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Dell Inspiron 3505 (P90F) review

Dell Inspiron 3505 (P90F)

CHOICE Expert Rating

71%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good screen quality
  • Has upgrade potential (RAM, storage, and Wi-Fi )
  • SD card slot
  • Very good touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks USB-C
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Webcam quality is low

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 S

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
71%
Performance score
55%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
76%
Battery life score
69%
Display score
82%
Audio score
70%
Wi-Fi score
69%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1467
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2317
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
31
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
6:12
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:33
Expert tester comments
This should appeal to anyone after a basic laptop with a good-size screen. It's not overly quick, but is suitable for everyday document creation and email-checking, media consumption, and even online meetings, though we'd recommend you consider getting a better webcam. It lacks USB-C, but it has USB-A and HDMI ports, as well as Ethernet, which cover most current needs.

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
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,099.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.1
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
435
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.8
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 248 x 364

Features

Screen finish
Matte
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
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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