Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- i3500-5078BLK-PUS
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- SKU:
- 6436214
Customer reviews
Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 146 reviews
(146 customer reviews)Rating by feature
- Battery Life3.7
Rating 3.7 out of 5 stars
- Speed4.3
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- Display4.2
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers consistently note the high performance and ease of use of the G3 15.6" Gaming Laptop, along with its attractive price point and appealing keyboard features. Positive feedback also highlights the good graphics capabilities and decent battery life. However, some users mention concerns about overheating and hinge durability.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
I do not recommend this product
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My eight year old received this laptop this morning and it’s been blue screen city. It’s not working. I purchased this because I enjoyed the G5 and it worked well. No sound. No clean load. Laggy and glitchy. This machine has not been able to even load into windows on consecutive restarts sans a blue screen forced restart, did a wipe and still trash. Either this is a lemon or it’s truly trash, not sure. RE the image below... What’s there to clean-up, it’s brand new? Eight kernel blue screen errors and ad nauseam of the barcode errors, which I have too, have made me weary of buying Dell moving forward. I’ve had better success with Lenovo. Checked for drivers, Painstakingly. 6 hours later, done. Returning this heap.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from YourDellTeam
Posted .NeverBestBuyAgain,
Thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear about the issues that you've had with your new G3 laptop so far. Here's a page with an updated BIOS as well as some troubleshooting steps for your computer: https://dell.to/3jgQlm6.
We hope that these updates will help your computer perform better for you.
Best,
Bryan
1-800-624-9896
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My son loved the laptop I bought him and use’s almost every day since I bought it for him
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Graphics
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Gaming Computer
||Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I've been using this computer everyday since January and have not experienced any issues. It runs well, the graphics are great, gameplay is smooth, all in all, it's a great little computer.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good for beginners.
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I returned this after finding good replacement. I cannot review well for this laptop, but this seems good for beginners of gamers. A little heavy and big comparing to other gaming laptops.
I would recommend this to a friendRated 5 out of 5 stars
Worth the price
||Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Just amazing, I’ve been playing for the past 3 years straight with no complaint
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Graphics, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The best gaming ever
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The best gaming ever and the graphics are so nice, I love it and is so fast, i 100 recommended
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Laptop Great, Best Buy Web better than Dell.
||Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.PC itself is working great. Dealing with Best Buy web much better than Dell. From now on will stick with Best Buy especially for Dell products.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Graphics
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It’s a pretty nice laptop for the money in my opin
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It’s a pretty nice laptop for the money in my opinion. The graphics are extremely good. Although I haven’t used it that much I am pretty happy with it
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great laptop
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Was easy to buy online, showed up at our door as expected, was a breeze to setup, and has worked great for playing games and surfing the internet
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Hinge
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop.
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This computer has an HDD not a 2nd NVME. Also it has the smaller battery 51w not the 60w. Finaly it does not have ThunderBolt, however it has a 10gb usb-c. Great Laptop for the price, I bought mine from here for 699.99, which is a steal. However, I am woried that the small hinge will ware and break in a few years, if anyone could give a tip I would be much abliged.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Keyboard, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Choice
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great Laptop for Gaming and school work, my son has really enjoy it.
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Starts super fast
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It's superb for the price range. Starts up super fast. The only thing I would change is to have white lights for the illuminated keyboard which would be easier to see. But its a gamer so red goes with the theme. As a consumer product it compares well to my excellent work laptop, Dell Precision which is much costlier.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great price
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I bought this open box, but very satisfied with the price and the condition. Great deal.paid 500 plus tax, Can’t beat
I would recommend this to a friend- Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good computer
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Computer technology is ok. 120 hz is impressive, it is fast and easy. However, heating of the keyboard is negative.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Very poorly designed
Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.My only real issue initially is that the battery life wasn’t great. Overall, I was reasonably satisfied with it until the hinge broke about a month after the one year warranty expired. This was not a daily laptop. Adult only used, once or twice per week on average. I refuse to pay to have it fixed, because I suspect that I’ll be in the same predicament in a year or so when the same thing happens. It’s poorly designed. Just google Dell G3 15 hinge broken and you’ll see that I’m not the only one. Because of the hinge issue, the screen itself is being damaged if I try to open or close it. I would recommend very strongly against the Dell G3 series.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from YourDellTeam
Posted .LegoH,
Thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear about the issues that you've had with your computer so far. If you'd like to try to extend the life of your computer's battery you can try these tips:
Change the Power Plan:
1. On the notification area of the taskbar, right-click the Battery icon.
2. On the options list, click Power Options.
3. Select a power plan on the battery meter, such as Power Saver or Balanced. Windows 10 has a built in 'Battery Saver' mode that can be activated to extend your system's battery life. The Battery Saver mode will monitor and limit background activity and other features such as push notifications. You do have the option to enable or disable this mode within settings or within advanced Battery Saver settings, you can customize the mode to best suit your needs.
a) Click on the Action Center icon in the taskbar and select the tile for Battery Saver.
b) If running Cortana then type Battery Saver into the search box and select from the results.
Within the Battery Saver settings page, you will be able to turn on and off the feature and customize the feature to best meet your needs.
c) Turn Battery Saver On or Off.
d) Additional settings available via the Battery use and Battery saver settings links.
e) Battery use shows further info on apps and their power usage.
f) Battery Saver Settings screen allows you to customize further Battery Saver feature.
You can read the full article here -  http://dell.to/2vfXWf4.
Best,
Bryan
1-800-624-9896
- Pros mentioned:Ram
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dell G3
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Dell G3 is a good machine at least for what I need. In-store rep was knowledgible and helpful. Ordered this unit as they didn't have anything instore that had the features I wanted. So far I'm pleased with the transaction. Laptop came in within 2 days and I was up and running the following day.
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dell Laptop
||Posted .This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.I am very happy with my new Dell laptop. The Geek Squad came and took my information off my old laptop and put it in the new one. There are a few things that seem rather odd but in the long run, it is a very nice computer. Much easier going to Windows 10 than I thought it would be. Dell
I would recommend this to a friend- Cons mentioned:Heat
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop
||Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Perfect laptop to work and also for gaming . The only thing is that it overheat sometimes
I would recommend this to a friend - Pros mentioned:Speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Would buy again
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Fast doesn't hold alot of games as far as memory but can expand, would buy aagin
I would recommend this to a friend Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Devil in disguise
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This laptop looks great on the surface super cheap but the draw backs from access to internal components is unfortunately difficult. Then to add an insult on top of the this computer has 8ram but wait its two 4gb sticks to make 8gb so if you want to upgrade buy two 8gb ram cards. Also the os is on a m2 which would be great but its the only m2 drive bay then that locks you into a ssd to upgrade memory unless you can reinstall windows on a bigger m2 which is just a hassle. But besides the 3 points of unexpected hurdles this laptop looks sleek for low-mid gaming anything more and you bought yourself a mini jet engine this thing heats up and fans are louder than a vacuum but hey if its cold in your place of use free heater thanks dell.
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from YourDellTeam
Posted .Cosmo76,
Thanks for your review and we're sorry to hear that your computer is overheating for you. There is a BIOS update as well as some troubleshooting tips for your computer that should help with the overheating and fan noise that you're experiencing: https://dell.to/3jgQlm6.
Best,
Bryan
1-800-624-9896














