Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop | i3-1215U, 8 GB DDR4, 512 GB SSD,15.6" Non-Touch FHD (1920x1080) $249.99 at Dell

hacker12

Jan 28, 2025 10:18 PM

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hacker12Jan 28, 2025 10:18 PM

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ordered one to use amex credit

vess68

Jan 29, 2025 2:19 AM

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vess68Jan 29, 2025 2:19 AM

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How good is the display and is RAM upgradeable?

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obaba

Jan 29, 2025 6:02 AM

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obabaJan 29, 2025 6:02 AM

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No USB-C, no backlit keyboard.

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Sonic1080

Jan 29, 2025 7:14 AM

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Sonic1080Jan 29, 2025 7:14 AM

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Yes to upgradeable memory. Service manual shows 2 memory slots

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dougnet

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dougnetJan 29, 2025 4:45 PM

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Quote from Sonic1080

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Yes to upgradeable memory. Service manual shows 2 memory slots

Max ram 32 ?

Sonic1080

Jan 29, 2025 6:03 PM

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Sonic1080Jan 29, 2025 6:03 PM

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Max ram 32 ?

The manual only talks about a 16gb config. But I have used laptops where the service manual only talks about 16gb of ram, and have been able to upgradeable to at least 32gb. There was a Dell 14" on SD last week from best buy. The service manual was the same, it only talked about upgrading to 16gb of RAM, but if you looked in the Q&A section of the Best Buy listing, somebody said they were able to put 64 GB of RAM in. I may be wrong, but I think its a safe assumption for laptops from the past 2 years to say that if it has 2 physical memory slots, it should be able to go up to at least 32gb.

itspossible55

Jan 29, 2025 7:19 PM

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Quote from vess68

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How good is the display and is RAM upgradeable?

I got this one with an i5 some months back, the display was terrible. And for several other reasons I returned it. However, consider that this is a $250 device, you get a $250 class display. Washed out, not particularly super high res. Not great. But it's cheap.

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SRL2

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SRL2Jan 29, 2025 7:43 PM

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Heard these have bad hinges.

kylefifa

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kylefifaJan 29, 2025 7:51 PM

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I have the i5 version, installed 32 g ram, then the laptop was not turning on anymore, have to do an exchange. Install 16, then it is good

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jersey2012.woo

Jan 29, 2025 8:02 PM

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HDMI1.4, no 4k output

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Didn't 12th gen Intel processors release in 2021? Why does Dell still have these?

Infinity

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Jan 30, 2025 4:02 AM

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Infinity

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Didn't 12th gen Intel processors release in 2021? Why does Dell still have these?

Better than the 13 and 14 gen that have issues...

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colonelcasey

Jan 30, 2025 8:13 PM

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Heard these have bad hinges.

Very bad hinges. Mine snapped after a year of light use. It's on a desk 99% of the time and only used a few times a week. Luckily I had a week of warranty left so Dell fixed it. I recalibrated the hinge tension so it's looser now and hopefully won't snap as easily.

tyiu48

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Quote from Sonic1080

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The manual only talks about a 16gb config. But I have used laptops where the service manual only talks about 16gb of ram, and have been able to upgradeable to at least 32gb. There was a Dell 14" on SD last week from best buy. The service manual was the same, it only talked about upgrading to 16gb of RAM, but if you looked in the Q&A section of the Best Buy listing, somebody said they were able to put 64 GB of RAM in. I may be wrong, but I think its a safe assumption for laptops from the past 2 years to say that if it has 2 physical memory slots, it should be able to go up to at least 32gb.

I agree with you. I assume the laptop from the past two years would handle 64G.
I have HP laptop from 2019 with only 1 ram slot. All the specs, all the info in the web say the max ram is 16G for the one slot. They say the motherboard won't handle 32G and the bios won't handle it.
As I had doubt, I ordered a single 32G RAM and it works perfectly.

Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop | i3-1215U, 8 GB DDR4, 512 GB SSD,15.6" Non-Touch FHD (1920x1080) $249.99 at Dell

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