The coupon code FBG32156K$H8XW takes $100 off Dell Inspiron 11 3000 to $399 delivered. It's a cheap Windows 10 laptop weighted at 1.2kg and ~10 hours battery.
Have you guys actually used windows 10??
Windows 10 runs faster than Windows 7 on any computer but especially more noticeably on low spec hardware. Microsoft have cut a lot of bloat from the kernel and designed it to scale well for running on insanely low spec chinese tablets and TV sticks.
@Porthos: Windows 8.1 is better than Windows 7 although the start screen is kinda whacky so install classic shell to get a Windows 7 style start menu, other than that everything is quicker & nicer to use. The Windows + X menu is invaluable when working on many customer PC at once :)
@Porthos: yeah. See below respond. 7 and vista are fails big time. My first windows was 3.11. Tried windows Me too
@Agret: I've done that on my sister's computer as she couldn't get use to the new start screen and hated it. With Microsoft trying to mash touch screen and traditional desktops together, they ended up succeeding at neither.
It may be decent under the hood, but in regards to the GUI it's an absolute failure (to a lesser extent with Windows 10 in that regard too).
Just so you know, I use Windows 7 on my desktop and also my computer at work, but have a 8.1 laptop at work as well and use Windows 10 on my HTPC. So I'm not just saying this from looking at a few reviews and saying they're sh*t. Windows 10 is a step in the right direction, but when it still takes multiple more clicks to do simple tasks than Windows 7, they need to take a step back and do each of the interfaces completely separate.
Don't even get me started on the auto updates or telemetry of Windows 10…
Windows XP is my favourite
I'm thinking of upgrading soon to XP… Getting bored of Windows 3.1
@montorola: Windows XP is great but Windows 2000 was essentially the same thing without the fancy (For the time) Luna and some other "fancy" graphics. I remember buying some old computers from my high school (Pentium 2's and 3's) for like $20 each and then installing Windows 2000 on them and it ran much faster than "bloated' XP and also got better FPS in games since less RAM was in use (these things only had like 512MB ram) so it wasn't constantly hitting the page file.
@Colombian: Windows Me, Well, I guess I have never heard about that though,haven't used, so can't say anything about Win Me.
I was one of the rare people who never had a single problem with ME. I upgraded from 98 and got a few nice visual improvements without any of the issues people talk about. Was running on a 400MHZ celeron with 64MB RAM and a 5GB HDD :)
@Colombian: Agreed. I had a laptop supposedly "built for" ME & it was still as buggy as hell…I ended up going back to XP, at the time.
@Colombian Sorry, I meant 98SE! RE: XP, I later, "switched-to"…lol. It was 2001 & the system ran XP a whole lot better! :)
@zealmax: Yes it was basically 98 with a few improvements but a reputation for poor stability. It still looked very similar to 98, XP was quite different
havent read such ignorant comment on OB in sometime, this HW with w10 and ssd WILL FLY
How much quicker is it compared to an Intel Atom mini notebook?
Atom N450 1.66GHz, 2GB RAM, 250GB HDD Windows 7 Starter
A LOT quicker than that thing
it's benchmarked double the speed of atom 3735D, 6x of N450
on par with core 2 duo 2.8gighz
faster than business laptop lenovo x200 tablet
That thing would be very frustrating. Windoze7 starter was a big con job
@aarn What's interesting about Windows 7 Starter is that it is eligible for the free Windows 10 upgrade and they upgrade you to the Windows 10 Home (Since there is only Win10 Home / Win10 Pro as SKUs). This gives you a massive upgrade in functionality since you no longer have the starter limitations (2GB RAM max?!) as well as the increased performance on low spec hardware that comes standard with Win10.
Thanks for the tip OP; will try this on a lenovo
@Brainwhacker: If you run into issues with storage space (you need 16GB free to do a Windows 10 upgrade and I know many of the win7 starter devices have limited storage) you might need to download Windows 10 TH2 and create an install USB/DVD and then wipe your drive and just enter your Windows 7 Starter product key during the installer and it should accept it as valid :)
Do yourself a favour and upgrade, once you go SSD you can never go back.
FYI I used an eee PC during my uni days(Atom CPU) and man was it a slow POS.
can it run qubes ok?
I have the n3540 edition and am quite pleased overall. Ips screen is superb. Mine runs 24/7 streaming and recording digital TV. Check Whirlpool for problems related to keyboard.
My kingdom for a decent detachable at this price!
Lamenting aside, nicely spec'ed laptop =)
I got a refurb Dell Venue 11 Pro m510 4GB/128GB for $438 recently off Gray's online. That price was including Gray's extortionate 17.5% fee and $46 shipping.
Keep an eye out they may have them again
are these true refurbs like Dell sells in their outlet store (still come with new 12month warranty), or are the Gray refurbed, meaning wipe the drive and give it a clean and little warranty?
Is it a refurb? Should be made clear in description here and at Dell then.
Was 'reconditioned' so not as good as the Dell outlet, no warranty but you have 30 days to buy a warranty from Dell. Plus you're covered by ACL.
Still, Dell are charging $850+ for them (albeit with the 571 CPU) on the outlet so I think it's a good price.
I posted this but if I have $400 to spend I will go for the chromebook. However people have different needs and Windows 10 is apparently a big one.
Hmm my usual activities on my windows laptop is
twenty tabs of chrome, for browsing and accessing synology.
Windows Explorer for file management
Bsplayer for watching movies
So i guess chromebook would be fine…
Don't forget to look into your usage of certain apps that need the Windows Environment.
chromebook would be fine, it has VLC player. In fact the screen on this laptop is quite poor compared to the chromebook. So this thing would be terrible for movies.
One other thing to maybe consider is the difference in CPU.
Pentium vs Celeron
4 Threads vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 0.5 MB
How's the battery life on this? Would it be much of an upgrade over an asus eeebook x205?
10 hours battery.
Sorry I missed that. So the asus is slightly better in terms of battery life. This would be a pretty good upgrade then?
I'd guess downgrade. The x205 has stellar battery life.
This would be leaps and bounds better in every other way though.
yeah it's running the weak-ass Z3735 and has emmc memory
this has a proper SATA based SSD — much better I/O throughput
I have a similar Pendo convertible device with Z3735 and 2GB RAM (but touchsreen + 1080p IPS display). It's great for watcing movies… but so crap for multi-tasking and certain web sites lag too — especially those that are heavy in code and contain WebGL or Flash elements. Build quality is also very unpolished.
I've just compared the cpu on this on cpuboss to to the one on the laptop I use most of the time. Pentium N3700 = 6.6: my cpu = 1.8
I do not feel the need for speed.
Agh Atom based. Have to pass, but a good deal none the less.
The new Atom's are nothing like the Atom CPUs of old. Check some benchmark sites on how they compare to other entry level CPUs and you will be surprised. Combined with SSD storage they perform quite well.
Really, wow I am stuck in the past, anytime Atom is mentioned I just start to step back. However I do fully agree, a few years back I gave celeron a shot and they aren't like they used to be, really surprised with the performance they give out for the price. Atom must have gone through the same transition. Yea with a ssd it should be pretty decent. Thanks for the info!
Screen and weight on these is great. Junk build quality though - I'm on my third keyboard and second mobo under warranty. Flimsy as. Performance on my Skylake i3 with Samsung SSD is good for browsing, word etc. Slow for anything processor/gpu intensive. Fan runs watching video on warmer days, doesn't on cooler days. Lid magnets pick up assorted metal objects nearby. 6-8 hours battery life. Touch performance is very bad compared to iPad etc.
I used to have a similar model (Inspiron 11 3000 2-in-1 core i5, 4GB), but one trip overseas and it broke! computer is sluggish, and the build quality is just terrible! Touch pad is also very bad - clicks not workings sometimes or just double clicks and things like that (and upgrading/reinstalling drivers didn't solve anything).
I was lucky enough to get a refund for my laptop which i'm so happy about.
Ultimately I wouldn't recommend this laptop to anybody. Save your money and buy something else and that's my two cents.
Dell Inspirons are cheap-cheap computers that are not designed to handle the everyday rigours of commuting or traveling.
A Dell Latitude on the other hand is the one you should buy if you want ruggedness and reliability. I probably sound like a broken record by now but people need to know the distinction between a mainstream / domestic use laptop versus a business / enterprise device.
They run up to a grand for a middle-of-the road model such as the Latitude 5000 series but it's worth the extra coin as they are built better and can take a little more abuse.
On a budget, second hand top tier business (T/W/X for Lenovo, E6xxx and 7000 series for Dell) is best, followed by new mid tier (5000 series, Thinkpad don't have mid tier), then the consumer shits like Inspiron
Lenovo does have a mid-tier , the L series, which are better than the Edge series but worse than the T/W/X
Edge is consumer tier (like Vostro), badged as a business notebook, L/R is low tier (like 3000 series). The L series is terrible compared to Dell's midtier (5000 series)
Just bought an Atom/Braswell Pentium NUC for my mother - we'll have to see how it performs…
Since when did <$500 computers come with SSDs? Something-something-Moore's-Law…
seems almost worth it for just the SSD
120GB SSDs are like $59 AUD now days
I find it hilarious that the reviews on their website are sorted by rating, descending. Because you know, obvious attempt at misleading reviews is obvious.
It's very tempting, but I already have 2 laptops and 1 tablet PC. I must resist..
I'm looking for a laptop like this but with 1TB storage.
Anyone know whether this laptop has upgradable storage.
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Dell/inspiron-11-(3162)
Crucial's upgrade page seems to think it is, with standard or 7mm 2.5" SSD's.
But I cannot find anything official from dell.
Ideally I would like to upgrade to a 1tb 7200rpm 9mm drive.
OR if 7mm was the limitation like I would have suspected if crucial didn't say otherwise.
I'd go for a 960GB SSD 7mm drive OR mSATA OR M.2
I suspect Crucial is pretty trustworthy source.
I also found info here.
https://www.mrmemory.co.uk/ssd-upgrades/dell/inspiron-notebo…
Anyone know for sure?
Needs 7mm drive. Not fun to change though - the base is a pain to remove and feels like it will snap any second. Spudge carefully or tabs will break.
Still, despite its shortcomings it is great for beginners and travellers.
Its cheap and if it breaks or gets stolen overseas no biggie
These make great little Linux machines (with some 'hacking'), so very capable and nicely specced laptops for the price.