Dell Clearance Sale - Inspiron 15R with i5-3337U & Radeon HD 8730M $649

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scotty on 31/05/2013 - 12:48 dell.com (870 clicks)

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One of the cheapest laptop with the new 8730M GPU? It's AMD's new low-end mobile GPU though with some mediocre performance but still better than older 7670m and GT 635M (found on current gen ThinkPad EDGEs). Here is what you'll get for $649:

• i5-3337U
• Windows 8
• 4GB DDR3 RAM
• 1TB HDD
• 15.6" display at 1366x768
• AMD Radeon HD 8730M with 2G DDR3 VRAM
• 6 Cell / 65WHr battery
• 2.32kg

More review on Inspiron 15R-5221 can be found here:

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Dell-Inspiron-15R-5521-N…

Regarding to battery life:

Around seven hours wireless internet (70% intensity) and 4.5 hours DVD playback (100% intensity) are advantages that not all notebooks have.

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  ozhunter on 31/05/2013 - 12:54

  These deals are making it harder to wait for haswell laptops.

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    llllllllllllll on 31/05/2013 - 12:58

    That's exactly what the manufacture is praying on :P

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    scotty on 31/05/2013 - 13:14

    When will we see new lines of laptops released? I'm usually the one buying last year's product for cheap though (instead of getting the latest lineup). However Inspiron 15R-5221 was only announced / released in CES this year.

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      ozhunter on 31/05/2013 - 13:46

      http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2013/04/29/intel-haswe…

      Not sure on retail availability but they are launching it in 3 days time at Computex.

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  mackaxx on 31/05/2013 - 13:04

  +1

  I picked one of these up recently for a bit less in the clearance outlet. Excellent machine.

  Graphics card is quite good, better than it looks on paper too. Drivers are a little odd as they switch between the integrated and 3d graphics depending on the game. Thus your standard amd drivers are no good . Might be an issue with time if dell doesn't keep updating.

  Can confirm battery life is enormous and CPU clocks up smoothly when necessary.

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    doperst on 31/05/2013 - 13:09

    Does it have a backlit keyboard?

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      mackaxx on 31/05/2013 - 13:10

      No, bit of a shame that.

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  mackaxx on 31/05/2013 - 13:15

  +3

  With regard to the battery a testament to its power usage come from me playing tomb raider with most settings on ultra for 3 hours the other night without realising it was unplugged. Not bad for gaming, it wasn't flat either after this.

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  iChopstick on 31/05/2013 - 13:42

  This or the Acer M3 from this deal?

  http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/105173

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    fryandlaurie on 31/05/2013 - 15:04

    -1

    Avoid Acer like the plague. Although the graphics are a tad better on the M3, there is less RAM and build quality will most probably be worse than the dell.

    The i7/i5 shouldn't make too much of a difference (M3 vs 15R).

    Dell has better warranty as well.

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      mackaxx on 31/05/2013 - 16:13

      I'm finding the dell to be pretty solid in terms of build if that helps, no comment on the acer but ones I've used a few years back haven't held up so well .

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    hctan on 31/05/2013 - 16:32

    would like to know this or the acer one? is the extra 3 years warranty worth it as well??