Consumers can still purchase an Inspiron 1525 with the basic specs, but now, they have an option to include a Blu-ray disc playback starting at $879.
The award-winning Inspiron 1525 laptop still features the same specs, particularly a 15.4-inch high definition wide aspect display, a 720p resolution, an HDMI port for easy connectivity to high resolution displays. Basically, the only upgrade at this time is the Blu-ray player disc drive which is fully backwards compatible. The Blu-ray drive still functions like your old CD/DVD drive but with the capability to play Blu-ray format media. But that’s not all, consumers can also chose a Blu-ray burner drive, which is great for backing up and storing important files like digital photos, videos, financial records, etc. A Blu-ray disc will hold up to 50 GB of data, which is bigger than the 8.5 GB available on the typical DVD disc. Dell Inspiron 1525 laptops with Blu-ray disc drives incorporate Broadcom Media PC technology that allows PCs with integrated graphics to play high definition video. The high-definition video playback is enabled through a built-in dedicated accelerator located in a mini-card slot. 
After the Sony Blu-ray player won the format war, a lot of manufacturers have scrambled to include Blu-ray drives/players in their hardware lineup. The latest of these is Dell which incorporated a Blu-ray drive into one of their sub-$1000 laptop – the Inspiron 1525.
Sub-$1,000 Blu-ray Laptop Now Available from Dell
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