Basically, you can only see the keyboard, touchpad, and power button when you lift the lid.
Dell Inspiron 5547 Full HD ScreenIts good enough for students, families, and anyone who wants a reasonably fast, yet affordable, laptop with a Full HD screen.On the inside, it still has a typically strong configuration, but there are areas in which it could be better.
These days (and for a while now), the companys Australian site doesnt offer quite as much freedom to pick and choose the hardware configuration you want for each model, so you have to be careful to select the model that you want from the get-go (you might find that a 7000 Series or 3000 Series is better for you). The configuration is helmed by an Intel fourth-generation Core i7-4510U CPU, an AMD Radeon R7 M265 graphics adapter, and a 1TB Toshiba solid state hybrid drive (SSHD). We tested the 8GB version of the 5000 Series, which is the cheaper of the two models that are available at the time of writing, with the 16GB version having a RAM tax attached to it, costing 300 more than the 8GB version. The good thing is that the Inspiron 15 5000 is user-serviceable. Its bottom panel (made out of plastic) is held together by two Phillips-head screws and can be easily removed. Once its off, it gives you access to the systems two memory slots, the 2.5in hard drive bay, the Wi-Fi module, the battery, and the cooling fan for the CPU and graphics. Dell Inspiron 5547 Install A SolidIf your needs change, you can swap the storage (maybe install a solid state drive instead to get better overall performance), as well as the RAM capacity. Bear in mind that Dell has installed the 8GB across both slots using two 4GB modules. Dell Inspiron 5547 Upgrade To 16GBIf you want to upgrade to 16GB, youll have to replace them with two 8GB modules, which at the time of writing cost about 230. The Radeon graphics adapter supplies good enough grunt to allow for some entry-level gaming to be undertaken on this laptop, and this was shown in 3DMark, where the Radeon recorded 926 in the Fire Strike test and 3915 in the Cloud Gate test. Dell has gone for a best-of-both-worlds solution in Toshibas MQ01ABD100H SSHD, which offers a large 1TB capacity thats boosted by an 8GB built-in solid state drive (SSD). The typical performance of this drive in CrystalDiskMark was shown to be very good (for a hard drive, that is), recording 177.1 megabytes per second (MBps) when reading, and 99.33MBps when writing. We cant help but feel that a regular SSD should be on offer instead, in order to provide more speed, and also to cut down on the heat thats produced. The 8GB SSD is designed to help boost specific aspects of the systems performance, mainly the boot-up process, and the loading of regularly used applications. You cant tell the drive which parts of the system to speed up, it just figures it all out on its own. After the laptop has been used a few times and settled into a pattern, a cold system boot will take about 11sec. Battery life is respectable considering the configuration and the bright, Full HD screen. In our rundown test, in which we disable power management, enable Wi-Fi, maximise screen brightness, and loop a video file, the 43 Watt-hour battery lasted 3hr 57min. There is a longer-lasting 58 Watt-hour battery available, too. Design and user comfort As a 15.6in model, the Inspiron 15 5000 Series isnt the easiest of units to carry around on a daily basis, mainly because of its width youll need a good sized bag to fit it in. Its weight of 2.4 (sans power supply) is manageable, though a little too heavy for a laptop that doesnt have an optical drive, but at the same time, we didnt find the unit to be overly bulky (due to the uniform, 24mm thickness with the lid closed). Without any extra buttons or lights above the keyboard area, the laptop gives off a minimalist look.
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