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Posted 17 July 2014
Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop - £179 (£161.09 with VIP code) delivered from Dell
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Not the most performant laptop in the world but perfectly capable for light use...
Intel® Celeron® Dual Core N2830 Processor
Windows(R) 8.1
Intel® HD Graphics
4GB Single Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx1)
500GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
15.6 inch LED Backlit Display (1366 x 768)
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Edit: £161.09 with VIP membership voucher (10% code emailed after joining:
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Thanks to FleetFanatic for the tip
Intel® Celeron® Dual Core N2830 Processor
Windows(R) 8.1
Intel® HD Graphics
4GB Single Channel DDR3 1600MHz (4GBx1)
500GB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive
15.6 inch LED Backlit Display (1366 x 768)
Edit: reindeer333's code now expired - back to £179
hotukdeals.com/dea…816
Edit: £161.09 with VIP membership voucher (10% code emailed after joining:
app.dell.com/eme…p;/
Thanks to FleetFanatic for the tip
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218 Comments
sorted byWhat you wanting for 179 quid? Lol
This is only a 7.5w CPU, the 4 cell is sufficient
Those videos show completely different Dell laptops to the one in this deal.
Here's a Dell Inspiron 15 with the same chassis as the one in this deal (this deal is 3531, the one in the video is 3521) and it clearly shows the panel and explains that the RAM and HDD are easily accessible under that panel >
youtube.com/wat…lcQ
Go to 2:33 in the above link
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That was a perfectly valid arguement in 1997 with the Celeron 266MHz and then the 2004 era Celeron's.......while this particular Celeron is low power and low performance compared to higher specced CPU's (obviously) it still represents amazing value.
We'd all be happy for you to give some links to other similar spec laptops that features a Haswell based Pentium, i3, i5 or i7 for this price
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It's a standard 2.5" SATA drive so an SSD will go in just fine
Awful screens though. At least Dell ones (on the whole) are bright and vibrant. Lenovo screens are terrible...unless they are IPS - and even then, they are not that bright.
Of course, they are great in pretty much every other regard.
But of course - that never happens. almost every person i know who has bought a cheap laptop complains about it being slow in 12-18 months time. When they start to do bits of video editing or watch HD videos on youtube or play flash games etc.
I can only speak from my own experience. A T430, an X220 and an X230. Only the X230 had a decent screen (IPS) - but it just wasn't vibrant....not even compared to my mum's Fujitsu budget laptop with a standard TFT screen (viewing angles were excellent though).
Maybe I just had some bad luck - though I did try every which way to override any power settings that may have been throttling screen brightness.
They are great machines - and I'm sure the screens have improved in later models...
cheaper than a chromebook and it's 15 inches with windows so can't really complain, for all those people who moaned about chromebooks this is the deal they should all be going for at this price, or will they now all say it's underpowered
Ok both were partially incorrect. Anyway I flipped over this laptop and there's a panel which can be removed to access the RAM and HDD.
The MASSIVE advantage dell have is they change the line-up very little and have lots of options for the machine - so there will be a HD screen for this laptop, in fact you could prob buy this, keep it a year or two and then find a secondhand I-Core motherboard to upgrade it for not a lot of money, a back lit keyboard and all that kinda thing. They are very configurable. And yeah they have bad laptops but then so do everyone else. I would say that this laptop and a cheap SSD would be enough for most people for day to day use.
This is quite tempting!
The CPU however is quite slow so it might be a bit tedious while doing intensive operations.
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A brand new laptop with genuine Windows for £180, does it really matter if it lasts 3 years? It'll probably last more. Do people that buy any budget tablets, phones or such like really consider lifespan these days? I suspect many do not.
I'm not saying I'd buy this laptop, I would spend more but does this represent value for money given what it does? I'd say it would be hard to beat unless you compared to refurbs or second hand.
I do feel it misleading of intel to give these Atom CPU's the Celeron name though.
did you know you can just hit the subscribe button below the OP and you don't need to comment?
Try Start Menu 8 and change your media file associations (Windows 8's Metro Picture, Music & Video players are rubbish - you do still have Windows Photo Viewer and Media Player but they're not default).
Most things Metro don't suit a mouse but they are adddional to the core OS and not compulsory.
It's nice that you can run tablet apps / games too as many are free
There's quite a few tweaks that you can do to get better performance, the most effective of which is disabling unnecessary startup items & services.
Do be careful though - try to stay away from the Microsoft services unless you know what you're doing.
As others have said, the most effective hardware upgrade you can make is an SSD - a 128GB (£50) will be enough for basic use but if your storage needs are greater, consider a larger SSD or even a hybrid drive.
If you do get another drive, you will have to clone the existing drive onto it so a USB caddy might be needed for the transfer
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A fresh install is sometimes good to clean things up but installing drivers, software and setting it up take time and effort.
Macrium Reflect Free or EaseUS Todo Backup Free will handle SSDs just fine and will bring your drive across as it is.
It may be necessary to have Windows optimize the SSD by running the Windows Experience Index...
Unfortunately, MS have removed the GUI functionality for WEI from Windows 8.1 but you can run it by typing "winsat prepop" into an Admin CMD prompt.
As it runs, it should turn off defragmentation and turn on TRIM.
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Here's one...ebuyer.com/645…8uk
£219, but only £189 after cashback and already posted: hotukdeals.com/dea…810
Despite having Bluetooth, USB3 and a DVD re-writer, etc etc extra it got voted cold (-14) despite only costing a tenner more than this deal which has hit over 1000. HUKD does amaze at times
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If for some reason your FN keys function is reversed (holding the FN key allowing you to use the F1-12 keys, not the FN functions (eg. volume/brightness).
Follow these instructions to fix this.
Go to desktop mode in Windows 8
Hold the Windows key and press X
On the popup (lower left corner) click "Mobility Center"
Change the "Function Key Row" (behaviour) to 'Function Key' in the drop down box (mine was set at 'Multimedia Key')
Then just press the X in the corner to apply the change.
Hope this helps.
Windows 8 keys are embedded into the systems BIOS, there are tools to get this from within windows however (I can't really link them, as Im not sure to the legitimacy of things like that being posted here).
You will not get any backup media, but you should get a restore partition that you can use to create a backup disk (in this instance the easiest would be a USB backup), just use the preinstalled Dell backup and recovery application to create a Reinstall Disk.
This Laptop would meet all these needs perfectly. I use mine for browsing, watching videos, Microsoft office, emails etc and it does it all fast and without a hiccup. Mine was delivered 3 days ago and I'm amazed at the quality and speed for the price.
app.dell.com/eme…p;/
You were ripped off
too much time on your hands
Only because I have 2 weeks off now. Bit of Xmas shopping before my holiday.
Mate you are a legend, I was just about to order at £179.99 after trying hard to get it for the £166 that was available for a short time.
Many thanks, made my whole week.
Many thanks from me also, to both BubaMan and FleetFanatic. Rounds off a great day, this deal and a new Moto G 4g - £281 for both. Happy Days!!