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Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars with 1358 reviews

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    Rating 3.8 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 3.4 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

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86%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers enjoy the Inspiron 15.6" Laptop for its budget-friendly price, user-friendly interface, and ample storage. Many users also appreciate its gaming capabilities and lightweight design. However, some users have expressed concerns about the touchpad's functionality, Windows 10's confusing interface, limited battery life, and occasional freezing issues.

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  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good, dependable laptop

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

    I like the Dell laptop, however mine seems to be slower than my daughter's. Both were bought approximately the same time. Not sure if mine just has kink in it. It is fairly light and easily carried. My daughter carries hers back and forth to college.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price, Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great value!!!

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

    Bought online picked up in store... ready in one hour...in & out of store in 5 minutes. Open box certified for $264... brand new condition. Setup & downloaded updates, got rid of bloat programs...very fast. Recommend using free version of CCleaner to clean up after deleting bloat. For faster boot run msconfig to disable gui.

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

    Does the Job

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

    I got this for my son going into his first year of college. He needed something reliable and this laptop does the job.

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

    Good buy

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

    We got the display model, so it was discounted which was great! Only thing I would say is a CON would be the right click/ left click are very precise and you must literally be on the left side or right side to successfully click. Overall, love it!

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

    Love these Inspirons!

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

    I've enjoyed the Dell Inspiron laptops for decades. Until I'm forced to buy something else, I won't! Zero negatives!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for students

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

    Came in handy all semester, would recommend to any one needing a laptop for school that doesn’t want to buy a Mac

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Computer is awesome. Very happy with this purchas

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

    I needed something simple and easy to use. With the help from the geek squad was able to use computer more easily.

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

    Good as expected

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

    Works as good as expected for simple web browsing. Did not buy a top of the line computer as this was for simple web browsing and nothing more. Would not recommend for gaming or intensive applications. Good for what it was purchased for

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

    Good for the price!

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

    I purchased this laptop as a open box item with the intention to install a SSD. Without the SSD I would give this laptop a 3 star ratting due to it running a basic I3 chip and a 1TB HDD which is slow. The screen is very nice, excellent keyboard, Decent Touchpad. After installing a 120GB SSD into the laptop it instantly turned it into a 5 star product. I would recommend this laptop to anybody who is on a budget for a laptop that will do basic day to day use

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

    Love it

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

    I love my new laptop. It has a lot of memory and RAM so that I can run Rosetta Stone to learn a new language.

    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.

    Functions & features were great. However, the mousepad is horrible! If you try to use it , it jumps somewhere else or doesn't go where you want it.If you're getting this laptop, you would be well advised to get a wireless mouse also.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Fair value.

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    Computer is very nice but I'm having trouble getting used to touch pad which sometimes makes noise and requires diligence as to where your fingers are. Not sure if this is typical

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      @supersquirrl, Thanks for your review and for your recent Dell purchase. Here are some tips to help with the touch pad on your new laptop:
      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.
      You can read the full article here - http://dell.to/2tqmS02.
      We hope these tips help your touch pad perform the way you had hoped it would. - Bryan Dell

  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    good simple laptop for college students

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    As a college student my funds are limited, the price i paid for this laptop was awesome. I needed a replacement and this was the closest fit to what i was looking for in a laptop.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      Mawmah, We're so glad to hear that your new laptop is meeting your needs. If you ever need to troubleshoot anything with your device you can view our product support page here - http://dell.to/2uBnCA3. - Bryan Dell

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    It's a wonderful computer

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    I love this laptop. I bought one for myself and1 for my daughter who needed a computer for school. My son has the same dell just with a touch screen. Wishing at times that mine had it. Love it! I use it for digital scrapbooking.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good beginner laptop

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    It's a great laptop for beginners. Dell has its own issues though. I have found the touchpads not that great in the Dell laptops.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      @LaptopGuru, thanks for providing us with feedback. We know your time is valuable and we appreciate knowing how you feel. We'd love to know more about your issues and assist you, please give our tech support team a ring at 1 (800) 999-3355. For touchpad issues, try 1) Press and hold the Windows ( ) key, and then press the q key. 2) In the Search box, type main.cpl. 3) Click or touch main.cpl in the list of programs. 4) Click or touch the Dell Touchpad or Cypress Trackpad tab. Dell

  • Pros mentioned:
    Storage

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Laptop at a Great Price

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    I bought this as a birthday gift and my daughter loved it. The 6GB memory is great for multitasking and handling the high memory demand of video games these days. The 1TB hard drive makes storing easy as it is large enough where you won't need to buy an external hard drive or large thumb drive.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Price

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    This laptop is an excellent value for the price. There isn't much more you can ask for in this laptop.

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

    Fantastic value on features

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    I believe this is a great value on a laptop of this size with similar hardware. I don't need to pay extra money for touch screen and I still have CDs and DVDs so I can play them with this laptop, which is something a lot of newer computers don't have. Battery life has been good so far (6 hrs I consider fantastic as my old one lasted less than 1). Windows 10 has a lot of garbage on it but you can clean it up or install fresh.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Just ok

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    Cheap build quality . Lags somedays after regular use Find issues while typing some characters do not appear for a while . Flimsy touch pad Just Ok for the price .

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from YourDellTeam
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      @Oviya - Thanks for your Dell laptop purchase and for your review. We're sorry to hear that you are experiencing some slowness with your new computer. We'd recommend that you try the following steps to speed up your device -
      Delete temporary files and directories
      1. Click Start, then in the search bar type "disk". Disk Cleanup should appear on the menu above the search box.
      2. Run disk cleanup and eliminate unneeded temporary files (Search results, Internet Cache and other windows temp files you may no longer need)
      3. Select files you want to delete then click OK to start the cleanup process. Uninstall applications you no longer use 1) Open the Programs and Features application in Control Panel. 2) Scan the list of applications installed for ones that you no longer use. 3) Highlight any application you no longer use and then click the uninstall button at the top of the list. Follow the prompts to uninstall.
      4. Repeat for each application you want to uninstall.
      5. Move large files and/or seldom used files to backup media (Photos, Music you seldom listen to, application downloads after the application has been installed etc.).
      6. Empty the Recycle Bin.
      You can read the full article here - http://dell.to/2tSulGV. - Bryan Dell

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great little laptop for the price

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

    This laptop has a decent size screen and plenty of memory, along with 2.4GHz Dual Core processor.

    I would recommend this to a friend