Dell has
Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop on sale for $349.99 - 2% when you apply coupon code
ARMMPPS - unique 10% off coupon code you receive via email (instructions below) =
$308.69.
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Specs:
- 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U 10-Core Processor
- 15.6" 1920x1080 120Hz 250 nit Display
- 8GB DDR4 2666 MT/s (1x8GB)
- 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 2x2 802.11ax + Bluetooth
- Windows 11 Home
Top Comments
1. Memory is upgradable to 64GB (2x16GB). Any DDR4 is fine. The spec you read is "up to". Slower memory but with less latency is not going to make a difference.
2. No usb-c
3. External monitor is limited to 1080P. This is dell article blame motherboard and it is by design.
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdo...using-hdmi
However, some research showed people using Intel driver be able to go 2K/4K. So it may be dell video driver limit resolution
https://www.reddit.com/r/Dell/com...?rdt=5490
4. Intel i5-1235U vs AMD 5500U basically have no difference on CPU benchmark. AMD is little better on gaming due to higher GPU clock speed. Intel is probably has better battery life due to efficiency CPU cores. If price is the same, you can choose either depending on your use case. If AMD is $100 more, choose cheap Intel.
5. Intel UHD and Iris Xe are basically the same. Iris Xe MUST to use dual channel memory. So with one DIMM 8GB, you will get UHD. Two DIMMs you get Iris Xe. It is the same CPU. Just marketing term to have you buy more memory from Dell to use Iris Xe.
6. It ships with Intel AX201 (wifi6+BT5.2). Nice. No need to replace dell crappy Wifi-BT card.
7. This laptop has a 2.5 slot for SATA SSD
I plan to wipe it clean with windows 11 pro no bloatware. Install 16GB(2x*GB) to get Iris Xe and replace with good NVME 512GB(most likely dell ships DRAM-less 256GB nvme) since I have spare parts to upgrade. Install intel driver to see if it can go beyond 1080p external monitor. If you don't have spare parts, the better configuration with 16GB/512GB goes on sale around $485 based on slickdeal or you find elsewhere for parts.
If you have no idea what I am talking about, you should avoid it.
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the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
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the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
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the price for ram, that would work with the computer, was a lot cheaper than buying it from dell.
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