Dell Inspiron 14 5425 Laptop: Ryzen 7 5825U, 14" FHD+ Touchscreen, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, Vega 8, Win 11 $449.99 + Free Shipping @ Dell

AlexS2465

Jul 29, 2023 6:49 AM

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AlexS2465Jul 29, 2023 6:49 AM

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Screen is 250 nits, other than than good specs especially if ram is upgradeable.

DJ_SAMMY_D

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DJ_SAMMY_DJul 29, 2023 7:44 AM

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This data only usbc is for the birds in 2023

Maybe they getting rid of them

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SkillfulBuffalo5466

Jul 29, 2023 11:19 PM

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Quote from AlexS2465

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Screen is 250 nits, other than than good specs especially if ram is upgradeable.

Is ram upgradable?

nickn8911

Jul 29, 2023 11:23 PM

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nickn8911Jul 29, 2023 11:23 PM

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Besides the backlit keyboard, it really isn't a deal compared to the Lenovo flex for $200 even though that one was refurbished. I guess vega 8 is better than iris graphics
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SlickCrayon1512

Jul 30, 2023 12:38 AM

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SlickCrayon1512Jul 30, 2023 12:38 AM

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The screen likely is 45NTSC…Probably it's better to pay $200 more to buy the oled zen book with 16gb and 13700H

Auyuttaya

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AuyuttayaJul 30, 2023 1:37 PM

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Quote from AlexS2465

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Screen is 250 nits, other than than good specs especially if ram is upgradeable.

I would rather pay $100 more for 350nit screen. What laptop has the brightest scre m besides Apple? I don't wanna go Apple.

mriggle

Jul 30, 2023 9:01 PM

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mriggleJul 30, 2023 9:01 PM

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Quote from nickn8911

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Besides the backlit keyboard, it really isn't a deal compared to the Lenovo flex for $200 even though that one was refurbished. I guess vega 8 is better than iris graphics
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Do you have a link? I dontsee it on the search

Andrepartthree

Jul 30, 2023 9:08 PM

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Quote from SkillfulBuffalo5466

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Is ram upgradable?

SkillfulBuffalo5466Is ram upgradable?

Need to say this is pure speculation on my part as this is the result of a google search Smilie

.. and I have no idea exactly what kind of screwdriver you'd need (standard star head type screwdriver? Flat head screwdriver? Something else? ) to unscrew the screws on the back .. having said that

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRO6rDnSktk

https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/com...n_14_5425/

https://www.dell.com/support/manu...lang=en-us

Having said that I admit I'm a bit spoiled by my acer laptops -the "right" kind of acer aspire model (hopefully they're still making them?) has an empty drive bay slot for a 2.5 form factor SSD drive and I love the option of having a 2nd hard drive in there to put documents on , backups of Windows and so forth ... I guess a good external hard drive would work too in that aspect though.

Note that the video above talks about how to swap out the m.2 SSD drive too and given how crazy low the drive prices are right now it might be worth considering snagging one and just swapping out for a bigger m2 drive.. there's a raging debate over whether m2 drives with DRAM are necessary, some arguing it's worth the additional expense and will make the drive last longer, others saying it's unnecessary hype and just spend your money on a larger capacity m2 drive without DRAM instead. Having said that here's one recommendation according to the internet

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MFZY2F2/?coliid=I2Y4BEAPHYDVKA&colid=LRYM2128IT1F&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_... [amazon.com]

but again there's a ton of debate about that with some saying "Forget the overhyped SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus spend your money on a 2 TB drive that's not this instead" .. .so if you want to ignore DRAM this is apparently also recommended at 2 TB

https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC...nomm8&th=1

Honestly I'm going off this

https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-cheap-ssds

and I will admit I am definitely a novice, especially with the m2 drive thing I'm hoping someone more educated than me on these matters will jump in and recommend a cheap but reliable 2 TB or 4 TB or whatever m2 drive Smilie

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biglebowskisbunny

Jul 31, 2023 1:46 PM

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Quote from AlexS2465

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Screen is 250 nits, other than than good specs especially if ram is upgradeable.

Inspiron 14 5425 Setup and Specifications | Dell US [dell.com]

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02nz

Jul 31, 2023 3:22 PM

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Quote from DJ_SAMMY_D

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This data only usbc is for the birds in 2023

Maybe they getting rid of them

Clearly states (in the Features tab that shows ports):

7. USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C™ with Power Delivery and DisplayPort

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nickn8911

Jul 31, 2023 4:54 PM

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Do you have a link? I dontsee it on the search

https://slickdeals.net/f/16799054-lenovo-ideapad-flex-5-laptop-refurb-i3-1215u-14-wuxga-ips-touch-8gb-lpddr4x-256gb-ssd-f-s-249-38?src=SiteSearch

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wpmmhe

Aug 4, 2023 5:32 AM

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wpmmheAug 4, 2023 5:32 AM

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Quote from SkillfulBuffalo5466

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Is ram upgradable?

It has two memory slots according to its spec, so it's definitely upgradable. What I want to know is if it comes with one 8GB stick or two 4GB sticks. Hopefully the former so that I do not have to buy two 8GB to upgrade.

sleepyballer

Aug 4, 2023 10:24 PM

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sleepyballerAug 4, 2023 10:24 PM

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It has two memory slots according to its spec, so it's definitely upgradable. What I want to know is if it comes with one 8GB stick or two 4GB sticks. Hopefully the former so that I do not have to buy two 8GB to upgrade.

Spec shows 8 GB, 1 x 8 GB, DDR4, 3200 MHz

Coolhat

Aug 12, 2023 8:51 PM

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rustum

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is screen brightness too low? Need to use amex cb. Not finding anything better to buy from dell.com.

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