Dell's new Inspiron 7000 Gaming laptop is now available

[NumLock21]

Not to long ago, Dell has announced they are making a brand new 7000 series gaming laptop and it should be out soon. Well wait no more, as that laptop is finally available for purchase on Dell's website. So what do you get from the new 7000 gaming series vs the old 7000 gaming series? For start, you get a 7th Gen high performance Intel Core i5 quad core processor, 8GB of DDR4, 256GB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1060 graphics with dedicated 6GB of vram, 1080P IPS display, WiFi+BT, USB C with thunderbolt 3, and Microsoft Windows 10 Home Edition 64bit or Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64bit for a extra $50 dollars. Higher end models, comes with Intel Core i7, more ram, ssd+hdd, or 4K display.

Starting price for the entry level new 7000 gaming series starts at $999.

 

New Dell Inspiron 7000 Gaming

• 7th gen high performance quad core Intel Core i5 or Core i7
• 8GB DDR4, up to 32GB
• 256GB SSD, SSD+HDD combo, or PCIe NVMe SSD+HDD combo
• Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB
• 1080P or 4K IPS display
• USB Type A and Type C with Thunderbolt 3 up to 40Gb/s
• 2x2 802.11AC+BlueTooth
• Microsoft Windows 10 Home or Professional 64bit
• Matte Black color design
• Entry level starting at $999

Old Dell Inspiron 7000 Gaming

• 7th gen high performance quad core Intel Core i5 or Core i7
• 8GB DDR4, up to 32GB
• Hybrid HDD, SSD, or SSD+HDD combo
• Nvidia GTX 1050 4GB or GTX 1050Ti 4GB
• 1080P IPS display, when you buy it directly from Dell
• USB Type A only, no Type C or Thunderbolt 3
• 1x1 802.11AC+BlueTooth
• Microsoft Windows 10 Home or Professional 64bit
• Black or Red color design
• Entry level starting at $749

http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/new-inspiron-15-7000-gaming/spd/inspiron-15-7577-laptop

 

 

[The Sloth]

The design is getting uglier IMO, whats with the car radiator look. 

[NumLock21]

2 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

The design is getting uglier IMO, whats with the car radiator look. 

It seems a lot of them "gaming" laptop is staring to have that look. But beauty in the eye of the beholder.

[OmJo93]

3 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

The design is getting uglier IMO, whats with the car radiator look. 

First ever Porsche Design gaming laptop? Lol.

[Guest lilbman]

The new one doesn't make any sense.

 

Why would they make a product that would compete with their own other products that feature 1060 6gbs?  It makes NO sense, unless its a Max-Q 1060.

 

EDIT-Upon further research I have come to the conclusion that it is the Max-Q 1060.  

[NumLock21]

4 hours ago, OmJo93 said:

First ever Porsche Design gaming laptop? Lol.

Your wish has been granted.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/27/16048984/porsche-design-book-one-laptop-review

Buy why stop there. Now you can even smell like one too.

 

1 hour ago, lilbman said:

The new one doesn't make any sense.

 

Why would they make a product that would compete with their own other products that feature 1060 6gbs?  It makes NO sense, unless its a Max-Q 1060.

 

EDIT-Upon further research I have come to the conclusion that it is the Max-Q 1060.  

Old one is up to GTX1050Ti. New one has GTX 1060 Max Q or not, it's still better than GTX 1050Ti. Also the more important bit is the addition of Thunderbolt 3 and the 2x2 wifi, where the old model is just 1x1.

[ErrystioT]

I'd say the Acer Predator Helios 300 on Amazon is a great deal compared to this (if you don't care about the ThunderBolt 3 ofc) cuz for an extra $50 from the base model, u get non Max-Q 1060, double the RAM and an i7-7700HQ with about the same weight. What I'm wondering tho, why did they shrink the battery to 56Wh? I liked their previous Dell Inspiron 7567 gaming cuz of their beefy 74Wh battery.

[Guest lilbman]

On 9/21/2017 at 10:35 PM, NumLock21 said:

Your wish has been granted.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/27/16048984/porsche-design-book-one-laptop-review

Buy why stop there. Now you can even smell like one too.

 

Old one is up to GTX1050Ti. New one has GTX 1060 Max Q or not, it's still better than GTX 1050Ti. Also the more important bit is the addition of Thunderbolt 3 and the 2x2 wifi, where the old model is just 1x1.

It also has a smaller battery.  The larger battery is one of the things I liked about the old one, and it is my favorite feature of my Alienware.

[aisle9]

On 9/21/2017 at 4:01 PM, nerdslayer1 said:

The design is getting uglier IMO, whats with the car radiator look. 

It's kinda reminiscent of the old XPS gaming/compensation towers, actually.

[__pulpo]

Personally i like the design but i have a big doubt on the 1060 max q capacity.... is it considered "vr ready" ? can it work fine with the htc vive ?

[Imglidinhere]

This officially makes anyone with a 980M completely useless when it comes to reselling. Kinda sad really. 

 

I was okay with a 980M going for $1000, but even that was a hell of a reselling hit, even for a top-end laptop that's unlocked and whatnot... now? Almost pointless to sell it unless you have money to put toward a new machine.

 

It's always hard when the new generation's mid-range GPU is faster than the previous gen's top one.