All other products will be delivered via the fastest available method (excluding bank holidays and weekends) and generally within 3-5 days, depending on customer location. The speakers, located underneath the machine, are loud and clear for a laptop of this caliber, though hitting maximum volume actually makes the chassis vibrate. As for the quality, it’s fair; tinny, but not unbearably so. Our favorite aspect of the Inspiron 15 3511 is how easily serviceable it is. Inexpensive models tend to dissuade end-user upgrades by making their bottom panels difficult to remove or by hiding screws underneath the rubber feet. The fact that our Inspiron houses 2x SODIMM slots and 2x storage bays means owners can simply buy a low-end configuration and then add more RAM or storage themselves to save on costs. The single-channel RAM on our test unit in particular significantly impacts the graphics performance of Iris Xe and so it's highly recommended to add another module to boost GPU performance. To put these scores in some perspective, the RTX 3050 Ti and Ryzen 7 5700H inside a ZenBook 15 OLED scored 4,741 in Time Spy and 34,536 in Night Raid, easily blowing integrated graphics out of the water here. It's safe to say that only the most casual of graphical tasks are ideal to run on this Inspiron 15. Battery and Display Tests

Estimated delivery times are provided to us by the respective delivery companies. We pass this information onto you, the customer. Three more of our benchmarks focus on the CPU, using all available cores and threads, to rate a PC's suitability for processor-intensive workloads. Maxon's Cinebench R23 uses that company's Cinema 4D engine to render a complex scene, while Primate Labs' Geekbench 5.4 Pro simulates popular apps ranging from PDF rendering and speech recognition to machine learning. Finally, we use the open-source video transcoder HandBrake 1.4 to convert a 12-minute video clip from 4K to 1080p resolution (lower times are better).Try to flash the BIOS to the latest version. For more information, browse to Dell BIOS Updates (Refer to the How do I update BIOS using a USB flash drive? section). In our GFXBench tests, the HP Laptop 17 stays well ahead of the Inspiron. The Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i failed one test at 1440p though came out faster in 1080p. Meanwhile, the ZenBook 13 doubles the Inspiron’s score, and the HP Pavilion Plus 14 more than triples it. Rounding out the productivity tests is the Geekbench benchmark, another CPU stress test meant to simulate real-world applications. The HP Laptop 14's processor helps it nab the top spot here, but the Dell still manages to best most of the competition. This article provides help with Microsoft Office programs, A Guide to the various Microsoft Office programs available on your Dell PC.

Beyond being flexy, the all-plastic build is slippery. The bottom has scant little grip on the table when opened up, as the grips on the hinge (its display lifts the base of the laptop up when in the open position) don't do much, leaving the laptop to slide around often on a smooth table or desk surface. The latter two models can be configured with up to NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU. On the other hand, the base Core i3 model settles on integrated Intel UHD graphics. Insert the AC into the computer and a good electrical outlet (not on a surge protector or power strip). Whether purchasing a single laptop or buying several in bulk, the Dell Inspiron 15 3000 is easy to recommend.

Adequate Battery Life

When the computer stops responding or you are troubleshooting slow performance issues, perform the following steps: Diagnostic Error Codes will always supersede any other use of the LED. For instance, on Notebooks, battery codes for Low Battery or Battery Failure situations will not be displayed when the Diagnostic Error Codes are being displayed.