For less intensive tasks, such as word processing or Web browsing, you can expect the Dell Inspiron notebook to last even longer. Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more. Membership is free, and your security and privacy remain protected.
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Bottom Line There's nothing spectacular about the Dell Inspiron notebook -- until you take its price into account. Would you buy this? Not supported. LED backlight. Native aspect ratio. Pixel pitch. Display number of colours. Processor cores. Processor threads. Processor cache. Processor cache type. Smart Cache. Processor front side bus. Processor lithography.
Processor operating modes. Processor codename. Number of Processing Die Transistors. Processing Die size. Internal memory type. Memory clock speed. Memory layout slots x size. Memory slots. Number of HDDs installed. HDD capacity.
HDD interface. HDD speed. Card reader integrated. Audio system. Number of built-in speakers. Front camera. Front camera resolution numeric. Video capturing speed. Ethernet LAN. Ethernet LAN data rates. USB 2. DVI port. VGA D-Sub ports quantity. Headphone outputs. Microphone in. Docking connector. Charging port type. DC-in jack. Pointing device. Drivers included. Windows 7 Home Premium. Processor special features.
The maximum frequency varies depending on workload, hardware, software, and overall system configuration. Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology. This efficient, dual-core-optimized implementation increases the probability that each core can access data from the fast cache, significantly reducing latency to frequently used data and improving performance.
Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Intel Execute Disable Bit. Thermal Monitoring Technologies. Processor code.
Embedded options available. Virtualization allows multiple workloads to share a common set of resources so that a variety of workloads can co-locate while maintaining full isolation from each other.
Battery technology. Lithium-Ion Li-Ion. Number of battery cells. Battery voltage. AC adapter power. AC adapter frequency. AC adapter input voltage. AC adapter output current. AC adapter output voltage. Operational conditions. Operating temperature T-T. Storage temperature T-T. Operating relative humidity H-H. A con is that a web cam is missing. Especially the adolescents targeted would have a use for such. However, Dell offers it as option for the Inspiron 15 in its on-line shop.
The keyboard left mixed impressions. First of all we liked that it sits thight and only slightly gives close to the right shift. As a result the stroke is firm. However, the fuzzy point of pressure gives only an unsatisfying feedback when typing. The keys are arranged in a standard layout , are sufficiently big and have an adequate distance to each other. At the right the outermost column with Del to Page Dn is clearly separated from the rest of the keys.
This prevents the Enter-key from being unintentionally triggered. Touch typist won't like the keyboard as the two haptical marks for the home position of the hands are not sufficiently distinct. Overall, the keyboard appears to be quite suitable.
However, those used to desktop keyboards will have to adapt to the spongy feedback first. The touchpad embedded in the glossy wrist rests has a slightly shiny surface and does not support multi-touch gestures. Die finger hardly faces any resistance when it glides over it. Nevertheless, a precise control is possible. Although they are not visible, a vertical and a horizontal scroll area are available.
It seems simple do provide such without any optical or haptical mark. The according areas are totally at the right and at the bottom edge. So, the finger can be geared to the border of the touchpad. Dell's touchpad even comes with a proprietary tool for setup. It allows to define the width of the scroll areas. Although the touchpad does not support input with two fingers multi-touch it features zooming.
This can be done via the left scroll bar. The buttons of the mouse replacement have a clear travel and feedback. Their click is hollow, but fine. The HD-ready screen of the Inspiron displays in a resolution of x pixel. This is the standard wide-screen resolution, which nearly all mainstream office and multimedia laptops use today.
The TFT without anti-reflection coating has a moderate contrast in common with these. At maximum brightness a contrast ratio of is achieved. Looking at images we once again realize the impacts of a too low contrast on the user: Black does not appear like deep black and the colors do not gleam that lively and strong as they could.
However, a high contrast is usually reserved for more expensive multimedia or gaming laptops. Our measurements of the brightness resulted in moderate values.
This is more than enough indoors. Thereby the illumination is homogeneous and, so, darker or brighter areas are not visible in black or white backgrounds. Using the Inspiron in the sun is hard. The reflecting But, even indoors we are not absolutely protected against adverse light conditions caused by bright windows or desk lamps.
The viewing angle stability describes whether colors and fonts are still clearly legible at lateral views. If the eyes are moved up or down vertical , the colors already noticeably bleach at about 30 degrees. But, we can move up to 45 degrees to the right or left horizontal from the middle. But then the colors invert heavily. With a TDP of high 35 Watt it does not belong the energy-saving processors.
The T features two physical cores, but not Intel Hyper-Threading. Its typical field of application is in inexpensive office and mid-range systems. If you want to run processor-heavy tasks like video editing or image processing, such a system is rather not appropriate. If they are too high, they can cause troubles when external devices are connected e.
Selectively deactivating drivers and applying the exclusion principle can help revealing the blamable one. Since a few month the Pentium T has replaced the Celeron M in entry-level configurations.
So, you can't expect that it will work wonders in regards of performance. A reasonably fast Intel P 2. It's even 4. Core i7 systems, e. Clear and brief: The T is an absolute entry-level processor, which uses the advantages of a dual-core architecture. We determined the application performance with the PCMark Vantage and it proved to be about on par with fast ultra-low-voltage or Intel Core 2 Duo systems with low clock-rate. We record 2. Whoever is satisfied with a solid office performance, can safely accept a T CPU.
However, if you need a faster processor for video or image editing, you should at least go for an Intel P, which is better combined with a midrange ATI or Nvidia graphics card. In Dell's on-line shop you'll also find appropriate options for these tasks. In addition Dell also offers alternatives to Intel's integrated chipset graphics. More detailed information is available in our gaming list. Other contemporary notebook hard drives with 5. A different benchmark tool, HD-Tach, also displays relatively low The noise emissions during office use without much load are a strength of the Inspiron For this scenario we measured unremarkable However, this does not match the usual usage profile of our configuration.
If load and low-demand states alternate, we observe a short flare-up of the fan, which only lasts for about four seconds.
Afterwards the noise falls to a quieter state again. This continues until the temperature of the heatpipe falls little bit or the load of the processor is stopped. Nevertheless, we would not call this phenomenon disturbing. The waste heat stays in an acceptable range under office load as long as benchmarks are not used to help increase the load. Regardless whether idle or under load we measure the maxima at the touchpad, We do not know whether this is on purpose, but, users will always have warm fingers in winter.
The surrounding palm rests reach about 33 degrees Celsius and therewith stay clearly cooler. Regardless of the operating mode, the temperature of the keyboard ranges from 28 to These are convenient values for an office notebook.
It's possible to run the Inspiron at your lap as long as you make sure that the louver is not covered.
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