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Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3595) review

Dell Inspiron 15 3000 (3595)

CHOICE Expert Rating

64%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Large touchpad
  • Full-sized HDMI port
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Screen has narrow viewing angles
  • Keyboard is not backlit
  • Lacks USB-C

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
64%
Performance score
50%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
75%
Battery life score
59%
Display score
62%
Audio score
60%
Wi-Fi score
66%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
1206
Storage read-speed (MBps)
1751
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
27
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
4:25
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
1:40
Expert tester comments
A basic laptop that can only be used for everyday tasks such as web browsing and communicating, and light entertainment. Its processing power is on the low side, which means multitasking and processor-intensive tasks will be noticeably sluggish.

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
$899.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1920 x 1080
Processor (CPU) type
AMD A9-9425
CPU frequency (GHz)
3.1
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
AMD Radeon R5
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
185
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
5
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.9
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
24 x 258 x 380

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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