Looks like a good deal for the specs, available one day only
Dell Inspiron 15 Signature Edition Laptop $699 Delivered (Save $400)
Specs
Bought one, thanks OP.
Skylake and SSD for just 30% more! Now that's a bargain. Lol
And it's probably worth the extra 30% too buddy.
Link? Please.
You're a peanut head. You obviously know nothing about computers. Have fun carrying around that brick.
We all have different requirements, yet only some of us are judgemental f@%ks.
You're allowed to say folks.
yea. this 1.6GHz processor aint so hot in my experience
That says something positive about the CPU fan at least.
i do hope you have bought one ,
or even two.
you are deserving he he
http://ark.intel.com/products/85212/Intel-Core-i5-5200U-Proc…
Max Turbo Frequency 2.7 GHz
Should do the job fine :)
This is the 3rd time it's been on sale for 699. Looks like an awesome laptop for the price. If it wasn't so heavy I'd definitely have grabbed one by now.
Yep. First was
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/220310
Then one during Black Friday week.
Anow.
3 "ONE DAY" deals in the last 3 and a bit weeks.
Not as bad as 3 "ONE DAY" deals in the last 3 and a bit days which is usually served up by Dick.
Looks like its weight is negative point. If we remove DVD player and replace hdd with ssd, will the weight of laptop come down?
Nah the optical is very light.
Yeh and if you remove the screen and a few of the keyboard keys it'll slide right into your back pocket
Thanks, Good point. lol..
If you leave it sitting on a desk it's not heavy at all.
Yes, this would reduce the weight slightly, but I doubt you'd notice the difference when carrying it.
Not enough to make a difference
3rd time deal offered by microsoft in 4 weeks. This indeed is good price for specs. I bought one last time and loving it. The picture is not accurate as this model comes with dvd drive. Its 1920x1080 with touch screen.
Are you going to install a SSD?
I want a SSD but can't decide if I should upgrade this or just buy something with a SSD to start with…
Yes i am going to upgrade myself. Sata is real bottle neck for me. I think it will be cheaper to buy SSD yourself instead of looking for a laptop with SSD because those are normally expensive. I bought SSD from previous shopping express deal ($99 240GB).
Excellent, thanks! I think I will get one :)
I have bought quite a few Laptops and PCs with SSD over the last couple years
and the biggest problem is the lack of honest transparency in the marketing system.
HDD was clear 5400rpm 7200pm speed differentiation however SSD is just SSD and they are not equal.
The Dell Laptops came with great Samsung 840s
The lenovos Intel SSDs
The HPs HP branded SSDs.
But they performed with wild differences in performance.
The 840 stood out but that represents another problem.
The Samsung SSDs you buy retail come with Optimisation software and Firmware upgrades. The Samsung OEM ones are not valid products to use Samsung Magician, Migrator or Firmware upgrades.
The OEM SSD market is Like a Soup, if you wanna know what your really getting get a basic laptop and put your own SSD ingredients in it
@carlb: Thanks! Do you have a recommendation as to what SSD to buy? (maybe one that I might find on sale here?)
I see them on sale on Ozbargain a lot, they all look the same to me!
@nuchalis: samsung 850 evo is good value and market leader
250gb is the best value
500gb is recommended.
the extra cost of 850 evo pro is for 5yrs extra warranty and software (samsung migrator) to copy windows to new disk without reinsatlling windows.
the most important consideration about ssd is to configure windows correctly
a misconfigured windows is the difference between a great investment in ssd and a waste of money.
samsung seems to be the only vendor that offers a windows configuration tool (samsung magician) to make the setup easy
I remember this was $599 during the MS shop opening in Sydney. Plus additional 5% off with their coupon.
Is it still valid in store?
Not bad but would definitely look at swapping out that HDD for an SSD
The lack of dedicated graphics (nvidia or AMD) is a pity.
I got one the first round for 680 as they stuffed the order up so gave me a discount.
Weight isnt a factor for me (dont think it feels that heavy anyway) but it is quite large in general, perhaps not ideal if you'll be lugging it around, but manageable.
The screen is good, 1920 X 1080 is hard to find in this price range with these specs, but it does have quite a bit of edge bleed. I've only been able to notice on dark screens, I.e; boot screen, but might be an issue if you are going to be watching movies etc.
Definitely needs and SSD, the 5400 drive is a massive bottleneck as is to be expected. The upside is you can chuck the 1tb in a caddy and you've got a portable drive.
Overall I would recommend it, its a no frills laptop with decent specs at a good price.
you can chuck the 1tb in a caddy
Do you need to change any settings to do this? I had a PC case that had a HD dock built into the top, but I never used it as I needed to change something in the Bios (?), I can't remember now but there was a reason I didn't!
You should also be able to get 1% cash back from Cash Rewards, so another $7 or so.
1% or 8%… When I purchased it said 8% on the Cash Rewards site?
It says up to 8%
sneaky buggers… yep 1% on hardware :(
Up to 8% on Microsoft items, but hardware is specifically only 1%.
Oops didn't see you acknowledged/validated my comment.
4K output?
You will need a GTX m graphics to make a smooth 4K.
Intel HD Graphics 6000 has 4K output at 60Hz as one of its headline features. Apple use the same chip to run their 21.5" 4K iMacs. It should have no trouble running 4K video.
See for yourself how bad when it's compared to a gtx m chip:
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-960M-vs-Inte…
Everyone knows that a 960M is far more powerful - that's not the point. It's also way more expensive and power-hungry, which is why the 960M is generally only found in gaming laptops where GPU power is a priority.
The question was whether the Intel HD Graphics 6000 could handle 4K video output, and the answer is YES.
actually mate, I'd probably say NO… unless there's proof otherwise (based on the connection options)
EDIT: DELL website says HDMI 1.4a, so 4k @ 30hz
They're quite similar in performance (ie both mediocre at best, for gaming).
Have a look here for a comparison: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/mid_range_gpus.html
Passmark score for Geforce 930M: 839
Passmark score for Intel HD 6000: 804
Unless it has HDMI 2.0 (which there's no mention of) then I think you're out of luck getting proper 4K (you might be able to get 4k @ 30hz though).
They should have added either Displayport or at least mentioned HDMI 2.0…
EDIT: DELL website says HDMI 1.4a, so 4k @ 30hz
Thanks op my Daughter will be happy on Xmas day.
It's heavy and needs one ssd. I had one of this.
Any model number? Trying to check the same PC on the Dell site but can't find the exact thing.
insprion 15 5558, but you won't find same spec from dell.com.au, this is like a MS special edition.
Yep closest is the Y510450AU, that that has a lower res screen, and not touch screen. Dell has it for $999. So this one doesn't look bad for $699.
yes for 699. it's a good deal. if you do not mind the weight, lack of backlit keyboard, and spend extra for a ssd. i got one last time.
It comes with windows 10 home. Does anyone know where to find windows 7 driver?
Dell website should have win 7 drivers
Thanks! Can you please provide a link?
What's the difference between this one, and http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-Ins…. Looks to be pretty much the same specs for $549
US store link, thats the price in US$
Yep just realised my link is USA… :(
How does the SSD work, does it work like a portable hard drive or is it something you install in the PC ?
Its something you install in the PC, and requires some technical know how to do it yourself. The laptop comes with a mechanical hard drive with a physical disk. this is the slowest component in the machine and has the greatest effect on speed if replaced with a much faster SSD hard drive which has no moving parts. The process involves opening the laptop, removing the hard drive, cloning the hard drive onto the SSD using special software, and then replacing the SSD.
What's the issue with the 1Gb SATA drive and why are people wanting to change it to SSD? Will it make a significant difference?
Also can this be done on the store or do you have to do it yourself after purhcase?
easy DIY, you will youtube video for that. by the way thats 1TB sata performance difference between sata 5400rpm. So even process and RAM is high system perform slow. SSD will make it fast because of speed.
[check this] (http://thebestlaptops.net/upgrade-your-5400rpm-hard-drive-la…)
Thanks for the info. I think I'll stick with the SATA, if I have issues with speed I will consider swapping it out for a SSD.
just for future reference sata to the connection
ssd and the hdd are both sata
regarding why ssd is a wise choice
typical speed to a 5400 1tb 1000GB hdd is speed 60MBs or lower
samsung ssd 250GB is speed 240MBs or higher minimum 4x faster
SSD will make everything feel much snappier. Well worth the upgrade.
Dear god… why on earth did they cheap out by putting USB 2.0 and 10/100 Ethernet on this thing?! That's some deliberate product crippling right there!
Ok, something is wrong with these specs…
Either
A) the CPU is actually an Intel i5-5200U and only comes with Intel HD 5500 or
B) the CPU is actually an Intel i5-5250U and therefore comes with Intel HD 6000 (I'm guessing it's meant to be this as the last ad was)
This model is Dell Inspire 5558, comes with i5-5250 with HD6000 for sure.
Is the i5-5250 CUP better than i5-5200u?
I assume HD6000 and better than HD5500?
its 5250U in this model with HD6000. yaa i believe HD6000 is better than HD5500. THe other model comes with HD5500 which is not FHD.
@b4rgainhunter: Thanks mate. so I assume the 5250U is also better than 5200U?
The US model http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Dell-Ins…
has 2.59kg
The AU model http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msaus/en_AU/pdp/Dell-Ins…
has 2.45kg
??
Can someone tell what the difference is between this deal and these:
From the specs they look very similar. What am I missing?
You're linking to the US store..
All US store models.
Silly me… Thanks for that.
Good Deal, But I am after a 13.3 screen. Hard to find deals on these Ultrabooks.
Yep same, I have been shopping around for a 13" with these specs but haven't found any under $1000… So I just gave up and purchased this. Good specs, good brand, good price.
There are a couple of Inspiron 13 7000 series machines on the Dell Factory Outlet for ~$800, if you're interested.
Thanks… would prefer new rather than refurbished. Also when you compare them to this deal you get far better specs for the same price which is another reason I decided to go with this one.
i was replying to Paul11, but okay :-)
For people discussing SSDs. Guys Windows 10 has vastly improved boot up times than earlier windows. I have a Standard HDD (not a SSD) and my machine boots up in around 15-20 seconds with Windows 10. And once you are up and running there is hardly any speed difference.
There is a big different when you start up your notebook from standby mode, while you have many website opened. SSD will process it much faster than Standard HDD. The difference in started up would be a lot faster in win10 because most people has less software loaded compare to the older version of windows. I guess the reason most people move up to SSD. In fact, SSD consume less power and give user more battery life in return!
As the owner of a fairly similar Dell laptop to this one (i7, 7000 series) running Windows 10, I can attest to the dramatic difference an SSD made to both boot times and general responsiveness. I used it for about 13 months with the factory mechanical drive before the upgrade, so I had plenty of time to get used to the "normal" performance. Upgrading to Windows 10 was a slight difference. Upgrading to an SSD was an immediate and dramatic difference.
No, SSDs are not essential to have. But it makes a world of difference, for a relatively low cost. Totally worth it, especially since SSDs are now so affordable.
How is this model for playing games?
It has integrated graphics, so not that good. You'd have to spend twice as much to get a laptop with a decent graphics card though.
not good mainly because it doesn't have a dedicated graphics card/memory.
This model has inyergrated graphics (hd6000).
It will handle most games at low to medium quality, with a playable frame rate(~25-30fps).
Good enough for the casual gamer.
I read some reviews, it says 15.6 in LED-backlit with Truelife (1366 x 768). Is this really 1920x1080?