Customers commend the Inspiron 15.6" laptop's performance, ease of use, and value for its price. Many appreciate its lightweight design and satisfactory battery life. However, some customers express dissatisfaction with the screen quality. The laptop's storage and RAM are also mentioned as positive aspects, though upgradability is a recurring theme in customer feedback.
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Pros mentioned:
Performance
Cons mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good for a budget!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This laptop checks almost all the boxes for someone on a budget! For me I liked how much performance you can get for the price and how lightweight the laptop is so I can bring it to school without breaking my back! but there’s probably only two things I can say about this laptop that kind of suck. 1. The Screen is pretty awful! Has terrible viewing angles and is particularly dim and really bad if there’s a lot of sunlight in your room at all! 2. This laptop has no backlit keyboard so if you try to use it in the dark thinking you can get around the bad screen that way you won’t be able to see what you’re typing! I know most of this review kind of only explains the bad but if you can get past some of the downfalls the actual laptop itself is pretty powerful for the price! I was able to get it to lightly game depending on the game to be fair. For example I was able to get dark souls two running butter smooth on this laptop but at the same time I was unable to get the original first game to run smooth at all. ( Could be just because the game is older and I didn’t have the remastered version to try out) But all things considered this laptop is pretty nice! It even has another slot for a ram stick if you want to upgrade to 16gb’s instead of the 8 it comes with! If you can look past a poor screen and no backlight then this laptop in this price range is probably one of the best you can find! Also this laptop does have a full sized hdmi port so if you have a nice monitor you want to use it’s as simple as plugging it in. It definitely beats all of the laptops my college was offering me for an extra $100-$200! Also I know no one will use their laptop on an angle like my last photo but I was unable to get my phone to capture how it actually looks when a lot of sun light is present in the room. The screen looks really dull and if you’re in a room with normal lighting you can see the screen has nothing to combat any kind of glare.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was a great deal and has been perfect for almost 2 years now. I just needed something for light home use. Emails paying bills etc. it’s so light also, no complaints. Wish I could find another one for my daughter.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I got this laptop for college, so far it has been great. Runs quick, battery life is awesome and it has plenty of storage for all of my files.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent device
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It is a really nice laptop for studying (that’s what I’m using it for). The screen is big, which is really convenient. Doesn’t support an HD video running tho. Also lacking the brightness of the display, especially in the sun - it’s hard to see what’s on the screen when it’s bright outside. I tried to fix it through settings but the brightness was set on maximum, so there was nothing I could do. However, I would still say it’s a decent laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Performance, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dell Inspiron lap top
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I bought this computer for a new work at home job. It came with everything I needed, runs great and got it at a great price. Perfect for work from home job.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
BEST ONE SO FAR
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This device is so awesome I love the graphics and how the quality of it functions
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
So happy I managed to catch it on sale
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I needed a new laptop ASAP, and I already had the version of this one that runs on i5 for work (also a very good laptop if you prefer intel over AMD) so I opted to get this one from best buy as it was a little cheaper than the i5 version. so far this thing has been great. It's quick, and it's super easy to take it out of windows 11 S mode to just have regular windows 11. It plays videos in 4k, and can do some light gaming. All in all I'm loving this purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent laptop
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good laptop excellent for a daily use everything works well
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Miss
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Absolutely perfect! Outlook, Speed and battery life is excellent. It was the gift to my brother, he is loving it.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Laptop, Great Price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The only downside of this PC is the fan is in the bottom I was going to exchange it for a HP Laptop with the same features but the HP has the fan on the top but my girlfriend ingested to get A Stand Laptop and ever since then it's running smooth
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Not a happy buyer
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Windows set up was exceptionally difficult. Cheaply made laptop. The mouse pad is a really hard click. Have to click it 10 times at least.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Brand response from YourDellTeam
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Hi Hanban,
We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review of your Inspiron 3515. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing an issue with your setup and your touchpad. That is surely not the type of feedback we like to hear from our customers. We have noted the details of your statement and will use them to improve current and future products. Below I have provided steps to help resolve the issue with your touchpad and a link for help setting up your device. Some Notebooks and Tablets with Keyboards have added gesture features to the touchpad hardware and drivers. A few of these features are two or three finger scrolling, pinch zoom, circle zoom, rotate and swiping. These new features may be the reason for the erratic cursor movement since most are turned on by default. You can disable or modify the way the features work in the touchpad driver properties. Here are some tips to modify these settings:
1. In the Search box, type main.cpl. 2. Touch or click main.cpl in the list of programs. 3. Touch or click the Dell Touchpad tab. 4. Touch or click on the picture of the touchpad. 5. Touch or click Gestures (depending on your computer there may not be a Gestures option). 6. Change the options as preferred. 7. Touch or click Save. 8. Touch or click the X in the upper-right corner to close the Dell Touchpad Utility. 9. Touch or click OK on the Mouse Properties window. 10. If the touchpad still does not work after following the preceding steps, refer to Dell Knowledge Base article - http://dell.to/2iaiujA.
Should you need further assistance; we recommend that you contact Dell directly with the information below. Chat or call: https://bit.ly/DellSupportTeam Phone number to Dell: 1-800-624-9896.
Regards, Summer@Dell
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Laptop purchase
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great buy. Functional for my requirements. Website was clear with the description.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best light weight labtop
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Light and easy to maneuvers the key board. Great for school work on the go. I wish the labtop came with Microsoft 365 already installed
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Price
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent entry level
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Decent basic laptop for the price
Gets the job done for anyone looking for simple browsing
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good laptop
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good laptop for office work. Little better than average laptop.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great laptop for school
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great laptop for school or play. Very powerful. Meets all expectations.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Cons mentioned:
Screen quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great budget work/play laptop
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Picked up this 15.6” Dell laptop with Ryzen 5 3450u processor, 8GB ram and 256GB m.2 SSD, purchased january 23’ so computer came sith windows 11 S. S= safe mode which some apps and programs will not down load and run in S mode but its very simple to disable S mode. Im not super tech savvy these days but set up to every day use has been beey easy and convient so far. Non backlit key board kinda stinks for using in dark rooms but for the price its not that big of a deal to me. Battery life is great and day to day uses for my business are excellent i couldnt be happier with my dell!
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
fair for its price
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
fair for its price, is a good laptop with an acceptable design
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Decent machine after a few upgrades
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The laptop is very plastic-y, but for the sale price.. It's a good machine with upgrades. The LCD Panel Dell uses is absolutley trash, but for $45 on Amazon it was an easy upgrade to a decent IPS 1080p panel.
After swapping the LCD for a 1080p (took 15min), upgrading the RAM and storage, I ended up saving a few hundred bucks compared to ordering this configured from Dell this way.
If you're techincal at all, and this is on sale, a $45 LCD swap will make this very usable as the included 720p LCD is awful. LCD Part number B156HAN02.1 is what I used.
Swapped in a good IPS 1080p panel (30pin connector, bottom right), extra 8GB RAM, and 1TB SSD for $50. Performs solid, okay for low level gaming, and battery life is decent for a 44wH battery.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Ease of use, Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Dell Laptop
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I'm very happy with my laptop. It performs well, easy to navigate and set up. The salesman was so helpful with tips also. The battery life has been great!