
43%
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Total Votes: 1181 | |
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The Inspiron 518 is part of Dell's mainstream family of utilitarian, midrange Windows desktop PCs. Common configurations include Intel G33 Express chipset, an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.33 GHz) ; Clock speed: 2.33 GHz ; RAM installed: 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM. Other features include an ATI Radeon HD 3450.
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| 8/1/2011 1:07:27 PM | very slow |
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| 7/8/2011 12:32:21 PM | sometimes runs slowly most often after windows updates |
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| 2/19/2013 6:10:03 PM | hi |
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| 11/18/2010 11:06:06 AM | jgfgjgfjhgf |
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| 4/5/2011 11:18:30 PM | Runs great, just wanted to make sure I keep it that way! |
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| 2/8/2011 7:21:52 PM | purchased for @ home work |
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| 11/14/2011 4:19:55 PM | It has been very good until the whole hard drive died...and nothing was recovered! |
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| 11/16/2010 7:12:42 PM | Great Dell Computer! |
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| 2/25/2013 10:47:30 AM | i like my computer |
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| 3/11/2010 10:06:48 PM | SEEMS TO WORK OKAY ~ FIREFOX DOESN'T LOAD PAGES A LOT OF THE TIME |
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| 3/11/2010 12:02:26 PM | running windows 7 |
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| 8/3/2010 11:44:56 AM | error imp servor droped notice shows on e-mail atocassionaly |
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| 1/28/2010 6:10:21 PM | I have had a primary hard drive repllaced and the replacement was delivered and installed in two days |
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| 1/29/2010 12:31:31 AM | computer was infected but dell support helped the situation. |
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| 1/7/2010 1:44:23 AM | basically satis wth the slonn but realiz s wslow |
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| 12/15/2012 12:04:05 PM | . |
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| 11/19/2009 10:59:45 PM | best one ive owned yet. |
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| 1/14/2010 4:48:35 PM | Dell makes very good computers and they have Intel Processors which are better than the other processors on the market. |
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| 11/7/2009 11:27:35 AM | Very nice computer. Handles almost everything smoothly. Needs a better power supply and a graphics card. |
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| 9/12/2012 4:31:06 PM | gud |
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| 11/18/2010 3:46:49 PM | Whe I installed the Windows 7 OS two days ago Dell tech recommended I gat this software. |
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| 1/26/2011 12:34:05 PM | 2 error messages and yahoo homepage does not come up after windows aut update 2 days ago |
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| 4/13/2010 8:53:47 PM | Pretty darn good system for the bucks! |
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| 11/28/2009 11:14:24 AM | i have the vista and love it |
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| 4/16/2010 12:08:33 AM | n/a |
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| 11/28/2012 3:23:18 PM | h |
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| 5/12/2012 12:13:15 PM | much faster then before |
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| 12/9/2010 8:58:11 AM | sometimes is slow in loading for exe games... |
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| 6/10/2012 11:15:37 AM | iopuji9u8 |
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| 2/13/2011 6:07:59 PM | This is the best thing i have ever used |
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| 10/20/2012 2:14:32 PM | NA |
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| 7/3/2012 5:25:38 PM | very happy |
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| 9/4/2012 10:34:28 PM | seems to run ok |
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| 12/26/2009 12:11:29 PM | This Computer was running slow then i call Dell they fix the Prouble and suggested that i buy this program. |
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| 12/3/2012 10:10:02 PM | Internet is running slow. |
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| 5/20/2010 11:24:32 AM | very satisfied |
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| 11/7/2009 7:14:27 AM | Vista seems to be a very buggy OS |
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| 8/19/2012 11:36:39 AM | you charged me TWICE! |
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| 8/24/2012 3:37:50 PM | Na |
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| 10/16/2010 8:56:40 AM | it takes about 2 min. before it completly useable |
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| 6/23/2010 8:36:21 PM | No comments |
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| 7/14/2010 10:47:08 PM | Sometimes when it goes to sleep, it requires a couple hard restarts to get it back going again. |
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| 3/31/2010 4:25:01 PM | Internet Explorer 8 is not operating correctly all the time! |
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| 1/16/2012 7:50:40 AM | All of the sudden my computer says I'm past USB voltage and my mouse won't work |
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| 11/4/2010 11:51:01 PM | I like my computer |
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| 1/21/2013 11:57:37 AM | Not sure yet. |
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| 10/19/2012 11:19:52 AM | we are satisfied with this pc computer it just has issues with freezing and shuting down when trying to play a game. It has been running very slow lately and not wanting to work properly. |
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| 5/27/2013 10:07:49 PM | When trying to access a link, I am unable to access it, the the computer locks up, and has to be rebooted. |
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| 4/9/2010 5:26:09 PM | A GOOD RELIABLE SYSTEM |
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| 4/30/2010 3:50:29 AM | A GOOD RELIABLE SYSTEM |
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| 1/17/2013 2:18:08 PM | This computer is 8yrs old but it still fast. |
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| 7/19/2009 12:40:26 PM | sound keeps going off |
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| 8/27/2009 5:58:48 AM | Does what I need in the main. Would like it to be faster, but it was purchased with an eye to cost so speed was second priority. |
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| 4/8/2010 12:53:26 PM | Display card keeps crashing |
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| 4/2/2011 6:53:38 PM | Download speed is low |
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| 11/14/2009 6:51:18 AM | Windows Vista seems to be a problem. Applications frequently just hang up and I haveto log off and/or reboot. |
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| 1/25/2010 12:15:00 PM | Thia program does not work properly |
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| 3/11/2013 12:25:08 PM | . |
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| 2/26/2011 5:53:41 PM | At the time of purchase it was the ideal computer and was fast. It's good for home usage but I think it's time to update. |
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| 1/29/2011 12:24:20 AM | I believe I need a bit more memory and a graphics card |
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| 1/15/2010 12:08:13 AM | Startup is slow. |
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| 12/13/2009 12:13:45 PM | i love this new cpu, but it has a blue screen issue.... |
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| 8/19/2010 11:41:40 PM | It's been fine after replacing the hard drive and many other components! |
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| 4/17/2013 5:41:12 PM | fan motor is noisy |
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| 8/20/2010 6:05:41 PM | Seems to hang on antivirus scan |
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| 11/21/2009 1:21:39 PM | WOULD BE NICE IF IT WAS FASTER |
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| 1/21/2010 10:25:45 PM | not as fast as I think it should be |
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| 12/7/2010 11:01:55 PM | LOVE THE COMPUTER ITSELF, BUT FOR COUPLE MONTHS NOW, FREEZES UP 4-10 TIMES A DAY |
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| 12/7/2010 11:37:22 PM | this computer should be runing faster. latley it has slowed down to an unsatifactory rate of speed. |
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| 2/6/2010 10:07:54 AM | Sometimes it does run slow |
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| 11/3/2010 8:58:45 AM | I don't know enough about computers to really justify an answer. |
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| 3/22/2011 5:04:56 PM | sometimes it is slow. dsl keeps turning off |
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| 2/9/2010 1:33:12 PM | running very slow is my only complain about this PC. |
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| 8/3/2010 10:16:09 AM | my browswers crash everytime I use ebay. and I have pop ups |
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| 10/19/2010 10:55:23 PM | takes a long time for windows to load and start up |
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| 10/20/2010 12:08:49 AM | takes a long time for windows to load and start up |
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| 2/19/2010 10:44:46 PM | my cd driver isn't working properly. It's also been having programs quit responding. |
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| 8/9/2010 6:43:23 PM | The computer sometimes reboots itself the screen shows a lot of lines then it shuts down? |
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| 3/3/2011 6:08:03 PM | r |
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| 10/17/2010 10:04:58 AM | Only problem is first startup of the day with Windows 7; i have to go through a couple of boot up cycles. |
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| 10/10/2011 1:12:40 PM | when i first logon to this computer there seems to be too many startup programs. |
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| 4/4/2011 8:24:07 PM | half and half satisfied |
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| 1/19/2011 3:56:56 PM | Runs slow and has several error messages. Some products won't install, I get reeive a message stating that another program is being installed and to wait untill it's finished. |
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| 9/30/2009 4:03:54 PM | http403 on one site and i came up with doing a test with pc pitstop |
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| 3/10/2012 1:37:40 PM | Slow, Slow startup; some programs that are to start on startup, don't always. |
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| 2/16/2013 3:01:49 PM | .. |
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| 4/14/2012 7:51:10 AM | Keep running scans and still find errors |
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| 5/27/2009 12:23:42 PM | Network boots slow |
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| 5/27/2009 10:21:39 AM | Network boot time is slow |
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| 5/27/2009 11:08:27 AM | Network booting slow |
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| 12/12/2011 8:42:05 PM | some attachments can not open |
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| 8/14/2011 8:49:37 AM | Blue Screen occurs regularly; very slow, crashing |
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| 3/18/2013 8:02:45 PM | Because I had to reinstall my window 7 and lost all of my desktop software. |
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| 1/19/2011 9:04:03 PM | It has started to slow down. |
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| 1/21/2011 2:27:16 PM | IT'S A WIRELESS SETUP THAT LOSES THE CONNECTION FREQUENTLY AS WELL AS INTERNET EXPLORER |
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| 3/27/2011 8:14:49 AM | This computer is very slow when connecting wirelessly to the internet. Sometimes the IE get stuck in one place and I have to close the web browser and start over. Some time it tell me something is wrong with the internet connection all though the computer is connect to the wireless net in my home. |
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| 3/20/2010 10:58:05 AM | constant virus/security issues |
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| 8/3/2011 10:53:32 AM | It was sold to me as being brand new and it wasn't.....have had problems the entire time.... |
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| 1/18/2010 6:53:39 PM | Vista is not satisfactory. Many more problems with it, freezing, needing to reboot, etc. |
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| 2/11/2010 7:34:49 PM | VISTA SUCKS!!!!!! |
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| 2/5/2010 12:34:20 AM | The problems going on the net now have gotten worse. Now everywhere I go I get a script error. How do I get rid of that? |
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| 11/24/2009 3:29:52 PM | can't open links in web pages or e-mails |
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| 12/31/2009 11:39:56 PM | appears to be laggy |
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| 9/6/2010 8:32:25 AM | Lack of technical help with problems |
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| 2/19/2011 5:49:17 PM | slow and unresponsive |
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| 4/10/2011 7:24:53 PM | it is wirelessly connected to the internet and the connection is very slow, and I sometimes get kicked off |
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| 12/11/2010 11:26:59 AM | I do not understand what your program has done and how it benefits me...I paid on my visa but at this point I do not have enough information on what is happening and why and I see no benefits. |
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| 1/4/2013 1:04:33 PM | My computer stills runs slow. Web site takes time to load and I am on cable high speed internet |
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| 5/24/2013 11:56:43 PM | opens files slowly |
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| 10/17/2010 1:08:44 PM | can't close out programs especially facebook-runs slow |
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| 11/26/2010 6:00:22 PM | Runs too slow..... |
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| 4/29/2010 5:49:22 PM | windows vista 64bit is not what it should be, very sad windows system |
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| 6/25/2012 11:00:46 AM | this computer freezes and does not turn on when you turn it on' it turns on when it feels like it. runs slow. |
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| 10/28/2010 6:18:04 AM | crashs every now and then allways state i have a viris |
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| 3/25/2010 7:53:15 PM | boots very slow browing slowing |
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| 10/21/2010 8:47:41 PM | real easy to recieve pop ups |
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| 7/14/2012 10:45:26 AM | to slow |
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| 10/26/2009 7:28:17 AM | has problems lding adobe |
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| 3/30/2013 4:05:48 PM | the mouse freezes |
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| 10/24/2009 3:43:29 PM | It won't install the Pitsop Tune-up diska |
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| 10/24/2009 3:54:22 PM | It won't install the Pitsop Tune-up diska |
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| 6/3/2009 7:49:15 PM | very happy with all aspects. |
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| 7/2/2011 5:42:33 PM | Slower that a turtle, It drives me nuts just to check my email. |
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| 1/15/2010 1:26:17 PM | can't read anything here |
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| 2/11/2010 4:45:14 PM | I will not buy another Dell Pc. |
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