Two accurately-running, very tightly-pulled hingeshave a firm grip on the lid although vibrations can cause it to wobble slightly. The screen is virtually on a par with that and also excels with its stiffness. The blend of aluminum and plastic materials prove to be exceptionally resistant so that almost brute force is needed to dent the surface. The casing has to be praised for its meticulous rigidness. However, this is partly due to the downward protruding battery and the somewhat thicker touchscreen in the Inspiron 15R. Comparably swift ultrabooks usually only have a height of about 20 millimeters. The massive build mentioned above results in a weight of 2.3 kilograms and a thickness of approximately 3.4 centimeters. However, only the silver version is currently available in the configurator. As in the past, it is also still possible to order a differently colored underside for the new Inspiron 15R. Curved forms and the black-silver finish convey an equally discreet and high-quality impression. The elegant, timeless design is still appealing in terms of looks. This involves both advantages and disadvantages. However, Dell has adopted the fairly bulky casing without evident changes. Other alternatives would be laptops from the competition, such as Lenovo's IdeaPad U510 or Asus' VivoBook S551LB.Ī ULV CPU and integrated graphics - this should easily make a compact chassis possible.
It not only includes 4 GB of RAM and the same hard drive capacity, but also a virtually just as fast Core i5-3337U and a dedicated Radeon HD 8730M. Should that be too expensive, buyers might consider looking at the precursorcurrently on sale.
This configuration of the laptop is available for currently 739 Euros plus 29 Euros (~$979 plus ~$38) for shipping. Dell also treats the laptop to a touchscreen in order to make using the preinstalled Windows 8 64-bit version even more instinctive.
The options might be extended by a Core i3-4010U in the intermediate term and is already listed in the technical documents.Ĩ GB of DDR3 memory, a 1000 GB hard drive and a 15.6-inch WXGA screen complete our review sample. Both are particularly energy-efficient ULV processors that feature an integrated graphics unit dubbed HD Graphics 4400. Only the Core i5-4200U and Core i7-4500U are currently available.
The latest update includes Intel's new Haswell generation and promises more power as well as longer battery runtimes. The laptop has been refreshed and updated to the current state-of-the-art several times since we reviewed the multimedia laptop for the first time in 2010. The Inspiron 15R belongs to the absolute evergreens in Dell's product line. Moon Silver OR PURPLE OR BLUE AS PER AVAILABILITYġ.6 GHz with Turbo Boost Technology Upto 2.6 GHzįor the original German review, see here.