Thumbs Up:

Eco-friendly; 3D graphics card with 1GB video memory; excellent performance.

Thumbs Down:

No eSATA or FireWire.

The Whiz Kid Speaks:

Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC is powered by 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 650 processor and 8GB DDR3 SD RAM. The desktop has 1TB SATA hard drive and dual-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW. It has 1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 220 graphics card and integrated sound card.

Dell Inspiron i580-510NBC has Ethernet port and wireless adapter that supports IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless standards. The operating system is Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit Edition.

The interfaces are 1×HDMI, 1×RJ-45 Ethernet and 6×USB 2.0. Dell Inspiron i580 has five expansion slots: PCI Express x16, PCI Express x1, PCI, Memory card reader and Memory.

Razzle Dazzle:

Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC has simple black finish. Its tower is 14.8 inches tall, 6.9 inches wide and 17.4 inches deep and weighs 17.4 lbs.

Inside Dope:

$830 priced Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC will be the best match for professional as well as home computer users. It has 3.2GHz Intel Core i5 processor to provide better performance even for multitasking situations. Dell also includes a 3D graphics card to provide excellent graphics for gaming and other multimedia applications. If you need the best performance oriented and a gaming desktop, then you can surely buy this new desktop – Dell Inspiron i580.

The front panel has media card reader slot, two audio jacks and two USB ports. Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC has dual-layer DVD burner on the top of its front and another optical drive located below. HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112Y costs $900 and includes seven-core 2.8GHz AMD Phenon II X4 924 processor. HP Pavilion model could not perform better than the Dell Inspiron i580 in our tests. The Pavilion model only succeeds by providing Blu-ray drive, but costs $70 more.

Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC performed better than HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112Y, Asus CG5275-AR003, and Gateway DX4300-15e while working on Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Zune and Apple iTunes.

Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC has standard 7.1 analog audio jacks, Ethernet port, some USB ports, HDMI, DVI and VGA ports.  However, it does not have eSATA and FireWire ports. On the other hand, Gateway DX4831-01e are providing both ports in low price. You will also get numerous upgrade options on the motherboard. Nvidia GeForce 220GT graphics card is enough to provide excellent graphics for games and multimedia applications. You will get room for hard drive and PCI card, but the Inspiron i580.

We played some video clips from Netflix and YouTube while testing. The overall streaming video quality was good.

The annual power consumption cost of Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC is $23.30. It is more than $22.85 for HP Pavilion Elite HPE-112Y and $22 for Asus CG5275-AR003. On the contrary, the annual power consumption cost of HP Pavilion p6320y is $35.72 and $31.65 for Gateway DX4300-15e.

Dell is providing industry standard one-year warranty with Inspiron i580 with 24/7 toll free support. You can access drivers & utilities, FAQs, user manual and chat support on the Dell’s support Web site.

Nitty Gritty:

Dell Inspiron i580-5108NBC offers wireless card, latest Core i5 processor and discreet graphics card. If you need the excellent performance, especially for gaming and multimedia tasks and does not need eSATA/FireWire ports, then we will recommend you to purchase the new – Dell Inspiron i580.

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