Review: Dell Inspiron 15 7000

By Seth G. Macy

Introduction and design

Dell’s Inspiron 15 feels like a computer designed specifically around Windows 10. It functions nicely as a laptop, and does an admirable job in tablet mode. Switching between the two configurations allows Windows 10 to excitedly ask if you’d like to switch back and forth between UI modes. In either configuration, the Inspiron does well, but with a few exceptions, it’s a much more useful laptop than it is a tablet.

The Inspiron 15 is up against Lenovo’s ThinkPad Yoga 15 in the size department. While both machines feature a relatively enormous 15 inches of screen real estate, they’re also competing against sleeker machines, like HP Spectre x360, a 13-inch convertible that hits all the highs.

Design

The Inspiron 15 is a shot across the bow of Apple’s design department. With its brushed-aluminum interior finish and backlit, chiclet keyboard, this laptop could easily be mistaken for a MacBook at first blush.

The trackpad is set into the inside of the laptop with a smooth, beveled border that highlights the change from the aesthetically-pleasing surface in a sleek, but striking way. This border carries over to the outside edges of the laptop’s aluminum interior, which is milled with a subtle …read more

Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac