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Dell Inspiron 13 5330 review

Dell Inspiron 13 5330

CHOICE Expert Rating

71%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Can replace or upgrade components (SSD, Wi-Fi, battery)
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • Very good storage write speed
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Very good screen
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Lacks an SD card slot

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 11 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
71%
Performance score
67%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
78%
Battery life score
63%
Display score
81%
Audio score
50%
Wi-Fi score
67%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
3981
Storage read-speed (MBps)
4645
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
43
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
5:55
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:34
Expert tester comments
The Dell Inspiron 13 5330 is 13.3in laptop that can supply very fast performance in a relatively small and light package. It comes with a couple of Thunderbolt 4 ports, in addition to HDMI, though it lacks as SD cards slot. Its matte WVA-based screen is very good overall, but it does have slightly narrower viewing angles than laptops with an IPS-based screen.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Replace/upgrade RAM
Slots for additional RAM
Replace/upgrade storage
Slot for additional storage
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$1,497.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
13.3
Native screen resolution (pixels)
2560 x 1600
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core 15-1340P
CPU frequency (GHz)
1.9
RAM (GB)
16
Video graphics type
Intel Iris Xe
Storage capacity (GB)
512
Available user space (GB)
397
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6E
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.2
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.32
Size (mm, H x D x W)
17 x 214 x 296

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
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
2
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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