I think a good price for new i7 system, larger SSD and dedicated graphic (low profile).
Processor: Core™ i7-8565U
Memory: 8GB, LPDDR3, 2133MHz
Hard Drive: 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive
Display: 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border WVA Display
Video Card: NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 with 2GB GDDR5 graphics memory
Battery: 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
Battery: 4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated)
Won't be expecting alot from it.
how do you end up replacing the battery on these?
Take it direct to Dell, most computer repair/service centers, or watch a few YouTube guides and carefully do it yourself with an original or decent aftermarket battery.
Thanks, will do nicely for my boy heading into Year 7 next year.
Not an iPad? Oh wait, that is Rose Bay Public School… they also have Apple "certified learning leaders" too.
Might want to consider this one, slightly bigger, but much more durable and can replace it with a 6 cells battery that will last 10+ hours. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Lenovo-ThinkPad-A485-14-FHD-Ryze…
You'll be glad to know that adding IT to schools has changed grades by a whopping … zero. There was no change. It's a waste of billions of dollars.
They are for improving grades? Since when?
@MadTacoWarrior: Counter strike…
Don't like the idea of school mandating ipad/tablet of any sort. Doubt it will improve academic result as well…
Looking at demographics around RoseBay, the iPad mandated by school is probably a downgrade to what they already have.
@[Deactivated]: Just graduated recently from one of the rare schools that have strictly no BYOD policy. Despite it being a mediocre private school, ranked top 300, the results aren't so different from the schools who require a compulsory device policy. During my HSC Exams (which I may add are all on paper, bar one), the examiners did comment that people here were able to write way more than other schools.
HSC = write a lot
this cant be achieved with a strict byod policy.
As for how this post is relevant to the discussion…Its not really, but idea of BYOD is multi-faceted and wanted to express my point of view on it.
I guess having an entire generation of kids coming up with computer literacy is also a waste?
We're in the midst of the 4th industrial revolution, introducing computers to kids isn't such a bad thing…
@nomoneynoproblems: Computers, yes. iPads, no. I'm an IT teacher and these "digital natives" are shockingly bad. They can't turn a computer on, save or retrieve files, go to a website without Googling it, troubleshoot the simplest of problems. They don't know IT; they know YouTube, Tik Tok and gaming.
They're bringing in BYOD at my son's primary school for Year 3 and up. 8 year olds looking after laptops and abiding by acceptable usage policies. SMH.
If only this had a Touchscreen display!
And thunderbolt port
Need feedback if anyone has this. Looking to pull the trigger.
Does anyone reckon it'll be okay for light gaming. Dota 2/CSGO/Red Alert/AOE on low?
Apart from that I'll be mostly using it for editing GoPro vids.
For those games there will be no issues
Thanks.
It seemed to be missing Thunderbolt port? Is that something very useful these days?
I'll wait for a few more reviews before pulling the trigger.
On a low end laptop you are not missing on anything. Normally it’s used to run external graphic cards on high end gaming laptops for a tiny bit more power (or no graphics chip+high end graphics card external). The other benefits are faster transfer speeds which few things can use…. and charging as well
@XanderYuan: It does seem like it has charging though. Because it says it has power delivery. Could you confirm if that's what meant by it?
Red Alert?! My Pentium 3 450Mhz ran that fine back in 1998 - my phone is probably 10x the speed of that old beast!
Thanks OP. Perfect for my needs. Smallish battery is the only real bummer.
wait no one hasnt pointed out the DDR3 ram?
and soldered to boot.
DDR3 ram in 2019 + it's soldered onto the board? is this Apple or Dell we are talking about here? Still great price for the specs. I would def buy it if I needed one.
Is there an extra ram slot?
doesn't look like it
soldered, non-upgradable. Seems to be the trend nowadays for lightweight laptops.
Any noticeable real world difference to lpddr4?
DO note that the delivery date is a month from now!
It was the same for the amd desktop system. But got confirmation of only two weeks.
+1 mine is coming 19th November.
I think they give 20 days for payment clearance (just like business terms on Purchase Order but clears earlier and time to put it in to the CRM) + 7 days for build, 10 days delivery (based on Perth).
Ours ordered 11 Nov 29 delivery expected 11Dec …..
Looked up order progress I think they built the damn thing.
Grrrrrr slow!
My inspiron 13 was supposed to be delivered in a months time but i got it 10 days after the order was placed so you never know.
Is this good for 4k video editing guys?
Depending on specific bitrates and what editor you plan on using, yes. But this laptop is not ideal.
No. It doesn't have a 4k screen and doesn't have HDMI 2.0 for 4k60p output.
If you just want a laptop for transcoding then the recent i7-1065G7 would be much better. Doesn't have HDMI 2.0 either but has faster CPU for transcoding
You need to upgrade ram to 16 gb.
Been looking for something on the cheaper end to play older games.. maybe this would do. how's the keyboard for typing, and trackpad any good…?
I got a slightly different version of this laptop but pretty sure the keyboard and trackpad are the same - they're both really nice
how would you rate it against an XPS or a microsoft laptop keyboard?
Well they saying that are bringing all the Xps features to this at a lower price point. I'm kinda kicking myself for buying a surface laptop 2 instead of this.
@agalea101: might pull the trigger. wish there was a place i could try it before buying though. doesn't seem stocked at jbhifi etc. since i would have to pay returns if i don't like it
Just bought one. Can anyone recommend a good sleeve?
Can't find the weight of this, anyone know?
Starting Weight: 1.24kg (2.74 lbs)
What is the touchpad like on this model compared to the horrid one you get with the Inspiron 3000?
More stock
Anyone who's already received it, could I get a review?
Also did it come with a TRS claimable receipt? Did the receipt have a name on it? How long the delivery take after the payment cleared?
Seems good for a student laptop? light and powerful, but cant find battery stats.