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expired Posted by PennyFound | Staff • May 20, 2024
Dell Inspiron 15 3520 Laptop: 15.6" FHD IPS 120Hz, i5-1235U, 8GB DDR4, 512GB SSD $330 + Free Shipping
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Pros: Very affordable (especially if you get the $50 off from AMEX offer) , upgradable ram (I upgraded to 16gb myself, but you can do more than that), upgrading your ram will also upgrade your graphics to Iris XE graphics, sound is decent for normal viewing, display is decent for everyday use.
Cons: Battery lasts 2-4 hours so keep the charger around, NO USB-C , build quality of the keyboard area is very flexible and will cause your trackpad to click when you grab it by the corner, no backlit keyboard, no privacy shutter for webcam, hdmi output is only 60hz so even though your native display is 120hz, you can't hit that on your external. Wifi -5 (not 6 or 6e). I believe there is a known hinge problem flaw, which I have yet to experience but has seen posts about it. Memory is DDR4 2600mhz.
Pros: Very affordable (especially if you get the $50 off from AMEX offer) , upgradable ram (I upgraded to 16gb myself, but you can do more than that), upgrading your ram will also upgrade your graphics to Iris XE graphics, sound is decent for normal viewing, display is decent for everyday use.
Cons: Battery lasts 2-4 hours so keep the charger around, NO USB-C , build quality of the keyboard area is very flexible and will cause your trackpad to click when you grab it by the corner, no backlit keyboard, no privacy shutter for webcam, hdmi output is only 60hz so even though your native display is 120hz, you can't hit that on your external. Wifi -5 (not 6 or 6e). I believe there is a known hinge problem flaw, which I have yet to experience but has seen posts about it. Memory is DDR4 2600mhz.
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Pros: Very affordable (especially if you get the $50 off from AMEX offer) , upgradable ram (I upgraded to 16gb myself, but you can do more than that), upgrading your ram will also upgrade your graphics to Iris XE graphics, sound is decent for normal viewing, display is decent for everyday use.
Cons: Battery lasts 2-4 hours so keep the charger around, NO USB-C , build quality of the keyboard area is very flexible and will cause your trackpad to click when you grab it by the corner, no backlit keyboard, no privacy shutter for webcam, hdmi output is only 60hz so even though your native display is 120hz, you can't hit that on your external. Wifi -5 (not 6 or 6e). I believe there is a known hinge problem flaw, which I have yet to experience but has seen posts about it. Memory is DDR4 2600mhz.
For anyone else: the battery life is definitely serviceable. I'm pleasantly surprised with this laptop, I use it pretty often to run windows software (more of a Mac guy), stepmania, and web browsing. It does everything well, just the screen sucks and the HDMI out is gimped at 1.4 so I wouldn't game anything competitive on it. Oh and the hinge is like designed to fail, it opens underneath against the desk so I open it in the air or raised on a fan cooler to not put pressure on it. Weird design choice.
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