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OS

As with all Dell models, you can order the Inspiron 530 with the features that suit your interests, whether it’s gaming, CD creation, digital photography, or web browsing.

The start of the process is deciding on the operating system. This is what carries out basic computer functions, such as identifying keyboard input, monitoring files, and managing access to programs.

The Inspiron 530 offers three of these systems: Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, and Ultimate. Windows Vista® Home Premium and Ultimate are certainly better than Home Basic for digital media use (for example, making DVDs and recording HDTV). But if in doubt, talk to Dell.

Processor

The same advice applies to the brain of your computer, the processor. The Inspiron 530 has a choice of AMD® and Intel® processors, once again reflecting what you want to do. As a rough guide, it’s worth remembering that the better the brain, or the processor, the more you can accomplish.

hard drives

The Inspiron 530’s hard drives come with a standard capacity of 160 GB or 250 GB for data and program storage. These are big enough for most uses, but the 530 will support two 500GB hard drives if needed. Why could you want this? Well, as an example, 250 GB will store about 125,000 songs or 71,000 photos, but only 30 hours of HD video.

Memory

The more RAM (Random Access Memory), the faster your computer’s performance and the more files you can have open at any one time. The Inspiron 530’s standard memory level (1024MB) is certainly good, but you may want to upgrade to something larger, especially if you enjoy playing computer games.

Optical

All Inspiron 530s have a DVD drive that lets you watch DVDs, listen to CDs, and record to both. However, there is the option to install a Blu-Ray optical drive. It has all of the above features plus the ability to play and record to Blu-Ray, discs that have more than five times the storage capacity of DVDs.

Display

Monitors have developed as rapidly as computers. Dell offers its 19″ flat-panel displays as standard with the Inspiron 530, but if you want your computer to act like a TV, why not opt ​​for a TV tuner, Windows Media Center, and a larger screen? All in all, the Inspiron 530 is your home computer to use however you want!