Dell 1320 teardown and review

The Dell 1320 is a notebook computer product produced by Dell in early 2009. It is mainly aimed at the mid-range single market and is positioned at the level of all-round student notebooks. Therefore, the notebook did not adopt a particularly advanced and excellent configuration level in terms of overall configuration, but used mid-range hardware and performance at the time. However, the price of the 1320 was very cheap. Thanks to this feature, the 1320 was very popular in 2009. It has quickly gained popularity among a large number of consumers in the Chinese market. So what about the 1320 notebook? How to disassemble the 1320?

1320 notebook evaluation

Uses all black The design, simple appearance, and tougher body lines all highlight the business style of the notebook. The top cover of the fuselage is decorated with piano paint, which exudes a touch of fashion while being calm. The thinnest part of the fuselage is only 24mm and the weight is only 1.86KG. It is also very portable in terms of portability. 1320 adopts a "golden size" 13.3-inch anti-glare widescreen, with a 16:10 display ratio and a 1280×800 screen resolution, with bright colors and delicate display effects. And there is also a built-in 1.3 million pixel camera above the screen, which is convenient for video use. The 1320 adopts a simple designed notebook interior and an all-black color scheme, maintaining a consistent business style both inside and outside. The slightly matte texture of the wide palm rest and keyboard ensure a more comfortable feeling when using it. The touch multimedia shortcut keys have a novel design and can effectively prevent dust from entering. The touchpad is made angular, giving people a sense of stability and grandeur.

In terms of configuration, this Dell 1320 notebook uses an Intel Pentium dual-core T4400 processor (2.2GHz frequency/1MB L2 cache/800MHz front-side bus), equipped with Intel PM45 motherboard chipset, equipped with 2GB memory as standard, which can support up to 8G, 250GB hard disk, and DVD burning optical drive. The graphics card uses an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 independent graphics card with 512MB video memory capacity, supporting AMD HyperMemory dynamic shared memory technology enables notebooks to perform well both in terms of speed and entertainment performance, which is enough to meet the needs of daily office, study, and entertainment games.

1320 disassembly steps

First unplug the battery and remove all the screws at the back. Remove the antenna of the wireless network card, unscrew the switch strip, remove a screw on the upper right side of the keyboard, and remove the keyboard. Remove the screws and connecting wires in the red circle. After getting rid of all worries, you can safely remove the C shell, but you need to use a little force and slowly remove it along the edge that is easy to get on. After removing the C shell, the red circle in the picture is the Bluetooth module. Remove the wireless network card antenna under the hard disk compartment, remove the 6 screws and screen cables from the screen axis, and the entire screen can be easily removed. Pull off the B shell along the frame of the screen. It is best to use cotton cloth to cushion the screen. Otherwise, the screen will be damaged and DELL will void the warranty. After the B shell is removed, remove the 7 screws in the red circle. Once you remove the screen and camera, you're done.

After these steps, we can successfully disassemble the Dell 1320 notebook, and at the same time, we can Depending on the condition of the computer, you can choose whether to replace certain hardware devices. You can also directly clean the dust and foreign matter inside the notebook to prevent the notebook from generating excessive temperatures and causing poor ventilation when running, which may cause damage to the hardware. The 1320 is generally a cost-effective student notebook, but most of its performance has fallen behind.Finally, I don’t recommend everyone to buy it.