Is a Dell Inspiron 15 Good?

[iNothing]

Hi i was wondering if this laptop was good to buy

 

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/dell/inspiron-15-3537-sku-419119/

 

Thanks

[Fred Castellum]

What do you plan on doing with the laptop? 

 

EDIT: with that price range you might be able to get a ultrabook with similar or even better specs. 

[ForeseenVisionz]

What do you plan on doing with the laptop? 

 

EDIT: with that price range you might be able to get a ultrabook with similar or even better specs. 

in Au? nah m8 shits to expensive here. im waiting for that td300 asus unvailed it should be 650-700ish here due to stuff being more expensive than the advertised 599 pricetag. but still pretty appealing.

[DIV1D3]

What do you plan on doing with the laptop? 

 

EDIT: with that price range you might be able to get a ultrabook with similar or even better specs. 

I got a DV6 as a present but is was $1,200. Dam expensively stupid price, it was only 2 years ago too.

[macpro622776]

@iNothing: Not too bad. It's a little hard to tell because the website is so bad, and it doesn't give a proper model number or anything. I really hate the JB HI-FI website, pisses me off so much. I wouldn't go Dell if possible though, they're not known to last nor have great customer service.

 

@MyInnerFred: You can't get an ultrabook for that price in Australia. "Australia Tax"

[Fred Castellum]

I had no idea OP was in Australia, my apologies. x.x

[dizmo]

@iNothing: Not too bad. It's a little hard to tell because the website is so bad, and it doesn't give a proper model number or anything. I really hate the JB HI-FI website, pisses me off so much. I wouldn't go Dell if possible though, they're not known to last nor have great customer service.

 

@MyInnerFred: You can't get an ultrabook for that price in Australia. "Australia Tax"

 

The OP could order in from the US though. eBay has quite a few choices. There's no duty and only 10% tax on laptop computers.

[hawaiims]

Hi i was wondering if this laptop was good to buy

 

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/dell/inspiron-15-3537-sku-419119/

 

Thanks

Depends on your use, and it's unclear without clear information.

 

I personally wooldn't recommend non-business dell laptops because they generally have bad reliability. Other than that, the deal also doesn't seem particularly good (in particular that horrible 1366x768 15.6 inch tn panel! Yuck!)

 

Heck I can get the same exact laptop for 499$ at costco (http://www.costco.com/Dell-Inspiron-15-Laptop-%7c-Intel-Core-i5.product.100090984.html) and that's not even counting the excellent return policy there! Not to mention you would have 200$ left over to buy a bunch of cakes, bacon, and frosted flakes.

 

If you want to go the dell way you could get an XPS 12 which has a touchscreen, is lighter, has a much better 1080p ips screen, converts into a tablet, and has a 128gb ssd for 100$ more (799$) and also include microsoft office http://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-12-Touchscreen-Convertible-Ultrabook-%7c-Intel-Core-i5-%7c-1080p-%7c-Office-2013.product.100070981.html

 

Whatever you do though, never buy a non-business HP notebooks. Those are pretty much guaranteed to die. 

[Almercenary]

Personally I'd wait to get an Asus one, there pretty cheap in aus

[KamiKatze]

I am typing on one right now.

 

i3 2310

8 gigs of RAM

Nvidia GT 525M (lame)

 

 

Works fine for light gaming (lef4dead2 works)

You're gonna want at least an i5 though.

 

Other than that it's a great laptop for work and media use. it has plenty of connectors.

[TheDigitalRealm]

Depends on your use, and it's unclear without clear information.

 

I personally wooldn't recommend non-business dell laptops because they generally have bad reliability. Other than that, the deal also doesn't seem particularly good (in particular that horrible 1366x768 15.6 inch tn panel! Yuck!)

 

Heck I can get the same exact laptop for 499$ at costco (http://www.costco.com/Dell-Inspiron-15-Laptop-%7c-Intel-Core-i5.product.100090984.html) and that's not even counting the excellent return policy there! Not to mention you would have 200$ left over to buy a bunch of cakes, bacon, and frosted flakes.

 

If you want to go the dell way you could get an XPS 12 which has a touchscreen, is lighter, has a much better 1080p ips screen, converts into a tablet, and has a 128gb ssd for 100$ more (799$) and also include microsoft office http://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-12-Touchscreen-Convertible-Ultrabook-%7c-Intel-Core-i5-%7c-1080p-%7c-Office-2013.product.100070981.html

 

Whatever you do though, never buy a non-business HP notebooks. Those are pretty much guaranteed to die. 

The OP is in Australia, an XPS 12 is way out of his budget.

[applebook]

No, the Inspiron series has never been good. If you're going for a Dell, it has to be the upper XPS or Latitude lines with upgraded, high color gamut displays and much better build quality. At this price point, you can do better than the Inspiron, which is designed for mass sales to consumers without discriminating tastes.

[StormtrooperStu]

I think it seems ok if that's your thing.

[iNothing]

What do you plan on doing with the laptop? 

 

EDIT: with that price range you might be able to get a ultrabook with similar or even better specs. 

I will use the laptop to read emails, create spreadsheets, write on word and search the web no gaming whatsoever 

[iNothing]

@iNothing: Not too bad. It's a little hard to tell because the website is so bad, and it doesn't give a proper model number or anything. I really hate the JB HI-FI website, pisses me off so much. I wouldn't go Dell if possible though, they're not known to last nor have great customer service.

 

@MyInnerFred: You can't get an ultrabook for that price in Australia. "Australia Tax"

 

 

Depends on your use, and it's unclear without clear information.

 

I personally wooldn't recommend non-business dell laptops because they generally have bad reliability. Other than that, the deal also doesn't seem particularly good (in particular that horrible 1366x768 15.6 inch tn panel! Yuck!)

 

Heck I can get the same exact laptop for 499$ at costco (http://www.costco.com/Dell-Inspiron-15-Laptop-%7c-Intel-Core-i5.product.100090984.html) and that's not even counting the excellent return policy there! Not to mention you would have 200$ left over to buy a bunch of cakes, bacon, and frosted flakes.

 

If you want to go the dell way you could get an XPS 12 which has a touchscreen, is lighter, has a much better 1080p ips screen, converts into a tablet, and has a 128gb ssd for 100$ more (799$) and also include microsoft office http://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-12-Touchscreen-Convertible-Ultrabook-%7c-Intel-Core-i5-%7c-1080p-%7c-Office-2013.product.100070981.html

 

Whatever you do though, never buy a non-business HP notebooks. Those are pretty much guaranteed to die. 

 

 

No, the Inspiron series has never been good. If you're going for a Dell, it has to be the upper XPS or Latitude lines with upgraded, high color gamut displays and much better build quality. At this price point, you can do better than the Inspiron, which is designed for mass sales to consumers without discriminating tastes.

 

Is there a better laptop for the price on that website (jbhifi) That i could get?

[hawaiims]

Is there a better laptop for the price on that website (jbhifi) That i could get?

what exactly are you looking to get out of a laptop. Of course there isn't such a thing as a perfect laptop, it all depends on your usage and needs. Are you going to carry it everday? If so up to how much weight? Do you want to be able to upgrade it later on by adding an SSD, or memory (things that are not possible with ultrabooks)... do you want a touchscreen? Is battery life a big concern? Do you want a 1080p screen or something that's not a sh*tty 1366x768 tn panel? 

 

I can help you out once you answer some of these questions. 

[iNothing]

what exactly are you looking to get out of a laptop. Of course there isn't such a thing as a perfect laptop, it all depends on your usage and needs. Are you going to carry it everday? If so up to how much weight? Do you want to be able to upgrade it later on by adding an SSD, or memory (things that are not possible with ultrabooks)... do you want a touchscreen? Is battery life a big concern? Do you want a 1080p screen or something that's not a sh*tty 1366x768 tn panel? 

 

I can help you out once you answer some of these questions. 

Well I mostly use it at home so it doesnt have to be light, I would like to upgrade to a ssd. It has to last atlest 3 years, I dont care about the res. 

[hawaiims]

Well I mostly use it at home so it doesnt have to be light, I would like to upgrade to a ssd. It has to last atlest 3 years, I dont care about the res. 

do you already have a desktop or something more powerful? So basically are you going to use this laptop just for the usual web browsing, youtube and other light stuff? (meaning no heavy gaming etc..)

[iNothing]

do you already have a desktop or something more powerful? So basically are you going to use this laptop just for the usual web browsing, youtube and other light stuff? (meaning no heavy gaming etc..)

Its for my Mum so yea....

[hawaiims]

Its for my Mum so yea....

oooh alright. Nice of you.

Honestly I would say a core i3 is more than enough for what she will do, and it should suffice even in the years that follow up since she's just gonna do some web browsing type of stuff. I used to own an i3 laptop and to be honest I couldn't really tell the difference between that and an i5 mobile cpu. 

 

I just got done looking at all the different laptops they have on this website and here are some good finds (all with price in mind, since it seems to be one of your main concerns): 

 

First up is the same model, dell inspiron 15, but with a touchscreen added, but 4gb instead of 6gb of ram and a core i3 instead of i5... It costs the same as the one you listed... Might be a good idea to have a touchscreen since she might be used to it from phones and it's pretty intuitive.

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/dell-w560200au-15-inspiron-touch-15-6-notebook/683809?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=buy-online-button-tvs&utm_campaign=buy-online-button

 

Now if you don't think touchscreen matters, there is pretty much an identical copy of the i3 inspiron 15 with a core i5 etc... for 150$ less (550 AUD)

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/acer-e1-570-33214g50mnkk-15-notebook/698045?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=buy-online-button-tvs&utm_campaign=buy-online-button

 

Last but not least at all, the acer aspire V7. Touchscreen, core i5, 4gb of ram and a hybrid drive (500gb of hard drive storage and 20gb of solid state).. It's also easy to upgrade like the others and should weigh less. Personally I would recommend this one because of price, touchscreen and the fact that it's the only one of the 3 with a hybrid drive. Also it has an i5 which the others in the price range did not have. 

 

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/acer/aspire-v7-15-6-inch-touch-ultrabook-sku-419090/

 

Upgrading the SSD in there is also quite easy: http://www.youtube.com/select_3d_mode?video_id=BwRuBO74LeE

[iNothing]

oooh alright. Nice of you.

Honestly I would say a core i3 is more than enough for what she will do, and it should suffice even in the years that follow up since she's just gonna do some web browsing type of stuff. I used to own an i3 laptop and to be honest I couldn't really tell the difference between that and an i5 mobile cpu. 

 

I just got done looking at all the different laptops they have on this website and here are some good finds (all with price in mind, since it seems to be one of your main concerns): 

 

First up is the same model, dell inspiron 15, but with a touchscreen added, but 4gb instead of 6gb of ram and a core i3 instead of i5... It costs the same as the one you listed... Might be a good idea to have a touchscreen since she might be used to it from phones and it's pretty intuitive.

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/dell-w560200au-15-inspiron-touch-15-6-notebook/683809?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=buy-online-button-tvs&utm_campaign=buy-online-button

 

Now if you don't think touchscreen matters, there is pretty much an identical copy of the i3 inspiron 15 with a core i5 etc... for 150$ less (550 AUD)

http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/computers-laptops/laptops/acer-e1-570-33214g50mnkk-15-notebook/698045?utm_source=JB-AU&utm_medium=button&utm_content=buy-online-button-tvs&utm_campaign=buy-online-button

 

Last but not least at all, the acer aspire V7. Touchscreen, core i5, 4gb of ram and a hybrid drive (500gb of hard drive storage and 20gb of solid state).. It's also easy to upgrade like the others and should weigh less. Personally I would recommend this one because of price, touchscreen and the fact that it's the only one of the 3 with a hybrid drive. Also it has an i5 which the others in the price range did not have. 

 

http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/acer/aspire-v7-15-6-inch-touch-ultrabook-sku-419090/

 

Upgrading the SSD in there is also quite easy: http://www.youtube.com/select_3d_mode?video_id=BwRuBO74LeE

Is a ssd easy to install in the dell?

[hawaiims]

Is a ssd easy to install in the dell?

yes... very. It's easy to install an ssd in pretty much all non-ultrabook laptops. 

 

[iNothing]

yes... very. It's easy to install an ssd in pretty much all non-ultrabook laptops. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVY9I9dY4xoOk

 

Ok, i think i will go for the dell since she had a bad experience with an older acer laptop like 5 years ago, so yeah

 

Thank you so much for your help