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Dell Inspiron 5491 2-in-1 review

Dell Inspiron 5491 2-in-1

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Full-sized SD card slot
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Poor audio quality
  • No indent on the seam between the lid and base can make it a bit difficult to open this laptop

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Performance score
57%
Tablet use score
57%
Ease of use score
77%
Battery life score
63%
Display score
76%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
84%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1207
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2262
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
47
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:43
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:22
Expert tester comments
The Dell Inspiron 5491 is an Intel 10th generation Core i7-based laptop that can turn into a tablet when you tilt its screen all the way over. However, since it's heavy (1.7kg), you won't want to use it like a typical tablet for prolonged periods. Its screen gymnastics can be used to sit the laptop in different ways while you consume content (for example, tent mode), or you can simply lay it flat to do some drawing or handwriting (it ships with a pen for those tasks).

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
2
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
Not collected

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,699.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
14
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i7-10510U
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.8
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
417
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.7
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 233 x 328

Features

Screen finish
Glossy
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
1
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
2

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