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Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars with 1328 reviews

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Customers enjoy the Inspiron 14" Laptop for its budget-friendly price, user-friendly interface, and lightweight design. However, some users have expressed concerns about its slow performance, limited storage capacity, and low memory, which can affect multitasking and overall performance.

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  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Windows 10 hogs the entire hard drive

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I thought 28 GB would be plenty of space for a home computer. Windows 10 hogs up 25GB. Windows tried to install an update it there wasn't room for it. I haven't even saved any documents or photos on it yet. Why does it come with Windows 10 if the hard drive isn't big enough to support it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for a new user

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We bought this for our daughter to play games and watch videos. She is elementary age so we didn't need anything fancy or high tech. This does the job.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Slow and buggy

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This computer feels , very unpolished.....Slow , glitchly and unresponsive.. This computer gets absolutely destroyed by my nearly 3 year old chromebook....This is supposed to be a computer for basic web searching, and watching video, but it doesn't do any of that well....And this keyboard is flexing and uncomfortable.....I appreciate the user replaceable battery.....But I will be returning this tomorrow.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    The worst

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a replacement laptop for school purposes, and a major step down from my Mac (2013), which semi-malfunctioned in the middle of saving school work. My mac is still operational, but unreliable for school. As soon as I turned on this Dell and downloaded all updates, the computer has done nothing but run slowly. It's kind of like an old computer on dial up; the difference is the Dell runs slowly even when not connected to the internet. The processor is extremely slow; one of the slowest I've seen in new technology. You'd think for a new computer it would be lightning fast, but that is not the case. I am extremely frustrated with it. My malfunctioning Mac runs faster than this. To top it off, I have no space on the internal memory, not even 1 MB, after I downloaded the provided 1 year subscription of MS Office. This is probably the worst piece of technology I've ever purchased- ever! I am definitely going to return this product and more than likely stay away from Dell products as this product has given me a sour taste in my mouth. You can guarantee the negative experience I've been encountering will be spread like wild fire.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Low memory

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Better than expected

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought two of these for my 2 ten year old sons & they love it!! They do use it for minecraft and Skype works great, they just use a flash drive to store data on since the laptop doesn't have a lot of memory.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Complete Disappointment

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Recently bought this laptop when it was featured on their Flash Sale. I find this laptop extremely slow and lagging when browsing the web. In fact, when i opened my task manager my RAM memory would be at 98% with no applicant running except for my chrome.. The laptop has a stock RAM of 2GB, I then upgraded my RAM to an 8GB to see if it helps the lag... made slight to no differences..... I would recommend to spend a little more and not buy this laptop....

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Soooo Slooooooow

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Even after I doubled the memory, removed all of the excess windows 10 features, and turned of the virus protection, this computer is still so slow for basic email and word processing that it is not usable and I have to return it.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Very well built but very slow compurter

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The major problem is that the computer takes a lot of time to do simple things like scrolling through a web page, navigating to a different tab or even start responding when you try to type something in the address bar. The brightness adjustment stopped working in couple of days after purchase. Things act up all the time. The webcam though they call HD is 10 years behind in time. It's very spotty and grainy. Not good at all. My only purpose for buying this laptop was browsing and video chatting and portability. While it excels in portability, fails miserably to do what it should do. Wouldn't recommend.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow, Storage

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    okay laptop for the price

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i got this laptop for a present and i used it for almost a year now and i have to say the storage is really bad you only have 2GB of ram and only 32GB of memory and this is a starter laptop for basic web browsing but i wanted it to play the sims or i didn't have enough storage to download it and i need it for school and it takes for ever to load the app and the web site if i were you i would not buy this laptop for even schooling nor gaming it is ment for a kid who can use it and break it and no one would care.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    You will lose sleep

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have nothing bad to say about this product, in fact I never even took it out of the box after purchasing it. That is what concerned me. I tossed and turned most of the night after buying this computer thinking whether or not I made the right Decision the answer was no. If I haven't even tried a product and it's causing me such distress I could only imagine what it would have been like to actually use it. I'm sure the computer would be useful for school work or simple online surfing. But it's specs are Terrible and according to other reviews is extremely slow, so you can forget about streaming movies or gaming. All and all if your looking for a cheap stay at home computer with a decent screen and resolution then this is the computer for you. If not then don't even consider it as an option because it will give you nightmares. My suggestion is spend the extra 50-100 bucks and get a much higher quality product for right around the same price.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good buy for price

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Pros: decent CPU, cheap, good battery life Cons: wish it was a faster processor

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good for the prcie

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    with basic configuration, it is not a fast computer or anything close. but i need it for daily web browsing and occasional office work. It can get the job done.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Returning laptop tomorrow

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I purchased this computer today and will be returning it tomorrow. I know its not top of the line, but it is beyond slow. The worst part was the constant freezing. Not worth the price or hassle of setting it up.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great purchase

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this little laptop during a flash sale. It has been great for playing around on social media websites and surfing the web.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for email & web browsing.

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for email & web browsing. This is all most people really need if they do email & web surfing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Slow

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    GOOD FOR CHECKING WEATHER

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    MACHINE IS VERY SLOW... IT TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO LOAD "BEST BUY" PAGES (CAN'T BE MY FAULT... I AM SITTING INFRONT OF THE ROUTER... AND ONLY 2.5 MILES AWAY FROM BEST BUY STORE, RIGHT). I BOUGHT THIS DELL AS A REPLACEMENT FOR MY 10 Y.O. DELL WHICH WAS FASTER! THIS IS 2016 OUTSIDE, AND PC SHOULD FLY. I AM TAKING THIS BACK TO BESTBUY.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great product

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    runs smoothly. meets my need and reasonable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Low memory

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Bricked after one month

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This thing worked fine for a month, then yesterday it crashed and said there is no memory left. Nothing has been installed except Chrome, and no sites have been visited except eBay. No files have been uploaded. I had a look at Task Manager and it appears the OS is taking up half the disk space. We called BB customer service and, as expected, there is nothing we can do but eat it. They were kind enough to offer to recycle it for us, though! That at least gave me a chuckle. So now we're the proud owners of a $200 paper weight. I'm restoring to factory settings now. Wish me luck! Just figured I'd warn anyone considering this laptop, since it seems to jack up just a few days after the return window.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great value

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the money, this is a nice little laptop. I purchased it to type, email, and print minutes for a committee and it works great for it's purpose. I wouldn't try to do much else with it because it's slow enough with just those limited functions.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    great laptop, great value

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    its totally worth the money, very useful, easy to use and user friendly

    I would recommend this to a friend