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Dell Inspiron 11 3180 (2020) review

Dell Inspiron 11 3180 (2020)

CHOICE Expert Rating

63%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Low price point
  • Small and highly portable
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good keyboard
  • Silent operation
  • microSD card slot
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Single-band Wi-Fi
  • Slow Wi-Fi
  • Low screen resolution of 1366 x 768
  • Screen has narrow viewing angles
  • Low usable storage space
  • Sluggish overall performance
  • Poor storage read and write speed

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
63%
Performance score
44%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
58%
Display score
61%
Audio score
45%
Wi-Fi score
47%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
120
Storage read-speed (MBps)
149
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
6
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:17
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:25
Expert tester comments
A small Dell laptop with modest specifications that is suitable for basic tasks such as browsing the Web, light multimedia, and word processing. It's not good for multitasking, nor for any type of task that benefits from a higher screen resolution, as it only has a 1366×768-pixel screen. But it's the right price for anyone who just wants a small and easy to carry laptop with which to read news, send email, type up documents, or view a movie now and then. It comes with Windows 10 S Mode by default, which can only run vetted apps from the Microsoft Store, but can be switched to Windows 10 Home, which removes the app restrictions.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
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
$349.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
11.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
AMD A6-9220e
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.6
RAM (GB)
4
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon R4
Storage capacity (GB)
64
Available user space (GB)
30.8
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
4
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
22 x 196 x 291

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
1
USB 3.0 ports
1
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
0
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
0

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