With the Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347) in the prior art devices Lenovo Yoga, apparently, there is another contender. It can also be reconstructed in four modes is responsive touch screen, stylish appearance, and in terms of performance is not so weakling. Whether this functional gadget competes or it is still far from famous artists transformation? So, we will investigate and find out what the advantages and disadvantages endowed with another craftsman reincarnation.
Design – Dell Inspiron 13 review
Laptop case is made of matte gray plastic with Soft-touch coating, close to the soft-touch. This laptop is comfortable to hold in your hands is also much less likely that it will slip out at the most inopportune moment. Plastic relatively strong, scratch-resistant.
Appearance of the device is very stylish; in addition, Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347) looks compact and quite serious. The latter, incidentally, strongly emphasizes strict panels, as well as sharp corners and a minimum of design details. This is what gives the laptop a less creative and more respectable, businesslike. In fact, on the cover, there is only the company logo Dell, which is traditionally located in the center.
The interior is all too modest; you can see the keyboard and the usual frame, framing the display. Is that unusual make the front end, it is not pointed, but rather strongly rounded. From this notebook looks interesting. But the bottom stands solid surface attached numerous bolts. The bottom panel has four legs and a thin elongated vent located practically on the back end.
Feature of the device is the ability to transform. This is due to the opening up of the display 360 degrees. Thus, Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347) may be a laptop, a tablet, a tent or booth. Each of the above modes is useful, depending on activity. For example, at a conference or meeting is easier to use a tablet, whereas for a presentation, you can go to the booth or tent. Well, type texts, of course, are more convenient for ordinary laptop. Incidentally, the metal hinges that hold the display device, very strong, with them will not be extra rocking.
Another no less important point, which is worth mentioning – the weight of 1.6 kg and dimensions 330h222h20 mm. The first dual attitude, as long as it is a laptop, it is easy to measure, but the tablet is such a mass is not too comfortable to hold for long periods in their hands. There are, of course, and heavier transformers, for example, HP Pavilion 13-a051sr, but rarely. Dimensions Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347), for a 13.3-inch device, it is quite normal.
Display, sound, webcam – Dell Inspiron 13 review
Laptop screen is not particularly remarkable. Its diagonal size 13.3 inches, and resolution is very small – 1366×768 pixels. Little joy and from the glossy coating that shines strongly, as well as the contrast, which is clearly not enough. As for visibility IPS-matrix, it allows you to comfortably watch videos without worrying that the tilt of the display image fades and becomes rough. But the average level of brightness is sufficient for office and other tasks not related to professional treatment.
However, there is dignity, for example, a smooth touch surface with good sensitivity and support for 10-finger multitouch.
Acoustics laptop is quite suitable for music and movies. Sound comes through the stereo speakers are located on the right and left side of the device, even if you hold the Inspiron 7347 in tablet mode, the sound is nothing to prevent. Unfortunately, an increase in the volume of the sound becomes less expressive and clean.
At the same time a webcam 720p resolution 0.9 megapixel video conferencing will allow to become a member, even despite the fact that the photo received from her, away from the quality.
Keyboard and Touchpad – Dell Inspiron 13 review
The keyboard of this laptop Dell Inspiron 13 review is made of the island; it has a standard layout and a waterproof surface. The keys are of medium size does not prevent fast typing, and backlit, which found a place here, you can comfortably typing even in the dark, adjust the brightness manually.
With regard to labeling, it looks a bit dull, because of what is not easily visible on the black surface of the keys. Kickback buttons when pressed a little stiff.
Nampad in the Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347), and that turnout block significantly reduced, and the “arrow” side by side with [PgUp], [PgDn], [Home], [End]. For those who often use them, have to get used to the small button more than one day. But the function keys [F1] – [F12] are the same as usual, nothing new. What really well thought out, a plastic rim around the perimeter of the keyboard. It not only looks attractive, but does not touch the keys of the table, when the notebook is in the stand, as slightly higher than the keyboard unit.
By touchpad serious no comments, it is relatively large, sensitive, has a rough surface on which the normal glide your fingers. In addition, the manipulator is not deepened, and its boundaries are not particularly pronounced, which, however, does not prevent the blind position. The touchpad supports scrolling and zooming. The right and left buttons are within the touch zone, the vertical marking separates them.
By the way, another input device provided in the Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347), is a passive stylus bundled. However, it is not charged any additional functionality, except for the elementary work-related notes, drawing, etc.
Performance – Dell Inspiron 13 review
Dell Inspiron 7347-1420 works with the operating system Windows 8.1 64-bit version. It set the fourth-generation processor Intel Core i3-4010U with frequency 1.7 GHz and cache level 3 3 MB. CPU is built on 22-nanometer technology, has two processing cores and a TDP of 15 watts. This chip cannot be called very productive and quite quickly, partly due to the fact that it is a low-voltage, does not support Turbo Boost, through which could increase the clock frequency. However, selecting a different configuration, you get older, more powerful model – Intel Core i5-4210U.
In this configuration is only available integrated graphics Intel HD Graphics 4400. It supports DirectX 11.1, copes with many graphics tasks, including decoding and encoding video, and games. Of course, most modern toys will be unaffordable for her, but can go F1 on medium settings with a native resolution of 1366×768 pixels and a frequency of 30-33 fps or BioShock Infinite at low (1280×720 pixels) with 26-27 frames per second.
RAM device has 4 GB DDR3-1600 MHz standards. For her, there is one unit, and inserting the bar higher capacity will increase up to 8 GB of RAM. As for the hard disk, it provides 500 GB of storage, which is enough for the modern user who is not going to create a large media collection. Winchester is connected via SATA; it runs at a speed of 5400 rpm.
Ports and Communications – Dell Inspiron 13 review
None of the sides there is a dense cluster of connectors, it is only in an extra plus. So, on the right side of the notebook are one USB 2.0, card reader SD / MMC, as well as a button on the device and the volume rocker.
In addition, the lattice of one of the speaker and the hole for the stylus. By the way, the digital pen provided in the package.
With regard to the opposite face, she occupied the power jack, Kensington lock slot, digital interface HDMI, and a pair of ports USB 3.0, one of whom support JavaScript PowerShare and can charge your mobile devices from the laptop. To the left you can see the combo audio jack that connects to headphones or a microphone. As well as on the right side, there is a similar acoustic speaker.
Front and rear panels of the ports are completely free, and RJ-45 and an optical drive in a laptop available.
From wireless communications in the notebook has dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11b / g / n and Bluetooth 4.0.
Battery – Dell Inspiron 13 review
Three-lithium-ion battery installed in the laptop has a capacity of 43 Wh. Battery provides autonomy for more than five or six hours, if you use the internet or watch movies. To fully charge the battery, which lasts about three hours, using 65-watt power supply?
Conclusion – Dell Inspiron 13 review
Laptop Dell Inspiron 13 review (7347) – is a suitable option transformed device for many tasks. It offers good performance and autonomy required set of interfaces, wireless communications. You also can not forget about the stylus and keyboard Backlit Island. At the same time, the laptop display is not the best, especially when it comes to resolution of 1366×768 pixels, which every day becomes less relevant. Even in tablet mode gadget is remarkably light. In general, from the price tag is $ 830, users can expect more, despite the good functionality Inspiron 13, associated in particular with the ability to transform. However, this modern device deserves to get on your desktop, conference or to make the company on any trip.
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