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Dell Home & Office has
Dell Inspiron 15 3000 Laptop (3511, Carbon Black) on sale for
$309.99. Earn 2.5% in Slickdeals Cashback, before purchase when you follow the cashback instructions below (
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Specs:
- 15.6" 1920x1080 Full HD Anti-Glare WVA Display
- Intel Core i3-1115G4 Dual-Core / 4 Thread Processor
- 4GB (1x 4GB) 2666MHz DDR4 RAM
- 128GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive SSD
- Intel UHD Graphics
- 802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth
- 3-Cell 41 WHr Integrated battery
- Windows 11 Home (S Mode)
- Weight: 3.82 lbs.
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
- 1x USB 2.0 Gen 1 Type A
- 1x HDMI 1.4
- 1x Audio Combo Jack
- SD Card Reader
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-Full HD Screen, often missing in $300 laptops
-Most recent (11th gen) i3, which performs similar to 10th gen i5 in most tasks
-SDD and ram are low, but not hard to upgrade if need be
You pay dearly for more RAM and/or SDD space. This is the sweet spot at the moment
$309.99 - $200 Amex = $109.99
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IOW, utter low-end garbage and probably just a step above chrome books, which are always best left in the dumpster google stores them in before sale.
YMMV
This computer is far from useless even in its current state.
How does this deal compare to the Walmart deal? https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/690478
I have this deal waiting for pickup.
My understanding is the Walmart has a pretty crappy display (which doesn't bother me). Neither has a usb C that will allow a monitor. Walmart has better processor and ram (though ram can be upgraded here).
Overall Walmart seems better to me, but I know just about nothing about computers (of course it's also "considerably" pricier percentage-wise).
I need a new laptop mostly to run Amazon workspace and the most intensive software would be light video editing (mostly snipping clips to make a video, no special effects)
Thanks
Thanks! I keep reading that. Not sure why they continue to do that color combo.
I'm okay with it as I use a wireless keyboard at home and I'll make due once I have to go into the office.
In fact, I would say if you are a "light" or typical computer user who doesn't do "heavy" multicore tasks like compiling code, video editing, etc. you might wonder why you would pay more.
And Upgrading the SSD is not a simple task for many.
I would rather pay an extra $30-$40 and have 8GB and 256GB to start, which are my minimum recommendations for folks looking for intro systems.
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You probably have an option to convert to full Windows, but 4 GB of ram is a bad idea on Windows. I used to have a old 4 GB pc and it chugged b/c it was constantly memory swapping thus lagging b/c modern applications on Windows like Chrome don't seem to be very well optimized for low memory setups.
I get it, it's a cheap laptop, but if you want a functional windows laptop this isn't going to be a good buy
Edit: i see it has windows 11 s mode. Unfamiliar with that
You probably have an option to convert to full Windows, but 4 GB of ram is a bad idea on Windows. I used to have a old 4 GB pc and it chugged b/c it was constantly memory swapping thus lagging b/c modern applications on Windows like Chrome don't seem to be very well optimized for low memory setups.
IOW, utter low-end garbage and probably just a step above chrome books, which are always best left in the dumpster google stores them in before sale.
YMMV
Switching from S mode to fully-featured Windows takes literally 10 seconds.
The only reason some of these laptops are shipping with the S mode pre-enabled is the low specs (specifically memory), so Microsoft wants to make sure only the apps that can run in 4GB are enabled.
You can switch out of S mode even if you don't upgrade the RAM, but $20 4GB stick from Amazon will bring it up to 8GB dual-channel, which is plenty.
With that $20 upgrade this "utter low-end garbage" will run circles around any top of the line i7 8th generation or older laptop. So if this is "utter low-end garbage", then everyone else's 3 year or older laptop is garbage as well.
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