At first glance the Dell Inspiron 15 3000 is rather boring, a Core i3-8130U, a single 8GB stick of DDR4-2800, a 1TB drive and a 1366×768 15.6" display as standard equipment. TechPowerUp made one simple change to the standard model, upgrading to a 250GB Silicon Power Ace A55 SSD, taking the price from $337.59 to $375.79 with tax included. Now, for a very low price you have a laptop which will meet the needs of many casual users, including those still used to optical media as it sports a DVD drive.
If you know someone who doesn't ask for much out of a laptop and could use a newer machine, this is defintitely something to consider.
"Dell's Insprion 15 3000 is an entry-level notebook that remains not only highly affordable after a quick upgrade to an SSD, but feels quick and responsive. Take that into account, along with the surprisingly good battery life, and you have a decent system for on-the-go that won't break the bank."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
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- Razer Blade 15 Base @ Kitguru
- Huawei Watch GT review: When hardware and software don’t mesh @ Ars Technica
1366×768 display. Not going
1366×768 display. Not going to recommend that to friends or family.
I am guilty of it. It was 5
I am guilty of it. It was 5 years ago and the budget was ~250USD.
1366×768…riiiight.
Did you
1366×768…riiiight.
Did you not notice this Jeremy? Why would you let anyone you care about use this, let alone pay money for it?
If you’re serious about this Jeremy, I have a VCR for you, just $400!
Email and a Mahjong game do
Email and a Mahjong game do not need to be in 4K HDR. You also don't have to figure out the damn Windows scaling to make it look like 1366×768 so aged eyes can make out icons on the desktop.
The vast majority of machines do not need to be able to play Crysis.