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Dell Inspiron 15 3520 Laptop: 15.6" FHD 120Hz, i5-1155G7, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD
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For those looking for a very cheap laptop who're willing to pick up from a microcenter, I'd recommend the $200 hp laptop deal instead: https://slickdeals.net/f/17252290-hp-15-dy5131wm-15-6-laptop-1080p-i3-1215u-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-microcenter-in-store-pickup-199-99
Microcenter locations seem to be occasionally adding new stock of the hp laptop, though it tends to sell out fairly quickly when they do.
While the dell laptop in this deal has a better screen and a 512gb ssd instead of a 256gb ssd, it's nowhere near sufficient to justify paying 50% more imo. The 12th gen i3-1215u in the $200 hp laptop is actually slightly better than the 11th gen i5-1155g7 processor in this deal. Dell inspiron laptops also have a poor reputation regarding their hinges failing prematurely, though this is largely anecdotal.
For those that find some aspect of the hp laptop (such as the lackluster screen) to be a dealbreaker, and would be looking at an inspiron 15 3520 laptop anyways, it would make more sense to get the 12th gen version of this laptop shipped straight from dell for $280, (at minimum) $20 cheaper: https://slickdeals.net/f/17239258-dell-inspiron-15-laptop-i3-1215u-15-6-fhd-120hz-i3-1215u-8gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-280-or-less-free-s-h
Once again, the i3-1215u is actually slightly better than the 1155g7, and at $280 (without any form of additional savings) you get the laptop shipped to you rather than needing to make a trip to microcenter. It also has some other superior features like wifi 6 instead of 5. Additionally, there are extra savings available. For example, you can get a 10% off coupon as a new customer with email signup, american express has credit card offers for dell, and dell has id.me discounts. It should also be noted that the 12th gen i5-1235u version of this laptop is $330 straight from dell, and at only $30 (if you don't get any additional savings) more expensive than the laptop in this deal has a substantially better processor with intel vpro essentials.
There was also the version of this laptop with the amd 5500u 6 core processor available shipped from dell for $270 a bit more than a week ago, though it's currently $300: https://slickdeals.net/f/17253187-dell-inspiron-15-3525-15-6-laptop-1080p-120hz-ryzen-5-5500u-8gb-ddr4-512gb-nvme-269-99-or-less-for-new-customers-fs-dell
Overall, I don't really see the point of this deal. It costs 50% more than the hp laptop of a relatively similar tier, and is (at minimum) $20 more expensive than the slightly superior new version of this exact model that's available for shipping. If you're willing to pay (at most) $30 more you can get the meaningfully superior 12th gen i5 version of this laptop.
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For those looking for a very cheap laptop who're willing to pick up from a microcenter, I'd recommend the $200 hp laptop deal instead: https://slickdeals.net/f/17252290-hp-15-dy5131wm-15-6-laptop-1080p-i3-1215u-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-microcenter-in-store-pickup-199-99
Microcenter locations seem to be occasionally adding new stock of the hp laptop, though it tends to sell out fairly quickly when they do.
While the dell laptop in this deal has a better screen and a 512gb ssd instead of a 256gb ssd, it's nowhere near sufficient to justify paying 50% more imo. The 12th gen i3-1215u in the $200 hp laptop is actually slightly better than the 11th gen i5-1155g7 processor in this deal. Dell inspiron laptops also have a poor reputation regarding their hinges failing prematurely, though this is largely anecdotal.
For those that find some aspect of the hp laptop (such as the lackluster screen) to be a dealbreaker, and would be looking at an inspiron 15 3520 laptop anyways, it would make more sense to get the 12th gen version of this laptop shipped straight from dell for $280, (at minimum) $20 cheaper: https://slickdeals.net/f/17239258-dell-inspiron-15-laptop-i3-1215u-15-6-fhd-120hz-i3-1215u-8gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-280-or-less-free-s-h
Once again, the i3-1215u is actually slightly better than the 1155g7, and at $280 (without any form of additional savings) you get the laptop shipped to you rather than needing to make a trip to microcenter. It also has some other superior features like wifi 6 instead of 5. Additionally, there are extra savings available. For example, you can get a 10% off coupon as a new customer with email signup, american express has credit card offers for dell, and dell has id.me discounts. It should also be noted that the 12th gen i5-1235u version of this laptop is $330 straight from dell, and at only $30 (if you don't get any additional savings) more expensive than the laptop in this deal has a substantially better processor with intel vpro essentials.
There was also the version of this laptop with the amd 5500u 6 core processor available shipped from dell for $270 a bit more than a week ago, though it's currently $300: https://slickdeals.net/f/17253187-dell-inspiron-15-3525-15-6-laptop-1080p-120hz-ryzen-5-5500u-8gb-ddr4-512gb-nvme-269-99-or-less-for-new-customers-fs-dell
Overall, I don't really see the point of this deal. It costs 50% more than the hp laptop of a relatively similar tier, and is (at minimum) $20 more expensive than the slightly superior new version of this exact model that's available for shipping. If you're willing to pay (at most) $30 more you can get the meaningfully superior 12th gen i5 version of this laptop.
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For those looking for a very cheap laptop who're willing to pick up from a microcenter, I'd recommend the $200 hp laptop deal instead: https://slickdeals.net/f/17252290-hp-15-dy5131wm-15-6-laptop-1080p-i3-1215u-8gb-ram-256gb-ssd-microcenter-in-store-pickup-199-99
Microcenter locations seem to be occasionally adding new stock of the hp laptop, though it tends to sell out fairly quickly when they do.
While the dell laptop in this deal has a better screen and a 512gb ssd instead of a 256gb ssd, it's nowhere near sufficient to justify paying 50% more imo. The 12th gen i3-1215u in the $200 hp laptop is actually slightly better than the 11th gen i5-1155g7 processor in this deal. Dell inspiron laptops also have a poor reputation regarding their hinges failing prematurely, though this is largely anecdotal.
For those that find some aspect of the hp laptop (such as the lackluster screen) to be a dealbreaker, and would be looking at an inspiron 15 3520 laptop anyways, it would make more sense to get the 12th gen version of this laptop shipped straight from dell for $280, (at minimum) $20 cheaper: https://slickdeals.net/f/17239258-dell-inspiron-15-laptop-i3-1215u-15-6-fhd-120hz-i3-1215u-8gb-ddr4-512gb-ssd-280-or-less-free-s-h
Once again, the i3-1215u is actually slightly better than the 1155g7, and at $280 (without any form of additional savings) you get the laptop shipped to you rather than needing to make a trip to microcenter. It also has some other superior features like wifi 6 instead of 5. Additionally, there are extra savings available. For example, you can get a 10% off coupon as a new customer with email signup, american express has credit card offers for dell, and dell has id.me discounts. It should also be noted that the 12th gen i5-1235u version of this laptop is $330 straight from dell, and at only $30 (if you don't get any additional savings) more expensive than the laptop in this deal has a substantially better processor with intel vpro essentials.
Overall, I don't really see the point of this deal. It costs 50% more than the hp laptop of a relatively similar tier, and is (at minimum) $20 more expensive than the slightly superior new version of this exact model that's available for shipping. If you're willing to pay (at most) $30 more you can get the meaningfully superior 12th gen i5 version of this laptop.
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