You won't be using your Inspiand its integrated Intel HD 520 graphics for any heavy gaming (think more Words With Friends and less Assassin's Creed). That result was in line with the rest of the field: the Toshiba Satellite L55-C transferred at 28.4 MBps, the Ideapad 500 notched 31.42 MBps and the Asus F555LA achieved a rate of 32.2 MBps.
It took 2 minutes and 44 seconds for us to copy 4.97GB of mixed-media files to the Inspi- a rate of 31.93 MBps. While the Satellite L55-C took 5:10 and the Asus F555LA took 6:31, only the Lenovo was faster at 4:04. In terms of productivity performance, the Inspiron fared quite well, taking 4 minutes and 30 seconds to match 20,000 names and addresses in OpenOffice. The Inspiron even beat the Lenovo Ideapad 500 and its Core i7-6500U processor (6,128), even though that system costs $150 more (as tested). The Toshiba Satellite L55-C and its Core i5-5200U processor (5,564), and the Asus F555LA's Core i3-5010 with 4GB of RAM (2,080) all notched lower scores. The Inspiron 15 achieved a score of 6,331 on Geekbench 3, a synthetic test of overall performance.
I also wish the resolution were higher than just 1366 x 768 pixels competing notebooks in this price range offer full-HD, 1080p screens.ĭell Inspi(Core i5 / 8GB / 1TB HDD): Performance Tests I found colors to be inaccurate and bland. The 15.6-inch display on the Inspidoesn't impress and is a noticeable downgrade from the panel on the 2015 model we reviewed last August. At 4.1 x 3.1 inches, the touchpad has plenty of room for navigating as well as accurate gestures like clearing the desktop, summoning Cortana and scrolling with two fingers. The touchpad is accurate and comfortable to use the pointer went exactly where I wanted it to go as my finger glided over the smooth surface.
Excel masters will be thrilled to learn that this notebook features a full number pad. Dell claims that the keyboard is spill-proof, which should save your laptop from the occasional small spill.
When I used the keyboard, I typed 96 words per minute on the typing test, which is a little lower than my average range of 100 to 110 wpm, but my 1 percent average error rate remained unchanged.