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Review By Paul E. Harrison
About as good a laptop as you'll get for the price. The i5 is fast and I was very surprised to find what the Intel HD Graphics 620 was capable of - so called hard core gamers who have seven monitors and a liquid nitrogen cooled nVidia card probably won't be satisfied, but it handled everything I threw at it.
I did upgrade the hard drive (to an SSD), which is a matter of removing 20+ screws and unplugging several internal cables, as well as unsnapping the back cover, something that didn't feel like it was meant to be unsnapped. Not a user friendly experience (changing the battery or adding more RAM - there's a free slot would be similar) but I guess it's a compromise that flows from the Inspiron's slim size. Having a 1Tb spinning disk rather than a lower capacity (say, 250Gb) SSD seems an odd decision to me given the prices are around the same, particularly as they recognize the desirability of SSD with their more expensive model.
But regardless, it's well built, lightweight, has a gorgeous screen, is a decent size, the touchscreen is really nice, the clickpad is the nearest thing I've found to a "good" touchpad (still prefer trackpoints) and the battery life, while poor by modern standards, is almost certainly good enough for most of us. I'd definitely recommend it.
Review By DodgeViperSRT
Decent laptop for non-gamer. This laptop was pretty decent for its price point. As soon as I got it however, the 1 TB HDD was replaced with a 128 GB SSD. The capacity should be enough for most work, and the speed is now phenomenal. If more space is needed the HDD can be put in an enclosure (e.g. Anker 2.5 Inch USB 3.0 Hard Drive Disk External Enclosure Case for 9.5mm & 7mm 2.5" SATA HDD and SSD which has worked for me till now). There is no dedicated graphics card, so this is probably not for anybody doing serious gaming (unless you consider stuff like Candy Crush serious gaming). The hinge seems pretty solid for now, but only time will tell how long it'll hold up. My only real gripe is the Volume/power button plastic piece -- it is moving around and gives a cheap plastic feel to the whole machine. But overall, it is really nice for someone doing regular work, browsing the internet and watching movies.
