It was an Inspiron 6000, I think around 2005. It was silver with a big Dell logo on the case. I think it had Windows XP. It was a heavy beast. it had a nice, wide screen, but unfortunately the screen was somewhat dim and the anti-glare coating made text less crisp.  Replacing the hard drive was easy, as there was an access panel on the bottom of the laptop. That was good, since two hard drives failed while under warranty and I had to install the replacements that Dell sent. I think that was my first Windows laptop. I had been using Apple Macbooks prior to that. It supplemented my Windows desktop. In spite of the weight and less-than-ideal screen, it was generally a good laptop.
What was your first Inspiron system?
"DS: What was your first Inspiron system?"